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understand questions of identity. To understand what “single-story” is Chimamanda Adichie narrated a story when she was nineteen years old, she was leaving Nigeria to go to a university in the United States her American roommate was surprised by her because she spoken English very well. Her roommate wondered how she spoke English so well; she told her Nigeria happen to have English as its official language, the roommate also assumed she didn’t know how to use a stove. Her roommate a had a…

Okonkwo’s Cultural Collision in Nigeria In the novel Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, just such a culture clash takes place, with the main character Okonkwo's village being overtaken by Christian white men seeking to convert his tribe. Although many people become convinced of the new religion's authenticity over time, Okonkwo is an inflexible warrior at heart, and his refusal to accept the changes taking place in his community serves to further aggravate the point of the novel- that things…

they’re good for. Besides that traffickers will leave their victims with lifetime scars. Many sex trafficking victims contract various sexually transmitted diseases. “"Our investigation shows that 40 percent of trafficked girls repatriated to Nigeria test positive to HIV and this has serious social and economic implications," Not only do they contract diseases that will be with them for life but they also return home pregnant. These females are in poverty and some return to no family…

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a novel, which is a cultural opprobrium of Nigeria and America. This novel points out the materialistic desires of Nigeria—how women want to marry rich, and the wealthy are supposed to be automatically respected. As well as the racism, racial hierarchy, and real struggles with American freedom that Ifemelu faces when she comes to the “Land of The Free.” These cultural criticisms support our American exceptionalist views; therefore, considering the other…

The Mission is a 1986 British film inspired by true historical events. Set in central South America in 1750, the movie is centered on Jesuit missionaries who are expanding their religious venture into areas occupied by the free Guarani Indians. Father Gabriel is a Jesuit priest who is building a mission village in the rain forest above the majestic Iguazo waterfalls. During an illegal slave raid in the area, he has a brief encounter with Rodrigo Mendoza, a local Spanish slaver, and tells him…

Writing Assignment #2: Attribution The hand-held wooden-sculpture pictured can be attributed to the Luba people who created the Lukasa (memory board). The memory boards illustrate the political organization and the historical chronicles of the Luba peoples. Lukasa belongs to the Mbudye Society, a council of both men and women who are responsible for interpreting the political values of the Luba state. The Lukasa (memory board) was estimated to be created between the 19th and 20th century in…

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 can an author use a fictional character to make a cultural statement? Chinua Achebe in his novel Things Fall Apart answers this question by telling a story of British colonization through an African point of view. In this work of historical fiction, Okonkwo wants the people of Umuofia to fight against the British, but instead many of the people of Umuofia follow the new ideas the British bring such as Christianity. Then Okonkwo loses hope that his people, so then Okonkwo commits suicide by…

Cameron is a country on the west coast of Africa. It has a lot of different land such as mountains in the west, grasslands in the north, and tropical low lands in the south. Yaoundé Douala is the country's capital and it’s the largest city. Mountains and hills lie alone Cameroon’s western border, from Lake Chad in the north to mount Cameroon in the south near the coast. Mount Cameroon is 13,353it is the it is the country’s highest point. A forested plateau in central Cameroon separates a savanna…

In the novel, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe we learn about the Ibo culture and how it is a male-dominant society that is ran by men. In the village of Umuofia, women have little to no power and men are seen as superior to them. Women are seen as the “weak” sex and have only a few qualities that make them powerful for example the ability of conceiving children, to be an obedient wife, and to be a pure bride. Genders in Ibo society play an important role. The people from Umoufia are gendered…