thing that comes to mind is good food. Every year my mom‚ Mammaw and I start preparing several homemade dishes a day or two in advance so we can make sure that we have everything prepared. The food is very traditional with Thanksgiving turkey‚ ham‚ yams‚ deviled eggs‚ stuffing‚ potato salad and lemon ice box pie. That is our family tradition dessert. Delectable smells‚ good conversation‚ and the comfortable atmosphere make Thanksgiving one of my favorite meals of the year. I will always have fond
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Intelligence is an aspect for people to survive in a society because in order to do that people should be able to understand the dynamics of the society and also should be a successful member of it and in order to accomplish these two‚ some kind of intelligence is required. There are several opinions on different types of intelligences and their capacity of helping people out with fitting in the society‚ for example; some claim that higher level of IQ is more important to fit in the society and some
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Velvety Cauliflower Soup All out Time: 35 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Serves: 4 Fixings: 1 head cauliflower‚ slashed 1/2 onion‚ hacked 2 garlic cloves‚ minced Four cups of vegetable stock with minimal sodium 1 tbsp olive oil Directions: 1. Heat olive oil in an large pot over medium heat. 2. What is the difference between a’smart’ and a’smart’? Add the garlic and onion‚ and sauté until softened. 3. What is the difference between a’smart’ and a’smart’? Add cauliflower and vegetable stock
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Discuss the role of women in the novel. How are feminine qualities of the Ibo culture important to its survival? Women: Weak Gender?! In the novel “Things fall apart” by Chinua Achebe we are introduced to a different Africa than most of us know. We travel back in time and go to the pre-colonial Africa‚ more specifically Nigeria‚ to a village known as Umofia where the Ibo people live. The Ibo people form a very archaic and agriculture based society. Achebe introduces us to this new world that was
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believed to have been weak‚ effeminate‚ lazy‚ shameful‚ disgraceful‚ and poor. Okonkwo achieves great social and financial success by embracing these ideals. He marries three wives and fathers several children. He has a farm with a barn full of yams‚ his obi‚ and a hut for each wife. He was also a well respected clansman. Nevertheless‚ Okonkwo would find that he was unable to adapt to the changing times as the white man came to live among his people. It was this unwillingness‚ stubbornness‚ to
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40- Mary serves as a child bearer to the protagonist because she provided for him without having to know who he was. She was the one who encouraged him to take the offer of working with the Brotherhood and made him more active in the fight for racial tolerance. “It’s you young folks what’s going to make the changes...You got to lead and you got to fight and move us all on up a little higher" (Ellison‚ 255). Q.41- The protagonist is feeling the need to pursue activism in New York at the end of
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IB English 15 December 2013 Perfection Destroys The novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ originally written in his native language Ibo‚ tells the tragic tale of an African pre-Christian tribe seen through the eyes of Okonkwo. Okonkwo became a very successful clan leader in his village‚ by working hard and refusing to be lazy like his father Unoka. Achebe uses irony to encourage character development‚ drive the contrast between Okonkwo’s dreams and his reality as others see him‚ and explain
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Things Fall Apart Part One Chapter One 1. Page #______ List four physical characteristics that separate Okonkwo’s appearance from that of the other men in his village. 2. Page #______ How did Okonkwo bring honor to his village as a young man? 3. Page #______ What other achievements make him an important man? 4. Page #______ Why does Okonkwo have no patience with his own father‚ Unoka? 5. Page #______ What good qualities does Unoka have‚ that his son
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Maduena 1 Thomas Maduena Mrs. Aisola English 4 December 16‚ 2012 Unconventional Culture of the Ibo People in Nigeria The Ibo people‚ traditionally known as Igbo‚ are one of the largest and most significant ethnic groups of Southern Nigeria (Igboland). Their culture and traditions are so diverse because their group is fragmented into subgroups. Chinua Achebe explains the tough and
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In africa‚ there are lots of cultures. But there is one specific tribe that is very unique. In All things fall apart‚ by Chinua Achebe‚ talks about the ups and downs of being in that culture. It also talks about the Igbo peoples struggles throughout their time. The Igbo people are very nice people who are very cultural and live in the south of Nigeria. They follow a lot of culture that is connected to their spiritual ways. They have very strong beliefs towards gods and goddesses‚ also they believe
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