No Longer at Ease

Compare and Contrast Essay Men throughout time and history made a bad choice as well as the good that changed in lives for the better or worse. Even the greatest schools, enlightenment, movements or religious groups were commenced by extraordinary men. For example Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther, Plato, Jesus Christ, and Buddha, which are known as historic figures that touched many lives. Both leaders Jesus and even Buddha with their brilliant teachings in hand all strived for one…

Ken Saro-Wiza was a Nigerian activist and author. He is most notably known for his novel, Sozaboy, which promotes his antiwar platform. In his book, we see Wiza use language in an original way while also being effective in his own way. He does this by using pidgin English to preserve and promote Nigerian culture, and by comparing the disorganization and corruption in Mene’s life to the brokenness and the disorder of the pidgin English that is spoken by the characters in the novel. In the…

The purpose of this article is to analyze the short story “Civil Peace” by the Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, in the light of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. The story happens in Nigeria, which has a long history of being colonized by English troops till 1960, when the Nigerians eventually gained their independence. Achebe uses English language as a postcolonial tool to defend his people. The story “Civil Peace” opens right after the Civil War and ends after so much blood shedding and brutality.…

The novel « Things Fall Apart » by Chinua Achebe is written in English. However, there are some Ibo expressions set in this novel to introduce the reader’s mind into a more authentic and unique African atmosphere. The author, Chinua Achebe, is the first to write a novel about colonialism in the perspective of a colonized tribe from within. Furthermore, he is the only African who has ever described the African culture before and after the settlement of the Christians. This essay will examine how…

PURPOSE FOR EVALUATION: In order to critically assess the patient (Okonkwo), it is necessary to evaluate his demographic picture. Okonkwo originates from the heart of Nigeria and therefore strongly believes in his Umuofian culture. He has 3 wives and 8 children, and is considered the Umuofian clan leader. The purpose for evaluation is admission due to symptoms of depression due to psychological alienation. This psychological evaluation will assess three main components behind Okonkwo’s…

Many people who live on a reservation might feel hopeless and helpless at times. Arnold is a 14 year old boy who lives on a Spokane Indian reservation. Arnold was a survivor because he has more determination than other people at the rez, which has helped drive him to meet his goals. Mr. P. helps Arnold realize he is unique to his peers because somewhere inside of Arnold, he won’t give up. “ ‘But not you,’ Mr. P said. ‘You can’t give up. You won’t give up. You threw that book in my face because…

Okonkwo is a respected leader in the Umuofia tribe of the Igbo people. At a young age, Okonkwo viewed his father being rejected from the tribe because of his laziness and cowardice. Seeing this, it shaped his life because he learned how to be respected in the Umuofia community. But, Okonkwo is in a constant fear that he will one day become like his father. Okonkwo demonstrates Albert Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory by how he treats himself, how he treats women, and how he treats his children.…

Okonkwo’s Failure as an Ideal Tribesman. Okonkwo exaggerates all of the factors of the ideal Ibo tribesman which leads to his failure as an ideal tribesman. There are several actions performed by Okonkwo which lead to his failure as an ideal tribesman. First of all, Okonkwo beats his wife during the week of peace. During this week Ibo people cannot be rude and treat others with brusqueness. Nevertheless, Okonkwo gets angry when his wife, Ojiugo, doesn't come home in time to cook dinner for her…

Phineas Gage. An unusually fit man, with an iron build brimming with fortitude. A man with the smarts to find a problem, and the strength to solve it. Yet he was the embarrassment of the family, the man who never held his tongue. The man who could not hold a job anywhere, and did not care for anyone besides himself. No one, especially Phineas Gage, could foresee the change that he would be struck with one faithful day in 1848. They stood on the grey-brown, dirt and gravel path. Shards of rock…

The famous Australian play “The One Day of the Year” by Alan Seymour explores various conflicts over ANZAC Day in the 1950’s in a working class family from Sydney’s Western suburbs. Since then, opinions on gender roles and cultural diversity in Australia have changed and so have ideas about Australia in general. This is also closely examined in Ellen Connolly’s article ‘Burquini Hits the Beach’, written for the Sunday Telegraph on February 4th 2007. The text reveals a plan by Surf Lifesaving…