The passage “Girl”‚ by Jamaicia Kincaid I believe is about a mother explaining to her daughter the ways she must act to be the ideal women. The mother gives her guidance throughout the passage wanting her to have social manners and domesticity. The mother gives instructions and commands‚ I believe to give her the tools to be independent‚ strong‚ and respected as a young aspiring women. The mother is setting out rules and giving commands to her daughter to lead her daughter into a better path and
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his Ms. Belinda who is a lady that he labels as his grandmother. Ms. Belinda is the mother of Brice Goodwin’s stepdad that passed away. She reported that she needed help with getting Brice to have a clear understanding of going to the Broken Shackle Ranch which is a facility for troubled teens. The interviewed included Ms. Belinda‚ Brice Goodwin‚ and CM Gilmore at the local DFCS office. Ms. Belinda and Brice Goodwin provided the following: • Didn’t want to go to the facility because they didn’t respect
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Operation Ranch Hand; 1961-1972; The heart of the Vietnam War‚ and the U.S. needs an advantage. “[The military] sprayed more than 19 million gallons of herbicides over 4.5 million acres of land in Vietnam...Agent Orange‚ which contained the chemical dioxin‚ was the most commonly used of the herbicide mixtures‚ and the most effective‚” (“Agent”). In total‚ this agent accounted for 11-13 million gallons of the total herbicides released. Agent Orange was later found to be the origin of various health
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Theodore Roosevelt describes what the Western part of the United States is like in his book Ranch Life and the Hunting-Trail. He states that” the whole region is one vast stretch of grazing country‚ with only here and there spots of farmland‚ in most places there being nothing more like agriculture than is implied in the cutting of some tons of wild hay or the planting of a garden patch for home use” (Roosevelt‚ 1). Roosevelt describes the West as being one big vas area of land with hills and plenty
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Both genders have it equally hard but 99% of the girls will agree that being a boy is much easier than being a girl. We are so fed up with how society has changed the way we look‚ we are expected to be in a certain standard to be accepted as pretty. Another reason is girl on girl hate‚ this is being mean to another girl without any valid reason and the urge to be skinny. Th fact that guy’s have less pressure on their appearance than girls in annoying. We spend heaps pf money buying fancy clothes
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Short Story Argument Essay: Is This Love? Write a comparison-contrast argument essay‚ using two or three of the stories we have discussed in class. “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner‚ page 713 “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love‚” by Raymond Carver‚ page 721. “Sweat” by Zora Neale Huston‚ page 731. Your essay should be three FULL to four pages long. MLA style. You will need to write a working thesis statement and outline that should be approved before you begin your
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Girl by Jamaica Kincaid “Girl”‚ is a short story by the renowned Jamaica Kincaid; a Caribbean author and poet. The story depicts the instructions of how young girls should conduct themselves in public. Young girl’s duties involve responsibilities such as cleaning‚ cooking as well as societal social behaviors. Kincaid instructs young girls “don’t sing benna on Sundays at all and never in Sunday school”. Kincaid also gives clear knowledge to the young girls that are not responsible for learning
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5. Explain how literary techniques‚ including foreshadowing and flashback‚ are used to shape the plot of a literary text. So far I have read a fourth of the book. The book is very good with its uses of outstanding descriptions of the setting and the excitement of adventure. So far the book has been a page turner. The book uses literary techniques such as flashback. The book is manly about a young man that is fresh out of college and gives everything he has to charity then hits hicks all the way
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regulations………………………………………………..12 Ethical issues…………………………………………………………...13 Communication of information in a logical way using correct grammar.14 Description the business Type of business Marisha’s River Tours and Ranch House is a Sole Trader business offering you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the natural‚ unspoilt beauty of the river and all of the wonderful secrets such as go sailing up the river‚ watch the glowing waters
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Hierarchy within the ranch Candy: Candy is the first character from the ranch that is introduced within the book. As a swamper‚ his role is to clean up in the ranch‚ therefore meaning he is not of much importance. Steinbeck offers a brief description of Candy‚ revealing to us that he is old and has lost one hand. Other than that‚ Steinbeck does not go into great detail regarding Candy as he does with the other characters‚ which does not give much away. This could simply mean that Candy is merely
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