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Compare The story little Cog-burt and Cotton Candy have many similarities. There are some obvious similarities and other not so obvious. The obvious being both stories took place in the Caribbean. Another analogy that was more in detail was the fact that one of the main characters Little Cog-burt and the main character Lola in Cotton Candy both show unconditional love toward a non human things. For example Little Cog-burt falls for the doll that was placed on top of the Christmas tree.  While Lola falls for the a butter fly. Which she was naming after her ex-relationships. Also both characters were very picky on what they wanted. All of Lola's boyfriends names started with the letter D. While Little Cog-burt also was very picky where he did not appreciate the gift that was given to him like the other kids. A similarity that relates to the country the stories are from is that both countries were colonized at one point. Contrast  The main difference between these t...

  The tale of "Tetiyette and the Devil" is a short story from Guadeloupe and is showed as a fairy tale which clues the reader that there is a moral from what the readers are about to read. "That child was very hard to please and found no one to her taste"( Guadeloupe 1) This sentence shows the child is not humble, appreciative, and suggests the child may only think that there is her way or no way.    The author uses metaphor throughout the story that personifies animals as humans to show their judgment on their appearance. Like how the child said "make him go away, make him go away"(Guadeloupe 1) To the Goat and Pig without talking to them and solely judging them just by their appearance. As the Devil enters the scene, it is the only one of the suitors referred to as "young man." A way of the author to display in the reader's mind what all the suitor's appearance was with referring to some as animals and only the devil as a human. Due ...

Bahamas The Bahamas are made up of 700 islands off the coast of Florida in the Atlantic Ocean. It is a big tourist attraction.  The yellow elder is the national flower, the Lignum Vitae (tree of life) is the national tree, the flamingo is the national bird, and the blue marlin is the national fish. It was the first place Columbus landed in the New World. Most Bahamians live on New Providence Island, which is where capital city, Nassau is located. Here you find a majority of the people are West Africa descendants. The other is a majority of American settlers descendants. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Bahamas#/media/File:Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg Traveling to the Bahamas     The Bahamas is a sight to see, it has many tourist attraction. You can go to the Bahamas by flight but a cruise is recommended. Prices vary throughout the years like for instance during the summer the price of the cruise is a bit higher due to the high d...