Okra

Africans introduced plantains, coconuts, coffee, pigeon peas, tamarind, okra, oregano brujo and other root vegetables to the Island. Furthermore, they also contributed their popular frying method of cooking. Today, plantains and coconuts continue to be a staple in the traditional Puerto Rican cuisine. For example, plantains…

“Girl” is a poem written by Jamaica Kincaid which was published in 1978 in The New Yorker. It was her first piece of published work. She is from Antigua, and most of her work contains stories of Antiguan life. As an African women, Kincaid always explores in her writing about class, race and gender discrimination. “Girl” is not exceptional from her other writing. Here she creates the image of Western Caribbean domestic lifestyle. The theme of this story is mother and daughter argument. In this…

From 1500 to 1750, there were changes and continuities on the ways Latin America participated in inter regional trade. The major turning point of Latin America's participation in inter regional trade is the discovery of the New World by Columbus. The impact of this event can be seen globally because this started the global exchange of goods through the Columbian Exchange. The overall continuity of Latin America's participation in trade is its role in the Triangle Trade as the producer of cash…

Steffiny Tsagali is a fellow History major student, of Ghanaian descent. Born in America, she visits Ghana frequently, and well connected to the culture. Steffiny is from the city of Volta, located in the southeastern part of the country, belonging to the Ewe tribe. Ewe is both linguistic and a tribal group of the West African region with a population in Togo and Benin. Both her parents are from different tribes, but because she took her father’s last name, she is a part of his tribe. In…

Have you ever been to a place that comes out of the kitchen with carts of Fresh rolls and throws them out? Well The restaurant “ Lamberts Cafe “ throws them All around the restaurant for the guest to enjoy and , it is a great family lunch or dinner spot. Lamberts is very unique from any other restaurant i've been too , and is still very original with the same menu it has always had. Lamberts started back in March 13, 1942 when the creator Earl Lambert was able to get a loan from only having 15…

Lipomas are a safe mass shaped tumors of fat that can develop on the head, armpits arms and neck. They normally show up in individuals between the ages of 40-60 and despite the fact that they are innocuous they can be exceptionally uncomfortable. Cutting edge science still will be as yet attempting to find the purpose for the arrangement, in this manner for the time being lipomas are typically connected with hereditary qualities, elevated cholesterol levels, and stoutness. Numerous…

of our meals were prepared by my Grandmothers loving hands. We lived off the land that was provided for us, which means we eat our own beef, pork, chicken, and wild game. We grew our own vegetables in our own garden. Some common vegetables would be okra, squash, black-eyed peas, potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, turnips, greens, and watermelons. We would also eat poke salad, blackberries, plums that grew wild on our land. We always gathered our own fresh eggs for breakfast. I will give an example of…

domestic skills. The first sentence begins, “Wash the white clothes on Monday...wash the color clothes on Tuesday….” (Kincaid 914). Again on the same page, the author writes “...this is how you iron your Father’s khaki pants...this is how you grow okra….” Given the poverty and lack of mobility in Antigua, it is not surprising the girl’s mother sees learning skills such as laundry and cooking as the only way her daughter will ever be successful in life and she strives passionately to…

Puerto Rico was originally inhabited by the Taino Indians. The Taino Indians came from South America, and inhabited the island of Puerto Rico when the Spaniards arrived. The Spaniards, when they first arrived, called the island San Juan Bautista for St. John the Baptist and the town Puerto Rico. It was not until later that the two names were switched. Puerto Rico meaning rich port. San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico and the most populous city in Puerto Rico. Spanish and English are the…

Motivation The short story “Girl” is a literary fiction written by Jamaica Kincaid. The story focuses on a mother instructing and counseling her young daughter through short consistent sentences. Throughout the story, the mother constantly demands while the young girl only speaks out twice. After analyzing the short story “Girl”, it has been observed that the main character, the mother, holds a sense of motivation for her wisdom and instruction towards her daughter. According to the textbook…