NO MORE PROMISES Synopsis The theme of this essay “A democracy that delivers” is an apt one coming in the wake of Nigeria’s emerging democracy. This essay titled “No more promises” discusses democracy and its operations in Nigeria where I live. It examines governance in Nigeria within the context of the challenges of returning to a democratic system of governance after many years of military rule. It looks at citizens’ expectations and how far they have been met in ten years of a new democratic
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Compare/Contrast English 101 There are two different types of people in the dessert world‚ the pie people and the cake people. These two desserts are both wonder in my world but there are lots of differences in these two similar after dinner treats. Pies are warm‚ baked‚ with a gooey filling of your choice. They have a hard crust that is holding in all the fresh ingredients. Cakes on the other hand are usually room temperature or cool because if they were hot they icing would melt
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Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market is primarily about two sisters who have a very close bond. The sisters live alone and are accustomed to get water every evening from the local stream as they are beginning to walk back they are aware that it is getting dark now. As always the sisters hear the calls that are coming from the goblins. These goblins sell fruits that not every merchant has‚ and they only offer these to young‚ beautiful‚ and untouched girls. “On the surface‚ a simple and direct storytelling
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The Life of Christina Carter Sandy Alston Kaplan University The Life of Christina Carter Christina Carter displayed courage when she was discriminated against by people she thought was supposed to love and accept the life that she was destined to live. Even though she dealt with life threatening experiences that was a part of her life‚ she continued to fight her battles with confidence and determination living life to the fullest. Christina Carter‚ born Christopher Carter on August 14‚ 1968
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‘A Birthday’ is an upbeat‚ jubilant poem about love‚ written by Christina Rossetti in 1861. While many believe that this love she is expressing so effusively is about a man‚ I believe that it is about her new-found love for God. Rossetti‚ after all‚ was a very religious person. The poem‚ surprisingly‚ has an exuberant‚ lively tone‚ a great contrast to her other works‚ which almost always give a sense of gloom and bleakness. Rossetti creates a structured arrangement‚ allowing the images to flow smoothly
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Queen Christina starts dramatically with the death of the Swedish King in battle. Christina‚ the future queen is revealed through theatrical and celebratory music as people bow down to a little girl. Despite her baby voice‚ she tries to exude a witty‚ commanding attitude but she forgets her line‚ which reveals that she is indeed just a child. The movie fast-forwards 30 years post-war and Christina struggles to balance duty and her wish to fulfill a personal life. Early on in the movie she insists
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The Rossetti poetry exclusively portrays women as victims. The themes of women destroyed by love‚ by tragic lovers or by other means are also typical of this Rossetti poetry. Most of the times‚ women are represented as victims of a tragic love‚ as a sexual frustration or they represented a punishment of the female. Other subject is the representation of the fallen woman (women who had given in to seduction‚ living a life in sin). For example‚ in Cousin Kate‚ the narrator has been left by the Lord
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“Plan number one: push him off the life boat” (204). One of Pi’s survival plans was to kill Richard parker. He made plan after plan until he realized that the only way to survive is with him. To keep Richard parker alive he needs food and water‚ much like Pi. When Pi sees that Richard parker was hungry or thirsty‚ it reminded him to take care of himself as well. “After all‚ it was for Richard parker and he would have dispatched it with expert ease” (233). Pi starts killing fish not only for him to eat
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Life of Pi by Yann Martel is a fantasy adventure story‚ but with an underlying theme that I never expected. Let me begin with a brief synopsis. This is the story of Piscine Patel‚ nicknamed Pi‚ and his misadventures. He is a young teenage Indian boy‚ son of a zoo owner. Importantly‚ he is a practicing Hindu‚ Christian‚ and Muslim. His experiences growing up with animals‚ his family‚ and his faiths are the main topic of the first part. The second part of the book is about his misadventures at sea
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In the Filipino- American community‚ one of the most critical long-time issues is the broken promise of the U.S. government to those Filipino veterans who fought alongside the American military forces during World War II. These forgotten heroes still wait for the benefits that were once promised by the U.S. government. Of the 66 countries recognized for their help under the U.S. military service during the war‚ the Filipino soldiers are the only group yet to be fully acknowledged. Throughout the
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