literature. Raised by Christian parents in the Igbo town of Ogidi in southeastern Nigeria‚ Achebe excelled at school and won a scholarship for undergraduate studies. He became fascinated with world religions and traditional African cultures‚ and began writing stories as a university student. After graduation‚ he worked for the Nigerian Broadcasting Service and soon moved to the metropolis of Lagos. He gained worldwide attention for Things Fall Apart in the late 1950s; his later novels include No Longer
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Chapter One “It wasn’t me!” I shouted. I clenched my hands into tight fists. Why wouldn’t he understand? I almost gave in to the overwhelming urge to give him a solid punch in the face. The front room seemed to disappear. All I could see was Dad’s angry face. “Don’t you dare raise your voice at me young man!” Dad barked. He was breathing hard. We were standing so close that I could see the fine hairs on his face. I stared defiantly into his dark eyes and smiled at him. A muscle twitched in his
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The Years of the Berlin Wall: From My Eyes August 13‚ 1961. A day of misery‚ ordeal and dashed hopes. I had woken to the sound of an obstreperous shriek and what seemed like a case of mass hysteria. Within minutes I became conscious of the fact I was alone in the bedraggled shack we liked to call home. I wandered around in my solitude. Promptly I advanced to the outside pavement where infinite numbers of people were gathered. To the left of me I noticed my mother. Seated on
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Then another agent walks up with his hand on his earpiece. “There was just an attempt on Mr. Collins life. But he’s okay.” They all jump into one of the Helicopters and are surprised to see Oren and Ty inside. Hi fives all around. Rod: “Man Oren I thought you might be in somebody’s trunk pissin’ on yourself.” At the prison they all look at the surveillance tape of the attempt on Ben’s life and how brave he was. Ty looks at Rod and tells him‚ “You taught him well cousin.” Rod reply‚ “Damn I didn’t
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The small city of Cairns may not be well-known but its claim to fame is that it is the doorstep to visiting The Great Barrier Reef. I’m excited to be here because I planned to go diving along the outer reef wall. Diving the Reef is one of the top site to explore for divers worldwide. As we walked off the plane we experienced the feeling of the warm tropical weather. It was muggy and we could see all around the lush green vegetation. Our transportation into the city was just a few minutes. We
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The Three Little Alpacas Once upon a time in a world where rabid squirrels viciously eat alpacas‚ three little alpacas sleepily woke up to terrible news. They were outgrowing their mother’s’ home and were forced to build their own. Normally their mother was a very kind person and accepting of others‚ but she was getting tired of a cramped house. “I’m sorry to do this but I’m going to have to make you leave. You are too old for my care and too big for this house.” “When you leave be careful of
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Room 101 As he sat stiff backed and upright in the hard wooden chair‚ Jotham looked around anxiously. He could only see three of the walls‚ and the ceiling‚ if he craned his neck upwards‚ but that was enough to make him very uneasy indeed. They were grey and bare - not silver grey‚ but a horrible murky grey‚ that made it seem like everything was closing in on him. The room was rectangular; not at all wide; there was perhaps a metre between him and the nearer two walls‚ but it was extremely lengthy;
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The saga of old Geo. Ochenski continues. As Geo. sat on his rock‚ watching the Cadillac‚ getting smaller and smaller‚ until it was just a dot on the horizon before it disappeared over the hilltop. He sat there for some time‚ with his head in his hands. Contemplating‚ about what the elderly gentleman had said. As wheels of the mind began to turn the gears of thought‚ ’old Geo could almost hear them groan’ from lack of usage. Suddenly the old 25 watt incandescent light bulb‚ lite up. Somewhere in the
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Leaving 4th Grade The sun is shining‚ the wind is blowing‚ I put on a big huge smile on a my face as the teacher calls us to go outside for the end of the year school party. "I’m so excited!!" I whisper to my friend Aviva as the teacher calls tables. Another side of me is a nervous wreck‚ because I thought I wasn’t going to make it to middle school‚ the main reason is that I’m terrible at every subject and I’m going to get an F on every test in the whole 6th grade‚ I think‚ as the teacher dismisses
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She has failed him. Portia has failed President Snow. She was his spy‚ his little inside mole‚ to report back to him about her tributes’ behavior‚ along with her stylist partner‚ Cinna. Snow had suspected something about him‚ something that was off‚ and had assigned Portia there. But she has to be executed now with the rest of the rebels‚ for being a failure‚ as Cinna has realized who she really is. But Snow still feels a little wary about this. Something not right‚ perhaps a little strand
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