The article written by Harvey Simon in the New York Times is about the effects exercise has on the heart‚ Simon discusses both the immediate effects of exercise as well as the delayed effects. The article also discusses the risks of not exercising‚ saying that if a person regularly and vigorously exercises‚ that person will have the lowest risk of heart disease. Simon discusses the difference between vigorous and moderate exercise. Simon says that vigorous exercise may not be as effective in improving
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Reader Response to “Girl” As I began reading “Girl‚” by Jamaica Kincaid‚ it seemed to be some sort of guide on how to live. It seemed to be repetitive and boring. I was not expecting for it to become one of the most intriguing stories I have ever read. It ended up being very easy to connect to‚ especially as a girl. I feel as if I am always being told how I need to act as a girl. How I need to be “ladylike” and how I need to learn to cook. For example‚ in the story it says “soak salt
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In the book The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal‚ he has asked a very important question to the readers‚ “You‚ who have just read this sad and tragic episode in my life...and ask yourself the crucial question‚ what would I have done?”(Wiesenthal98). Simon is asking the readers the question if we were in his shoes would we forgive Karl‚ a SS solider‚ for all of his heinous crimes. Karl had the choice to be a solider no one told him to sign up for it. Karl asked Simon to forgive him for the killings
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down from a mother to a daughter. Every mother has a wish for their daughter to be the best they can be. But at what point does instruction and wisdom become simply words that have been said one too many times? The short story “Girl‚” written by Jamaica Kincaid is presented to the reader as a list of instructions from a mother to a daughter on how to live life to the fullest‚ while still being a lady. The mother seems to be almost obsessive about her daughter’s future social status and is making
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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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Yeon Joo Seo Profrssor Hotinceanu English Culture Ⅱ December 9‚ 2014 Girl The short story “Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid is a story which a mother’s compassion represents the disempowerment‚ domestication of women in a patriarchal society and suppression of female sexuality. A first prominent theme is the disempowerment of women in society. Her mother reaffirm the collective ideas that persistently restricts the behavior of her daughter and clearly define the “proper” feminine persona. Also‚ the Carib
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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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Gooseberry Season by Simon Armitage This essay is about the poem which is called “Gooseberry Season” and it’s by Simon Armitage. I will be looking at the character of father in the poem and look at the different techniques that are used to describe the behaviour of the father. At the start of the poem the character of the father seems to be kind‚ generous and caring as he lets a stranger stays in the house when the stranger comes and asks for water. This shows his generosity and niceness. Later
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The paper is about the book titled The Bronze Horseman‚ written by Paullina Simons (2002). The book focuses on a young adolescent girl named Tatiana and her time living in Leningrad‚ Russia when Hitler begins his invasion. She is 16 when the book first begins. She faces many trials and tribulations‚ many situations in which she has to grow up rather quickly‚ face things as an adult would have to as she becomes of age‚ and even a love interest‚ which doesn’t completely over power the story of her
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Jamaica Kincaid‚ born Elaine Cynthia Potter‚ has clearly never been content with accepting the world as presented to her. She changed her name‚ as she felt it wasn’t representative of her origins or the history of her bloodline. Moreover‚ her name wasn’t the only name she had a problem with; in her passage‚”In History‚” she undertakes the enormous task of demolishing and reestablishing our understanding of the names we encounter on a daily basis. Through intentionally withholding information and
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