urogynaecology. Learning objectives: • To understand how botulinum toxin works. • To learn about the preparations available and their contraindications and side-effects. • To be aware of the potential uses of botulinum toxin in the treatment of vaginismus and other gynaecological pain syndromes. Ethical issues: • Many of the uses described are still essentially experimental‚ although largely accepted into mainstream practice: does this need to be acknowledged when counselling women? Keywords
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implications that go beyond the written word. denotation- The dictionary definition of a word. forshadowing- Use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story. hyperbole- A bold‚ exaggerated statement. metaphor- Comparison between like things without using like or as. oxymoron- A paradox in which two contradictory or opposite words are used together. personification- Animals‚ ideas‚ and inatimate objects are given human characteristics‚ abilities‚ or reactions. satire- Witty language
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of Christianity in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart Journalist‚ Feminist‚ and social-political activist‚ Gloria Steinem claimed‚ “A gender-equal society would be one where the word ‘gender’ does not exist: where everyone can be themselves” (brainyquotes.com). Social constructions of gender divide gender into roles of femininity and masculinity‚ where men must show strength and courage‚ while women must show mercy and nurture. Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart focuses on an ethnic group of people
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Mrs. Aisola English 4 December 16‚ 2012 Unconventional Culture of the Ibo People in Nigeria The Ibo people‚ traditionally known as Igbo‚ are one of the largest and most significant ethnic groups of Southern Nigeria (Igboland). Their culture and traditions are so diverse because their group is fragmented into subgroups. Chinua Achebe explains the tough and cultural ways of the Ibo people in his novel Things Fall Apart. Their customs can be compared but‚ nevertheless they have kept their
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Unlike many other books Chinua Achebe allows the reader to see the world from a different perspective and see the real Igbo culture as opposed to the stereotypical African society than many see in her book “Things Fall Apart”. Although many themes are present throughout the story many connect back to the contrast between the roles of men and women. It is important to understand that in this historical context women’s rights are nearly nonexistent‚ and wives are treated more like property than people
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the effect of Colonialism seen in the book Things Fall Apart. Through out the whole book you can see different impressions on the tribe‚ many other people‚ and the relationships between the white man and the black man. "Does the white man understand our custom about land?" "How can he when he does not even speak our tongue? But he says that our customs are bad; and our own brothers who have taken up his religion also say that our customs are bad. How do you think we can fight when our own brothers
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In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ Ezinma‚ the daughter of Okonkwo and Ekwefi‚ was the favorite child. That contradicts what Okonkwo believes in about women. Because Ezinma is the favorite she hates to disappoint her parents. Ezinma resembles a normal child now and days‚they hate to disappoint their parents. Ezinma’s loyalty made her herself. That was her identity along with her beauty. She was the village beauty. People knew her from her looks. “She was called Crystal of Beauty…”(Achebe 172)
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Consider the Aristotelian tragedy. It has yet to go the way of Eddie Bauer. In Things Fall Apart‚ Chinua Achebe devised a tragic African hero in Okonkwo‚ consistent with the classic stipulations of the figure. Thus‚ the novel--to its greatest practicable extentinherently existed as a tragedy on all levels to accommodate Okonkwo. To illustrate this‚ I will dissect and analyze the many factors that make Things Fall Apart an exemplary model of Greek tragedy by Aristotle’s own towering ideals. First
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In Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart‚ the Ibo culture is depicted as a civilized society although it is quite the contrary. The Ibo tribe is first portrayed as a civilized society to those who live amongst it with good morals‚ a safe environment along with its leaders‚ and a stable religion. Throughout the novel‚it is clear that the Ibo people are not a civilized society. In Things Fall Apart‚ Nwoye is an important male role who disagrees with his culture and whether or not his cultural traditions are moral
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that a man is the head of the family and his wives do his bidding (132). Here‚ Uchendu describes the male dominance and female suppression in Chinua Achebes book Things Fall Apart. Uchendu exemplifies one of the few male characters who understood and displayed gratefulness for the important role women played in his Igbo society. In this Igbo culture based on male prosperity—men were higher up on the social scale and earned more respect and honor if they possessed more riches‚ titles and wives. Women
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