HUMANITIES AND GOOD GOVERNANCE: REFLECTIONS FROM IGBO POETRY. A PAPER PRESENTED AT THE 2012 FACULTY OF ARTS CONFERENCE ON THE THEME ‘HUMANITIES AND GOOD GOVERNANCE’. BY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NKECHINYERE NWOKOYE (NEE OKEDIADI) DEPARTMENT OF IGBO‚ AFRICAN & ASIAN STUDIES NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY‚ AWKA nkyemeka@yahoo.com 08033833639 MAY 4TH- 6TH‚ 2012 HUMANITIES AND GOOD GOVERNANCE: REFLECTIONS FROM IGBO POETRY. Abstract Literature is a mirror of a society
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To start‚ the Ibo people have many societal rituals in their culture where women have major parts in them. For example‚ the Uri ritual is a ceremony where the suitor brings palm-oil to everyone in the bride’s family; this is primarily a woman’s ritual because the bride’s mother is expected to make food for the entire village with the help of other women. Also‚ during the Feast of the New Yam women have a role in taking the yams from the old harvest‚ and making yam foo-foo‚ which is a soup with mostly
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A Society with Soul “As the soil‚ however rich it may be‚ cannot be productive without cultivation‚ so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit.” This quote by Seneca‚ a Roman philosopher‚ says that nothing good can ever come out of the absence of culture. Throughout history‚ many have argued that a society stripped of its culture is a society stripped of its soul. In the novel Things Fall Apart‚ the Ibo people are completely taken of their culture by the white colonialists. Despite
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leadership was so important‚ the primary comparison relates to the diverse leadership styles of the influential leaders‚ Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dinh Diem‚ relative to their common goal‚ a united Vietnam‚ self-sufficient‚ and sustainable. The Vietnamese‚ in their drive for independence‚ looked to these two men to lead them out of French rule. The Vietnamese who supported Ho Chi Minh found him to be their advocate. HCM positioned himself as one of the people‚ as part of his leadership style. His direct
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to 1954‚ Ho Chi Minh led Vietnam to get their independence from France. At the end of the revolution‚ Vietnam was divided into two parts by the 17th parallel creating North and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was run by Ho Chi Minh and his communist ideology and was an ally of The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and People’s Republic of China. On the other hand‚ South Vietnam was run by Ngo Dinh Diem with a democratic ideology and was an ally of France and The United States. Ho Chi Minh wanted to
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T ’ai Chi Chih a form of moving meditation based on nineteen movements‚ has been around for a little bit over 30 years. T ’ai Chi Chih has been spreading among the masses due to its simplicity in learning and convenience in practice and associated benefits. Unlike other forms of mediation‚ T ’ai Chi Chih is‚ "easy to learn - usually around two months or 8 once a week classes - varies according to the teacher and does not require physical fitness or coordination‚ very old and very young alike can
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The Chi-Square (x2) Goodness-of-Fit Test: What It Is and What It Does The chi-square (x2) goodness-of-fit test is used for comparing categorical information against what we would expect based on previous knowledge. As such‚ it tests what are called observed frequencies (the frequency with which participants fall into a category) against expected frequencies (the frequency expected in a category if the sample data represent the population). It is a non-directional test‚ meaning that the alternative
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should eat? Who says that you shouldn’t be able to eat four times a day or two times a day? Have you ever questioned things like this? If you have then you are a peculiar character and kudos to you! If you haven’t then you have a similarity with the Igbo culture. In Things Fall Apart‚ Chinua Achebe shows that if you keep on doing what you’ve always done you will keep on getting what you have always gotten. Achebe shows this through family‚ religion‚ and government. You can’t rule or be essential personnel
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The Igbo people of Southeastern Nigeria practice a very intricate ritual of pre-marriage. The process includes a great deal of participation from others‚ including much of the extended family‚ not just the bride and groom. It also utilizes strict rules of progression throughout the engagement process. Tying into this is a sort of business like practice of exchanging a bride for many things of value. With all of these components coming together they form the Igbo engagement process (“Igbo Information
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Things Fall Apart depicts many details of how women shape and form the Igbo culture. However‚ throughout the novel women in the Igbo society are abused by their husbands due to trivial matters. Moreover‚ a woman in the Igbo society never has the opportunity to make a decision for herself‚ which makes them an object that is merely used as a pathway to success. Despite the toiling and dedication women put into helping the Igbo society‚ they are often left forgotten in the shadow of their husbands.
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