The Telephone Conversation by Wole Soyinka The Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka (born 1935) was one of the few African writers to denounce the slogan of Negritude as a tool of autocracy. He also was the first black African to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Wole Soyinka was born July 13‚ 1934 in Abeokuta a village on the banks of the River Ogun in the western area of Nigeria. His mother was a Christian convert so devout that he nicknamed her "Wild Christian" and he father was the scholarly
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is to go out to the East or West Indies… and return home with a liver-complaint” or “To be in want of [money]... is to marry your landlady‚ or not the person you would wish‚” Hazlitt clarifying that it would not be the person whom it would be prefered to marry‚ in case there were an individual in this hypothetical scenario who would indeed want to marry their landlady. These hypotheticals speak to the reader saying that there are many different scenarios that could occur from the want of money and
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Harris is a vain fellow who pretends to be extremely hard working but usually pushes off the burden on other people. he is outspoken and does not hesitate to tell his friends what he thinks about them even if it may not be pleasant. for example he outwardly tells george that his new blazer is utterly revolting and that he must not wear it around them (harris and j). when harris takes on a job he makes a huge fuss out of it like the narator;s uncle podger. it may not be anything majorly important
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utilitarianism. Utilitarianism attempts to distinguish between right and wrong by measuring a decision based on its calculated worth. Raskolnikov appears to employ the fundamentals of utilitarianism by pitting the negative consequences of murdering his old landlady against the positive benefits that her money would bestow onto society. However‚ a true follower of utilitarianism would be outraged at Raskolnikov’s claim that murdering the old woman can be considered morally right. Raskolnikov arbitrarily leaves
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Regeneration focuses on troubled soldiers ’ mental states during WW1. The Craiglockhart setting allows Barker to explore the psychological effects of warfare on men who went to fight and also their feelings about the war and the military ’s involvement in it. While the focus of the novel is firmly on the male perspective (indeed Barker claimed she had partly chosen this novel to prove she could ’do men as well as women ’)‚ there is a small but important female presence. When WW1 began in 1914
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East/West Film directed by Régis Wargnier Characters: Marie Alexei Serioja-son of Alexei and Marie Gabrielle-French actress Sacha-swimmer‚ grandson of Alexei and Marie’s first landlady Pirogov-KGB inspector Olga-Alexei and Marie’s snoopy neighbor Chronology: June 1946-Alexei‚ Marie and Serioja return to the USSR 1948-Marie helps Sacha escape USSR 1954-Marie is released from Soviet prison Late 1980s-Alexei rejoins his family in France Questions: How did Joseph Stalin encourage emigrants to return
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It had been a usual week at 221B Baker Street for the consulting detective. Well‚ the norm since his best friend’s wife‚ Mary‚ had passed. Why had he provoked the receptionist? Why? If he would have kept quiet then she might of still been alive and god why did she have to step out in front of him. The bullet was meant for him not her. He should have been the one who died. She could have lived a long prosperous life raising her and John’s daughter‚ Rosamund. Sherlock took a long drag of the cigarette
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How is Prejudice Explored in the Poems ’Still I Rise’ and ’Telephone Conversation’? ’Telephone Conversation’ by Wole Soyinka and ’Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou tackle the social injustice of discrimination. Both poems lack in similarities‚ the only one being theme‚ yet possess an abundance of differences. Although both poems convey the same theme‚ they differ in their means of conveyance. For instance they both explore prejudice and discrimination but through different types of language‚ imagery
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Callum Fisher How do the writers Benjamin Zephaniah and Wole Soyinka challenge racism in their poems ‘Neighbours’ and ‘ Telephone Conversation’? In times of great stress or trauma‚ poetry has always proved as a perfect medium for people to voice their views and opinions‚ and to get them heard. Two prime examples of this are Benjamin Zephaniah and Wole Soyinka’s respective ‘Neighbours’ and ‘Telephone Conversation’. Both poems address the subject of racism and attempt to tackle racial stereotypes
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Psychoanalysis of Raskolnikov’s Horse Dream in Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment To completely capture the essence of a human being‚ and discover inner qualities that he may not even know he has‚ it is necessary to analyze deep into a person’s subconscious. In other words‚ an analysis of his or her dreams would have to occur. Dreams are the door to the inner workings of the mind just as eyes are the windows to the soul; they are able to relay what a person’s subconscious is trying to say‚ because
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