following entry presents an overview of Ngugi’s career through 2002. See also Ngugi wa Thiong’o Criticism. As a spokesman for his people and a chronicler of Kenya’s modern history‚ Ngugi is widely regarded as one of the most significant writers of East Africa. His first novel‚ Weep Not‚ Child (1964)‚ was the first English-language novel to be published by an East African‚ and his account of the Mau Mau Emergency in A Grain of Wheat (1967; revised‚ 1986) presented for the first time an African perspective
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India‚ Australia‚ North America‚ Algeria‚ New Zealand and Brazil‚ which were all controlled by the Europeans. Imperialism‚ on the other hand is described where a foreign government governs a territory without significant settlement. The scramble for Africa in the late 19th century and the American domination of Puerto Rico and the Philippines can be cited as examples of Imperialism. In Colonialism‚ one can see great movement of people to the new territory and living as permanent settlers. Though
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and communication (-1.6%).This shows a general decrease in its major contributors of its economy. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annual growth rate year on year slowed to 1.9 for the first quarter of 2013 from 2.5 the last quarter of 2012.South Africa is an export-based country as it is rich in natural resources .It is a leading producer of platinum‚ gold‚ chromium and iron. However ‚the volume of South African gold exports have fallen in each of the past six quarters. The impact of labour unrest
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Anwar Hussaini b. Mohamad BM 223 Stress management for student Purpose: To inform the audience how to manage stress among the students. Introduction: Do we all have feeling before‚ our stomach are ache‚ and our muscle are cramped? You feel defeated‚ you feel low and unhappy. When you try to think your solution‚ you are way out‚ and you go blank. You are stress. The Malaysia institute of stress defined stresses‚ physical‚ mental or emotion strain attention. Body: Reason of stresses:
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CAMBODIA Places Siem Reap (literally “Siam Defeated”) is undoubtedly Cambodia’s fastest growing city and serves as a small charming gateway town to the world famous destination of the Angkor temples. Thanks to those Cambodia attractions‚ Siem Reap has transformed itself into a major tourist hub. It is laid-back and a pleasant place to stay while touring the temples. Siem Reap offers a wide range of hotels‚ ranging from several 5-star hotels to hundreds of budget guesthouses while a large selection
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Referencing: how to be polite to your sources You will remember that when you were doing research for your essay by means of interviews‚ reading library books and searching on the Internet‚ you were always told to keep records of your sources. Now you have come to the point where you are going to include the facts and ideas that you have obtained from places other than your own mind in your essay. This is called referencing and it entails the avoidance of what can be termed “ripping off”. It is
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"Is AIDS Mainly in Homosexuals?" AIDS‚ acquired immunodeficiency syndrome‚ has been around for a decade. A disease that over time shuts down a person’s immune system causing the white blood cells to weaken‚ making them unable to protect the body from outside germs and infections. Since the first case of AIDS was reported in medical literature in the late 1970’s‚ people have been wondering what is the origin of this foreign disease? Lisa Law stated in 2000’s Sex Work in Asia that there are
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A Passage To Africa. (Narrative Article‚ Literary Analysis) A Passage To Africa is a moving‚ touching account of what George Alagiah felt and experienced in a small town in Africa‚ and the beauty and intensity of emotion lies‚ not only in the message behind it‚ but also in every word of every sentence in this article. The title itself is significant. The noun ‘Passage’ is ambiguous; of course the obvious meaning would be that the following is an extract‚ a piece of writing. But it could also be
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Park runs are held throughout Newcastle‚ such as in Carrington‚ Bar Beach and Blackbutt. Like Myer Park‚ Park Run emulates the same experience he will face in Cross Country. It will improve his fitness‚ cardiovascular aerobic endurance and help him with his pacing. Due to the fact that ParkRun is 5km‚ it helps train Miles for his goal‚ which is to run 6km. Overall‚ ParkRun and Myer Park are perfect examples of local community settings that Miles can utilise in order to train for the Cross
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Negative Case Resolved: Placing political conditions on humanitarian aid to foreign countries is unjust. Core Value: Consequentialism Value Criterion: Preserving Global Stability Humanitarian aid to foreign countries has been product to many consequences‚ and it is with this that I must stand in firm negation to the resolved. As such‚ I present my core value of consequentialism‚ defined as the doctrine that morality is to be determined only by the consequences of an action. I present my value
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