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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During the late 1800s and mid-1900s‚ women and women’s associations not just attempted to pick up the privilege to vote‚ they likewise worked for wide based financial and political equality and for social changes. Somewhere around 1880 and 1910‚ the quantity of women utilized in the United States expanded from 2.6 million to 7.8 million. Despite the fact that women started to be utilized in business and industry‚ the greater part of better paying positions kept on going to men. When the new century
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treatment‚ more research is being done on the different kinds of illnesses‚ and how to treat them‚ or cope with them. The treatment process for mental health patients has in a way evolved. There were many practices that were performed in the late 1800s and even before then‚ that are no longer being used
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In August 2008‚ I sat before my telly‚ like a billion people around the world to watch the men’s 100m final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Like 2.7 million Jamaicans locally and equally overseas‚ we all shared an antsy anticipation as our eyes remained affixed to the start of what we hoped was an electrifying race. The race featured the newly crowned world record holder‚ Jamaica’s Usain Bolt‚ who little over two months before‚ broke the world record while thrashing the world champion Tyson Gay in
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Flanagan The Revolution of 1800 was monumental in the development of the United States as a nation. It proved to other nations that the republican experiment began by the revolutionary idea of independence could not only thrive‚ but succeed. In the fierce political battles of Adam’s term this orderly exchange of power seemed impossible to ever achieve but this election proved all the skeptics wrong. The Revolution of 1800 was so named by the winner of the 1800 election‚ Thomas Jefferson. He called
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A treatment called trephination would be conducted where a stone trephine‚ or a saw‚ would be used in surgery to remove a circle of tissue or bone from a person’s skull. The demonological treatment continued during the Middle Ages. A more moral treatment began in Europe prior to the 1800s when treating people with mental dysfunction emphasized moral guidance‚ humane‚ and respectful treatment. Asylums were built to care for people with mental illness. Moral treatment in the U.S. began at this time
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The Industrial revolution is perhaps the most significant period of change in modern history. It took place from the 18th and 19th century and was the start of a technological revolution that primarily affected rural societies in Europe and America. During the Industrial Revolution‚ there was a great demand for labor. Families in rural areas quickly migrated to industrialized cities to find work. Families had to submit all members for the survivability of each other even children. As a result of this
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Established in Louisiana during 1874‚ the White League believed strongly in white supremacy and a Democratic government. White supremacy is the concept that the white race is strongly superior to all other races especially Blacks. During the 1800s white supremacy was a common belief among slaveholders and in the southern region of the United States of America. The White League along with other groups that terrorized African-Americans based many of their beliefs and actions on the concept of white
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Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny was the phrase used when it came to speaking about the belief of destined westward expansion of the United States. In the 1800’s the concept influenced American policy and enforced the hasty development of the country. Widely known by newspapers and posters‚ Manifest Destiny was promoted throughout the east. During this time Indians were forced away to make room for the expansion and many lost their lives along the way. In the mid-nineteenth century‚ white Protestant
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reform efforts of the early 1800’s helped them achieve equality.Women fought for their rights in America and women have leaded reform effortsthat began to change the way they were viewed by society. Amelia Earhart andElizabeth Blackwell made a huge impact for women by their independence andbravery. Women’s reform efforts created progress towards their equality andeventually helped they gain some rights and opportunities as all men did.Women’s reform efforts of the early 1800’s helped them achieve equality
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