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    he is the worst of all." (Aristotle). Okonkwo is a perfect example of Aristotle’s quote in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. Even though he is said to be the most powerful man in Umuofia‚ Okonkwo’s personal imperfections of fear‚ failure and uncontrollable anger do not allow him true eminence as a human being. Okonkwo is one of the most influential men in the Ibo tribe. In his tribe‚ he is both feared and honored. Which is evident by this quote‚ "Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages

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    Abstract :The purpose of the experiment is to explore elastic and inelastic collisions in order to study the conservation of momentum and energy. The guided track‚ carts‚ photogates ‚ 250 g weight and picket fences were the primary components used in the procedural part of the experiment. Each experiment involved the use of the photogates and picket fences to measure the initial and final velocities of both carts when they collide. The data was collected and translated to a graphical model for further

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    public man and the private man. Though he may seem and portray a very masculine character‚ that is actually a facade. In reality‚ Okonkwo is a man loaded with insecurity. Due to his fear of being judged and failing‚ eventually‚ he resorted to hanging himself at the end of the novel. Personally‚ I feel that his death was not one expected. Throughout the book‚ Okonkwo shows his determination to succeed. He was driven by the fear of his father- to avoid being weak and feminine‚ and as such‚ he developed

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    Britains position at the margin of the collision between Laurussia and Gondwana‚ has meant that it has recorded much of this collision allowing us to reconstruct the history of the Pangaean supercontinent. Southern England in particular provides us with an abundance of evidence‚ which can be used to help recreate the lifecycle of this supercontinent. 520 Ma ago‚ much of the Earths continental landmasses exisited as two large continents‚ Gondwana and Laurentia‚ seprated by 7000km of the Iapetus Ocean

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    were treated very poorly. This is a huge cultural collision in Heart of Darkness. This collision greatly affects many of the characters within the book. Kurtz is one of the main characters who is affected. The collision causes him to change from an honest man to one who has succumbed to the darkness in his heart. Every man has a “darkness” in his heart that comes out in challenging situations. This darkness is what changes Kurtz. The cultural collision of the Europeans and natives has caused Kurtz to

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    Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe shows and explains the african culture during the time period that had much change in the community. Many stories and textbooks are made by the winning side. This story however is explained from the opposite point of view. The character Okonkwo from Things Fall Apart meets Aristotle’s definition of the tragic hero to an extent because only some of his characteristics lead to a downfall in the story. The characteristics he fits by the definition of tragic hero are

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    Apart‚ a novel by Chinua Achebe‚ Achebe portrays Okonkwo as a strong man who does not like change. Achebe also shows Okonkwo’s social status‚ anger‚ and unwillingness to change. Collision challenges Okonkwo’s sense of identity in the novel‚ and shows how Okonkwo is unwilling to change under the British influence.   Okonkwo before the Western influence was well-known in many villages. Okonkwo became well-known by defeating "the cat" during wrestling. Okonkwo worked hard during his childhood to support

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    tragic hero named Okonkwo living in the struggles of his changing Ibo culture. Okonkwo is a tragic hero with characteristics such as high social class‚ excessive pride‚ and most importantly‚ a tragic flaw. These characteristics described by Aristotle‚ a famous Greek philosopher‚ represents Okonkwo’s downfall that leads to his tragedy. Aristotle described that tragic heroes usually start off from a high position in society. This makes the hero’s downfall more dramatic. Even though Okonkwo is not from a

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