A Woman in Her Prime by Asare Konadu. Heinemann‚ 1967. 107 pages Compared to the brilliance and brashness of so much Nigerian literature‚ the quieter literature of Ghana may seem in danger of being overlooked. A Woman in Her Prime is a good example of what a mistake that would be. Like its heroine‚ A Woman in Her Prime is modest‚ balanced‚ calm‚ and understated‚ but with a charm and quiet beauty that prove captivating. It centers on a domestic drama that can be stated simply: Pokuwaa would
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West 1 Casey West Elston English 201B March 5th Isolation and Its Effect on Mental Health In the two stories “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” a common theme of isolation appears. The Yellow Wallpaper focuses on a woman with what her husband‚ also a physician‚ diagnoses as “slight hysterical tendency” (Gilman 677). She is forbidden to go outside her home and is completely isolated from the rest of the world. She is also forbidden to express herself through
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The story opens with the account of a woodcutter who has found a man’s body in the woods. The woodcutter reports that man died of a single sword stroke to the chest‚ and that the trampled leaves around the body showed there had been a violent struggle‚ but otherwise lacked any significant evidence as to what actually happened. There were no weapons nearby‚ and no horses—only a single piece of rope‚ a comb and a lot of blood. The next account is delivered by a traveling Buddhist priest. He says
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Two of Simon Armitage’s poems‚ ’Poem’ and ’About His Person’ are written about someone who has‚ for unspecified reasons‚ passed away or gone. One is in the style of a eulogy and looks back on the life of its persona‚ presenting contrasting views of it‚ while the other examines the articles found on a man after his death. Both give the readers some impression of the personas‚ but are somewhat ambiguous‚ inviting us to form our own mental pictures of the people and judge them for ourselves. The man
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Charity Moorhous ENGL 102 Paper #1 28 October 2014 Can You Hear Me? In Stevie Smith’s poem‚ “Not Waving But Drowning”‚ he creates an internal conflict of a “dead man” towards the people in his life. The man is literally dying to be heard by someone and ultimately saved‚ but as the poem suggests no one has heard him. Smith portrays these cries for help so powerful that the man continues to seek help after his death. Through syntax‚ diction‚ and the use of metaphor‚ Smith illustrates a powerful stance
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John Gotti made some of the following statements and these will give you an indication of just whom he was and his mindset. I found some of them to be extremely humorous and in some black satiric comedic way to be true: “Always be nice to bankers. Always be nice to pension fund managers. Always be nice to the media. In that order. “ “Don’t carry a gun. It is nice to have them close by‚ but do not carry them. You might get arrested. “ “I never lie because I don’t fear anyone. You only lie
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“I must admit‚ maybe I am a piece of history after all” -Alan Shepard. Alan Shepard‚ whether he knew it or not‚ really was a piece of history. Alan Shepard was born on November 18th‚ 1923 in New Hampshire. Alan was a good student through school‚ and after that he joined the US Naval Academy. He served in World War II. Then‚ exactly 23 days after Russia went to space‚ Alan Shepard got into space and back. Alan Shepard was the first American astronaut who used persistence to innovate ways to pave the
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Jacob Dixon Joseph Allison MUH 171 Concert Review #1 The past weekend I attended a Rascal Flatts concert in Lexington Kentucky. Rascal Flatts is an American country band who has been together since the year of 2000 over a decade ago. The group is composed of Gary LeVox (lead vocals)‚ Jay DeMarcus (bass guitar‚ keyboard‚ piano and vocals) and Joe Rooney (lead guitar and vocals). LeVox and DeMarcus are second cousins. The band has had many albums over the 12 years; Rascal Flatts (2000)‚ Melt
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The Great Man Theory – Johnny Cash Johnny Cash‚ the Great Man Thomas Carlyle’s popular theory of the great man is defined as one who was highly influential due to their personal charisma‚ intelligence‚ wisdom or political skill‚ utilizing one or many of these skills to change or create a path in history . Johnny Cash can be defined by Thomas Carlyle’s great man theory due to his influential impact on the history of music through his unique voice and continuous disrespect for authorities.
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Mrs. Gomez English 2CP 4‚ October‚ 2011 Were the struggles for individuality that Equality and Harrison had to face‚ as difficult as they thought it was? In the novella Anthem and the short story “Harrison Bergeron‚” Rand and Vonnegut use the theme of individualism vs. collectivism to show the oppression of each society‚ the fear used to control its citizens and the characters that rebel. In both stories‚ oppression is used to make everyone equal. The government in Anthem takes away its citizens’
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