A SURVEY OF THE MARRIAGE AND BURIAL INSTITUTIONS AMONGST THE TIV OF CENTRAL NIGERIA BY ALFRED AKAWE TORKULA Being a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The inspiration for this research work came from the members of the Tiv Area Traditional Council – all starting point for my fascination with the subject of Tiv marriage and Brial Customs. My immense gratitude goes to all of them for their contributions
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Holocaust Survivor Story The survivors of the holocaust all have their own story to tell. The people and places may have been different for each person but the pain is the same for all. This is RivkaYosselevska’s story‚ a survivor of the holocaust who never lost hope and didn’t give up. She made it through this horrible event in history where most people didn’t‚ and since she has shared his story with people all over to world to prevent this from happening again. There isn’t much about
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In this letter by George Bernard Shaw‚ the author conveys vivid detail that is emphasized about the death of his mother. Within this text‚ the author’s attitude towards his mother and her cremation is utilized by the use of diction‚ detail‚ and imagery that serves to express the authors feeling of sentimentality and rebirth from the enchanted tone he attributed his mother with. Throughout the excerpt‚ the author begins his oration in an admirable tone. The author portrays his attitude towards
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The coexistence of life and death in Baraka‚ by Ron Fricke Why do people crowd a city and create problems for themselves? In 1992‚ Ron Fricke released the film Baraka‚ a film with no dialogue‚ and an inspiring soundtrack played over provocative scenes‚ typically comparing natural humans in their habitat to human damage and crowding. In two scenes‚ a big‚ dirty apartment complex is shown in contrast to a large‚ unclean cemetery‚ creating juxtaposition between the two. In the first scene‚ there
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Analysis of "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" The poets of the nineteenth century wrote on a variety of topics. One often used topic is that of death. The theme of death has been approached in many different ways. Emily Dickinson is one of the numerous poets who uses death as the subject of several of her poems. In her poem "Because I Could Not Stop for Death‚" death is portrayed as a gentleman who comes to give the speaker a ride to eternity. Throughout the poem‚ Dickinson develops her
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Emily Dickinson and Immortality Poet and Dickinson scholar Susan Howe says that “Dickinson’s work refuses to conform to literary tradition and that she is clearly among the most innovative precursors of modernist poetry and prose (Borus).” This statement proves that Emily Dickinson was one of the most unique writers during her time. Dickinson lived a quiet life in Massachusetts but her poetry didn’t reflect that. Instead‚ her poems reflected an active mind interested in her surroundings (Gailey)
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the story by showing how mankind is capable of cruel acts regardless of their environment. Symbolism in the story also supports the theme of "The Lottery". The very names of the characters in the story are laden with meaning. The names of Summers‚ Graves‚ Warner‚ Delacroix and Hutchinson hint at the true nature of the characters. Mrs. Delacroix’s name means‚ "of the cross" in Latin; therefore‚ hinting at Tessie’s sacrificial killing. Even though Mrs. Delacroix seems to be a friend to Mrs. Hutchinson
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both talk about death‚ and see it as part of the natural cycle of life‚ by stating‚ “all that breathe will share thy destiny.” (lines 60-61) They both have a calm‚ soothing tone‚ and use euphemisms for the grave. Dickinson makes a comparison to a house‚ the purpose of this is to imply that your grave is your final residence. “We paused before a house that seemed a swelling of the ground; the roof was scarcely visible‚ the cornice but a mound.” (lines 17-20‚ Because I could not Stop for Death.) They also
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The vikings were fierce warriors who raided villages and took the lives of many people. Their impact on history has given people inspiration for shows‚ their battles with stories and reenactments. These could not have been possible without their weapons. The vikings had weapons for a variety of differents situations‚ including long range‚ close combat‚ and when they were in water. The vikings had weapons for long range. There were not many weapons for long range combat and so‚ there is little
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with five stanzas of three lines and a final quatrain of set pattern. The fact that Thomas use’s this form for the subject of death enhances the irony of beseeching a dying person to rage. Thomas speaks of “wise men”‚ “good men”‚ “wild men”‚ and “grave men” all with the same message to pursue their passions even in the face of their mortality and impending death. The poem has no title other than its first line‚ "Do not go gentle into that good night‚" a line which appears as a refrain throughout
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