T H E HEAT O F NEUTRALIZATION O F STRONG ACIDS AND BASES IN H I G H L Y DILUTE AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS] Can. J. Chem. Downloaded from www.nrcresearchpress.com by 86.145.230.179 on 01/15/13 For personal use only. ABSTRACT Heats of neutralization of sulphuric and hydrochloric acids by sodium hydroxide have been determined‚ using a microcalorimeter of the Tian-Calvet type. The range of concentrations employed was 5x10-" N to 3x10-* N‚which is sufficiently low to permit an accurate extrapolation to be
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IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) e-ISSN : 2279-0837‚ p-ISSN : 2279-0845 PP 34-36 www.iosrjournals.org Socio cultural factors in the play of Wole Soyinka’s the Lion and the Jewel and Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana: a Comparative Study K. Saravanan‚ PhD Research Scholar‚ Government Arts College‚ Coimbatore I. Introduction The word ―culture‖ itself is so difficult to pin down; ―cultural studies‖ is hard to define. According to Elaine Showalter ―cultural is a model of feminine
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teeming with humor and melancholy‚ both Orsino and Olivia stand out as perfect examples of how romance can be so influential and overpowering in one’s life. It is therefore interesting to note the similarities in their attitudes towards love and other strong emotions. In the following paragraphs‚ I will attempt to explore these phenomena and uncover the true message behind these intricacies. At the start of the play‚ Orsino can be seen pining away in a melancholic mood for his inamorata‚ Olivia. He talks
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The period in American History from 1781 to 1789‚ when the United States was organized under the Articles of Confederation‚ was not characterized by a strong and effective government‚ but instead provided the framework upon which a more effective government could be built. The Articles of Confederation‚ since they prevented a strong central government from having power over states’ rights‚ tended to create problems for a government that wished to rule with any amount of authority. This was particularly
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Analysis: Telephone Conversation by Wole Soyinka. Set in the 1960s‚ written in the first person narrative manner‚ the poem “Telephone Conversation” by Wole Soyinka is a poetic satire against the widespread racism in the modern Western society. As a student from Nigeria‚ the poet had encountered firsthand such parochial attitude‚ and had learnt to take it in his stride‚ the poem is thus influenced by his personal experience. The poem is about a telephone conversation in England between the poet‚
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Telephone Conversation‚ by Wole Soyinka is about racism; more specifically‚ it is about the way people both white and black fail to communicate clearly about matters of race. The narrator of the poem describes a telephone conversation in which he reaches a deal with a landlady to rent an apartment. He feels that he must let her know that he is black: Nothing remained But self-confession. "Madam‚" I warned‚"I hate a wasted journey—I am African." This is where the lapses in communication begin.
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Telephone Conversation by Wole Soyinka. Soyinka’s Telephone Conversation depicts a conversation between a white lady and an African American man which casts a harsh light on the racism and prejudice which grips society. The title reveals the fact that two people are talking on the phone‚ so the beginning of the poem is on a positive note: The man is searching for a house and the land lady has named a considerable price‚ and the area where it is located is an impartial and not racially prejudiced
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countries of the Caribbean‚ North Africa‚ and Latin America. The movement’s sympathizers included French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre and Jacques Roumain‚ founder of the Haitian Communist party. The movement would later find a major critic in Wole Soyinka‚ the Nigerian playwright and poet‚ who believed that a deliberate and outspoken pride in their color placed black people continually on the defensive‚ saying notably "Un tigre ne proclâme pas sa tigritude‚ il saute sur sa proie‚" or "A tiger doesn’t
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either contribute to ones personal development or to ones destruction. In the play ‘Othello’ by William Shakespeare and also the poem “Telephone Conversation” by Wole Soyinka the Protagonists make many discoveries that lead to their misfortune. Through skilful character synthesis and enforced language techniques Shakespeare and Wole Soyinka outlines the consequences of duplicity within human nature‚ how discovering false realities can lead to unwarranted feelings and One’s positive discovery may lead
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At the theater department’s performance of Wole Soyinka’s "Death and the Kings Horseman"‚ the cast performed with great agility‚ and paying attention to detail and a full embodiment of the symbolism and metaphoric depth of the text. When asked about the meaning of the play‚ the author stated "The Colonial Factor is an incident‚ a catalytic incident merely. The confrontation in the play is largely metaphysical‚ contained in the human vehicle which is Elesin and the universe of the Yoruba mind - the
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