Song of the Whale About whaling in Japan 1st- metaphor describing the whale as a heaving mountain /the lines describing the whale getting killed/ describe the whale crying out/heard whale singing‚ describes it as grieving 2nd – singing to all the other whales and describes it as crying for its life/ the whale body would used for- lipstick for ‘painted’ faces‚ meaning makeup‚ and for shoe polish. 3rd- ‘tumbling - mountain’- vivid imagery of a massive‚ moving mound in the sea. 4th- ultrasonic-high
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Dalai Lama‚ the spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people‚ said‚ “Open your arms to change‚ but don’t let go of your values.” In Wole Soyinka’s 1975 play‚ Death and the Kings Horseman‚ the Yoruba and Western cultures perceive suicide in very different ways. The Yoruba’s view is that it is a supernatural form of redemption and Western societies saw it as a personal failure. Universally however‚ suicide is a very powerful act that affects people in one way or another. Throughout the entire
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The poem ‘Telephone Conversation’ is written by Wole Soyinka‚ who is Nigerian by origin. In the poem‚ the poet shows a telephone conversation between an African who is in search of a house and his landlady. The poet thus briefly explains the treatment of the African people in European countries‚ especially England‚ where the so-called ‘superior’ white people‚ suggesting the theme of racialism. This poem takes place in London as it is evident from the poem about the presence of a red booth‚ red pillar
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The Drama of Existence: Myths and Rituals in Wole Soyinka’s Theatre Rosa Figueiredo‚ Polytecnic of Guarda‚ Portugal Abstract: The citation for Soyinka’s 1986 Nobel prize for literature reads: “Who in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones‚ fashions the drama of existence”. The “wide cultural perspective” mentioned refers to the fact that Soyinka’s writings‚ especially the dramas for which he is best known‚ are at once deeply rooted in traditional African expressive and performance
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2014 Upper School Summer Reading Year 10 Dear Parents/Guardians‚ Once again we are looking forward to the summer reading programme for our St. Andrew’s students. This programme will essentially enable our students to maintain and improve their reading skills and vocabulary over the vacation period and prepare for the English courses. Moreover‚ we hope that your children will find pleasure in the ideas‚ people‚ places and writing styles that they will encounter. Since most of our students already
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of literary arts‚ by people nations‚ creeds‚ races‚ ethnics have seen; by people who have made fame and fortune writing for pleasure and fun‚ people like JP CLARK‚ PROF NIYI OSUNDARE‚CHIMANDA ADICHE and the enigmatic professor of professors WOLE SOYINKA they all maximized their potentials and became forces to be reckoned with universally‚ no doubt they are all talented
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1. Oxford (1996): Oxford Concise Dictionary of Sociology. New York‚ Oxford University Press. Rotimi‚ A. (2005): ‘Violence in the Citadel: The Menace of Secret Cults in the Nigerian Universities. Nordic Journal of African Studies‚ Vol. 12‚ No. 1. Soyinka‚ W. (2002): ‘Cults Counterculture and Perils of Ignorance’. Nigerian Tribune‚ 19 December. Thomas‚ D. (2002): ‘F9 – Cultists’. The Week‚ 14 February. Cultism. (2009). In the Free Dictionary. Retrieved February 04‚ 2009‚ from the Free Dictionary Online:
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for shaping long-term ethical behaviors in an organization. Although codes of ethics are recognized as one of the essential factors that affect the ethical criteria of organizations and their individuals (Stajkovic and Luthans‚ 1997)‚ I hold that strong ethical leadership is much more effective for shaping a long-term ethical behavior than codes of ethics. Briefly‚ for example‚ the people who disobey the code of ethics might not be punished‚ and in some cases they are rewarded as whose actions produce
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form‚ drama can be thought of as a story told through spoken remarks and stage directions. The encounters and interaction of speech: Lying Confronting Prevaricating Concealing Admitting Powerpoint Templates Page 4 Proclaiming For instance‚ Wole Soyinka writes for performance‚ but has the reading audience in mind. Nevertheless‚ drama is meant to be performed before an audience. The primary goal of drama is action. The director controls the drama. Drama is therefore‚ the most collaborative of all
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the end of the colonial era were primarily concerned with reinterpreting African history from an indigenous point of view that stressed the dignity of the African past. Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart (1952). AFRICAN WRITERS AND POETS Wole‚ Soyinka (Born in Nigeria‚ July 13‚ 1934) is the foremost English language poet and certainly the most celebrated playwright of Black Africa. His work earned him the 1986 Nobel Prize for literature. Combining Western dramatic forms with music‚ dance‚ and
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