Nigeria

Nwoye’s Life Changing Experience “Violent statements and threats cannot provide a solution to the problem. They can only exacerbate feeling and make a clash of forces inevitable,” (Stafford Cripps). Nwoye had his sense of identity challenged and even changed by the Western culture. He started out by following in his father’s footsteps. Then when the British colonist showed up and started sharing their ideas, he changed. The British ideas caused Nwoye to leave his family behind and be with the…

Imagine living in a close-knit society. A cultural way of living that is so ever-present, that it’s really the only way known to carry out life. Imagine knowing everything that is needed for the future, how to prosper, how to lead a successful life within the community. Then, all of a sudden, before there’s time to process what’s happening; everything changes. In both Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and “from When the Emperor Was Divine” by Julie Otsuka, they tell a story of a certain…

There is a quote by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam that says, “Almost half the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, violence.” In Chinua Achebe’s novel, “Things Fall Apart,” violence is an answer to most problems and unfortunately, a part of their daily lives. There is one question though that haunts the story while you read it, is the culture…

In Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, the colonization of Igbo culture was due to the lack of education and religion which was overpowered by the white people who were more intellectual than the Igbo people . When Achebe’s protagonist Okonkwo returned to his village, he saw how the village that he once ruled over was now taken by a superior group. This was shown when there was an introduction to new beliefs, intelligence, and a strategy that lead to the downfall of Igbo culture. The overall end…

Topic 2 In the Novel Purple Hibiscus we see that Kambili is outcasted from her true self in her own home. Papa enforces respect and manners on Kambili by contributing in church activity, thus giving her a sense of dignity when around Papa. Due to the strictness of papas rules and morals, Kambili is forced to be quiet and only speak up when spoken to causing many challenges when needed to think for herself, do what she believes is right without having to consider papas word first hand. Papa is…

This year we read Things Fall Apart a book about the Igbo people and the effect of colonization on the tribe of Umafia. One of the most interesting developments is the main characters son Nwoye. Nwoye goes through major changes in his live from his “brothers” death by his father's hand, his father being distant because he is much like his grandfather, and he father disowning him because he wanted to be christian. Nwoye was affected deeply by the death of his “brother” because he had grown…

children. An extra year of girls’ education can reduce infant mortality by 5–10 percent. This link is especially striking in low income countries. The pattern has been widely replicated across comparative data bases and through repeated censuses. In Nigeria, children of mothers who receive five or six years in primary school are 40 percent more likely to live beyond age five. Educated mothers are more likely going to immunize their children against polio, measles, whooping cough, diphtheria,…

vast area, Nigeria has over 250 different ethnic groups, all with their own languages and heritage. Cultures are followed according to the society or family one comes from or was born in. Americans are extremely informal, friendly, and call most people by their first name.…

Just like the United States, Nigeria has an Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branch. Nigeria is composed of 36 states, and each state has its own government also (“NIGERIA: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE”, 2016). Nigeria actually had its presidential election last year, and there were only 26 registered parties. The current president of Nigeria is Muhammadu Buhari (Tukur, 2014). The People Democratic Party was in ruling till 2015. They…

Introduction Nigeria is a nation situated in the West Africa. It shares borders with neighboring countries; in the North is Niger, Benin Republic on the West and in the East Cameroon and Chad. It has a coastal border lying on the gulf of Guinea. To its north-east axis lies Lake Chad. The country has a surface area of close to 923,772 km2. Being the most populated country in the continent of Africa, it hosts a population of approximately one hundred and forty people. The population is made up of…