Song of Lawino: Cultural Duality and Universality Song of Lawino by Okot p’Bitek centers on the main narrator Lawino’s plea towards her husband‚ Ocol‚ who shuns his old Acholi background for Westernization. Lawino implores Ocol not to abandon his heritage but rather accept both Acholi and Western cultures; as noted‚ cultural duality serves as the prime theme in Song of Lawino. Through the character of Lawino‚ p’Bitek conveys his message that Acholi and Western cultures could be fused in the era
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Portfolio = $180‚000 • We get $16‚200 a year or $1‚350 a month in nominal terms. • Our portfolio grows at a nominal rate of 9% or a real annual rate of 4.8% = (1.09/1.04) - 1 Savings = $12‚000 • Our savings is growing at a nominal rate of 5% or a real annual rate of .96% = (1.05/1.04) – 1 Social Security • We will get $750 a month from social security; this amount will always stay true since it is indexed for inflation. In other words its real interest rate is 0%. Expenses • We have $1‚500
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CHAPTER 3 TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS AND REMEDIES Contractual agreements can be terminated in a variety of ways: • Agreement • Operation of law • Breach 3.1 Termination Through Breach Breach can be through a variety of ways but it simply involves conducts‚ which are inconsistent with proper performance of the agreement. It’s a violation of a material aspect of the agreement – an aspect that goes to the root of the contract. 3.1.1 Repudiation Where the debtor (the person
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Hitchcock was affected by major events of the era like the First World War or the Great War. As he failed medical examination he couldn’t enter military service. Hitchcock showed active interest in movies and plays which was a recent form of entertainment. He was captivated by motion pictures frequented movie theatres and turned to be an avid reader of film journals and these were not fan magazines but trade publications that gave a detailed account of business and technical side of filmmaking
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When asked to write an essay about my favorite song‚ I thought this would be easy. After several days of contemplation‚ I decided this was not going to be as easy as I thought. However‚ I did manage and decided that “Grown Men Don’t Cry” by Tim McGraw had to be my favorite. I enjoy this song for many reasons; a few being the artist‚ it’s message‚ and the songs tempo. Tim McGraw has had a decade long hot-streak that contains nineteen number one singles‚ six multi-platinum albums‚ sales over 25
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The poem that I picked is called Wanderer’s song. This poem is from a famous Chinese poet called Meng Jiao‚ and it is talking about his mom’s love. The setting takes place in ancient China‚ where there was no sewing machine that can make clothes before the industrial revolution. Most of the clothes that the Chinese had at that time were store bought from tailors‚ but the most common source of clothes that they owned were from their mom‚ who would sew their clothing. Jiao really emphasizes the hard
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Setting In Songs of Innocence‚ Blake uses nature to show an idealised state of love‚ where the love is natural‚ harmonious and mutually beneficial. The poem Introduction imprints an image of a piper ‘piping down the valleys wild’ in the reader’s mind. Straight away there is a theme of freedom with the valleys being ‘wild’. This evokes images of nature and freedom‚ which is a common element with Romantic poets as they opposed the Industrial Revolution happening at that time‚ as the poets felt that
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The book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is about the pursuance of a social good by science‚ but at the expense of a family’s very own social good. Henrietta Lacks was a member of this African American family‚ and it was the HeLa cells that were taken from Henrietta Lacks that proved to be an improvement in science‚ more specifically and importantly‚ medical treatment of patients with cancer. These cells have also generated a great amount of money for the main company that sells them for use
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Canada’s Lack of Leadership in United Nations World Affairs Canada is known to be the “nice guys” of the world‚ but we have shady patches in our history that could easily strip us of our “nice guys” title‚ especially when it comes to foreign affairs. During the Rwandan genocide in 1994‚ the Canadian government ignored many reports of the intense violence going on in Rwanda. Canada voted against Palestinian statehood and has been showing our disagreement on this issue‚ but continues to talk without
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"Don’t You Worry Child" There was a time I used to look into my father’s eyes In a happy home I was a king I had a golden throne Those days are gone‚ now the memories are on the wall I hear the songs from the places where I was born Up on the hill across the blue lake‚ That’s where I had my first heartbreak I still remember how it all changed My father said‚ "Don’t you worry‚ don’t you worry‚ child See heaven’s got a plan for you Don’t you worry‚ don’t you worry now" Yeah! "Don’t
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