From A Passage to Africa George Alagiah writes about his experiences as a television reporter during the war in Somalia‚ Africa in the 1990s. He won a special award for his report on the incidents described in this passage. I saw a thousand hungry‚ lean‚ scared and betrayed faces as I criss-crossed Somalia between the end of 1991 and December 1992‚ but there is one I will never forget. I was in a little hamlet just outside Gufgaduud‚ a village in the back of beyond‚ a place the aid agencies had
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A Passage to Africa‚ George Alagiah Synopsis As a five-year-old‚ George Alagiah emigrated with his family to Ghana - the first African country to attain independence from the British Empire. A Passage to Africa is Alagiah’s shattering catalogue of atrocities crafted into a portrait of Africa that is infused with hope‚ insight and outrage. In vivid and evocative prose and with a fine eye for detail Alagiah’s viewpoint is spiked with the freshness of the young George on his arrival in Ghana‚ the
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A Passage To Africa. (Narrative Article‚ Literary Analysis) A Passage To Africa is a moving‚ touching account of what George Alagiah felt and experienced in a small town in Africa‚ and the beauty and intensity of emotion lies‚ not only in the message behind it‚ but also in every word of every sentence in this article. The title itself is significant. The noun ‘Passage’ is ambiguous; of course the obvious meaning would be that the following is an extract‚ a piece of writing. But it could also be
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does George Alagiah’s choice of language and sentence structure convey the suffering of the Somalian people? It touched me in a way I could not explain. It moved me in a way that went beyond pity or revulsion. George Alagiah’s commentary‚ A Passage to Africa‚ is about his experiences in Somalia during the Civil War. Paparazzi-like‚ he is in search of the “most striking picture” that will appeal to TV audiences back home. The scenes he witnesses‚ however‚ are heartbreaking; the images too disturbing
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From a Passage to Africa by George Alagiah How effective is George Alagiah when presenting the suffering of the people of Gufgaduud? In the extract‚ ‘A Passage to Africa‚’ George Alagiah appeals to the readers emotions through his sensitive writing style and insightful presentation of facts. He takes us on a roller coaster of emotions and allowing us to empathize with the difficulties faced by the poor. He uses effective language that creates as impact on the readers mine which portrays the harsh
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death‚ decay and abandonment‚Violence. Purpose?To explain his role as a reporter‚ giving his thoughts and feelings about a particularly challenging incident. He is also trying to challenge us as readers‚ to make us think about our role. In this passage George Alagiah is writing both as a journalist and about being a journalist. He describes what he saw in a vivid way but at the same time he gives the reader an insight into the world of reporting where journalists compete with each other to get
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February 7‚ 2013 Passage Analysis As I read this passage I analyzed a specific detail that caught my attention. This quote gave me a sense of how much meaning a phrase can give a reader. The intriguing passage reads; “Again‚ at the first instant of perceiving that thin visage‚ and the slight deformity of the figure‚ she pressed her infant to her bosom‚ with so convulsive a force that the poor babe uttered another cry of pain. But the mother did not seem to hear it.” This passage shows the fear
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Chelsea Garcia Many authors succeed in trying to illustrate their writing and reveal information in the way they write but they don’t say it directly. Some authors succeed by using literary devices and good diction. Shakespeare confirms Juliet’s anxiousness and immaturity by using poetic language such as hyperboles‚ similes‚ and allusions. Through use of skilled writing‚ Shakespeare demonstrates Juliet’s anxiety to know Romeo’s Response shows that she is too impatient to wait. “The clock
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Passage Analysis Techniques Passage Analysis Techniques (Short Version) Step One: Read the Passage and Identify the Main Conclusion Step Two: Begin to assemble claims that seem to relate to one another as arguments Step Three: Diagram sub-arguments and express in standard form Step Four: Identify any hidden premises/conclusions and assumptions Step Five: Use sub-argument conclusions to construct main argument Step Six: Identify any important and relevant concepts included in the passage
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Buffalo men‚ they called them‚ and talked slowly to the prisoners scooping mush and tapping away at their chains. Nobody from a box in Alfred‚ Georgia‚ cared about the illness the Cherokee warned them about‚ so they stayed‚ all forty-six‚ resting‚ planning their next move. Paul D had no idea of what to do and knew less than anybody‚ it seemed. He heard his co-convicts talk knowledgeably of rivers and states‚ towns and territories. Heard Cherokee men describe the beginning of the world and its end
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