Antigua

Jamaica Kincaid’s writing often contains societal critique. One reoccurring critique focuses on female gender expectations and gender roles in Antigua. Kincaid portrays these gendered concerns through the mother daughter dynamic. The mother connects to the cultural constraints, and serves as the authoritative voice. The mother’s authority outlines the rules for proper female behavior. Through “Girl,” Annie John, and My Brother, Kincaid portrays steps toward breaking away from gendered Antiguan…

“A Walk to the Jetty” and “The Ile” are two stories known for their show of ambition, dreams, and prices that they are willing to pay.These two stories show how some times things are worth it and how some are not.It shows that it takes a risk to achieve what you want, even if it means hurting the people around them. “The Walk to the Jetty” and “The Ile” hold different ways of telling their stories but also hold many similarities of what they face along the way to achieve there dreams and goals.…

be analyzing the sacrifices made by the children in Marita’s Bargain, more specifically Marita. What sacrifices did Annie John make that were so significant? In A Walk to the Jetty, Annie John prepares to leave her family on the small island of Antigua to travel to England to become a nurse. Today, this may not seem like…

Growing up in a very large country, with a very small population, and only two neighbours, as a child, I was always wondering and deeply interested in knowing how the children from the other countries are growing up. I always wanted to know how do they spend their free time, how their puberty goes, which experiences do they have, how do they communicate with their parents, what do they eat, drink, think, read, dream, feel, how do they see the world, are their experiences similar to my own or not…

Loverman highlights issues with masculinity and homophobia in Antigua and England, it is important to note the different experience Barry has in both places. Evaristo creates parallel scenes, which allow the audience to juxtapose these concepts in both places. Morris and Barry are caught by Barry’s brother. His brother…

Vasco Nunez de Balboa Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He was born in Spain in 1475.Vasco Nunez de Balboa is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming one of the best Spanish explorers. When Balboa heard that the news of Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the New World, he decided to make his first voyage to the Americas. So Balboa joined an expedition to South America. He explored Columbia and the…

Three years ago I co-founded a non-profit organization, “One Jersey. One Goal.” (www.onejerseyonegoal.com), with my younger sister. I believe this type of initiative makes me an ideal candidate for the UC system. I am a go getter. I saw a problem (soccer jerseys being thrown away year after year), came up with a solution (donate them to underserved kids worldwide), and implemented my plan (started my own non profit foundation). Networking has been my steepest learning curve. Discovering early…

Yoruba naming ceremonies The Yoruba are one of the biggest ethnic gatherings in gathering in Mae West Africa. The total dominant parts of Yoruba’s Aku are in Western Nigeria. There are likewise settled Yoruba groups in Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Benin, Brazil, Cuba, Dominica, Ghana, Grenada, … .Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Jamaica , Puerto Rico, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act , Sierra Leon, Trinidad and Tobago, Togo and the USA. The naming of a kid arrangement of…

Guatemala Guatemala is a Central American country south of Mexico, it is known for its steep volcanoes, ancient Mayan cities and vast rainforests. It is a national place of religion, culture and ethnology. Guatemala has a rich and distinctive culture from the many mixes of elements from Spain and the native Maya people. Their pre-columbian history, and many beauties of the land show a lot about their country. Guatemalan art is usually a mix of traditional styles with the Spanish and Catholic…

Make a Grand (and splashy!) Entrance: Your Guide to “Boating to Dinner” in the Caribbean Ever considered actually sailing off into the sunset? It’s no secret that the Caribbean offers some of the most beautiful vacation destinations in the world. With at least 28 island nations and more than 7,000 individual islands, the problem quickly becomes deciding where to go. To complicate matters further, each of the islands offers a variety of local flavors—like a preference for cumin in Cuba, or curry…