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    not complete it then they would be deemed as a “bad mother” and society would think that they are rebellious and useless for not being able to complete simple tasks. They would also be scrutinized if they are not like everyone else. This applies to Creole women living in America during the early twentieth century. Women during that time period are prevented from having the freedom to explore and self evaluate. As a result of that, they cannot grow as a person. This is shown in the two novels Antigone

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    Extensive reading can prove to be beneficial to learners if they are exposed to it since a young age in Mauritius. For instance it can be said that there is a poor reading culture in Mauritius. It cannot be ignored that some students do like reading but if an Extensive Reading Programme was introduced then it could motivate more learners to read. The benefits of reading a lot should be made clear to learners so that they can develop the habit to read. As a hypothesis, extensive reading and extensive

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    The psychological theory of nurture states that an individual’s environment affects who they are. One’s environment includes factors such as early childhood experiences, how they were raised, and the society in which they live. This theory was tested in Albert Bandura’s social learning experiment, in which he demonstrated that people learn by observing others. He did this by showing children can learn aggressive behaviors by observing another person acting aggressively. On the other hand, one has

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    America changing the world today with the creoles leading the fight. Despite the racist ideas from the Creoles, they successfully lead the Latin American Revolution because of their motivations to challenge their law, and administrative positions. Subsequently, the creoles were growing their economic and social influence but on the other hand, the peninsulares still held the administrative positions. Only 12 out of 99 judgeships in Latin America were held by creoles, unlike the rest that were peninsulares

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    identify the most with and I often find it difficult being so diverse when both sides of my family want me to be more than the other. When society wants me to be more than the other. I spent a lot of time with my mom’s side of the family growing up, Creole, African American, Native American. Most them are tall and dark-skinned, which is quite different from my olive skin and short figure. I look like an outsider when standing next to them and get asked if I am the friend of the group. I used to get

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    his poetry, in which Walcott writes in both standard English and Creole. In Laurence Breiner’s essay “Creole Language in the Poetry of Derek Walcott,” Breiner argues that Walcott’s blend of Creole and English has one overarching mission: to renegotiate his relationship to his people and their language after abandoning his people for Europe. Throughout his essay, Breiner suggests that the manner in which Walcott incorporates the Creole language into his poetry is critical in assessing Walcott’s purpose

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    The Storm Kate Chopin died in 1904, 16 years before women received the right to vote. She was raised by mother’s family, aristocratic Creoles and married a Creole cotton broker from New Orleans. They lived on a plantation near Cloutierville, Louisiana. After her husband’s unexpectedly death, she turned to writing. In defiance of her time, she wrote frank descriptions of women’s sexual desires. She also usually set her stories in Louisiana. Her use of setting has caused to be known as regional writer

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    In Kate Chopin’s novel, The Awakening, the Creole men are as diverse and different as Edna. Kate Chopin’s story centers around a woman, unsatisfied with her life in a man dominated society. The three main male characters resemble typical men of that era. Chopin shows the diversity of each of those three characters- Roberts awakening, and the struggle to do the right thing, Alcee and his carefree and unconcerned attitude towards society's expectations, and Mr. Pontiller, a business man, with little

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    adopted slavery, farming large tracts of land. They became successful in farming cotton by the early eighteenth century, which was replaced with sugar by the mid-eighteenth century, and rice shortly thereafter. The planters identified with the "Creoles," a more wealthy and educated class than the emerging Cajun culture. As farm land became more valued with the profits of cotton in the early part of the nineteenth century, the poorer Acadians in the river valley were forced to sell their land and

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    The article explains where the Haitian Creole language comes from and by which dialects was it inspired. When African slaves were imported on the island they had no effective method to communicate between them. People spoke different languages since the slaves were form different part of West Africa, and so they had to create their own system of communication. The article also gives the main languages that influence Haitian Creole and how it finally became a nationally recognized language

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