Arrow

In his novel, “Things Fall Apart”, Chinua Achebe includes a passage about a boy being led unknowingly to his death. In this passage, Achebe builds tension by using foreshadowing, as well as language and diction. He uses this tension to show how traumatic this event was, especially because of the terror of a child who felt betrayed by his family, because of another characters importance of self-image over family. Achebe first builds tension by the use of foreshadowing, in order to show the…

“Farewell, good strato. Caesar now be still: I killed not thee with half so good a will” (5.5.78). “Julius Caesar” is a historic Roman story about the genius scheme Marcus Brutus conspires against Caesar. Brutus conspires to kill Julius Caesar and deals with the consequences in a rather brutal way. Brutus is the definition of a tragic hero and demonstrates the qualities a tragic hero needs. A tragic hero is a character that makes a decision that leads to their fate.The characters actions often…

How does the author use diction to achieve this passage’s tone? This quote has significant meaning because of how Okonkwo’s life was “dominant by the fear of failure and weakness” (13). Dismay is able to solidify the tone of this quote due to his family's fear of Okonkwo and his fear of himself. The word “temper” is able to reveal an abstract side toward Okonkwo as throughout the book, Okonkwo had a whirlpool of emotions and his temper always got the better of him. Overall, this quote sounds…

In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the protagonist Okonkwo is a large, male figure that consistently desires power and seeks to gain power over others. From an early age, Okonkwo attempted to be a very manly man after watching his father, who he described as lazy and soft, emulate opposite ideals. Although he was embarrassed of his father, he took these strong feelings and transformed them into energy that would help him succeed in being entirely opposite. He first gained recognition as a…

How many people die on a roller coaster each year? 50? 100? 200? Shockingly, only fifty-two deaths occurred between 1990 and 2004 (Inquisitr). Amusement parks are actually safer than we think. The chance of an injury or death at an amusement park is extremely low. In fact, according to the International Association of Amusement Park Attractions, only one in every 250 million riders experience a death caused by a ride at an amusement park. The International Association of Amusement Park…

cultural differences, cultivation, and conflict between the lands of Africa and Europe. Chinua Achebe demonstrates how British colonization has affected and divided the Igbo people and their culture through his fiction. One of Achebe’s works titled Arrow of God is the fictional story of neighboring tribes going to battle with one another only to be imposed on by the white men’s authority which leads to the weakened state of Igbo culture and religion. The white men interfere with a war taking…

implied that Native Americans are primitive beings, that they lack significant history, and that all Native Americans were the same. Although these stereotypes were common for Native Americans in the 1930s, these patterns were not in the movie Broken Arrow (1950). This film is considered the starting point of a new era in the film industry where Hollywood sought to be more considerate of the social implications on the portrayal of Native American culture. The status quo…

Would you want to know your future, of the future of society and be powerless to change it? The Arrows of Time by Greg Egan discusses this very question, explaining the physics that enable this technology along the way. I was intrigued by the ethical problems posed in the book, as well as the self-consistent science that made this conflict possible. Although the science explanations sometimes go overboard with fine details, each explanation serves a purpose in accelerating the plot. Egan uses…

bombardment of Fort McHenry. Rockets have been used for nearly a thousand years, and will most likely be used for thousands more for entertainment and war. Many historians believe that chinese are responsible for creating rockets. A weapon call the” Arrows of Flying Fire” has been traced back to 1232 AD. This weapon was used by chinese warriors. These oldest rockets were very primitive, they were not accurate, nor stable. They used Black powder as a propellent. By the 1300s, rocket use had…

we have been using technology to advance and improve our lives this technology has evolved and changed with us as our societies changed. On such technology is the bow and arrow. The bow and arrow is an ancient technology which originated around the same time that the first human societies were forming. The use of the bow and arrow originated as a hunting tool in many different parts of the world. “The weapon was developed by many pre-civilized people across the world; in fact the only continent…