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    Sofies first sleepover Sofie was in first grade when she had her first sleepover. She was nervous‚ but‚ still‚ oh so very excited. She was about to go spend the night with her best friend‚ Lexi‚ for the first time. She had been to her house before‚ but never for the whole night. Oh‚ what fun they would have! She could only imagine all the games they would play and all the snacks they would eat. Maybe they would even get to watch her favorite movie of all time:Barbie and the 12 dancing princesses

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    The First Time I fell in Love It was a cool summer morning‚ and we got up early to enjoy the weeping willow trees. She ran out into the sunrise. All I could hear was her laughter‚ silent giggles that she tried to stifle. She ran farther into the damp field. Then she turned around and faced me. She beckoned for me. This was only our second date in two weeks and thinks have been going wrong at my job‚ but her calling me towards her‚ had let that all disintegrate. I wanted to go to her‚ so I began

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    ‘Girl’ is an astonishing prose poem written by Jamaica Kincaid‚ this is one of the monologue that is easily imagined in a clear dramatic context. The irony of this prose poem come from the title given to it “Girl” because the girl only gets to speak two line through out the text and the rest is covered by the mother. The prose poem consists of single sentences about a mother advising her daughter about femininity‚ society‚ traditions and sexuality. Throughout the text‚ the use of single sentence

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    decided to take a vacation to England touring the country. We arranged the trip through a touring agency. With a group of 5 other adventurers we boarded a jet liner for the 8 hour trip to Gatwick airport in London. Upon our arrival in England we were met by Roy‚ one of our hosts and guide who made sure we and our gear were transported to the beautiful town‚ where we were to stay at a beautiful hotel. We were met by the manager‚ given our lovely rooms‚ and after a short time to settle in; we had a

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    Imagine being in a nursery school classroom full of all your friends. Your biggest problem is whether or not the kids around you‚ most likely the boys next to you have “cooties”. From my understanding‚ those were the best times of my life. I had no problems in the world or worries about anything. After all‚ boys go to Jupiter to get more stupid and girls go to college to get more knowledge. I would have never thought that the gender roles in this rhyme would have truth value or be the opposite. In

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    Стилистический анализ текста: Doris Lessing “England Versus England” The text under stylistic analysis is taken from the book “England versus England” written by Doris Lessing. This story is told by the author. It deals with feelings and emotions of author and written in the style of fiction. The scene is laid in small English village. The main character are Charlie and his father Mr. Thornton. This part of a story is about a generation gap between young man Charlie and his father Mr. Thornton

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    Wash the white clothes on Monday and put them on the stone heap; wash the color clothes on Tuesday and put them on the clothesline to dry; don’t walk barehead in the hot sun; cook pumpkin fritters in very hot sweet oil; soak your little cloths right after you take them off; when buying cotton to make yourself a nice blouse‚ be sure that it doesn’t have gum on it‚ because that way it won’t hold up well after a wash; soak salt fish overnight before you cook it; is it true that you sing benna in Sunday

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    1.Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” is a daughter’s mimicry of how her mother tells her to perform housekeeping and other sensitive topics for proper behavior. Because of the content and demanding tone‚ do you find the mother abusive and demeaning‚ or is something else going on? The mother seems to be abusive‚ demeaning and cold. Her tone throughout the story is critical and commanding. The way she talks to her daughter makes me feel as if there were no warm feelings in their relationship. The mother gives

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    throw what seems to be an endless day. According to Allen in current times women "suffer from the societal conflicts caused by having to identify with two hopelessly opposed cultural definitions of women" (525) These two definitions are at a constant battle with each other and bring problems to the women fighting the battle. The primary conflict lies in what is the true identity of a typical women in our society. In the present time women are allowed to be aggressive‚ assertive‚ fight for what they

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    Q1). What does the title of this piece suggest? The title of this piece is Girl and it shows that it is related to gender or relationship. Q2). Who is the speaker? To whom is she speaking? The narrator Jamaica Kincaid. She is speaking to the male who have requested their wife to all the things like housework and take care the children. Q3). What kind of “girl” is the advice intended to produce? The girl that doesn’t capable to complete different tasks when they became the women. Since most of

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