Plot of Each Chapter of Things Fall Apart Chapter One The story takes place within the Igbo community of Umuofia in eastern Nigeria. In this chapter‚ the characters are introduced. The main character‚ Okonkwo is a great man among the Igbo tribe and is well known throughout the nine villages and beyond. Okonkwo’s father‚ Unoka was a lazy and wasteful man who often borrowed money from neighbors and he was considered a failure and a laughing stock within the community. Since Okonkwo’s father wasn’t
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Built To Last - Summary of Key Points Written by James Collins & Jerry Porras both are associated with Stanford About this book: This summary of Built to Last is included because if one is going to change an organization‚ one needs to know what to change towards. This book is one of the best we know of that answers that question. It is one of the best pieces of research done on why certain organizations are more successful over time than others. Because its time horizon is a minimum of 50 years
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A Farewell to Arms – Plot Elements In the novel “A Farewell to Arms” by Ernest Hemingway‚ readers are provided with a variety of literary elements. Hemingway used these elements to tell a story of war‚ love‚ and life. Within the novel readers are given a first person narrative of the accounts experienced by Lieutenant Frederic Henry. Hemingway also used setting and characterization to help the story become as real as possible. The following paragraphs will explore Hemingway
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The Wedding Dance By: Amador Daguio Plot: The story started with a married couple‚ Awiyao and Lumnay‚ who were separating for the reason that they could not have a baby even if they have been married for so long. Awiyao‚ the husband‚ has to marry another woman despite the fact that he is still in love with his wife‚ Lumnay. It is because of their tribes tradition that if a couple could not bear a child together‚ they need to separate in order for the man to find a woman who could bear him a son
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Plot Summary Forrest Gump is the story of an incredibly kind and gentle person who is also what some people might call "mildly retarded." It’s true that he is not too smart‚ but he is very fortunate‚ because he has a mother and friend who love him dearly. Forrest is born and raised in rural Alabama‚ in the Southern United States. He grows up with his mother‚ who rents out rooms in the family house to people traveling through the area. Despite his lack of sophistication‚ and the
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Plot Summary – The Simple Gift The story The Simple Gift by Steven Herrick‚ focuses on Billy‚ who is a sixteen year old boy living in Australia. Billy reveals himself as a reject‚ a thief and a troubled character who rejects school. Billy’s ‘alienation’ is a cause of the combination of all his troubles‚ his abusive father‚ rejection from school‚ bad neighbourhood. Billy runs away from his family on a freight train‚ and packs a set of unusual things like cigarettes and alcohol. Whilst catching a
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Research Question: Does the Leaf Mining Fly (Phytoliriomyza jacarandae) have an effect on a single species of tree that is indigenous to South Africa or does it only affect the alien invasive Jacaranda tree (Jacaranda mimosifolia) Hypothesis: It is expected that the Leaf Mining Fly (Phytoliriomyza jacarandae) has an effect on at least one species of tree indigenous to South Africa. Aim: To determine whether the Leaf Mining Fly (Phytoliriomyza jacarandae) has an effect on any single species of tree
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12 Angry Men The plot of 12 Angry Men revolves around the murder trail of a Latino boy who is accused of killing his father. The conviction of the boy would mean a death sentence and the destiny of the boy’s life is in the hands of twelve male jurors of ranging personalities. The case seems open and shut with a murder weapon and several witnesses to place the boy at the scene of the crime. For eleven of the jurors the decision is apparent that the boy is guilty but for one juror‚ Mr. Davis (Henry
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that are dependent upon the pH of the reacting solution. In our study‚ the researchers used a lampunaya leaf that also contains anthocyanins With the knowledge of this‚ we decided to come up with a study about lampunaya leaf extract as an acid-base indicator. There are three reasons why we conducted this study: first‚ we want to discover new things. We would like o know if the lampunaya leaf extract would be an effective acid-base indicator and as far as we have known there are only a few researches
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------------------------------------------------- Animal Farm: Plot Summary ‹ Previous PageNext Page › Manor Farm is a small farm in England run by the harsh and often drunk Mr. Jones. One night‚ a boar named Old Major gathers all the animals of Manor Farm together. Knowing that he will soon die‚ Old Major gives a speech in which he reveals to the animals that men cause all the misery that animals endure. Old Major says that all animals are equal and urges them to join together to rebel. He teaches
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