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A Critical Analysis of The jamaica Adolescent Study The jamaica Adolescent Study is a research conducted by Jean Jackson, Joan Leitch and Amy Lee, from 1995 to 1997 focusing on the Jamaican Adolescent population the behavior towards sexuality and pregnancy.... First, the researchers attempted to outline the adolescent behaviors in jamaica on sexuality, reproduction and family planning.... h sexually active behavior has been posited as caused by sociocultural and gender norms in jamaica that often communicate confusing messages and impose standards of behavior that are conducive to premarital sex....
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Through her character, the author gives the readers an insight into the mindset and expectations that these immigrants envisage; and how they face sheer disappointment and trauma on reaching the place and living in the midst of racially abusive individuals.... This paper "small Island by Andrea Levy" is an attempt to sketch the character of Hortense, who is a migrant from the island of Jamaica.... nbsp;… The novel, 'small Island', is written by Andrea Levy and is based on the time when the East Enders migrated to England, to serve in odd jobs and to earn a livelihood....
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The essay “The Brothers K” focuses on a fiction book about one American family.... hellip; The author of the book reflects himself on Kinkaid and then injects his own thoughts about controversial questions.... Much of the questions posed in this book are centered upon religion.... Despite the first view of her being pigheaded and possessing a nonflexible personality, she handed money to papa when he was desperate, and the scene of her death in the middle of the book was very sublime and lofty....
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On the one hand, he creates an idea of choice using irony and sarcasm, and on the other hand, he uses natural settings and themes of nature to unveil the inner struggle of men.... To unveil these themes, Crane uses naturalistic settings and nature.... In the short story "Free", Dreiser uses the same techniques as Jackson and Crane....
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Such themes are remarkably played out in the works of two most popular post-colonial writers, jamaica kincaid and Junot D'az.... One can make an interesting discovery while analyzing kincaid's Annie John and D'az's Drown against the historical backdrop of colonization and Civil Rights Movement - the marginalized role of the father figure.... kincaid's Annie John is a bildungsroman built around a woman protagonist whereas D'az's Drown is a collection of ten short stories focusing on the survival of young adolescent male protagonists....
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Gulliver's Travel is a great satirical work in the form of a travel book.... Swift's purpose, in writing this book was to hammer mankind for its absurdities, follies, and evil ways.... A satire is a means by which the author can expose the reality of individuals, communities or all mankind by employing irony, mockery, ridicule, sarcasm and even invective as the weapons of attack.... Swift, as such, shows himself as an adept in the art of wielding all these weapons: he is, indeed, a versatile satirist though his principle weapons are irony (including double irony) and invective....
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Steinberg enhances the book's power by keeping his opinion on Bismark as low as possible.... The book is premised on the life story… This was possible because of Bismark's great personality.... The book sees Bismark in the Despite the fact that Bismarck created Germany he did not rule it.... The book looks into the greatness and the limitations of Bismark's self destruction.... The book employs his contemporary letters as well as diaries to explore how he became a great man....
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The Story “Girl” is writtenby jamaica kincaid and it expresses a mother's feeling and how a mother brings up her daughter as a respectable woman in the society.... She explains to her daughter about the wife-husband relationship: “this is how to love a man; and if this doesnt work there are other ways, and 20 March “Girl” by jamaica kincaid Part-I: The Story “Girl” is writtenby jamaica kincaid and it expresses a mother's feeling and how a mother brings up her daughter as a respectable woman in the society....
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