No Longer At Ease Chinua Achebe ------------------------------------------------- Themes‚ Motifs‚ and Symbols Themes The Corruptibility of Civil Servants One of Chinua Achebe’s main socio-political criticisms in No Longer At Easeis that of corruption in Nigeria. From the moment the book begins the main character‚ Obi Okonkwo‚ is confronted with the issue of bribery. From the moment he arrives at customs to the point at where he gives in to taking bribes himself‚ the voice of Achebe lingers
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BREAK‚ BREAK‚ BREAK (1834) Break‚ break‚ break‚ [s1] On thy cold gray stones[s2] ‚ O Sea! [s3] And I would that my tongue could utter [s4] The thoughts that arise in me[s5] . (Unable to articulate the deep emotion – anger and resentment at nature) O[s6] ‚ well for the fisherman’s boy‚ That he shouts with his sister at play! O‚ well for the sailor lad‚ That he sings in his boat on the bay! [s7] (what he sees – he sees time passing – focus on the play of the youth
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Break Break Break by Alfred Lord Tennyson The poem ‘Break Break Break’ by Alfred lord Tennyson was written in 1834‚ the year after the death of one of his closest friends; Arthur Henry Hallam. Hallam and Tennyson had been very close for almost six years‚ and Hallam had been engaged to Tennyson’s sister‚ so his fatal brain hemorrhage in 1833 came as a great shock to Lord Tennyson. Hallam’s death affected him so much that nineteen years later he named his son Hallam.The literate subject of the poem
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U.S. are beginning to consider bringing forth school four days a week rather than the usual five days. However‚ classes will be in session more hours per day. By doing this the schools will conserve money‚ have more instruction time per class‚ and longer weekends. First of all‚ the schools will preserve loads of money‚ as well as those who drive to school. They will have one less day of transportation because people aren’t in school for that one extra day. The schools will also have much lower electric
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and get to school everyday. Some people think that school is not wrong enough‚ but I don’t agree with them. School was made so kids could learn‚ but is there are longer school days kids won’t learn at all. Also kids will have no experience in social skills and it’s way too expensive. The first reason kids should not be having longer school days is because kids will be exhausted.Most kids are all ready having 7-8 hours of school. Another few hours‚ and they will be at school for around 10-11
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In Chinua Achebe’s No Longer at ease Obi Okonkwo is a Nigerian man who gains a scholarship from the U.P.U to study in England. Upon his return to Africa he is confronted with the corruption that exist within the Nigerian government. In this essay I will look at the conflict that exist within Obi after he accepts his first bribe. Also there will be looked at how the guilt that Obi experiences because he is caught between two worlds‚ impacts said conflict within him. Furthermore I with look at how
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I believe that teens (specifically 16-19 year olds) should get a summer job. I’m not saying that they should have a full-time job or work every single day during the summer‚ but they should at least work a couple of days each week. Young people like them will get a great life experience from being in the work force. For example‚ they’ll have more social skills by interacting with the customers or with their co-workers‚ and later in life when they’re adults this will help them a lot. Also‚ getting
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(Your Address) (Date) (Their Address) Dear XXX‚ I would like to express my interest in the summer front desk internship offered by (Company Name) This internship would allow me to gain knowledge and experience in the hospitality industry and apply what I have learned throughout my collegiate education. Hopefully the internship would lead to a career opportunity as well. I will be graduating May 2006 from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Management with
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Why Women Live Longer Thomas Kirkwood 1. If there are any men left who still believe that women are the weaker sex‚ it is long past time for them to think again. With respect to that most essential proof of robustness—the power to stay alive—women are tougher than men from birth through to extreme old age. The average man may run a 100-meter race faster than the average woman and lift heavier weights. But nowadays women outlive men by about five to six years. By age 85 there are roughly six
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Why Did Henry Break With Rome? Henry the VIII broke from Rome because of four main reasons: money‚ power‚ religion and succession. Some of the main reasons are linked together‚ one example is succession which is linked to power. By having a son he thought it would maintain his power at the throne when he was no longer ruler. I think that power was the most important reason. I think this because if he broke away from the Church of Rome‚ he could take control of the church. This meant that he could
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