BIODATA H D CARBERRY Hugh Doston (“Dossie”) Carberry was born July 12‚ 1921‚ the son of sir John Carberry‚ a former Chief Justice of Jamaica‚ and Lady Georgina Carberry‚ in Montreal‚ Canada. He came to Jamaica in infancy and spent most of his life there. He had his primary education at Decarteret school in Mandeville‚ Jamaica and then attended Jamaica College. After working with the Civil Service‚ to which he qualified as second out of over 100 applicants‚ Carberry went to St. Catherrine College
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Everyone can remember what it’s like to be naïve when you’re young. It is easy to think that you already know everything there is to know and if someone contradicts your thoughts‚ they are the one that is naïve. Edie‚ the main character in How I Met My Husband‚ is naïve at her young age and is led to believe she has feelings for a man she really doesn’t know. Many of the characters in this story are so one-sided in their mindset that they are not able to acknowledge what is right under their nose. The
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AFTER YOU‚ MY DEAR ALPHONSE SHIRLEY JACKSON After You‚ My Dear Alphonse Children not infrequently put their elders to shame. In this story‚ the innocent eye is at work with all its resultant irony. Mrs. Wilson was just taking the gingerbread out of the oven when she heard Johnny outside talking to someone. “Johnny‚” she called‚ “you’re late. Come in and get your lunch.” “Just a minute‚ Mother‚” Johnny said. “After you‚ my dear Alphonse.” “After you‚ my dear Alphonse‚” another voice said
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One prominent poet who gives us a viewpoint into early American colonial society and faith is Anne Bradstreet‚ who details many of her personal experiences with faith in “To My Dear Children”. While progressing later in American society around the late 1800’s‚ Emily Dickinson gives us insight into her personal struggles with faith and her relationship with God. Bradstreet living in the Puritan theocratic society of early America
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The names Astrophil and Stella mean Star-lover and Star‚ suggesting the impossibility of their union because of the distance between them The sixteenth century was a time of scientific‚ historical‚ archaeological‚ religious and artistic exploration. More attention was being allotted to probing into the depths of the human psyche and it was up to the artists and poets rather than the priests and scholars to examine and mirror these internal landscapes. The ’little world of man’ [1] was reflected
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Hello Friend‚ I have decided to write a letter to you about drinking‚ which I didn’t think I would have to do. Anyway let’s start. Drinking is very dangerous if you consume a lot. You can have liver damage‚ brain damage and many other problems that will eventually lead to death. When you drink you could get into a car with a complete stranger and they could start driving under the influence of alcohol‚ which can result into a car crash which could take your life. Anything could happen when you’re
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The Art of Loving “The art of loving”‚ written by an American psychologist Erich Fromm in 1957‚ mainly discusses about three aspects: the reasons of love being an art‚ the theory of love‚ and the practice of love. He thoughtfully explains that an art of loving requires many effort and knowledge‚ comprehensively analyzes the theory of love‚ and specifically introduces the ways of practice the art of loving. Even if the work is done for about fifty years ago‚ there still have many remarkable
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You‚ My Dear Alphonse: Racism is being prejudiced towards another group of people who are distinguished differently to you. The most common way to spot the differences between to races is by the colour of the skin. The story “After You My Dear Alphonse” is written by Shirley Jackson. They story shows us how in the 1940’s racist attitudes were influenced by children’s parents‚ and how stereotypical their view was regarding and towards African American’s. The setting of “After you‚ my dear
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Alice Munro published “How I Met My Husband” in her book Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You (1974). Told from the first-person point of view‚ the story layers the voice of the fifteen-year-old Edie‚ working as a “hired girl” in the house of the comparatively wealthy Peebles family‚ with that of the adult Edie‚ now happily married and wiser than she was as a teenager. Edie’s voice is colloquial and friendly‚ keenly aware of its audience. In this way‚ the story celebrates the art of storytelling
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Racism and prejudice is a thing of the past. A new generation is well on its way‚ with new ideas and new opinions. Or is it just as racist and bias as the previous generations? “After You‚ My Dear Alphonse!” by Shirley Jackson‚ 1949‚ is about two boys; Johnny‚ a white boy and Boyd a black boy. The short story takes place in Johnny’s kitchen. Johnny invites Boyd inside for some lunch. Mrs. Wilson‚ Johnny’s mother‚ has no knowledge of Boyd being a black boy‚ and does not know how to react when
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