THE CHANGING PARADIGMS OF THE LOVE LAWS The Joys of Motherhood‚ by Buchi Emecheta‚ describes the hardships of life in West-Africa from the perspective of Nnu Ego. The novel reveals the byproducts of development and colonialism in West-Africa; byproducts that affect society’s hierarchy of gender and subservience. Through the Englishman’s intervention in West-Africa‚ the economic well-being of families is greatly restored. However‚ this supposed positive change also casts many negative circumstances
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Okonkwo is a man of many problems. He has only himself to blame for his downfall. Throughout the book‚ Things Fall Apart‚ Okonkwo struggles to maintain his sanity‚ and strives to become the man his father never was. As a result of trying to distance himself from his father‚ he becomes an aggressive‚ rage filled‚ violent person. Being the leader of his community‚ Okonkwo is watched and judged by his community. His fury and violence cause him to commit acts that harm his reputation. The more he achieves
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Barbados rebellion 1816 Introduction The rebellion often referred to as the “Bussa Rebellion” which began on Sunday‚ 14 April 1816. Was led by a free West African man name Bussa from an Igbo or of Akan descent and was captured by African slave merchants‚ sold to the British‚ and brought to Barbados in the late !8th century as a slave. Not much is known about him and there are no records of him prior to this date. Since slave owners almost never bothered to keep detailed records about the lives
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north of the equator and south of the Sahara Desert. More than two hundred ethnic groups—each with its own language‚ beliefs‚ and culture—live in present-day Nigeria. The largest ethnic groups are the mostly Protestant Yoruba in the west‚ the Catholic Igbo in the east‚ and the predominantly Muslim Hausa-Fulani in the north. This diversity of peoples is the result of thousands of years of history; as traders‚ nomads‚ and refugees from invaders and climatic changes came to settle with the indigenous population
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Okonkwo is speaking with Uchendu and he is told‚ “ ‘when there is sorrow and bitterness he finds refuge in his motherland. Your mother is there to protect you. She is buried there. And that is why we say that mother is supreme.’ (14.25-32)” It is part of Igbo culture that mothers protect their children with their life. That is not weak in any way. Uchendu knows how Okonkwo feels about women and “it is to Okonkwo that [he] primarily wish[es] to speak to. (14.24)” Uchendu is Okonkwo’s uncle‚ his mother’s
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to exert political influence overseas led them to kick start a project that resorted into a birth of what today is known and called Nigeria. Before this‚ there were series of activities of leaders of various organized communities like that of the Igbos‚ Ibibios‚ Hausa/Fulani and Yoruba as well as the advent of the colonialist and the amalgamation of protectorates‚ constitutional development cum nationalist movement which majorly facilitated the formation of Nigeria as well as the subsequent grant
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Purple Hibiscus Character List Kambili Achike The main character who narrates the story of her family’s breakdown. When the story begins‚ Kambili is fifteen years old and painfully shy. She lives under the strict Catholic rule of her father‚ who expects his children to succeed at all costs. As political unrest seizes Nigeria‚ Kambili is introduced to a new way of life by her liberal aunt. Though she retains her faith through several horrendous events‚ Kambili learns to question authority when
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Reader Response Essay: Things Fall Apart In Things Fall Apart‚ Okonkwo is a character whose main goal is to be as different from his father as possible. Unoka‚ Okonkwo’s father was a weak man‚ he was lazy and owed money to most people in the village. Okonkwo on the other hand‚ was a man of great success‚ he was brave and well respected. He also had a temper and was feared by many. “Okonkwo ruled his household with a heavy hand. His wives‚ especially the youngest‚ lived in perpetual fear of his
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Sarah Morehouse’s presentation on statelessness within the hill tribes in northern Thailand discussed a plan to eradicate undocumented hill tribe members who do not identify as having a state-identity. Morehouse discussed that “hundreds of families have migrated into Northern Thailand. There‚ they are denied political refugee status‚ but are still allowed to live within constrained districts. However‚ the hill tribe members have no legal bond with the country and are therefore considered stateless”
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DISCRIMINATION ON ETHNIC GROUNDS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Introduction Many societies all over the world have had to grapple with the problem of inter-group relations. Such concepts as apartheid‚ discrimination‚ prejudice‚ pogrom‚ ethnicity‚ hatred‚ fanaticism‚ intolerance‚ war and even terrorism are terms in common use all over the world. It is manifest that many societies tend to stratify themselves based on the strength of race or tribe. Ethnic discrimination represents one of the problems
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