Homophobia among University Students The term homophobia‚ sometimes referred to as homonegativity and sexual prejudice‚ refers to an unreasonable fear‚ avoidance‚ and discrimination of homosexuals. Society has greatly changed their views on homosexuality over the years‚ yet homophobia still exists today. Extensive research has been conducted on homosexuality and how it affects our society. A previous study aimed at measuring homophobia examined literature on the topic since 1987. It was found
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“The Ugly Tourist” “The Ugly Tourist”‚ which originally appeared in Harper’s in 1988‚ became the opening chapter of “A Small Place”. The author is Jamaica Kincaid and she grew up in Antigua. Kincaid states in her essay “The Ugly Tourist” that “a tourist is an ugly human being”. These are strong words. You can sense the anger in her essay. She defines both what it is to be a tourist as well as to live in the gaze of tourists. The title introduces a key word used multiple times throughout her
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Growing up in a family that loves to travel means that I’ve come across many different types of people and places. Fortunately‚ I have been to several different countries as a tourist. However‚ it wasn’t until I read “A Small Place” by Jamaica Kincaid that I came to the recollection that I may possibly be a bad tourist. After reading about tourists through a native’s eyes in Kincaid’s novel‚ I have become ashamed of one specific vacation that my family and I took to Ambergris Caye‚ Belize in May
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Jamaica Kincaid‚ born Elaine Potter Richardson‚ is originally from St. John’s‚ Antigua (Britannica). She was born in 1949 and three years later she had learned to read by attending local schools which provided a british style education (Britannica). Her father was a cabinet maker and her mother was a political activist (Britannica). By the age of sixteen‚ she left her home in St. John’s to come to America and be an au pair in Manhattan (Garner). She however felt that being an au pair was synonymous
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Melissa Rodriguez English 102- Section 0232 Essay #1 22 October 2014 Fear in a Relationship The short story of “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid is about a mother and her relationship with her daughter. It is a harsh one sided conversation between the narrator and her mother‚ with the mother doing all the talking. The story gives a rich description of what her mother expects from her in all aspects of her life‚ from chores‚ to how she plays‚ to what she sings in church. From each line you see the viewpoint
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Girl‚ a narrative written by Jamaica Kincaid‚ is a short story written in a dialogue style and stream of consciousness narration. The speaker is an authoritative female figure who teaches a girl about traditional living and the obligations of a girl to society. The narrative is basically one large sentence. Its ideas are separated by semicolons instead of the usual periods. Jamaica Kincaid’s short biography found in www.english.emory.edu by Vanessa Pupello: “Jamaica Kincaid was born in 1949 as Elaine
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According to Jamaica Kincaid a tourist is an ugly human being in a few ways. One way in which a tourist is an ugly human being is in the way in which a tourist perceives the place in which he is in. A tourist is an ugly human being due to his/her differences and also indifference to the situation going on at the place where he/she chooses to travel. Ugly in the way that they take no pity‚ or choose not to realize that their momentary fantasy world is an ugly truth for the natives of that particular
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argument ultimately serves to oppress or imply the lesser status of the minority of which I am a part. In rallying against the introduction of equal marriage‚ religious campaigners have frequently stressed that their objections are not driven by homophobia‚ and have deployed numerous arguments to demonstrate this. To the untrained ear these arguments sound like they may have grounding in reason‚ but on closer inspection reveal themselves as homophobic. What follows is a handy guide to spotting‚ and
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Commodification of Caribbean Culture in Jamaica Kincaid’s A Small Place “If you go to Antigua as a tourist‚ this is what you will see. If you come by aeroplane‚ you will land at the V. C. Bird International Airport. Vere Cornwall (V.C.) Bird is the Prime Minister of Antigua. You may be the sort of tourist who would wonder why a Prime Minister would want an airport named after him – why not a school‚ why not a hospital‚ why not some great public monument?” (3) Jamaica Kincaid begins her novel “A Small
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When you think of America‚ the first thing that should come to your mind is a nation of peace and equality. But in reality it’s not‚ is it? We live in a nation of racism‚ sexism‚ and homophobia. Homosexuals get the worst of all the unfair treatment. Gays have been fighting for rights since the 1960’s‚ maybe even before then‚ and yet today in 2012‚ those pleas for rights are heard‚ but ignored & lashed at. We should allow same-sex marriage because banning it is unfair‚ love is all that matters
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