President of Nigeria

I ‘am originally from Cameroon located in the center part of Africa, in which French and English are the main language. I ‘am coming from a middle class family, and speaking French as a main language, and Bafia as a vernacular language. I ‘am a first born of twelve children and grew up surrounded by my parents and eleven siblings. I was a happy kid according to the fact that my parents were working very hard to meet our needs. Hence, I was respectful to other people, and obedient child to my…

past and present cultures all over the world. The myth of “The World on the Turtle’s Back” descends from a tribe called the Iroquois who lived in the American northeast, while the Yoruba, the creators of the myth “The Golden Chain” originate from Nigeria. Since they are from two completely different parts of the world, the Iroquois and the Yoruba approach their lives differently. These myths help emphasize the similarities and differences between their core beliefs, values, and morals. While…

Things Fall Apart, and The Poisonwood Bible contain plots where the characters leave their homes to create a new sense of home in future experiences. The Price family was forced to accept their new home based on their own decision to move to the Congo. Okonkwo created his home because of his shame for the past. These physical changes of home miss the deep points and allusions of the novels, only representing a small portion of the stories intent. Home is the central purpose in every action and…

In the book, “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe, Culture and the role of customs is a huge factor affecting the story. As Wendell Pierce says, “Culture is the intersection of people and life itself. It’s how we deal with life, love, death, birth, disappointment… All of that is expressed in culture.” That quote does a fantastic job of explaining what culture means to the Igbo clan. It directly affected every single member of the culture every single day of their life. They had some practices…

were put in. Each one of these kingdoms can give information about the other before and after one of them falls. It was said that Ife was a kingdom that was dated as far back as far as 500 BC. Also known as one of the oldest cities in southwestern Nigeria in Yoruba city. While the Oyo kingdom was founded during the 1300s. But soon became a…

Oliver Mahoro Lauren Liebe English 203 Tuesday, November 28, 2017 A People Unknown Things Fall Apart takes place in what is now known as Nigeria, this happens during the late 19th century, but the book itself was written in 1958 as the colonial system in Africa was falling apart. What makes Things Fall Apart so significant, is that before it, most of the records, novels, and books about Africa and its people written in English were all written by Europeans. So when Chinua Achebe came to the…

expresses concern for the new boundaries been set through religion and civilization. One of the concerns is the violence associated with modernity. One of the interlocutors at the meeting to discuss the way forward with Mr. Wright’s highhandedness in their village summarizes colonial violence thus “Yes, we are talking about the white man’s road. But when the roof and walls of a house fall in, ceiling is not left standing. The white man, the new religion, the soldiers, the new road – they are all…

Resistance and Contemporariness in Kaine Agary’s Yellow Yellow Introduction African literature has come of age through several sections, from the scripts of prehistoric Egypt through the oral form of transmission, which celebrated human and supernatural achievement rendered in songs by court bards, griots, troubadours, public dances, and masks. Walter.J Ong points out that ‘such as the traditional oral stories, proverbs, prayers, formulaic expressions…alternatively, other oral productions of,…

Essay Title: The modern and the traditional as depicted in So long a Letter. “So long a letter” as a piece of contemporary African women’s literature highlights the religious, social and other aspects of an African country passing into independence. When I understood the cultural and contextual background of “So long a letter”, I came across many aspects, but the theme of tradition and modernity fascinated me. Ramatoulaye, the protagonist is undergoing trauma following her husband Modou’s death…

Target Population: Our initial campaign will target middle class residents living in Lagos, Nigeria. We chose Lagos as it is Nigeria’s largest city with a population of over 21 million people (Rosenthal) and is home to several existing solar companies that provide PAYG solar energy options. Additionally, the Lagos government also has shown interest in solar and implemented a project in 2014 to use solar to power public institutions (Lagos Solar Project.). Lagos residents also suffer from lack of…