0. Introduction: Meaning of Cohesion One thing that comes to mind at the mention of cohesion is the word: text. A text can be written or spoken‚ prose or verse‚ dialogue or monologue‚ etc. It ranges from a few sentences to thousands. A text is not usually defined by size. It is not a grammatical unit but a semantic unit; it is a unit of language in use and any attempt to analyse a text usually shows that it is a product of an ongoing process of meaning. Cohesion prevents texts from being a
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William Usdin ENGL 157 – Exam #1 8.15.12 Orientalism in Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North “Prospero‚ you are the master of illusion. Lying is your trademark. And you have lied so much to me (lied about the world‚ lied about me) that you have ended by imposing on me an image of myself. Underdeveloped‚ you brand me‚ inferior‚ that is the way you have forced me to see myself‚ I detest the image! What’s more‚ it’s a lie! But now I know you‚ you old cancer‚ and I know myself as well.” Caliban
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2011 International Conference on Languages‚ Literature and Linguistics IPEDR vol.26 (2011) © (2011) IACSIT Press‚ Singapore Exploring the Post-Colonial Literary Canon Sandhya Rao Mehta Sultan Qaboos University‚ Oman Abstract. This paper addresses some the most prominent problematics of working with an established literary canon‚ including the extent to which‚ when implemented in universities worldwide‚ it represents the emerging concerns of diverse communities across the world. The main argument
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Soyinka’s Kongi Harvest (1970) Soyinka was born in 1934; he is a Nigerian writer who completes his study in Ibadan University. Soyinka has played an active role in Nigeria’s political history and reflects the reality of his nation after independence. Soyinka deals with fictional African place called Isma where power moved from the old tradition order of the Oba to the modern order of Kongi. Kongi is already a ruler who feels that he has to legitimate his power and to be benevolent in the eyes
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his play The Lion and the Jewel‚ Soyinka expresses his opinions about society through his characters‚ as many authors do in their writing. One of the characters‚ Baroka‚ frequently seeks to take more wives despite his age and subjects his current wives to humiliating tasks such as plucking his armpit hairs and tickling his feet as a way of showing his power over them. Through the characterization of Baroka and the attitudes of other characters in the play‚ Soyinka explores the idea that a man needs
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UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA SYLLABI FOR THREE-YEAR B.A. HONOURS & GENERAL COURSES OF STUDIES ENGLISH 2010 1 W.E.F. 2010-2011 SYLLABI FOR THREE-YEAR B.A( HONOURS & GENERAL) COURSES OF STUDIES IN ENGLISH‚2010 HONOURS Word-limit for the answers for the honours papers Full marks of the questions → 16 7 12 8 14 4 9 5 18 10 15 35 20 Word-limit of the answers → 600 250 450 300 500 150 350 200 700 400 550 1000
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Publication Information: Book Title: The Lion and the Jewel. Contributors: Wole Soyinka - author. Publisher: Oxford University Pre Place of Publication: London. Publication Year: 1963. Page Number: 64. Wole Soyinka THE LION and the JEWEL LONDON Oxford University Press IBADAN 1963 Questia Media America‚ Inc. www.questia.com Publication Information: Book Title: The Lion and the Jewel. Contributors: Wole Soyinka - author. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Place of Publication: London. Publication
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INTRODUCTION Many Nigerians were aware of the rot in the nation under the years of military dictatorship‚ but hardly knew the magnitude of the rot. As it is with the nation‚ so it is with the education sector; only those saddled with the responsibility of administering our education system can appreciate the crisis in the education system. And just as the damage done to the nation will take a long time to correct‚ sanitizing the education sector will take quite some years of continuous and determined
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ago. Although the Border Collie is ranked at #1 smartest breeds of dogs‚ other breeds fall on intelligence list. The top 10 smartest dog breeds. (Kane) The Border Collie was originally known as the “scotch dog.” This breed was bred to think independently and at long distances from human shepherds. They have the problem solving intelligence and strong working drive to maintain control of the flock. On the list of top 10 smartest dog breeds the Border Collie is ranked #1. The Poodle was originally
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African literature has been to reposition the African continent from its negative portrayal by the colonial masters. The imperialists showcased African people as naïve. It is this battle that prompted the likes of Chinua Achebe‚ Ngugi wa Thiong’o and Wole Soyinka to write in defence of the continent through literature. The effort to defend ushered in some confrontations between Western critics and their African counterparts. Nnolim in Issues in African Literature writes‚ …the West African novel was born
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