Letterkunde Universiteit Gent Faculteit Letteren en Wijsbegeerte Academiejaar 2011-2012 Promotor: prof. dr. Stef Craps 1 Table of contents Foreword and Thanks Introduction Sexuality and Homosexuality in Africa Terminology “Africa” Literature study Wole Soyinka: The Interpreters (1965) Yulisa Amadu Maddy: No Past‚ No Present‚ No Future (1973) Rebeka Njau: Ripples in the Pool (1975) Ama Ata Aidoo: Our Sister Killjoy (1977) Tatamkhulu Afrika: “The Vortex” and “The Treadmill” (1996) Jude Dibia: Walking with
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Historia de la Lengua Inglesa – Año: 2011 Segundo parcial: domiciliario NIGERIAN ENGLISH Berardi‚ Lucía Introduction As Jennifer Jenkins states in her resource book World Englishes “... there are approximately seventy-five territories where English is spoken either as a first language (L1)‚ or as an official (i.e institutionalised) second language (L2) in fields such as government‚ law and education.”[1] There were two dispersals or diasporas of English that contributed
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Alexander Akande Professor. Rascoe English 1302 12th‚ July 2014 Rhetorical Analysis In Dinesh D’ Souza’s essay‚ "Two Cheers for Colonialism‚” he attempts to convince the audience about several concerns regarding colonialism and Western civilization. He employs various methods to make the audience see his point of view. He uses a lot of emotional appeals‚ humor‚ ethos‚ logos‚ and anecdotes
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Wole Soyinka‚ a contemporary Nigerian poet‚ says‚ “Power is domination‚ control‚ and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a lie.” The Wife of Bath‚ in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales‚ claims that this power and domination is what women crave‚ but specifically over their husbands and lovers. Amy Elliott‚ the main character in Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl‚ manipulates her husband emotionally and physically by framing him for her abduction and murder. When Amy’s plan goes awry‚ she decides to return
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Appendix I INDIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE (YEAR-12) EXAMINATION MARCH 2013 LIST OF PRESCRIBED TEXTBOOKS 13. Youth and the Tasks Ahead: Dr. Karan Singh ENGLISH (Compulsory) Paper 1. Language 14. My Struggle for Booker T. Washington No specific book is being recommended for background reading. 15. The Ailing Planet: The Green Movement’s Role: Nani Palkhivala Paper 2. Prescribed Texts (For Classes XI & XII) The following stories are to be studied: 1. The Portrait of a Lady:
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Nigeria Essay Located in West Africa‚ Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous worldwide. Thanks to its natural resources‚ especially oil‚ its economy is among the fastest growing in the world. From 1901 until its independence in 1960‚ Nigeria was a British colony. Great Britain decided to grant Nigeria its independence because after World War II Nigeria’s economy was very poor. Comprised of over 250 ethnic groups‚ as well as a population that is split religiously
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Assess the proposition that the ethnic rivalry between the Hutus and Tutsi people was the main contributing factor in the outbreak of the Rwandan Genocide In 1994. When assessing ethnic rivalry between the Hutus and the Tutsi it is evident that it was one of the significant factors that lead to the Rwandan Genocide. However‚ other contributing factors such as‚ the assassination of both the Rwandan and Burundi Presidents‚ the flaws in the demographic nature of the country‚ and the economic stance
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The Nobel Prize is an annual international award. It is bestowed in a number of categories by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel‚ the inventor of dynamite‚ established the prizes in 1895. The prizes in Physics‚ Chemistry‚ Physiology or Medicine‚ Literature‚ and Peace were first awarded in 1901. The Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo‚ Norway‚ while the other prizes are awarded in Stockholm‚ Sweden. The Nobel Prize
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Twentieth-century theatre describes a period of great change within the theatrical culture of the 20th century. There was a widespread challenge to long established rules surrounding theatrical representation; resulting in the development of many new forms of theatre‚ including modernism‚ Expressionism‚ political theatre and other forms of Experimental theatre‚ as well as the continuing development of already established theatrical forms like naturalism and realism. Throughout the century‚ the artistic
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New criticism approaches - FOUZIA LAKHMOR - G3 - S4 - ON : 530 New Criticism A literary movement that started in the late 1920s and 1930s and originated in reaction to traditional criticism that new critics saw as largely concerned with matters extraneous to the text‚ e.g.‚
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