Jamaica Kincaid’s short story “Girl” is of a complicated relationship with her mother that comes out in the mother-daughter dynamic in the story. The mother‚ obviously a dominant figure in the young girl’s upbringing‚ informs the young girl of various duties associated with being a young‚ dignified lady. Her mother gives the daughter advice to make her the "proper" woman she should in fact be‚ and this advice gets more and more firm as the story continues. “Girl” is a very well suitable title
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Nunez English 125 March 7th‚ 2014 Professor Larsen Football Head Football is an all American sport that has led to the downfall of many great athletes who have suffered from the sport in a psychological and physical manner. Football is a dangerous sport that is only played by one country‚ the U.S.A. Realistically‚ banning the sport is almost near impossible‚ but there should be regulations to the sport if that people would have to meet in order to insure safety and knowledgeable facts about
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In the novel Time Enough For Drums there is a person name John Reid. During the novel john fighting through the civil war and trying to keep his secret from getting out that he is a spy. So it was a good idea for picking him. Throughout the novel John was brave‚ ambitious‚ and confident. In the novel john was brave. He was brave in because the fought in the civil war and if you wasn’t brave than you would not be fighting in the civil war. In the novel it states that “ My superior knew I was sick
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A powerful message was written on an Irish headstone reading‚ “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal‚ love leaves a memory no one can steal”. A loss of a loved one can leave a scar in ones heart and may not be healed for a long time. In “Shoofly Pie” by Naomi Shihab Nye‚ the main character Mattie‚ suffers from the loss of her loving mother due to cancer. Because of this tragedy‚ Mattie becomes grief stricken and the only way she gains comfort is through cooking. While working at the “Good For You”
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Armed and Dangerous For the purpose of this class‚ you asked us to read the book Armed and Dangerous: Memoirs of a Chicago Policewoman by Gina Gallo. I’ll be honest and admit that at first the book didn’t sound all too appealing‚ but it turned out to be an interesting and enjoyable read. Many of the chapters were highly interesting‚ taking an inside look at the duties of a Chicago police officer. Chapters dealt with illegal drugs‚ shady characters‚ brutal crimes‚ and other situations
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of Imagery "Beat! Beat! Drums!" The Civil War had a major impact on the people of America through the years of 1861 to 1865. Walt Whitman‚ a poet and Northerner of this time‚ wanted to capture the people’s reactions of the war after finding out it was not going to end as quickly as they had anticipated. Whitman illustrated how the people‚ especially Northerners‚ changed throughout this conflict; he achieved this by using countless images in his poem‚ "Beat! Beat! Drums!" The main focus of the piece
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anger of the school authorities‚ George Grandey and Carla Nichols‚ who try to force her to remain within the curriculum. Particular individual students attract LouAnne’s attention for their personal problems. Callie Roberts is an unusually bright girl who excels at English‚ but is removed from the school halfway through the semester when she becomes pregnant. LouAnne visits her outside of school hours to try and persuade her to continue with further
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In the story Girl by Jamaica Kincaid the mother does most of the talking who gives her daughter a long list of instructions and warnings. The daughter responds twice but they happen to go unnoticed by the mother. There is no introduction of the characters‚ no action‚ and no description of setting. The mother’s voice simply begins speaking‚ "Wash the white clothes on Monday‚" and continues through to the end. The mother dispenses much practical and helpful advice that will help her daughter keep
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Girl by Jamaica Kincaid Jamaica Kincaid relates the relationship between a mother and daughter in her poem‚ “Girl”. The poem is about how a mother prepares her daughter to become a woman. She gives her a litany of valuable lessons to shape her behavior and character according to what is acceptable to their culture. Kincaid cleverly dropped hints throughout her poem suggesting that the culture being referred to is the Afro-Carribean culture. The Afro-Carribean culture is a blend of music‚ dance
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day to keep his family safe and financially fit. Maureen Peal is the new girl in school. “A high-yellow dream child with long brown hair braided into two lynch ropes that hung down her back. She was rich. There was a hint of spring in her sloe green eyes‚ something summery in her complexion…”(62) Maureen enchanted the entire school because she
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