Nigeria

Social Responsibility. The Corporate Social Responsibility is not multilayered enough to reduce the negative externalities of oil companies in Nigeria. Addressing the Niger Delta’s environmental problems demands that the Nigerian government plays an instrumental role. There are a few existing…

In “The Danger of a Single Story,” the author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi, uses her speech and life story of growing up in Nigeria to examine stereotypes of cultures around the world. Adichie 's purpose of writing this speech was to show the dangers of a single story and how knowing only one story about an entire race of people is dangerous as it creates a negative connotation about that culture. It seems as though Adichi is presenting stereotypes to readers by explicitly describing their…

Jong Un brainwashes his country’s people to make the think that he is a god. Imperialism should not be printed on any textbooks in the future. Boko Haram is an Islamic terrorist group in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The name of their group means “No Western” or “Non-Islamic” to prevent Western education in Nigeria. The group started off non-violent in 2002, but in 2009, they started military operations to become an Islamic state. They attacked police and government buildings. It is because in 2009,…

issue that we are aware of as we go about our daily lives. Like obesity, mental health diagnoses and treatment has a history in the USA. In the past, mental illness was considered spiritual or a form of punishment by god. When I was growing up in Nigeria, a mentally ill person was considered an outcast and was deemed useless by family and friends. People would go to local traditionalist so they could help them appease to a higher god so that the sickness they thought was inflicted by god, as per…

A wife, a mother, a multi-millionaire, iconic pop star, and to many young women, a role model, and now a proclaimed feminist. Beyoncé has become the center of discussion when it comes to challenging what our ideas of what modern feminism is. In Flawless, Beyoncé tries to break down the more complex parts of feminism that others may not understand and otherwise view as contradictory. So, while others may suggest that Beyonce is not a feminist, in Flawless, I argue that Beyonce is in fact a great…

I am Obierika, the leader of Umuofia and a member of the Ibo tribe. Before the white Christian men invaded our land, our Ibo people had a balance of harmony and peace, while able to appoint decisions with the aid of the Oracle and ourselves. The integration of our way of life into the Ibo people seemed to play well in the continuation of our tribe, and it was fully stable before the disruption. With the arrival of the white men, our balance was thrown off kilter, and our way of life…

The historical fiction novel, Things Fall Apart written by a Nigerian author Chinua Achebe was written in the 1950’s, during the postcolonial era. The story takes place in Umuofia around nine villages and is about Okonkwo, a man who is living a life with anger and fear. He is a very respected person and is also a polygamous man. The white missionaries are represented differently. In the Ibo culture Okonkwo saw the white men as a threat due to their development in Umuofia. From beginning to end…

There are a lot of plays that have irony. A Greek play called Oedipus have all types of irony. The author of the play Oedipus uses dramatic, situational, and verbal irony in his play. This play is about a man named Oedipus who becomes a king by killing his father which he was not aware of, later he marries his mother. This is a famous play because people all over the world have read this amazing play. First, One of the irony in the play Oedipus is dramatic irony. Dramatic irony is when we…

There are a various ways to consider the meaning of the title (Heart of Darkness) on its own or as it relates to the story. The title implies that Africa is the Heart of Darkness, where white people (Marlow and Kurtz) go there to save Africans. Black natives are depicted living in darkness, needing to be brought into the light of civilization and white people seemingly have this enlightening knowledge. In the time of colonialism, Africa was frequently referred to as the "Dark Continent.” The…

Portrayal of “Civilization” in Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. To be civilized, according to the dictionary is to be, “educated in the usages of organized society”, but in Heart of Darkness Conrad compares an image of Africa with the view of Europeans in order to establish their superiority as a “civilized” nation. Conrad’s way of representing Africa and portraying natives as niggers and common savages shows how indigenous Africans are considered “uncivilized” through the use of harsh words…