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    Honorable Mayor and Members of the Assembly: I am pleasedto presentInternal Audit Report 2011-09‚Kincaid Outdoor Center Cash Controls‚ Parks and Recreation Department for your review. A brief summary of the report is presented below. In accordancewith the 201lAudit Plan‚ we have completedan audit of the Kincaid Outdoor Center CashControls. The objective ofthis audit was to determineifthe Kincaid OutdoorCenterhadproper cashcontrols in place and ifthese controls were in compliancewith Municipal Policy

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    3. Kincaid regards the British influence under which she was raised through the British lifestyle her community tries to imitate and her school education. She mentions that most people at where she was raised attempt to live as British as possible‚ including her own parents. In paragraph 2‚ Kincaid says that her father really likes hats with the British style‚ so he wears hats that are made in England all the time‚ and “it was the first thing he put on in the morning as he stepped out of bed and

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    Ms. Gulitti Name__________________________ AP Lang/Comp Period__________________________ English Language and Composition Essay Prompts—1997-2002 Directions: Read each prompt carefully‚ marking it for key words that indicate the type of analysis required‚ or the gist of the assertion’s meaning. In the space following each prompt‚ briefly write what you need to look for when approaching an essay for this question. The first one is completed for you as a model. 1997 Question

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    Eunice Oh Jerome 2/24/11 Essay 3 Draft 1 Influences of Dominant Cultures There are many historical stories and daily events where we can see influences of dominant cultures. When a dominant power controls a minority power‚ there can have some positive effects; however‚ most of the influences are negative. The memoir‚ When I Was Puerto Rican‚ by Esmeralda Santiago‚ is a great example of how the majority can have a variety of influences on the minority. The influences of a dominant culture on

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    Martha Lee ENG 92W 4/13/10 In Annie John‚ the lasting effects of Antigua’s colonization are reflected through Kincaid paralleling her own experiences with those of the West Indian colonies where she has lived. In‚ Columbus in Chains‚ the issues of Antiguan colonialism and postcolonial culture are apparent in the text‚ beginning with Annie’s discussion of the history of slavery in Antigua through Ruth. “I could see how Ruth felt from looking at her face. Her ancestors had been the masters‚

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    spend the next four years of my life. In reading A Small Place‚ Kincaid explains her dislike for tourists in Antigua. Though she makes several valid points‚ it seems as if tourism is more beneficial than harmful. Many people take vacations to tropical islands to witness first-hand the beauty of the island. But‚ Kincaid expresses that tourism shelters the harsh reality of what daily life is for its inhabitants. In A Small Place‚ Kincaid explains‚ “[A]nd so you needn’t let that slightly funny feeling

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    the same way as me. He also took us on a trip after school to meet authors where we learned about the life‚ why they like writing‚ asked questions if we needed to‚ and leave with books they wrote. I remember one of the authors Jamaica Kincaid‚ she gave me tips on how New York City has many spots to give you inspiration to write and read. What made us read other than the

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    also shows elements of potty for her daughter also. Early on the mother states that she is trying to “prevent” her daughter from looking “Like the slut you are so bent on becoming” (Kincaid 185). The mother later goes on to express to the daughter “ This is how you sweep a whole house” or “How to grow okara”(Kincaid 185). The two previous statements explains and show in its own how the mother is taking her daughter underneath her wing and transition her into a what’s known as a women in this particular

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    Cited: * Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid * Butterfly in the Inner City by G. Pineau and K.L Rudolph * The Grandmother in African and African American Literature: A Survivor of the African Extended Family by Mildred A. Hill-Lubin * Sugar Cane Alley / Rue Cases-Negres (film)

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    requirement that is‚ it is at the end of the first paragraph. Throughout the paragraph‚ there is adequate use of the three-rhetorical appeals‚ particularly logical and emotional appeal. The author seems to understand well about the emotional appeal that Kincaid uses throughout her narrative. The use of several quotes from the reading supports the two rhetorical appeals. For instance‚ “the people who inhabit the place in which you have just passed cannot stand you‚ that behind closed doors they laugh at your

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