My cultural heritage is not the strongest thing thats been pushed on to me by my family, but there are certain aspects that stick. For example, my culture is very big on kids cleaning around the house while the adults go to work and it typically starts being that way once you turn 8. It is also very important to be polite to your elders and everyone around you. Your taught to do your please, thank yous, bless yous, etc. My culture also requires all of the girls in the family to know how to take care of kids properly which I was taught to do as a young kid. There were certain mentions that i recognized in the passage we read today that I have been told like "Don't squat down"(Kincaid) or "Don't eat your food in a way that'll turn someone's stomach"(Kincaid). What we ended up learning today was cultural heritage and we read a passage called Girl by Jamaica Kincaid and it was based on the traditions and expectations Jamaica Kincaid has to live by every day.
Dec 4 2025
Dear God Why would he do this? I've known Mr _____ for years and never once thought he'd be capable of this. It angers me, infuriates me even. I wanna kill em. I discovered Nettie's letters in Mr's _____ trunk. Under the pile of his dirty secrets I found my treasure. Oh Nettie, My poor Nettie, all this time thinking you were taken from me by God but this whole time it was really the devil who took you from me. As I flip through every envelope the rage inside my body grows. I've been nothing but good to that bastard. I cook, I clean, I work and work and work, yes I may not love him but ain't me being his slave enough. Im goin kill em. I go bout my day, cooking, cleaning, working but this time it ain't no regular cleaning. It's a distraction so I don't kill the bastard. He wasn't nun to me before but now he below nothin. My sister out there in the world and I ain't have a clue. Im goin kill em. Shug telling me it's not worth it Celie you ...
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