Trading Places

Monica Korb [Delete John Smith and put your name here] COM 101—Spring 2015 A Small Place Essay Jamaica Kincaid’s memoir, A Small Place, offers an instructive example for understanding how a reality can differ greatly between people relative to their point of observation. Kincaid explains her experience of Antigua as both a “paradise” and a “prison.” It is because of this dual reality that Kincaid expresses a conflicted sense of life. She also mentions how one’s landscape is a reflection of…

Because Africa is viewed as an uncivilized place, those who have the power, and are therefore more civilized, must take it upon themselves to fix what is broken. Wainaina makes a point to writers that Africa would be “doomed” without their assistance (544). It is prejudiced to believe negative stereotypes…

A Small Place written by Jamaica Kincaid (2000) is recognized by a number of scholars highlighting how the content exposes readers to the past and present culture of the narrator's native country Antigua. Kincaid (2000) addresses the corruption in the Antiguan government, the influence of English colonialism, tourism as a neo-colonial structure, and in short identifies factors that contribute to the lost identity of Antigua. Nonetheless, one should take notice that the author frequently…

Naming is a constant in our lives. Names can apply to people, places, things, physical objects and hypothetical ideas. We use names to identify, but what is the connection between the name and what the name represents? In her essay, “In History,” Jamaica Kincaid discusses the importance of naming and the impact of multiple narratives. The first half of Kincaid’s essay focuses on Columbus’ journey to the “New World.” Kincaid tells of sailors’ stories of far away treasures while discussing…

Introduction: De Beers is an association of companies that dominate any things related to diamond such us diamond trading, diamond mining, diamond shops and industrial diamond manufacturing sectors. The company was established in 1888 by British businessman Cecil Rhodes and funded by London-based N M Rothschild & Sons bank and the South African diamond magnate Alfred Beit. They have many places for mining like Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Canada.However; there was a big debate about some…

by their isolation, often people in the advanced stages of life are driven by a desire to participate in the world around them. Miss Brill finds her place in the park in the interactions between others and the scenery around her, just as those that spent Sunday afternoons rocking back and forth on the porch of the assisted living home found their place watching the families of others come and go. The reader can immediately picture the scene unfold in “Miss Brill” from the descriptions of the…

Tom Wyatt once said, "Old people were young people before young people were people." (Wyatt). Listening to a grandparent tell stories from when they were younger is something a child or even a young adult will never forget. Having a Papa, Mawmaw, Nana, Grandma Quay, Grandpa Billy, etc. preach about how grand or not grand it was back in the olden days is somewhat amazing. Imagine listening to stories around the chimney, sitting crossed legged on the floor, and hanging onto every word that he or…

The word old is a relative term. We commonly use old to refer to the leftover pizza from last week in the fridge, our eight-year-old car outside, and our ninety- four-year-old great grandmother who lives in a nursing home. From those examples, we defined old to be ranging anywhere from a few days to nearly one hundred years. Our definition of old varies from generation to generation, ethnicity to ethnicity, city to city, and even person to person. When it comes to defining old age and what…

This program will give elderly people a better chance of successfully aging in place and being healthier. Information posters about the importance of staying hydrated and dangers of dehydration could be placed in various places around the adult daycare facility. Employees can be trained to look for signs of dehydration, and provide additional information that seniors may have about the importance of proper…

treated in emergency departments for fall injuries(Centers For Disease Control and Prevention.2016). To prevent further accidents in the home for patients you can put bars on the walls, have slip resistant shoes, remove rugs, have adequate lighting, and place furniture where it won 't be in the way.When an older person is living at home medical professionals have to make sure it is a safe as possible for them. A patient may be coming home from a hospital stay, they may have had previous falls,…