A Study of Two African Short Stories: “The Garden of Evil” by William Saidi and “The Wicked Tongue” by Mohammed Moulessehoul The stories incorporated in the book‚ Hot Days Long Nights‚ which also comprises the two stories to be studied‚ relate different scenarios and pictures of the African continent. They are compact and precise‚ giving the readers an insight to the customary laws and traditions of its people. Some of them depict the painful collective memory of wars‚ while the others narrate
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apparitions they showed to Macbeth. Macbeth could’ve been a perfect target for them to bring about this chaos. Macbeth is a strong soldier‚ he has killed enemies in war‚ and perhaps the witches knew his true nature("by the prickling of my thumb‚ something wicked this way comes..."). The extent of their influenced is demonstrated through their predictions‚ they are temptations and a form of flattery which Macbeth eventually gave into. On one hand‚ Lady Macbeth has the far greater influence because she is Macbeth’s
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“Oklahoma! Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.” These iconic song lyrics are from the chart-topping musical Oklahoma!. This musical introduced‚ the now idolized‚ Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein (Brockett pg. 462). Rogers and Hammerstein wrote the musical‚ in hopes of making it on Broadway. Instead‚ they wrote a musical that started the next great era to sweep through Broadway. The Golden Age of Broadway was the beginning of a transformation that would later lead to one of the most
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“I hope you have not been leading a double life‚ pretending to be wicked and being good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.” (IOBE P.24). Most people would not create another life in order to obtain happiness as their own should give them enough pleasure. In Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest‚ not one‚ but two characters end up leading a double life with the same name. Jack Worthing is an upper-class man who lives in the country being Cecily Cardew’s guardian. When not in the country
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about the early stages of his experiment: “I felt younger‚ lighter‚ happier in body… a solution of the bonds of obligation‚ an unknown but not an innocent freedom of the soul. I knew myself‚ at the first breath of this new life‚ to be more wicked‚ tenfold more wicked‚ sold
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which i enjoyed. It was a metal coaster that zoomed through on its red tracks. We rode the Magnum and decided to move onto Wicked Twister. Wicked Twister was one of my favorite rides because although it was really simple‚ it gave us a great view of Lake Erie. The ride had a U-shaped curve‚ the coaster went from one end to another with twists on each end. Once we rode the Wicked Twister a couple of times we decided it was time to find our parents for a small lunch break. We searched for around 10 minutes
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daughter’s name was Gretel and his son’s name was Hansel. Hansel and Gretel had a wicked stepmother that did not like the children and wanted to get rid of them. The stepmother was very selfish and did not care about the well being of the children at all. The family was running short on food and the man worried about what the family would eat to survive. The father was a craftsman and did not make much money. The wicked stepmother suggested that the man take the children to the forest at daybreak and
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Criminals Should Be Punished Or Not Debate criminals deserve to be punished. Most of the people would not hesitate to claim that those who break the law should be punished ans]d put into prison as long as possible in case they continue to endager our lives and property. Also‚ if criminals are not given any punishment they may commit crimes again and again.Crime in general is the worst thing a person can do because it violates the law and it is a violation against the victims.Therefore‚ to protect
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adapted time and time again in form of movies‚ such as the Muppets Wizard of Oz and Robots‚ into musicals like "Wicked"‚ into cartoons like Family guy‚ Futurama‚ Barbie and Simpson’s. Scenes from the movie have become classic Hollywood scenes used over and over again‚ such as the Guards and chase scene at the Wick Witch of the West’s castle‚ and the Munchkin’s celebration of the Wicked Witch of the East’s Death. "Ding Dong"‚ a song form that scene‚ is sung everywhere‚ and Elton John wrote a hit song
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hell from me shall ye bear mother‚ mother’ this shows Edward doesn’t care about his mother and wants his mother to have a bad life‚ hell suggests condemned souls and devils in some religions it also suggests the place of eternal punishment for the wicked after death. The use of repetition and rhyme in the poem is very good‚ the use of repetition is all of the way through the poem and the first and third line is repeated in every stanza‚ we see repetition when Edward says ‘ill set foot
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