In this analysis of "Girl" I wanted to look at the way women are portrayed by their class and how it affect their gendered actions. In doing this I wanted to look at what these women do professionally. By doing this I want to look at how Kincaid uses the words slut and lady. In this analysis I wanted to reflect on education and how it could potentially play into this story by looking at the different types of education the different classes receive. I also want to look at how this all plays into
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CASE 1.3 JAMAICA WATER PROPERTIES Synopsis This case focuses on David Sokol‚ an executive who has made a “name” for himself in recent years within the energy industries. After becoming recognized as a successful “turnaround” agent for troubled companies‚ Sokol was hired in 1992 to serve as the chief operating officer of JWP‚ Inc.‚ a large‚ New York-based conglomerate. At the time‚ JWP had an impressive history of sustained profits and
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DESCRIPTIVE WRITING DESCRIPTIVE WRITING is the clear description of people‚ places‚ objects‚ or events using appropriate details. An effective description will contain sufficient and varied elaboration of details to communicate a sense of the subject being described. Details used are usually sensory and selected to describe what the writer sees‚ hears‚ smells‚ touches‚ and tastes. DESCRIPTIVE PROMPTS 1. Think of an animal you have seen or that you know about. The animal might be someone’s
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Describe A Place Essay Lake Hauto isn’t just any place to me‚ its where I come from. It’s a pretty weird place all year round but in the summer‚ nothing beats the feeling that it gives. When I arrive‚ it makes me feel that summer has finally arrived which it’s been summer for a month now. Seeing the tall trees‚ packed beaches‚ and the overcrowded water‚ really makes me happy that I’m there. So‚ to describe it with one word is quite difficult to me because it’s not just any normal place to me. The
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Reflections on Jamaica Kincaid’s Short Story‚ Girl Seeing a child who is ostracized for being a slut is a mother’s worst nightmare. The short story Girl‚ is a perfect example; insofar as‚ it deals with the experience of being a young female in a poor country‚ and a mother’s concern for her daughter’s respect. Girl mainly consists of single lined sentences of advice that the mother gives to her daughter in order to prevent her from losing respect for becoming a slut. However‚ in doing so
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“Girl‚” is a short story written in 1978 by Jamaica Kincaid. This short story is a mom’s advice to her daughter‚ teaching her to be a proper woman. In the story‚ the tone is portrayed through the author’s use of setting‚ point of view‚ and characterization. While one can conclude that the two characters in the story live in the Caribbean based off of the author’s biography and the author mentioning singing “benna in Sunday school‚” the author leaves the setting generic. This‚ however‚ plays to Kincaid’s
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My Biggest Annoyance "Studying" In my life‚ I deal a lot with annoying things‚ but what I find to be the most frustrating is studying. One fact about studying that makes it the most frustrating is homework. Homework without critical questions doesn’t exist in AUS‚ so when doing my homework‚ I face a lot of critical questions that cannot be solved and I get stuck on them because they need more thinking and effort than the rest of the questions. After sitting for three hours struggling to find solutions
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The Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Merger Introduction HP (Hewlett-Packard) In 1938‚ two Stanford graduates in electrical engineering‚ William Hewlett and David Packard‚ started their own business in a garage behind Packard’s Palo Alto home. One year later‚ Hewlett and Packard formalized their business into a partnership called Hewlett-Packard. During the 1940s‚ HP’s products rapidly gained acceptance among engineers and scientists. HP’s growth was aided by heavy purchases made by the US government
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Small Place‚ Jamaica Kincaid wrote about the repercussions of British rule in her country‚ Antigua. Antigua was controlled by the British until 1981 when they gained their independence. Due to Jamaica Kincaid’s experience in Antigua during its period of being under British colonial rule‚ she was able to explain Antigua and the effects of colonialism from the perspective of an Antiguan. When viewed through the Biographical‚ Postcolonial‚ and New Criticism Lenses‚ Jamaica Kincaid’s essay A Small Place
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JORGE One night in Jamaica‚ a warm breeze rustled the trees‚ they seemed to whisper to him. As night fell‚ he watched the sun set and tried to count the stars. Jorge sat watching as the stars appeared in the sky. He couldn’t count‚ so high and decided and closed his eyes. Jorge leaned his head back into his palms and sighed. He was sprawled out on the cool grass. He patted his dog beside him. It would soon be time for dinner and he must go in and help his grandmother prepare the family meal
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