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The Nation-State: A
Curse for Africa?
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5 pages in length. In Black Man's Burden,
author Basil Davidson argues that the nation-state has
proved a curse for the African independent nation. When we
examine the works of several different authors it is easy to
discover that Davidson speaks the truth: that the
nation-state has indeed proved to be a curse for Africa.
this essay also considers Things Fall Apart, by Chinua
Achebe, and Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JGAafrca.wps
Journey of
Discovery, Journey of Faith - The Life of Olaudah Equiano
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A 5 page paper that traces the transition of
the life of Olaudah Equiano from a child of traditional
African Igbo culture to an adult of strong, deep Christian
faith. Discussed are the conditions that shaped Equiano's
life, including his abduction into the life of slavery at
the age of 11, his introduction to Christianity, and the
development of a personal faith that endured throughout his
lifetime. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: LCJourny.doc
The Family by Pa
Chin and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe: The Conflict
and Acceptance of Change
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The status of the family described within Pa
Chin's work The Family is defined by class status and
definitive social design. The structure of power and the
interactions of the decision making processes are the
foundation for the trans-class love that develops between
Cheuh-hui, the third son, and Ming-feng, a house servant.
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is the story of the
conflict between Africa and Europe, between the Western way
of doing things and the tribal consciousness. It is the
story of the psychological and social consequences of the
transition from the tribal indigenous society to the Western
mode brought by the Imperialistic takeover. This 5 page
paper examines the conflict inherent in the act of
transition, either within the evolving social roles of the
family or the cultural definitions of a society as it is
assimilated into the modern world. No additional sources are
listed.
Filename: KTchinac.wps
Nadine Gordimer's
'My Son's Story'
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A 4 page sociopolitical examination of Nadine
Gordimer's 'My Son's Story'-- the tale of a Black
South-African who plays hooky from school only to discover
that his father is having an affair with a White woman... in
the midst of Apartheid. Character, theme, and their
relevance to South African politics & society are
discussed. No Bibliography.
Filename: Sonsstor.wps
African Literature
as A Mirror to the Continent's Struggles
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A short, yet well-written 3 page discussion
of how Ngugi Wa Thiong'O's 'Petals of Blood' and Buchi
Emecheta's 'The Joys of Motherhood' demonstrate the
socio-cultural and socio-religious struggles that Africans
endured after being so crudely affected by European
influences. Bibliography lists full citations for the two
primary texts.
Filename: Joysofmo.wps
Bessie Head and
Ngugi Wa Thiong'O
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A 5 page paper that considers the theme of
interpersonal conflict in Head's 'The Collector of
Treasures' and Wa Thiong'O's 'The Return.' The writer also
demonstrates the way in which gender of both the characters
and the authors impacts the development of this theme. No
additional sources cited.
Filename: Thiongo.wps
Ngugi Thiong'o and
Ngugi wa Mirii's 'I Will Marry When I Want'
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A 6 page paper that provides an overview of
the major thematic components and the circumstances
surrounding the original production of Ngugi and Ngugi's
play. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Ngugi.doc
Chinua
Achebe's "Things Falling Apart"
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An 8 page argumentative essay on the option lost during the
change in Ibo society of which Chinua Achebe writes. The
writer posits that the British definition of Ibo society
based on the actions of Okonkwo, cost it its identities in
the justice and spiritual realms, and that Achebe's point
was that there was another option-the option of
coexistence. Had the power abusers not defined Ibo, the
change would have been one of acceptance of both cultures
and the loss of none. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Cnthngst.wps
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