Monique and the Mango Rains Monique and the mango rains is a touching story about a peace corps volunteer and a Malian midwife. The story is set in the small village of Namposella and is narrated by the Peace Corps volunteer Kris Holloway. The book gives you an in depth perspective on the life of a woman in Mali and their culture as a whole. In this paper I will be discussing anthropological concepts including rite of passage‚ patriarchy‚ and religion and how they apply to Monique and the mango
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Review of Monique and the Mango Rains Monique and the Mango Rains is a memoir about a friendship that develops between Kris Holloway‚ and a midwife in the village of Nampossela‚ Mali. Kris Holloway served in the Peace Corps and was assigned for 2 years to be stationed in Mali. Kris was trained to “give health demonstrations‚ repair wells‚ build fuel-conserving stoves‚ plant trees‚ and protect the shoots from the ever hungry mouths of goats” (11). Kris meets and assists Monique Dembele in her struggle
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“The small rains that come‚ in February and March. They come when the earth is dry and the heavy rains still far away to make the mangoes sweet.” In some ways‚ Monique‚ the midwife‚ can be thought of as the rain. She is the Malian women’s hope for a successful childbirth and a healthy baby‚ as well as being the hope for them to have greater access to crucial health care that they do not have. Monique is there for the women in tough times and whenever they may need her‚ she will come‚ just as
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The title of the book refers to “the small rains that come‚ in February and March... to make the mangoes sweet” (p. 78). Kris Holloway described them as “the brief rains that came when I least expected them” (p. 78). Monique and the Mango Rains is a story of the friendship that develops over time in between a local health care worker in the village of Nampossela‚ Mali and the author‚ Kris Holloway. Holloway is on a two-year assignment (1989 to 1991) with the Peace Corp. The book shows how the villagers
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I. DIANE MONIQUE L. LHUILLIER II. PROFILE Name: Lhuillier ‚ Diane Monique L. Age: Date of Birth: 1971 Nationality: Filipino Hometown: Cebu City‚ Cebu‚ Philippines Current Address: Los Angeles Occupation: Fashion Designer‚ Monique Lhuillier & Company Father: Michel J. Lhuillier Mother: Amparito Llamas Lhuillier Spouse: Tom Bugbee Educational Background: * Boarding School in Switzerland * Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM)
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there are definitely more similarities between Monique and Ying in regards to their personal backgrounds‚ the acceptance of their work as midwives and healthcare workers within their societies‚ and the contexts within which they perform their daily work than there are differences. Firstly‚ with their personal backgrounds‚ both Monique are relatively young women who are married and close to their families. While in the book‚ the author mentions that Monique is not very fond of her husband‚ François‚ in
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“We arrived. Monique opened the door and an overpowering stench made me wince and pull back. Monique went straight in‚ but I needed to linger outside for a moment in the fresh air” (Holloway‚ 6). Monique having been trained as midwife and attended childbirths in Mali the birthing house and lingering smells were second nature and did not affect her being able to do her job. Kris however had to hold herself back because she had not experienced a birth in her lifetime. Even if she had she would not
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Ozge Deniz Aydogan MANGO Mango is a Fashion Brand Textile Company which was founded on 1984 in Cataluña‚ Barcelona – Spain by the Turkish “İsak Andic Ermay” who born & grew up in Istanbul and who immigrated from Turkey to Spain with his family when he was only 14 years old. In only a short period of 26 years he made his brand spread in 100 countries with 1.700 storesAnd approximately 2 million euros of profits. Nearly all his dreams came true
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I enjoy reading your post and I also enjoy reading your respond Monique because I used to worked in a homeless shelter and in a domestic violence shelter as well. Yes its difficult because they carried out a big luggage of issue in their back and something that make it difficult to help them the way will would like to as a social worker. In my case‚ when I used listening to their history touch me but at the same time I constantly reminded me that I was there to help them and I was suppose to be strong
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For this assignment i chose to interview Monique Baan‚ who has been a role model and mother in my life. My mother has always said hard work and determination can get you anywhere in life and she has demonstrated it many times throughout her career journey. Needing 7 years of experience in office administration‚ but getting the job because of her hard work and her persistence. The same thing happened in 2014‚ when she put in her resume for the library with no skills and got the job anyways. Focusing
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