Benin once known as Dahomey (until 1975) is one of Africa’s most well structured democracies. Within it holds a slender piece of territory stretching North for about 400 miles. The river that constructs a portion of Benin’s Northern margin with Niger is the Niger River. It is lined to the east by the Nigeria northwest by Burkina Faso and west by Togo. Benin’s official capital is Porto Novo. Cotonou is not only Benin’s largest city but it’s also its largest chief port and its de facto administrative
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European literary perspectives‚ Chinua Achebe works to truthfully portray the Ibo culture in the novel‚ Things Fall Apart. Achebe does this through the illustration of the traditions‚ laws‚ and customs of the Ibo people. In addition‚ Achebe explores and develops individual characters in order to humanize the African people. However‚ Achebe remains objective in his depiction of the Ibo people. By revealing the aspects of the culture which the Ibo people question‚ Achebe both demonstrates the dimensionality
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In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ things fall apart for the character Okonkwo because of his character traits. Okonkwo is a very structured man with little patience for whatever he believes is wrong. Some of Okonkwos negative character traits include his violent temper‚ which gets him in trouble with his religion‚ clan‚ family and the missionaries‚ and his constant battles with his own father which cause him to believe in what is wrong‚ even if he is aware of what is right. As well
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Cultural aspects that we have and the way we deal with‚ will be completely different in other parts of the world with few similarities if any. For example in the book‚ Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe it describes the setting and a third person perspective on the Igbo culture. Housing and gender roles are some of the cultural aspects that are notable in both the Igbo and western culture and are worth discussing some of the shared and unshared characteristics. There’s a wide range of cultural traditions
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UNIVERSITY OF BENIN‚ BENIN CITY FACULTY OF ARTS DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE ARTS/ MASS COMMUNICATION NAME: OBONO MONICA OKA LEVEL: 100 COURSE TITLE/CODE: NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION (POL 112) ASSIGNMENT: DISCUSS THE MACPHERSON CONSTITUTION OF 1951 LECTURER: OSAZUWA JOHN DATE: JANUARY‚ 2013 TABLE OF CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION TO MACPHERSON CONSTITUTION OF 1951 …………….. 3 2. FEATURES OF MACPHERSON CONSTITUTION
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Woman of Umuofia. In the novel‚ "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe‚ the arrival of the white man‚ changes the society of the Ibo people. The Ibo culture is very simple‚ and may seem silly‚ but is justified by them. They have a social class order and women are never part of it. The women in Ibo society are dominated by the men. The main character Okonkwo‚ struggles throughout the novel with himself and the fear of being portrayed as womanly‚ for this is a sign of weakness in the Ibo civilization
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TMA 05 The Art of Benin‚ Part 1‚ Option A Look closely at Plate 3.1.16 which shows a figure of a Portuguese man holding a manilla. What can this work of art tell us about cross cultural encounters? Cross cultural encounters happen every day‚ in business‚ people holidaying abroad‚ even in schooling and banking. These encounters can take many forms‚ the way we deal with other ethnicities problems‚ the way we greet people from other cultures‚ the different clothes worn by different cultures‚
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In "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe‚ the author illustrates the life of Jonathan Iwegbu immediately after a long and bloody civil war. Jonathan‚ the protagonist of the story‚ counts himself extra-ordinarily lucky because he and his family survive the war with their five heads in their respected places. Along with his family‚ Jonathan is able to keep a bicycle. Jonathan begins to use his bicycle to create a taxi business and starts to save money. After saving a small fortune‚ Jonathan travels to his
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Abstract: The novel‚ ‘Things fall apart’ by Chinua Achebe‚ highlights the inability of Okonkwo to change with the society. Okonkwo starts off as a perfect macho man who is well off‚ strong and stern. In the course of the novel he constantly tries to resist the changes which came his way. He feels helpless when his tribe is ready to accept Christianity and leave behind their culture. As the title suggests‚ soon Okonkwo’s world starts falling apart. Reluctant to change‚ he commits suicide leaving
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In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ the author tells the story of a man‚ Okonkwo‚ and his Ibo tribe during the age of imperialism. Achebe does this in order to give a perspective on tribal life in Africa to those who know nothing of it. The quote by Obierika which says‚ “He [the white man] has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart” is entirely significant because it completely summarizes the novel as well as the overall effects and consequences of the European
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