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that would ‘transcend borders’ and ‘create a climate of peace in Europe’, which, given that Esperanto was created between 1870 and 1880 and the political climate which gradually resulted in the instigation of the First World War, was extremely insightful. In short, Zamenhof used phonemes from the Slavic languages (he was of Polish descent) whilst using a more Romance lexicon. His ultimate purpose was to keep the grammar as simple as possible in order to create a language that was easily accessible

In the novel “Things fall apart” by Chinua Achebe the character Okonkwo was an impatient, fearless, & hardworking man. He was the type of person that would handle any situation if he needed to not to mention that he respected & honored his family a great deal. To begin with Okonkwo was an impatient man however Okonkwo and his father Unoka couldn't have been anymore different. According to the text “He had no patience with unsuccessful men.” However the text stated “He had no patience with his father”

In the novel “ Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe there were a number of conflicts in the story, one of the main ones being the desire that Okonkwo feels to overcome or defeat the legacy of his father Unoka. Unoka was a lazy man who liked only to play music and drink palm, he died with a great deal of debt and had no titles and no respect for the tribe. Okonkwo was ashamed and embarrassed by him for his entire life. Being the son of Unoka Okonkwo worked extremely hard to build his treasure, but

Rationale My written task relates to Part IV: Critical Study of Literature. It is based on “Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, and I opted to write a psychiatric report of the story’s narrator to demonstrate my understanding of the stylistic devices, structural elements, and literary techniques Poe utilizes to suggest the mental state of the narrator. I chose this text type because, not only does it reveal the impact of Poe’s writing technique on the readers, but it also manifests the narrator’s

Leonard Nimoy looked down at the script and cleared his throat as he began to say “During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback through a singularly dreary tract of country, and at length found myself, as the shades of evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher” (Nimoy). Nimoy, a science fiction super star in his own regard was reading from Ray Bradbury’s

In the novel Things Fall apart by chinua Achebe. Okonkwo doesn’t show his feelings to other people often but every once in awhile he becomes fond of people at different times. He doesn’t show his affection to people because he thinks only certain people do but when he’s alone with one of his children and see that they work hard and aren’t lazy he becomes fond with them and happy that they know what to do. The two characters i chose to compare and contrast are Nwoye and Ezinma. The reason i chose

To begin when I was in 7th grade, there was a solo for the violas in a concert, and there was only 4 of us. We all had to play out, so that the whole Auditorium would hear us. That showed that when I played out it should I was brave. So me being brave nothing compares to these 2 characters in these 2 stories, were brave. The characters Conner and the sniper showed that they were brave with their actions because Conner put himself in danger while he was getting shot at, and the sniper while he was

Through time and place where time never stills, a warrior named Djinda went against his tribe’s elders as he believed that being an elder was a sad existence. Every day he set out from dawn to dusk, as he traversed the forest creating havoc wherever he believed necessary, deliberately ignoring the elder’s warnings for him to stop, but being the stubborn strong headed warrior he was, he thought he was right. To go rebel against an elder is a horrible offence but he refused to listen to the old folks

Things Fall Apart As Leah LaBelle said, “Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to,”(Kenyon). Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe tells the story of a man named Okonkwo. He had to build his life from the ground up, due to lack of support from his lazy, dishonorable father. Okonkwo’s father, Unoka, would never work and most of the time just played flute or went to parties. He

Abandonment of One’s Past Abandoning your culture and former self is something that is not easy to do. In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, an Ibo society in Nigeria goes through a massive change when Christian missionaries begin to appear alongside British colonialists. The entire village, alongside many surrounding ones, is introduced to Western ideology. Some of the Ibo are resistant to this, such as Okonkwo. Others, however, are enthralled by the new religion. Okonkwo’s son, Nwoye is fascinated