The two poems‚ “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid and “If” by Rudyard Kipling both are about parents giving advice to their children about the real world and the feature they have in front of them. In “Girl” the mother wants her to be a good polite adult and not a “boy crazy girl” that the mother is saying she is set on becoming. In the poem that Rudyard Kipling wrote‚ “If” is about a father giving true smart advice to his son‚ so he can become a good‚ smart man. These two poems both have the same topic
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When I first read “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid‚ I was surprised it was in the short story section of the textbook. It is barely over one page long‚ and it is all one sentence. It reminded me of some of the prose we read in the poetry section. However‚ after reading the definition provided in the reference material‚ I can now see why it is considered a short story. There are two main elements of the definition. First‚ the story must center on “one climactic event.” The entire story of “Girl” is a mother
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Girl The poem Girl‚ written by Jamaica Kincaid‚ presents itself with great meaning and many literary purposes. The devices and styles Jamaica uses bring out the purpose of the poem perfectly. There is also a perfect balance of negative and positive turns in the writing. The subject and theme of this poem are very different. The subject would be presented as what this girl hears from people‚ specifically her mom‚ in her everyday life. The theme would be the specific details of the subject; things
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Girl by Jamaica Kincaid and If by Rudyard Kipling‚ are two texts that are written by parents with real world expectations for their children. Both texts though are similar and different in many different ways. Girl‚ is a one sentence story about a mother’s expectations for her “Boy crazy girl” that is going out into the real world by herself. She explains what so tips for her daughter in a more harsh than gentle voice. “If” is a poem of a dad poetically telling his son about the good and bad and
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that situation they can reflect who they are and regret not listening to people with knowledge. People with knowledge and experience can be a positive influence towards people that need the help and advice they need for a better future. Jamaica Kincaid in her story “Girl” explains how a mother gives her knowledge towards her daughter to save her life from violence and promiscuity. The mother advices her to be careful from any dangers in the world even though her daughter doesn’t seem to have reached
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Is Seeing Really Believing? Supernatural according to dictionary.com is being above or beyond what is natural‚ unexplainable by natural law or phenomena‚ or abnormal. Shakespeare uses the supernatural in many ways in Macbeth‚ one of which is as foreshadowing‚ secondly he uses it he uses it as Macbeth’s guilty conscience‚ and thirdly he uses apparitions to show what is yet to come. Fear of the unknown is represented by the supernatural in the play because it is not always understood what is taking
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Pressures of a First Time College Student College can be an overwhelming experience for many students. Freshman’s entering college for the first time can become overwhelmed within their first semester. Students may experience many pressures through their college career; parental‚ self-induced‚ and time management. Whether it’s the work load or the many pressures‚ college can be a scary and exciting time for any student. Parental pressure can cause severe stress. Students become torn‚ part
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Without Seeing the Dawn A novel by Steven Javellana (summary) The novel "Without Seeing the Dawn" first published in 1947‚ is set in a small farming village called Manhayang‚ Sta. Barbara‚ somewhere in Negros. Like most rural baranggays‚ the hardworking and closely-knit village folk there had simple needs‚ simple wants‚ and simple dreams. They were living their own simple lives when the violence of war reached their place and brought death to their village‚ their homes and their hearts.
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Chapter 2: Seeing and Thinking Sociologically 318: With Great Power Kayceelyn Alvarado 022113216 April 20‚ 2012 Sociology 100 Dr. Margaret J. Greer Kayceelyn Alvarado Dr. Margaret J. Greer Sociology 100 April 20‚ 2012 Seeing and Thinking Sociologically In our textbook‚ Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life by David M. Newman‚ I had read Chapter 2 titled “Seeing and Thinking Sociologically” and it stuck out the most. It explained how individuals structure society‚ social
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The Cultural Rhythm of Jamaica Kincaid Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” is about a traditional mother who is trying to teach her young daughter the traditional way of growing up to be a woman. Simmons‚ Diane discuses: “The story begins with the mother’s voice giving such simple‚ benevolent‚ and appropriately maternal advice” (1); And “In “Girl” the mother’s chant of information and advice enfolds and ensnares the daughter‚ rendering the girl nearly helpless before the mother’s transforming will” (2). Furthermore
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