night that covers me‚ Black as the pit from pole to pole‚ I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody‚ but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade‚ And yet the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate‚ How charged with punishments the scroll‚ I am the master of my
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ENVIRONMENT Defining Environment Is the circumstances or conditions that surround one; surroundings. It is the totality of circumstances surrounding an organism or group of organisms‚ especially: The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth‚ development‚ and survival of organisms: Is the complex of social and cultural conditions affecting the nature of an individual or community Hence therefore we can classify components of environment as follows;
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Compare the effects of the use of different narrative voice in “Miramar” and “Devil on the Cross”. In both Ngugi’s “Devil on the Cross” and Naguib’s “Miramar” we see a distinctive use of polyphony to convey both the political stances and social viewpoints of the authors. Although‚ the use of this literary technique differs between the two novels‚ the authors both have the same intention of persuading the reader to agree with their personal stand-point. Ngugi’s use of this literary narrative technique
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Hostetler Latifah‚ Queen “Who You Callin’ a Bitch” Remix: Reading & Composing Culture. Ed. Catherine G. Latterell. Boston‚ MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s. 2010. 36. Print. Lopez‚ Jennifer “Give It All You’ve Got” Remix: Reading & Composing Culture Maathai‚ Wangari “Trees for Democracy” Remix: Reading & Composing Culture. Ed. Catherine G. Latterell. Boston‚ MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s. 2010. 603. Print. Neville Tim “Once Upon a Time in a Tent” Remix: Reading & Composing Culture Roiphe‚ Katie “Profiles
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Even Through Trial And Error Never Give Up In Evolution of a Criminal Darius knew his mother needed help so he made the choice to rob a bank He and two others stopped at a pawn shop and made a bomb threat to the school over the phone‚ so this distracted the police giving them enough time to go in and rob the bank. In “Invictus” he showed that he was the one who made his choices by saying (I am the master of my fate). It took the police a while but they found out that Darius was one of the
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the pain. He had “not winced nor cried aloud” meaning publicly he had not dealt with his pain and suffering. The imagery of his head “bloody‚ but unbowed” is so vivid and clear. His agony and pain is obvious to an observer‚ represented by the bloody head‚ yet he had not given up and had no intentions of giving up on life‚ represented by his unbowed head. This internal conflict occurred for many years‚ yet due to his unconquerable soul he is unafraid‚ as stated in the eleventh and twelfth lines
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winced nor cried aloud”‚ the author tries to convey the image of him unyielding to pain and fear. He did not complain nor cried to god. “Under the bludgeonings of the chances. My head is bloody‚ but unbowed”. These two lines describe the torture of hell he experience in his bloody path‚ yet he stands unbowed with his head high up. The narrator conveys the golden hard spirit of himself who
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Standing up for what is right is the hardest thing anyone can do. This is what the main characters do in Anthem and Invictus do. The two characters in the book Anthem by Ayn Rand and the poem Invictus by William Henley both face very dark and troubling points in their respective stories. While many other people in the story turn around and accept the dark times both the main characters stand up to the darkness never giving up in the most troubling points in their life. The main characters in Invictus
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thanking “whatever gods may be” for providing him with his “unconquerable soul.” Henley purposefully uses the term "gods" as a passive aggressive challenge to this fundamental Christian belief in monotheism. He also states that his head has remained “unbowed‚” referencing his refusal to submit when times are hard. The “bludgeonings” that have beat Henley down most surely represents his hardships‚ while the bowing down represents submission to Christian ideology and to God himself. His refusal to surrender
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The Role of Education in Nation Building – a Canadian Perspective Address to Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology 11/03/10 Kakamega‚ Western Province Kenya “There is no higher calling than to be a part of something greater than oneself” Good morning…jambo sana Executive officers of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology‚ University Faculty Members‚ Students‚ Friends and Colleagues It is a rare privilege for me to be with you today at Musinde Muliro University of
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