Okonkwo from a young age learns the importance of‚ as a man in his village‚ being a hard worker and the fruits that that characteristic bears. Seeing his father Unoka lazily let his life pass him by‚ Okonkwo leaned first-hand the consequences of not being a hard worker. It was this experience that drove in the need or desire in him that if he worked hard enough constantly at everything that he did then he would never be anything like his father. He would be able to earn the respect and titles that
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Tales: A Character Sketch of Chaucer’s Knight Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales‚ written in approximately 1385‚ is a collection of twenty-four stories ostensibly told by various people who are going on a religious pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral from London‚ England. Prior to the actual tales‚ however‚ Chaucer offers the reader a glimpse of fourteenth century life by way of what he refers to as a General Prologue. In this prologue‚ Chaucer introduces all of the characters who are
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Character Sketch of Katniss Everdeen Katniss Everdeen is the protagonist and narrator of the novel The Hunger Games by Suzane Collins. All the events that happen in the novel have an influence on her. Katniss is 16 years old with straight long black hair usually worn in a braid. She has gray eyes‚ and olive skin. These traits are common in the Seam in the lower class miners of District 12. To begin with‚ when she’s in the woods‚ she wears everyday clothes and always carries a bow and arrows to
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This term we`ve read the short story “The umbrella” man by Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl is a British writer‚ who is well-known for creating wonderful children`s fiction. Roald Dahl was born in Wales on 16th September 1916 to Norwegian parents. His father died when he was 3 years old and he was raised by his mother. He had a fairly unhappy time at (the) boarding school witch he later described as "days of horrors" filled with "rules‚ rules and still more rules that had to be obeyed‚" which inspired much
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development of some type of democracy reappeared around 500 B.C.E. in Europe‚ on the Mediterranean coast and later in the north. In 507 B.C.E. Athens‚ the most important city-state in the Greek peninsula‚ "adopted a system of popular government" (Dahl: 1998: 11)‚ which was to last until the Macedonian invasion two centuries later. The term democracy has its roots in the Greek language‚ meaning rule (kratos) of the people (demos). Although more cities adopted this type of government‚ the one in Athens
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George the mail character of the story is George. in my opinion‚ he is very experienced and educated man. he finds a way to solve all the problems‚ and he knows how to behave in kind of situation. he is very cool and never panics under stress. George emerges as the leader who takes decision and his friends follow him. throughout the story one notices :George said George did something he takes initiative in solving all problems.also‚ he is brave but on the other hand prefers to be on the safe side
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Finlay was born in current day Camagüey‚ Cuba to Edward Finlay and Eliza de Barrés on December 3‚ 1833.6 His father was a physician who had specialized in ophthalmology and fought along with Simon Bolivar. Although Finlay’s father was from Scotland and his mother was from France‚ they tried to embrace the Cuban culture and changed their names two years after arriving to Cuba. When he was 13 years old‚ Finlay was sent to France in order to start the first stage of formal education. He was later sent back
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Lakunle Lakunle is the schoolteacher of the village. He deeply admires Western culture and seeks to emulate‚ often to comically inadequate effect. He is portrayed by Soyinka as clumsy in both actions and words‚ throwing together phrases from the Bible and other Western works in hope of sounding intelligent. He is "in love" with Sidi‚ but has not married her because she demands that he pay the traditional bride price‚ something he refuses to do. Initially we chalk up this refusal to his Western
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see Axel as logical and adventurous when he spoke to David about the Blacklands and his adventures travelling the sea. He voyages to places people would describe as "a weird‚ evil land" (59) He knew everything from "how to reach the rest of the world" (58) to what people from different places looked like. Axel also saw "corn growing higher than small trees…fungus colonies that you’d take at first sight for big white boulders" (59) and communities where "they all have white hair and pink
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The man who loved Flowers * Character sketch This is the story of a man possessed by love. He has dark hair and blue eyes‚ and is wearing a light grey suit. He lives in a deep repressive reverie because he is unable to live in the real world. A world without his "Norma" is one he cannot bare. In the beginning of the story he appears to us as a completely normal man. A happy and moody setting is imprinted with violet skies and lovely flowers‚ and we are led to believe he is in love. The man
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