Written Task 1 IB English Language and Literature Rationale word count: 300 words Total word count: 932 words Rationale: In the first semester of my International Baccalaureate English course‚ we analyzed Mary Louise Pratt’s “Arts of the Contact Zone”. Pratt discusses the implications of contact zones and transculturation by utilizing Guaman Poma’s example of learning Spanish to successfully write a letter and persuade the King of Spain. In this written task‚ presented in the form
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Perspectives 14 Sep. 2014 Dual Sides of Femininity in Louise Bennett’s Poem “Jamaica Oman” “Oman luck mus come!” (48). These words demonstrate Louise Bennett’s view that Jamaican women are liberated and share the same level of respect as men‚ who used to be regarded as superior. No matter their races or social classes‚ Jamaican women rise from discriminated groups to be the heads of households and successful leaders in all kinds of professions. Louise Bennett herself was actually one of these rising
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people in different positions in the contact zone.” (page 492) I found this passage difficult because it uses many terms that I was only introduced to when I started reading Mary Louise Pratt’s essay. It is hard to follow because it uses difficult terms and packs a lot of information into a small amount of writing. Mary Louise Pratt introduces several concepts in the same passage‚ which was both overwhelming and distracting. It was difficult to understand the passage in its entirety the first time I
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In the Mary Louise Pratt ’s essay‚ “Arts of the Contact Zone‚” Pratt reports the advantages and disadvantages that contact zones bring. Pratt emphasizes that a contact zone allows people to interact between cultures and break the cultural boundary. When a contact zone
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1.Should Louise Serrate cashed the check before Donald Lovekamp expired. I think Lousie Serrate should cashed that check at the time she received it. Donald Lovekamp specifically told her‚ that belongs to her‚ because she returned after a divorce to stay with him. He was specific about his wish and made clear that she can cash the check if something would have happened to him. I am not sure if that was a smart decision. In case of death‚ she would not have any access to the bank account to cash the
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In the Book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ you follow a little girl called Jean Louise Finch aka Scout in a town called Maycomb in Alabama. In which she does various activities with her brother and we see her grow.I believe the main idea in To Kill A MockingBird which means to kill innocence. Mainly in how a person grows‚ and in how their view of the world changes as they learn more about it. So far we have seen Scout go through the first grade and then go into the second grade. In this time
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Hour and A Rose for Emily‚ the two main characters Louise Mallard and Emily Grierson are both similar and dissimilar. These two characters lived in similar ideological societies and they shared a similar pattern of development. But also they differed in their goals and how they thought they could achieve their goals. First‚ Emily Grierson and Louise Mallard both shared a common shackle‚ the society in which they lived. Both Emily and Louise were women‚ and they both lived in times where society
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This paper will analyze‚ and explain the media‚ techniques‚ element of art‚ and design principles used‚ as well as the historical context of the painting Marie-Antoinette by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun‚ finished after 1783 . The painting can currently be found at National Gallery of Art. Washington DC. Vigée Le Brun skillfully used different elements of art and principles of design to create an informal‚ relatable painting of Marie Antoinette that strayed from the normal style that was used in
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joy that Louise’s heart couldn’t bear? In her fictional tale Chopin describes the experience of Louise Mallard‚ a young woman with a heart trouble‚ immediately after receiving news of her husband’s death. All the events of the story take place within an hour in Louise’s home. The story begins by informing us that Louise’s husband‚ Brently Mallard‚ was killed in a railroad disaster. Knowing that Louise has a heart condition‚ her sister Josephine was hesitant about breaking the bad news to her. Unlike
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Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library University of California at Los Angeles “Your #1 Partner in Knowledge and Research” Marketing Plan March 2012 Professor Thomas R. Lewis Team Members: Ryan Davis Monica Garcia Alper Usumez Serena Zebrowski TABLE OF CONTENTS Background 3 Target Market 3 Economic Environment 6 Competition 8 Product Objectives 9 Price
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