Chinua Achebe uses many techniques in Things Fall Apart‚ such as foreshadowing. Ikemefuna‚ who was murdered in the book‚ was referred as an “ill-fated boy” a few chapters before he died. This shows that Ikemefuna was going to die‚ and it already makes the readers wonder what is going to happen to Ikemefuma. Also‚ Obierka tells Okonkwo that when the missionaries come he should kill himself‚ and in the end of the book Okonkwo hangs himself. Use of flashback is a huge technique used; in chapter 16
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orientation which acknowledges the role of women in development and engineers their integration into development processes as equal partners with men. Our evaluation of discrimination against women shall be focused on women and inheritance‚ especially in Igbo community‚ South East of Nigeria; without losing sight on other forms of women discrimination in Nigeria. Discrimination affects women’s political and civil rights. Despite international‚ regional and domestic protections‚ discrimination persists
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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES COURSE CODE: ENG 454 COURSE TITLE: MULTI LINGUALISM COURSE GUIDE ENG 454 MULTI LINGUALISM Course Team Dr. Taiwo Abioye (Course Developer/Writer) – Covenant University Prof. Kunle Adeniran (Course Editor) – University of Ibadan Dr. I. Omolara Daniel (Programme Leader) – NOUN Mr. Theodore O. Iyere (Course Coordinator) – NOUN NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA ENG 454 National Open University
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dependent upon the traditional standards by which society judges him. This system of evaluating the self inspires many of the clan’s outcasts to embrace Christianity. Long scorned‚ these outcasts find in the Christian value system a refuge from the Igbo cultural values that place them below everyone else. In their new community‚ these converts enjoy a more elevated status. The villagers in general are caught between resisting and embracing change and they face the dilemma of trying to determine
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A Country With Absurd Laws A shocking new law In January 2014 a new law was signed by the president of Nigeria with no announcement. According to the law‚ all same-sex marriages‚ gay groups and public show of same-sex affection is forbidden. The law also affects those who assist gay people‚ which means that this law will endanger the HIV programs in Nigeria. A fact that is worth mentioning is that Nigeria runs second in the number of people suffering with HIV and that is 3.4 million people.
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Religion Religion is a main theme that emerges quite strongly throughout the novel of purple hibiscus. European missionaries took Christianity to Nigeria. They tried to convert local people from their traditional religious practices to follow Christianity‚ the ‘true’ religion. The novel is divided into 4 distinct sections and they are not in chronological order. The reference to Palm Sunday in part 1 is significant. It refers to what the children are going to go through‚ just like
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Things Fall Apart in Colonial Context Things Fall Apart depicts the downfall of an Igbo community in Nigeria. The book follows the story of a protagonist‚ Okonkwo‚ a well respected leader and warrior in his community‚ during the eve of colonialism. More specifically the book highlight missionary journies to Igbo communities‚ including Okonkwo’s and whose presence was initially received with‚ welcomed with open arms or aggressive resistance. Through Okonkwo‚ we experienced how three villages responded
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nephew to further their happiness and partake in the family‚ she has them engage in household duties‚ watch television‚ and even go out to play games with Father Amadi. For the first time‚ Kambili laughs and falls for someone. She sings along to the Igbo songs and slowly forgoes her father’s opinion of disregarding the schedule and engaging in heathen ways. The single
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AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE AND SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: AN ETHICAL PARADIGM By Alloy S. Ihuah PhD. Department of Religion and Philosophy Benue State University Makurdi. Nigeria. alloyihuah@yahoo.com 08034017856;08026242031 (i) Introduction African indigenous knowledge system expressed in proverbs‚ names and songs etc. are conscious reflections on specific situations‚ events and experiences in the lives of the people
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between the Republic of Korea and Democratic people Republic of Korea from 1950 to 1953; the Chinese Civil War between the Republic of China and the Communist Party of China from 1927 to 1950‚ and the Nigeria Civil War between the Hausas Party and the Igbo Party from 1967 to 1970. Civil wars cause serious poverty and starvation for the people‚ kill tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians‚ and bring tragedies to many families. For instance‚ in the Korean Civil war‚ more than one million soldiers
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