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    Okonkwo's Tribe

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    that the western people came to his society and it affected him in a huge way that wasn't too good for him. When the western people arrived they started taking over land while Okonkwo was at his motherland with his family during his banishment, during this time white people had shown up on his motherland trying to get people to switch over to Christianity and other ways of life and because of this nowye took it as an opportunity to upset his father or prove him wrong in someway so Okonkwo disowned

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    Colonists throughout the colonies went into a period of opposing their motherland, England. The main victims blamed for the colonists views of opposition was King George III and the British Parliament. Both advocated legislation that would affect the colonists to a point of revolution. The legislation supported the main reason for independence, but other factors play a role as well. Aside from the economic grievances, factors like political philosophy, propaganda, and social rank drove the colonists

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    Russian Imperialism

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    They have made it this far in this war with the help of the Russian motherland. One prime example of this is the funding of their military training. They have obtained the support through the Russian Orthodox Church and have been trained by pro-Russian military groups. Along with training they also have the reinforcements

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    States of America. Therefore, the British could not have been victorious in their conflict against the American Colonies with the reasoning behind the war. Causes such as the Americans having a "Home Field Advantage", Britain's distance from the motherland country, French involvements on the side of the Americans, and American Patriotism. The four reasons accounted for are leading purposes, why the British could not have been victorious in the Revolutionary War. First, American had a "Home Field Advantage"

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    What drives people to kill themselves? Changes in their life? Mistakes? Losses? Frustration? Is it the feeling of hopelessness? Or Helplessness? Maybe psychological distress? There are multiple answers to this question, and in the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, there is an answer to it. Although many things drive Okonkwo to kill himself, his main motivation is his inability to adapt to the changes in his life which leads him to contradict his own belief on weakness and commit suicide.

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    were enslaved and forced to convert to christianity by the Spaniards and they were forced to do work on the farmlands for the englishmen. The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of many goods between the colonies in America to their motherland in Europe. The motherland wanted to be self sufficient and only have to rely on themselves for things that they needed. So they went to the new world and they claimed land and traded with their colonies that they founded. They did this because they use to think

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    The book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe has two major themes, including the balance of traditional values and change and the perception of masculinity in different people and cultures. The main character Okonkwo demonstrates these in his opposition of the white, Christian missionaries and in his violent demeanor. Okonkwo exemplifies his inability to accept any kind of change in his life through his anger toward the Christians and through his suicide. He shows his radical view of masculinity through

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    American Nationalism

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    into the 1700’s when the media first began to cite colonials as “Americans” in colonial newspapers rather than the usual “British colonies”. It was around this time when the 13 colonies began to cultivate an independent identity separate from the motherland of Great Britain. Before this growing sense of American nationalism brewing in the colonies, they took pride in affiliation with the British empire as they reigned victorious in the French and Indian War from 1754 – 1763, so long as the British

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    accidentally shot a little girl. That same night the elders met and came up with the decision to send me to exile to my Motherland for Seven Years and after Seven years I would be allowed to return to my Fatherland. I was very grateful because the usual punishment for such crime is death. I spent the whole night packing my stuff and arranging my affairs, my family and I set out for the Motherland first thing in the

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    Africa, also known as the motherland, is a phenomenal and unique place in the world like no other. The saying “motherland” refers to Africa as the founder of human civilization. As the origin of human existence, many problems occurred during the pre colonialist time period in which Africans were being traded for rare staples such as salt and gold. By eliminating the existence of Africans from their own country, a place of complete havoc was created. In effect, relationship fragmentation was created

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