This material may be prOb0~ !x copyright law. (Title 17‚ US Code) JAMAICA KINCAID JAMAICA KINCAID 365 On Seeing England for the First Time of the most sinister sides of imperialism is the way it pfomotes the ruling nation S culture and rejects the colony ‘s. The effect of this on an impressionable young person is vividly a2xribed in Jamaica Kincaid’s sensitive and angry autobiographical essay about growing up in Antigua with the dark shadow of England continually looming over her
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1999 ENGLISH LANGUAGE Question 2 (Suggested time—40 minutes. This question counts one-third of the total essay section score.) The passage below (on this page and on the following page) is from the opening of an essay‚ "On Seeing England for the First Time‚" by Jamaica Kincaid. Kincaid grew up on the Caribbean island of Antigua before it became independent from England in 1981. Read the entire passage carefully. Then write an essay analyzing the rhetorical strategies Kincaid employs to convey
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My first time in London I think that the most exacting trip that I have ever made was the one when I went to London England. I was on summer vacation in Thailand at the time and was supposed to be returning home to the Dominican Republic; however‚ I had a better idea‚ I was going to England instead. Leaving through the airport in Bangkok was absolute chaos; they were building another airport at the time to accommodate the increasing number of people‚ and judging by my experience‚ it couldn’t come
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Jensen 1 Kincaid’s "On Seeing England for the First Time" In this essay titled‚ On Seeing England for the First Time Jamaica Kincaid subtly argues that England’s vain dominating presence‚ produced from the common admiration for England‚ played a negative role in her life. Kincaid develops this claim of England by battling the reality of England versus her childhood idea of England. Since this is the beginning of her work not only is the purpose to entice the reader but to also inform
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My first time experience I remember when I went scuba diving for the first time. It was the summer of 2002. My Dad‚ his two friends Mark and Bob‚ and I went on a scuba diving trip to San Carlos‚ Mexico with a group of scuba divers from June 21st-29th. It was June 22nd‚ a beautiful day. The temperature was at about 90 degrees and it was very sunny. I was on big nice scuba diving boat along with the other eight divers on the trip and captain and co-captain. The boat was headed to an island about
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09/4/2012 Narrative Paragraph MY FIRST TIME ON AN AIRPLANE I was very excited to fly on an airplane. I asked people who had traveled on an airplane before lots of questions about traveling. I had never traveled on an airplane before‚ so I was a little nervous. Everyone I knew who had flown on an airplane told me that they liked it‚ I would like it too‚ it wasn’t scary‚ so I would be fine. That was a little comforting to hear. I was all packed and ready.
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In Jamaica Kincaid’s article “On seeing England for the First Time”‚ she demonstrates the how her opinion‚ filled with bitterness and hate for England‚ was shaped by an oppressive and influential culture. Although she expresses a hint of reverence towards England early on in her essay‚ she consistently shows signs of bitterness and resentment towards England throughout the article using parallelism‚ a sarcastic tone‚ and strong diction. Even in instances where she tries to make England sound appealing
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