Ngũgĩ wa Thiong ’o ’s Visions of Africa Author(s): Christine Loflin Source: Research in African Literatures‚ Vol. 26‚ No. 4 (Winter‚ 1995)‚ pp. 76-93 Published by: Indiana University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3820228 Accessed: 22/06/2010 13:31 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that unless you
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868 Words Topic: Was Antigone a tragedy? In the late 440’s B.C. the philosopher Sophocles wrote the tragic drama‚ Antigone. The play begins with the lead‚ Antigone distraught because the ruler‚ Creon‚ declared that all who fought the war against him and died did not deserve a proper ceremonial burial. Antigone’s brother fought against Creon and died. She decided she would bury her brother because an unburied soul would wearily wander earth forever. Also‚ breaking Creon’s law was not a large wrong
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‘If Only I Knew Then What I Know Now’ is such a haunting statement‚ it’s a story in and of itself that we can all relate to. As a title ‘If I Knew What I Knew Then’ redefines and adds context to the painting by revealing another layer of meaning. American artist Maggie Newman revisits her past and connects to her viewers in this 1997 portrait by subtly evoking the feeling of grief and melancholy without overpowering the work with emotion. Style: In and of itself Maggie Newman’s painting isn’t much
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Was Hamlet insane? Scholars have debated this question ever since Shakespeare presented this play to the public. Although I am not a scholar‚ I believe that there is enough evidence in the play to suggest Hamlet had been sane. He may have been depressed and angry however this was due to the treachery and betrayal contaminating Denmark. The insanity act had been an instrument to allow Hamlet the freedom to achieve his goal of revenge. When the audience first meets Hamlet‚ he is dressed
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{draw:g} {draw:g} {draw:g} Table of Contents Introduction Who was Charles Darwin? Charles Darwin was born in 1809 in Shrewsbury‚ England. Originally‚ Darwin did not believe in the idea of evolution and trained to be a priest before studying geology and biology. In 1831‚ when Darwin was 22‚ he set sail around the world on HMS Beagle‚ a naval survey ship. The trip lasted for 5 years during which time the ship stopped at many places including the Galápagos Islands‚ just off the west
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baseball while attending St. Mary Industrial. George had also believed that he was born a year after his original birthday which would be February 7‚ 1894 instead of February 6‚ 1895. George Herman “Babe” Ruth is the most important figure in baseball history for making a contribution to the sport as well as saving it. Ruth had led his team to victory by winning 4 world series and leading them to a triple crown category. Ruth was the secret weapon on his team making his team go far in the tournaments
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Ma Wang Dui and the Fei-I In 1974‚ archeologists uncovered a site of ancient tombs that we later realized would become very significant to our knowledge of Chinese Art history. The tombs lie in the suburbs of eastern Changsha and there were a total of three tombs uncovered; however the tomb of whom we later realized was Lady Dai became the most important. Lady Dai died from several various illnesses including arthritis‚ bile stones‚ and most likely heart failure. She was about fifty years old
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Was Columbus an Imperialist? On October 12‚ 1492‚admiral colon spent a total of ninety six days exploring the lands he encountered on the far side of the ocean seafour rather small coralline islands in the bahamian chain and two substantail coastlines of what he finally acknowledged were larger islands every one of which he took possession of in the name of his sovereigns. Admiral Colon landed on a tropical Caribbean island. Finding this island was purely accidental. Colon had originally
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In early civilization‚ dance played an important role in entertainment‚ rituals and ceremonies. Although dance was something not easily documented‚ in comparison to paintings or sculptures‚ there has been proof of its existence. Bachata is a type of dance that originated in the Dominican Republic‚ with its beautiful dance style‚ but perhaps intimate at times‚ it easily catches the eye. In Bachata‚ its creativity is rendered through dance‚ where new movements are being formed constantly. At a professional
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Was Cubism a revolutionary art; discuss with reference to the power of the primitive and Cubist Collage in the work of Picasso and Braque. Word Count: 1‚683 Introduction Was Cubism revolutionary? To answer this question we must first look at Cubism as an avant-garde art movement. Here I will describe the elements that make a Cubist painting and discuss the artists behind the movement. Secondly we will look at Primitivism and its influence within Cubism. This is a way to tease out the conditions
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