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    Jamaica Kincaid grew up on the dependent island of Antigua. As a result of this‚ she had a very biased outlook on what England meant. She wrote about how some thought highly of the country‚ but she had other ideas regarding England. In the opening of the passage‚ Kincaid uses plenty of imagery to illustrate how England was first shown to her. It was displayed in such a way that it was made out to be more beautiful than it really was. Due to the fact that Antigua was a British colony‚ Kincaid makes

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    message of the speech is perhaps the most enduring aspect of the speech‚ the rhetorical strategies Martin Luther King used were instrumental in captivating the attention of millions people then‚ and now. The purpose of “I have a dream” was to awaken awareness about the importance of equality and to transcend his vision through the use of pathos‚ ethos and biblical imagery‚ among other elements; these are the strategies that enabled him to compose a dialogue that is essentially as motivating as a

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    In some instances‚ this may be true. However‚ throughout the novel A High Wind in Jamaica‚ several situations prove that it is not enough to simply think about doing the right thing and hope for the best results; a greater effort must be made to ensure actions speak louder than words. One tone-setting instance of good intentions gone wrong is the Bas-Thornton’s decision to send their children away from Jamaica to live in England‚ with the hopes of preventing the emotional trauma of experiencing

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    11 Mrs. Pepe 12/15/13 Rhetorical Essay Common throughout religious stories we read today mainly focuses on how the author feels about their faith. However‚ in Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter it composed a both beautiful and tragic story while still creating a deep impact on the conflicting views of the society and nature in the Puritan society. Hawthorne uses his main characters in this novel to focus on three main rhetorical strategies; symbolism‚ hypocrisy and maliciousness

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    A High Wind in Jamaica is set in The Caribbean during the mid-1800’s. The book is about a group of children living on a pirate ship‚ and gives insight into the world that children live in. Over the course of the book‚ the children do many bad things‚ without feeling any guilt: Emily murders a man; Rachael drops a marlin spike from the mast almost killing Emily‚ and Emily condemns the captain and crew that she had come to love to death or deportation without seeming to care at all. At the beginning

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    Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” in Social Context Jamaica Kincaid short story "Girl" was the first fiction work‚ which she has written. 650 words of prose poem is a mother teaching her daughter how she should behave and to do everything that Antiguan women do. There is no introduction‚ no action‚ no character description and no composition seen‚ only two voices‚ which at the end appears to be the mother and the daughter. Antigua‚ was the place‚ were Kincaid grew up during 50’s and 60’s. When she escaped

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    Judy Brady in “ I want a wife” and Jamaica Kincaid in “Girl” both analyze women’s traditional roles‚ although they have different perspectives on these roles‚ they both seem to have the same message: What role does a woman play in our society? In Kincaid’s “Girl” story starts with a dialog between a mother and a daughter‚ in which a mother is teaching her daughter the expectations of a woman in society.” I want a wife”

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    Alexis Henry Gifted author of Fish Cheeks‚ Amy Tan‚ assures young girls that being different is not only acceptable‚ but also advantageous. Rhetorical strategies-such as imagery‚ tone‚ diction‚ and appeals (logos‚ ethos‚ pathos)-were the brushes with which she painted a portrait of self-acceptance for teenage girls everywhere. Tan uses a sympathetic tone to relate to the awkward teenage reader that is experiencing the same thing and the nostalgic adult reader that has experienced. Tan’s

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    Barry presents rhetorical strategies as a means to characterize scientific research. He thinks that being a “scientist requires not only intelligence and curiosity‚ but passion‚ patience‚ creativity‚ self-sufficiency‚ and courage.” Scientific research can be courageous and dangerous. In science‚ people tend to doubt scientists because their discoveries it seems unreal. Even scientists such as Einstein probably doubted his own theory until his predictions were tested. Barry starts his piece of writing

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    “Girl” by Jamaican Kincaid‚ written 1983‚ is a short story that consists of one single sentence said by one character to another. The sequence of imperative sentences is interrupted twice by the second character to defend themselves and to ask a question‚ otherwise‚ the first character expresses advice and scolding in the sentences. The speaker lists instructions on how to behave properly‚ how to act around others and how to do household chores such as cooking‚ setting the table‚ sweeping and ironing

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