“Despite our hardships‚ there were also joys in our childhood”. Explore the ways in which Li’s childhood was both one of great deprivations and one of great riches. The novel‚ “Mao’s Last Dancer”‚ was written by Li Cunxin. It tells his riveting tale of growing up in a poor family of six boys‚ living in a village in China under Mao’s reign. It goes on to share his eventual defection to the United States as an artistic dancer. His childhood was filled with both hardships and joys. But both helped
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Dialectical Journals 1. "His fame rested on solid personal achievements." Pg. 3 paragraph 1 All fame begins when you do something noticeable. For example‚ actors and actresses build upon their careers and reputations by achieving excellence in their personal goals‚ as well as perfecting their public performance. 2. " It was said that when he slept‚ his wives and children in his houses could hear him breathe." Pg. 4 paragraph 1 One question that comes to mind when I read this is if
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snake in the grass‚ ignorant; coward • • • • • • Symbols • Pg. 2- egwugwu- a person that imitates an ancestral village spirit; used to teach them tunes. • Yams-crop‚ the more fields of yams you have the higher you are in society. Yams are a symbol of wealth and power‚pg.4 Yams are thought of as godly‚ there is a God of yams named Ifejioku. They are the king of crops. • Kola‚ pg.3- symbolizes life • Cowries- money‚pg.5 • Twins- ozu; outcast who are thrown in the evil forest‚ and can’t cut
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stomach. Ani the earth goddess didn’t find that death acceptable so therefore his body could not be buried and was sent to the Evil Forest to rot‚ making Okonkwo more ashamed. People donated many seeds to Okonkwo when he was preparing his first farm in yams‚ but the growing season later turned into a disaster as well as for other farmers in the village. The village suffered first a big drought‚ then next endless
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respected as people either. They were thought of as property to the men‚ producers of children‚ and laborers. The women were to take care of the children‚ educate them‚ prepare the meals‚ and take care of the harvest. Although the women did not grow the yams‚ because they were considered a “man’s crop”‚ they grew other types of harvest that became just as important to the
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UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT. COURSE CODE: AED 713 COURSE TITLE: EXTENSION ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION BY CHUKWUEMEKA A. NKWOCHA QUESTION: SET UP AN EXTENSION PROGRAME ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE NUTRITION OF A RURAL SETTING‚ GOING THROUGH THE BASIC PROCESSES OF ADMINISTRATION. INTRODUCTION Good nutrition is very essential for a healthy living‚ and to achieve that‚ we have to eat balanced diet all the time. A balanced
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Did Genghis Khan have more of a positive or negative impact upon the people with which he came into contact with? Although Genghis Khan may have made some beneficial contributions to society‚ which made a long lasting impressions ours‚ such as improving the wellbeing of his nation‚ and conquering other territories. Genghis Khan had more of a negative impact upon the people with which he came into contact with because he believed he was the chosen one‚ and acted as a merciless emperor. Genghis Khan
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Chinua Achebe‚ the author of Things Fall Apart‚ was a Nigerian novelist‚ poet‚ professor‚ and critic. He was born on November 16‚ 1930 in Ogidi‚ Nigeria Protectorate and died on March 21‚ 2013 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. He was raised in the town of Igbo by his parents‚ Isaiah Okafo Achebe and Janet Anaenechi Iloegbunam. He had always excelled at school and was interested in English and Literature. As he studied in university‚ he slowly became more and more interested in African cultures and began
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Unoka had laughed at him and said that he would first pay the others whom he owed more money. After his father’s death‚ Okonkwo‚ though young‚ won fame as the greatest wrestler. Since then‚ he has become a wealthy farmer‚ with two barns full of yams. He also had three wives and two honorific titles and was a great warrior. Everybody respected him in the village for his achievements. Chapter 2 Okonkwo had just prepared for bed when the town crier’s voice is heard. The message is that every
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the son of a priestess the son of a rich man the son of a failure 5. In his youth‚ Okwonko gained fame in a boxing match‚ where he beat a boxer called the Fox in a wrestling match‚ where he beat a wrestler called the Cat in the Festival of the New Yam‚ when he played the flute in a clan meeting‚ where he argued eloquently for peace 6. Okonkwo’s father was named Ikemefuna Obierika Unoka Nwoye 7. Okonkwo has two wives four wives one wife three wives 8. Okonkwo is driven to extreme behaviors in part
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