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Kincaid: Respond to the ideas in “Exploratory Writing,” p. 503
Christopher Columbus was the one who "discover of the island", and Annie knew that island was her home. I think she knows really clearly that she came from the slaves: "but we, the descendants of the slaves,' because her ancestors had gone from Africa. Of course Annie has her own view about Christopher, and I absolutely understand why does she wrote: "The Great Man Can No Longer Just Get Up and Go." I feel bad about the teaching system at this time, they let "the girl who scored lowest was made to wear the dunce cap all day," or the way that Annie's teacher treat her is so terrible when she write her own thinking. I think that Annie has the right to say what she want and remember
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The way the elephant die is so horrible, and Orwell kills it not because of the dangers of the elephant but only because he wants to show off as a "master". I feel so shock when he think that he was "very glad that the coolie had been killed." I feel like he is so heartless. I know that the villages want Orwell kill the elephant and his position in the empire but it is still scary for me. If I were he I would not kill the elephant and try to save it's life by explain for the villages. Animals have their instinct and we should not kill it for that reason. I am sorry but I am feel right to kill anything, but maybe when we try to self-defense then killing could be acceptable.
Kumar: Discuss the ideas in “Exploratory Writing,” p. 517.
When I saw the picture I have to use dictionary to figure out "prohibido" is prohibited in Spanish. I feel sorry for Mexican. If they speak Spanish they are warning about passing is prohibited, but if they speak English they have the right to drive through, and all they need is careful of people who cross the border. It makes Mexican seem to be lower class than American. I dislike that, and think it should be other ways to rewrite that

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