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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The song “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” was song by an Australian rock band — the Jet. The Jet‚ formed their band in 2001‚ dissolved in 2012 but reformed again in 2016. Before they dissolved‚ they had produced four albums over a decade and their first debut album Get Born was released in 2003 and actually made its band’s popularity rocketed. The most popular song in the album Get Born was actually the song I chose‚ Are You Gonna Be My Girl. It was voted number one in the 2003 Triple J Hottest 100‚
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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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This idea of an American dream is what many people aspire to have. They want a nice house‚ in a trustable neighborhood‚ a job‚ and an education. That’s the ideal American Dream. But is it obtainable? Is it realistic? My question is‚ does Maggie: A girl of the streets have a chance at the American Dream? and what plays a part in why she might not be able to reach it? Based on Maggie’s situation‚ I would say that everyone has a chance at the American Dream‚ but realistically‚ it would be nearly impossible
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“Girl” by Hanif Kureishi The short story written by Hanif Kureishi portrays a typical love story‚ but with complex aspects. Hanif Kureishi is an English author‚ novelist and short-story writer. “Girl” was written in 1999. It revolves about a young woman‚ Nicole‚ who is in a relationship with an older man‚ Majid. A classic cliché‚ young girl falls in love with older experienced man‚ and with that some questions and problems naturally will arise. They are together‚ despite of Majid’s age and
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For my senior project‚ I made books with my first grader girls‚ focusing on fostering both increased self esteem and positive feelings about being a girl. Each page tackled a different prompt: things they liked about themselves‚ a woman they admire‚ things the girls liked about each other‚ a job they thought would be hard to a girl to have‚ the best part of being a girl‚ what it means to be a girl‚ and that they’re strong. I tried to give the girls as much freedom as I could in answering each prompt
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Hello! My name is Márcia and in my free time I enjoy dancing‚ going for a walk‚ watching TV‚ listening to music and reading. In the future I would like to be a veterinary‚ because I love animals! I like to treat them and also because I think this is a job that has a lot to do with me. I just hope to achieve this goal because I’d love to work in a veterinary clinic. If I go to an interview‚ I should answer all questions clearly and directly; I should take an extra copy of my CV and some references
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Dreams ‘Dream as high as the sky‚ so that when you fail‚ you atleast reach the ceiling’. One may ask‚ what is the point of dreaming then? Is it worthwhile?One of the greatest countries of our times in terms of economy and innovations‚ The United States of America‚ was built on dreams. The Civil Rights movement in 1960s was built on dreams of a few individuals such as Martin Luther King II who dared to dream things differently. Dare i talk about the invention of gadgets such as the cell phone or computer
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I am currently your typical junior high school girl. My priorities consist of getting good grades‚ pleasing my forever dissatisfied parents‚ having some semblance of a social life‚ and trying to get the boy sitting across the room to notice me. Now I am tasked with finding a perspective of the American dream‚ which isn’t exactly on my list. So what is my perspective of the American dream? I guess I could say the typical things such as “through hard work and determination I can live a happy and free
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today is when my U-10 (ages 8-9) girls soccer team that I coached won the Championship game. Throughout the soccer season we had practice twice a week for 12 weeks and games every saturday morning for eight weeks. At the first few practices I learned a little bit about each player and found out whether they had played soccer before or not. With every practice and game our team became better and better. We actually lost all of our games before tournaments. Through coaching these girls though I learned
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