Introduction to Final Paper

English 1102

Research Paper

Anthony Zamora

Haiti vs Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic and Haiti make up one island, but are two very different worlds. On the left you have haiti, one of the poorest, least developed countries in the world. On the right you have the Dominican Republic, which is known to bring in millions of tourists from around the world to enjoy its lovely beaches, endless ocean, and beautiful sunsets. The only things separating these two are an invisible line and the growing tension between each other. If two similar groups of people share one island, why is the interconnection between each other so complex? Haitians claim that they are being physically and mentally attacked by the dominicans because of their race and skin color. On the other hand, the dominicans feels as if the haitians are detrimental to their countries economy. The history that both countries share truly show the roots of their differences and what led up to how they view and treat each other now. The relationship that both countries share are just another example of how one country dehumanizes another because they believe its what's best for their own country.

Yellow- Hook
Green- Bridge
Red- Claim

Revision of Blog Post #3

BP#5


The type of text that this narrative is told is Literary. The author gave off a message of not being shallow and look beyond some's surface. The author did this by describing the first two men that asked for her hand in marriage as animals. She specifically chose a goat and a pig because when the reader pictures these animals in their head they see them as dirt or ugly. However, a devil, wearing all beautiful clothes with gold jewelry, came to ask her to marry her and she agreed because of his good looks.

I believe that the intended audience is women, specifically those who date. The narrative has a purpose in showing how ironically, even though she knew he was a devil, she still stayed with him and ended up almost getting eaten. This goes along with the message of some people only look for looks but never look past that. The irony is established when Tetiyette's dad said, "I had already warned her to beware,"(Tetiyette and the Devil, pg. 3) when she was crying for help.

The author does a great job using a cultural form of poetry that they use in the island of Guadeloupe with the constant repetition of "Bel-Air Drum." In Guadeloupe they have a dance named Bele in which the people that were Creole would dance, so incorporating this to the more intense part of the book really set the tone and mood of that scene

Little Cog-Burt & Cotton Candy

BP #4


Little cog-burt was essentially a story of an upper-class wife and husband that in a way, guiltily, threw a party for their worker's kids which they somewhat felt disgusted at. The mom specifically felt such disgust towards a kid named Little Cog-Burt. The story Cotton Candy on the other hand also had a mom with big impact on the story. In this story, Lola feels as if she never could find a loving husband because her mom made it hard for her, she had such a scarring impact on her even after she passed away. All throughout the story, Lola experiences numerous heart breaks and all coming from men with names that started with the letter D. In both stories, emotion seems to be a great factor in that the husband feels pitty for the workers when they throw them the part and also when the mom greatly despises Little Cog-burt so much to the point where it was almost impossible giving him the angel at the top of the Christmas tree. Likewise. Lola's desperation for love brought her an intense roller coaster of emotions. Lola would go as far as to tell men "marry me" or "I'll set you up in a room." She would even arouse her desire for sex in watching monkey copulate.