Fall of Constantinople

Have you ever been so sure about a certain ending of a story and then the narrator turns everything upside down in a blink of an eye? Then, you have certainly tasted the purest form of fiction’s beauty, which is the “plot twist”. Plot twists are those sudden unexpected turns in the stories that reveal significant details beyond them; some of the plot twists can be foreshadowed by several hints throughout the story, while others are totally unexpectable. Among numerous fiction stories, there are…

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (MGT 4050) ASSIGNMENT 1 “The Reservation Nightmare” BY: NJENGA ROSEMARY WAMBUI ID NO. 639835 UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY-AFRICA LECTURER: MR. MAINA MACHARA The Reservation Nightmare 1. Summarize the service failures associated with this experience I agree fully with Mr. Harrington that his experience was a nightmare. As a potential customer I would take my money elsewhere to avoid what he went through. The failures associated with this…

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURES OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA INTRODUCTION Over time Architecture has changed dramatically resulting in there being different types of architectural styles throughout the world. As an existing architectural style, Vernacular Architecture continuously addresses contemporary societal challenges. This is known as indigenous architecture, which is a style that is based on reflecting local traditions, local needs and availability of materials for construction. Vernacular…

In the book “Eat Pray Love”, Elizabeth Gilbert says “Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.” Oscar Pistorius, a south-african paralympian who was born without a fibula in both of his leg, let his emotions enslave him throughout his past with his unruly behavior. His suspicious behavior, through false claims and paranoia, put him over the deep end. All of these events took place before a major incident went down in his life, one that would later on…

Recapitulation of “The Black Cat” by E. A. Poe Gothic Literature has been around since 1765 producing barbarity and alarming the readers. These stories are meant to create ideas and pictures in one’s head that are distasteful. Many authors such as Edgar Allan Poe achieve to fright people and yet make them read on more of the novel. In “The Black Cat” a man loves animals as much as alcohol and physically abusing his wife. He suddenly grows a strange desire to torture his pet cat, Pluto. The…

For You Selfless: concerned more with the needs and wishes of others than with one’s own; unselfish. My father Kris is the definition of selfless. Hardships and obstacles have been thrown at my father left and right his entire life, yet he still cares more about others than himself. He is my best friend, rock, and biggest supporter. My father is a family loving, baseball loving man, who just lives his life for the Lord. He has worked extremely hard to get where he is today. Growing up my…

Things fall apart written by Chinua Achebe, a Nigerian depicts a story of pre and post-colonial life of the Igbo society in Umuofia. The story begins with vivid descriptions of Okonkwo, the main character of this novel and how he defies odds to claim the status he has in his society. Even with a bad role model father, he copes to succeed in his life through his accomplishments as a fighter for his village, marrying three wives and managing his farm. One day, he was exiled to Mbanta as a…

Jarmusch’s film Dead Man (1995) is the departure from a typical western genre turned postmodern shown through cinematic qualities that emphasize a surreal feel and dream-like state throughout. The film is shot in black and white and follows the narrative tale of William Blake (Johnny Depp) a man wanted for the murder of a wealthy mans’ son, after he shot him dead in defense on his first night in the western town named Machine. Blake is met by an out casted Native American who goes by the name…

Things Fall Apart and Heart of Darkness contain several similarities and differences. To begin with, Okonkwo and Mr. Kurtz seem like two totally different people, but they share many similarities. Next, Chinua Achebe’s portrayal of the african people in Things Fall Apart varies drastically from Joseph Conrad’s portrayal of african people in Heart of Darkness. Also, the practice of displaying human heads differs between Okonkwo’s view and Marlow’s. Achebe’s novel, Things Fall Apart rejects the…

Of the women’s suffrage movement and its contributors Alice Paul stated, “I always feel...the movement is a sort of mosaic. Each of us puts in one little stone, and then you get a great mosaic at the end.” Thousands of women were behind the passing and ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920 from Susan B. Anthony to Lucy Burns, a close friend of Paul’s. However, Paul was being too modest in her previous statement. She contributed much more than a little stone to the mosaic that was the…