Lakunle Lakunle is the schoolteacher of the village. He deeply admires Western culture and seeks to emulate‚ often to comically inadequate effect. He is portrayed by Soyinka as clumsy in both actions and words‚ throwing together phrases from the Bible and other Western works in hope of sounding intelligent. He is "in love" with Sidi‚ but has not married her because she demands that he pay the traditional bride price‚ something he refuses to do. Initially we chalk up this refusal to his Western
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Carlos Juan Finlay was born in current day Camagüey‚ Cuba to Edward Finlay and Eliza de Barrés on December 3‚ 1833.6 His father was a physician who had specialized in ophthalmology and fought along with Simon Bolivar. Although Finlay’s father was from Scotland and his mother was from France‚ they tried to embrace the Cuban culture and changed their names two years after arriving to Cuba. When he was 13 years old‚ Finlay was sent to France in order to start the first stage of formal education. He
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Brutus Brutus was first and foremost an honorable man‚ putting the safety of Rome above everything else. His three most noticeable characteristics were his honor‚ his naivete‚ and his stoicism. However‚ his honor honesty‚ and trustfulness eventually became the things that killed him. First of all‚ Brutus is a stoic. He and his wife Portia are both very stoic‚ and they don’t show emotions towards things. The most striking instance of Brutus’ stoicism is when Portia commits suicide. Cassius
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In the novel The Chrysalids‚ Axel Strorm—David Strorm’s Uncle—is described as "a cripple." (24). They live in Waknuk‚ Labrador; a community with very unique and bizarre laws and religions. As you read through chapters 1-8 you see his traits prevail. You also learn that David sees his Uncle as a friend and a role model rather then just a relative. "…because he was Uncle Axel and my best friend among the grown-ups." (30) You also get the sense that David almost feels as if his Uncle is
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Character Sketch of Katniss Everdeen Katniss Everdeen is the protagonist and narrator of the novel The Hunger Games by Suzane Collins. All the events that happen in the novel have an influence on her. Katniss is 16 years old with straight long black hair usually worn in a braid. She has gray eyes‚ and olive skin. These traits are common in the Seam in the lower class miners of District 12. To begin with‚ when she’s in the woods‚ she wears everyday clothes and always carries a bow and arrows to
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PF FINAL DRAFT Israel Onabanjo My partner and I stand in negation of the resolution‚ “Resolved: unilateral military force is justified by the United States to prevent nuclear proliferation” for three reasons. First‚ interfering with foreign affairs using military force gives many countries all the more reason to undergo nuclear proliferation. Second‚ the fact that military force by the U.S. is unilateral‚ many countries are in disfavor of it and finally‚ preventing nuclear proliferation is too
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Global Business Plan Module 16 PF Chang’s will collect all revenue through restaurant sales. This will include alcoholic beverages and food. 85% of sales revenue will derive from food sales‚ while the other 15% will be derived from alcoholic sales. With monetary exchange rates constant‚ each guest will be spending about $16 dollars per meal. Estimated sales per week per restaurant will be around US$75‚000 for the first year of operation. With this number‚ a restaurant will make annual revenue
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Even in his most upset moments‚Mr.Woodward is an unfailing attractive character in the novel “Finnie Walsh”‚written by Steven Galloway. Mr.Woodward first impressed me when he met Finnie after that unfortunate accident for the first time. He starts the conversation with ”Why aren’t you boys playing hockey today?” instead of blaming them or cutting down their arms.That is not easy for him to forgive.But he still made it.Maybe because Finnie’s sparkling and teasing wit bring Mrs.Woodward disapproval
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Grammatical Sketch of Botolan Sambal by Evan Antworth Grammar Sketch Analysis Botolan Sambal is an indigenous language of the Philippines spoken by 30 000 people in Botolan‚ Zambales. I learned that phonemes are significant phones (makabuluhang tunog). It can be defined by searching for minimal pairs. The consonant phonemes given in the book There are no affricates and dental phonemes. No minimal pair was given in the grammar sketch so I tried to find some. /bá.naʔ/
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decision? What would have happened if production had not been moved? 2. Assuming that the description of working conditions given in The New York Times is correct‚ it is ethical for the Ohio Art Company to continue using Kin Ki to manufacture Etch-A-Sketch toys. 3. Is it possible‚ as Mr.Killgallon claims‚ that the Ohio Art Company had no knowledge of labor problems at Kin Ki? Do you think company executives had any knowledge of
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