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    Rudyard Kipling and “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid are two short stories about children getting advice from their parents. In “If‚” a boy is being told what to do to become a man. In “Girl‚” a mother tells her daughter what she needs to do to be accepted as a women in Antigua. Although the topic and theme of these two stories are similar‚ the kinds of lists the parents are giving their children is different. Firstly‚ the topic of “If” and “Girl” is similar. The topic of “If” and “Girl” is a parent giving

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    My thesis asks whether affirmative action programs are just a new form of racism. This paper will examine recent proposals to reinstate the death penalty. This essay explains the difficulty of solving our environmental problems. In this essay‚ I argue for supporting Planned Parenthood in order to reduce crisis spending. Education budget cuts are a bad idea. The technological changes of the last hundred years have been amazing. Teenagers in the past had more

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    Jacob Dearing APUSH 2/20/13 Thesis assignment 1. The American city was changed drastically in the first half of the 20th century with the beginnings of the industrial revolution and the ongoing flow of foreigners into an already crowded United States. 2. Many men around the time of the 20th century had parts in the progressive era reform and were influential in politics and majorly through social conditions. 3. Progressive era reforms were not that prominent in the late

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    regulations on the programmes. According to Bergman(2010) ‚the SARFT banned matchmaking shows with provocative contents and demanded strict screening system for the participants. Meanwhile‚ targeted Li YuChun’s tomboy figure‚ the government interfered Super Girl (Bergman‚2010;Jacobs‚2011)‚ and even interdicted shows which include sex-transformation or cosmetic surgery‚ such as The First Heartthrob and Happy Boys Voice‚ another Idol show for its “unhealthy songs” and “wild hair” three years later (Bergman‚2010)

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    Kincaid’s aspect of England Kincaid’s summary of England causes a conflict that is apparent through her story‚ however it is evident that human flaw is well capable and individuals have false generalizations. Kincaid is her own individual and with this she has a tendency of hold her own opinions. Although it may be human flaw‚ she uses very clever and descriptive ways to convey her hatred for England. She then uses every aspect of English culture‚ and displays it in her own negative way. Kincaid’s

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    William C Williams‚ Jamaica Kincaid‚ and Frank O’Connor are the four authors of the short stories I read. James Joyce wrote “Araby”‚ which is a story about a little boy who has a crush on his friend’s older sister and he figures out that she has manipulated him. William C. Williams wrote “The Use of Force”‚ which was about a doctor who paid a visit to a younger girl who was sick and he has to battle her in order to find out what’s wrong with her. Jamaica Kincaid is the author of “Girl”‚ which was told

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    TIME WASTER PLAN A & B – WHAT TO DO WHEN THIS OCCURS Drop-in visitors * Let them know you only have a certain amount of time to visit‚ but would have loved to visit longer‚ but was in the middle of studying *Reschedule the visit. Explain to them that your time is limited and that they should have called prior to coming. Ask them to do this in the future. Phone interruptions *Only answer the phone if it’s your family or job *Turn your phone off for the time that you will be studying TV

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    Appendix A: Final Project Overview and Timeline Week 9 Com 155 Home School vs Public School There are several reasons that parents take their children out of the Public Education System‚ since the Supreme Court banned God from our school system and prayer was stopped. When the Government separated from the Church it caused some students to never hear of God‚ given evolution as their only option. In just seven years‚ the number of children who are home schooled has increased from

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    Do we need to plan for retirement in the United States‚ or will Social Security cover our needs when we are retired? We need to plan for retirement because social security will not cover all our needs as an retired American in the United States. The amount that a retired American will receive will not equal to half of what was being earned. If we as Americans do not plan for retirement‚ we can look forward to financial hardship and stressful times. According to (“www.socialsecurity.gov“ Understanding

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    Literature‚ well maybe just short stories‚ we will be going over Rick Moody’s "Boys" and Jamaica Kincaid’s "Girl" and discerning the way in which Moody chose to make his story very quick paced to the reader and in a way difficult to read‚ but with a purpose. Also how that affects the way the reader may read‚ perceive‚ or understand the story in a different way. And comparing how the similar writing style of Kincaid compares to Moody’s use. In "Boys" we are immediately introduced to a recurring theme

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