Once Upon a Time by GABRIEL OKARA Once upon a time‚ son‚ they used to laugh with their hearts and laugh with their eyes: but now they only laugh with their teeth‚ while their ice-block-cold eyes search behind my shadow. There was a time indeed they used to shake hands with their hearts: but that’s gone‚ son. Now they shake hands without hearts: while their left hands search my empty pockets. ‘Feel at home’! ‘Come again’: they say‚ and when I come again and feel at home‚ once‚ twice‚ there will be
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AN INTERESTING PERSON I ONCE MET During the last school holidays. I often went out for walks in the evenings‚ and the beach was one of my favourite choices. It was there that I met an interesting person. He was sitting under a coconut tree where a fishing boat was moored. His gaze was fixed on something far away‚ something as far‚ perhaps‚ as the horizon. He was hardly aware of my approach. But‚ as I halted my steps‚ about two metres away from him‚ he turned and greeted me with a toothless smile
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Tuareg * They were once nomads throughout the Sahara. * The Tuareg today are found mostly in North Africa and West Africa. * Total population: 5.2 million * Niger: 1‚720‚000 (1998) * Mali: 1‚440‚000 (1991) * The language of the Tuareg is called Tamaschek. * Religion:Islam * They call themselves Kel Tamasheq/Kel Tamajaq‚ Kel Tagelmust or Imuhaq/Imuscha. * The most legendary of Tuareg leaders was Tin Hinan * Other confederation leaders followed under
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In book one of “The Once and Future King” we are introduced to a young character named Wart; a foster child who is left in the care of Sir Ector. Kay‚ Ector’s son‚ is being trained in the ways of knighthood to one day take over his father’s throne. Wart found many ways to keep him entertained as Kay was being trained. Wart came across an old magician by the name of Merlyn who has proclaimed himself as Wart’s tutor/mentor. Over the next few years Merlyn instilled much wisdom in Wart by turning him
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Once Upon a Time is a bedtime story to children in which the author takes critical steps to show and bring the reader into the life of the unknown. The author of the passage gives the short story in fine pinpoint details that she gave off the fact that this has happened to her. In the passage she describes a family of which is in great fear of the surrounding area people of color. She depicts a joyous lifestyle that this family is living but of which the fear of the unknown involuntarily kills their
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The Blind Boy O SAY what is that thing call’d Light‚ Which I must ne’er enjoy; What are the blessings of the sight‚ O tell your poor blind boy! You talk of wondrous things you see‚ You say the sun shines bright; I feel him warm‚ but how can he Or make it day or night? My day or night myself I make Whene’er I sleep or play; And could I ever keep awake With me ’twere always day. With heavy sighs I often hear You mourn my hapless woe; But sure with patience I can
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I think that the first section of the book is very well written‚ and you really do get the sense that the author knew what was happening on the wide-scale. In some books‚ the author can only focus on 1 small element‚ whereas the introduction to this gives a broad sweeping overview of so many different things - many of which made it into the movie; the new Air-Cavalry concept‚ the emphasis placed on small-unit and larger-unit training exercises‚ the command structure being shifted to allow for the
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Self-reliance is defined as reliance on oneself or one’s powers‚ resources‚ etc. according to dictionary.com. In T.H White’s The Once and Future King‚ Merlyn teaches Arthur to be more self-reliant. Self-reliance is a prominent theme in the novel because it helps Arthur to become king at the end of Book I. Arthur is taught self-reliance through the animal transformations‚ then uses them to pull the sword out of the stone The Wart becomes more self-reliant due to Merlin’s teachings through transforming
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‘Everything not forbidden is compulsory’ as wrote by the 20th-century writer‚ T.H. White in his Arthurian novel‚ The Once and Future King‚ displaying the authoritative rule of many totalitarian governments. Totalitarianism has been a central theme in many notable dystopian novels such as Margaret Atwood’s‚ The Handmaid’s Tale‚ Ray Bradbury’s‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ and John Wyndham’s‚ The Chrysalids. Perhaps the reason why totalitarianism is featured heavily throughout literature is perhaps because these
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Ideal teacher The ideal teacher is creative‚ insightful‚ informative‚ and encourages students to solve their problems through deductive reasoning. In my life I have had several teachers of all different types. I’ve been lucky enough to have people to teach me about life‚ and general living strategy‚ as well as traditional academic teachers that we generally associate with the word teacher. I believe I have a good understanding of what I believe to the ideal teacher. The ideal teacher is creative
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