Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi
Adichie, has been a literary masterpiece. I am currently on page 139 of Purple
Hibiscus and have been very well enjoying it. I especially enjoyed how Adichie
implements these differing personalities such as Aunt Ifeoma; the reader can
observe the effect the characters with differing personalities have on Jaja and
herself. The different setting (vacation home) Adichie writes of changes the
theme of the story and changes the overall mood.
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi
Adichie has been an enjoyable book to read. Currently, I am on page 287 of
Purple Hibiscus and lots has changed since page 139. The reader can observe the
surrounding/environment’s effect on the two characters Kambili and Jaja. The
reader can see how the characters are going develop and how Kambili and Jaja
have this layered personality due to the constant change of setting in
chapters. I recommend Purple Hibiscus to those who are interested with books
that are centered around a dysfunctional family and a family oriented family.
Nigeria’s attempt to adopt British
education has failed miserably. Nigeria’s current state of education has been
recognized globally and raises many concerns. Nigeria’s education system
accounts for only thirty percent of students passed with five credits according
to Okpala, a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. The Okpala also
records that 28,222 Nigerian students who took a Physics class, only 57
students, representing 0.2 per cent, passed with credits. This calculates to
99.8% of the students failed the class. Who’s
to blame for the Nigerian education crisis? It has been noted that
teachers go on strike constantly, some refuse to report for duty for a year. Teacher
preparation institutions do not meet the minimum requirements for their
teaching subjects, poor classroom management and control, as well as inability
to communicate effectively in English Language are other problems. The
governors in Nigeria are seemingly unconcerned with the issue. The blame can
also be pinned to students who are distracted to parents who are not taking
care of their children. There
are alternative solutions being introduced to reform the Nigerian education
system. A former executive secretary of the National Universities Commission,
Professor Peter Okebukola has introduced a solution for Nigeria’s education.
Okebukola states that teacher preparation must be more selective. Okebukola
also states that the teachers must be paid “higher salaries.” Those are the
reforms Okebukola proposes.
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Some things I like to do.
To start off I'm a huge fan of soccer and due to this love I've grown a big interest in world flags. The reason I like to play soccer is because it's so tactical and not only does it require physical ability, but mental as well. . Other the things I like to do is play PC/console games, I love playing video games ever since I was young, the first one I recall playing is Lego Indiana Jones. Also, I like building various desktops.
Things that I don't like to do.
This one's strange, but I really don't like to hold conversations for more than an hour. Another thing, I don't like waking up early for school. Studies prove that delaying school to start at 8:30 or 9:00 can improve standardized test points by 2 percentile points. Lastly, I don't like to run in the sun, I would much prefer to run in the rain.
Miss Number Two: The text above was a random blog earlier in the year. The blog is very unorganized and frequently uses the word "I."
The song I’ve decided to analyze Gillian Welch - Dark Turn Of Mind. Reading the lyrics, I can see euphony, an example being “don't all the night birds sing sweetly?” I was also to identify some simile, one line uses simile by saying “And leave me if I'm feeling too lonely / full as the fruit on the vine.” Reading the lyrics, I could also find imagery within the song for instance when Gillian Welch wrote, “you know some girls are bright as the morning.” The structure of the song is also set in stanzas, with each stanza break a different moment happens.
Interpreting the song, I see some contrast between a girl “as bright as sunlight” to a girl with “a dark turn of mind.” The song is seemingly directed towards a partner in a relationship. The singer of the son was apparently hurt in the past by possibly a former partner and threatens to turn “dark” if the person hurts her. Welch likes to compare her sorrows or past loneliness to things that aren’t lonely and are surrounded by a lot. Welch also likes to mention a “dark turn of mind” and “girls that are bright as the morning”, this could possibly mean a girl who has been hurt and has changed for the worst, and a naïve innocent girl.
Hit Number Three: This was an analytical piece I wrote on a song, overall I was proud of my ability to identify simile and describe some contrast within the song.
Protesters against Donald Trump. Living in the United States of America I'm an avid supporter for free speech. So when there were protesters across the nation protesting the inauguration I was fascinated and curious at the same time. I wanted to fully understand why primarily leftists were protesting Trump. Trying to figure this question out, I asked my sister who attended a protest. Hit Number Three: This was an analytical piece I wrote on a song, overall I was proud of my ability to identify simile and describe some contrast within the song.
She accused Trump of many wrong doings (prefer not to get specific) and beliefs he's had, other protesters agreed with her(won't give opinion on what I think about what she said). Watching many of the protests I didn't see any alternate solutions or perhaps a progressive policy introduced by the protests. Perhaps I need to research the protests more to find out. I fully understand protesting to get a message out to the people(free speech), but the some protesters have escalated the situation to violence such as threatening and destruction.
Miss Number Three: This post was a miss because it didn't have a single purpose, the writing simply stated that there was a protest that I did not no much about.
Miss Number Three: This post was a miss because it didn't have a single purpose, the writing simply stated that there was a protest that I did not no much about.
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