A symbolic play in a greater extend‚ Wole Soyinka’s play “The Strong Breed”‚ is all bout the rituals and superstitious believes prevailing in the African society. Wole Soyinka is perhaps the most misunderstood‚ exceedingly controversial figure in the Nigerian public and literary life. The theme of the need of the societies to sacrifice one of their own to bring about purgation of the societies is dealt in this play. Throughout the narrative‚ an atmosphere of foreboding prevails. At the onset‚ Sunma
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Wole Soyinka was born on 13 July 1934 at Abeokuta‚ near Ibadan in western Nigeria. After preparatory university studies in 1954 at Government College in Ibadan‚ he continued at the University of Leeds‚ where‚ later‚ in 1973‚ he took his doctorate. During the six years spent in England‚ he was a dramaturgist at the Royal Court Theatre in London 1958-1959. In 1960‚ he was awarded a Rockefeller bursary and returned to Nigeria to study African drama. At the same time‚ he taught drama and literature at
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Different breeds of bulldogs Do you know the meaning of the term "bulldog"? The term was first used around 1500‚ and might have been applied to ancestors of modern bulldogs. Most bulldogs are usually free of disabling genetic diseases‚ but some tend to have breathing problems. The breeds of bulldogs are generally very friendly they have a great sense of humor and usually always get along great with kids. There are many types of bulldogs; I have even owned a few. My favorite is the American
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The Telephone Conversation by Wole Soyinka The Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka (born 1935) was one of the few African writers to denounce the slogan of Negritude as a tool of autocracy. He also was the first black African to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Wole Soyinka was born July 13‚ 1934 in Abeokuta a village on the banks of the River Ogun in the western area of Nigeria. His mother was a Christian convert so devout that he nicknamed her "Wild Christian" and he father was the scholarly
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Sean Jones Project 2 Many people think that there breed of dog is the best for family or in general. Most people think that some breed’s are worse then others or that that type of breed shouldn’t be around children. As a matter of fact some people are just to stub-ern to listen to cold hard facts. Any breed of dog is perfectly fine around children. Its how the dog’s up bringing or there personality how is changes the way they are with children. If you take what is suppose to be a
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Chickens Breeds: -LIGHT SUSSEX CHICKEN BREEDS: The Sussex is an attractive little bird and makes a good all-round farm fowl. It is a good layer of cream eggs. 260-280 eggs per year. So not a bad egg layer. -RHODE ISLAND RED CHICKEN BREEDS: The Rhode Island Red Chickens are prolific egg layers of medium brown eggs. Relatively hardy‚ they are probably the best egg layers of the dual purpose breeds. Reds handle marginal diets and poor housing conditions better than other breeds and still continue
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“Season” – Wole Soyinka The poem “Season” written by Wole Soyinka makes use of various poetic devices and techniques. The poem is set in the time spent waiting between autumn and winter and is seen through the eyes of a corn garnerer. In the poem‚ Soyinka depicts the feeling of the corn garnerer and the fields he occupies. Primarily‚ this feeling is achieved in marvellous effect thanks to the excellent portrayal of the mood and the superb use of poetic devices such as assonance‚ imagery and rhythm
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Wole Soyinka demonstrates the differences between two individuals‚ the speaker and the landlady of the apartment which he is trying to rent. Humanity has the awareness to recognize these differences and Soyinka uses the racism of the landlady to show her ignorance of the situation. We realize the differences between male and female‚ old and young‚ black and white‚ but never focus too strongly on them to cause conflict. The central conflict of this story is between the caller‚ the protagonist‚ and
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Breeds‚ Types and Classes of Horses VOCABULARY 1. Selective Breeding: choosing a group of selected animals (based on specific qualities) and mating them together 2. Breed: a. The end product throughout the time of generations formulated from selective breeding b. A group of horses with common ancestry that breed true (offspring will almost always posses the characteristics of parents) such as function‚ conformation‚ and color. 3. Breed Registries: start with foundation
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Telephone conversation by Wole Soyinka is about‚ as the title suggests‚ a conversation over the telephone between two people – a West African man and a British landlady. The former was looking for a place to live in London. He felt that the ‘price seemed reasonable’ and the ‘location indifferent’ in the sense that it was impartial. The landlady claimed that she ‘lived off premises’ possibly indicating that it was a source of income for her. The poem is in free verse and appears like a conversation
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