Assignment 1: On international varieties of English: Compare and contrast two non-Anglo varieties of English (i.e. excluding those from Kachru’s Inner Circle)‚ showing how the socio-historical context is reflected in their present characteristics. Postcolonial countries where the English language is not the mother tongue have still fallen under the influence of the British language. Where the education system‚ government‚ commerce‚ business and some instruction are carried out in variations of
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Achebe‚ Okwonkwo is a tragic hero. Okwonkwo is the main protagonist in this book and is a leader and dedicated member of the Igbo Community of Umuofa whose tragic flaw is his vast fear of weakness and failure. These flaws eventually distract Okwonkwo from succeeding as a important member of the village and make him a tragic hero due to the fact Okwonkwo got exiled from the Igbo community and eventually took his own life‚ therefor by him making a “judgment error‚” Okwonkwo becomes a tragic hero. Okwonkwo
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For most families immigrating to a new country‚ it’s going to be hard transitioning yourself to that environment with a lot of things one hasn’t seen before like new cultures‚ people‚ laws‚ and food. They’re also going to be problems like finding a job‚ money‚ making friends‚ adjusting to different races‚ and mainly getting expected by other people. It’s never easy leaving one’s home country which they established themselves to be somebody. Also‚ leaving family and friends behind is a difficult
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CHAPTER THREE THE THREE ERAS OF TAXATION IN NIGERIA General Historical Overview of Taxation Taxes are as old as the history of organised human society. During the reign of the Pharaohs in Egypt tax collectors were called scribes and taxes were collected on various items including cooking oil.1 In the ancient Greek city of Athens‚ taxes were especially important in times of war. The tax imposed during times of war was known as eisphora and no one was exempted from this tax. After the war
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Nigerian American‚ Trinidadian American of India origin and Hispanic American. Nigeria was colonized by Britain in 1885 and later became British protectorate in 1901‚ they gained independence in 1960. Nigeria has three main spoken languages which are Igbos‚ Hausa and Yoruba and some parts speaks Effik. I was born‚ raised
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No Longer at Ease From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia No Longer at Ease is a 1960 novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. It is the story of an Igbo (also spelled Ibo) man‚ Obi Okonkwo‚ who leaves his village for a British education and a job in the Nigerian colonial civil service‚ but who struggles to adapt to a Western lifestyle and ends up taking a bribe. The novel is the sequel to Achebe ’s Things Fall Apart‚ which concerned the struggle of Obi Okonkwo ’s grandfather Okonkwo against the changes
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The book “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe has many important sociological perspectives. Many of the characters in the book play important roles in order to create a society. Towards the end of the book‚ the “white men” begin to move into the village‚ bringing the religion of Christianity with them. Although the villagers have a current religion that believes in multiple gods‚ the white men begin to convince people to convert. This in result causes uproar in the village because some members convert
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spins around the profoundly hazardous problems of Africa now and then. He perceives the significance of wrecked history and attempt to restore the memories of the past. He considers to the formation of African first to rehabilitating the history and Igbo culture could share the common values which is the premise of identity of the African in pre-colonial period to the
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Assignment #1 “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (1789)” by Olaudah Equiano 1. Author is Olaudah Equiano‚ he was born in Essaka‚ Benin Empire(1745). His ethnicity is Igbo‚ his occupations are writer‚ merchant‚ explorer. 2. Document was published in 1789. 3. It is an autobiography. 4. It was written during the era of slave trades‚ and it mainly focuses on the African slave’s journey from Africa to the Americas‚ and England. 5. It reflects the author’s point of view
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to show the struggle between tradition and change. The tone of this story was very tragic and sympathetic. The writer wanted the book to be intense. Achebe’s purpose of writing this book was to show readers the traditions and culture of Igbo way of life. It also helps the relationship
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