Olaudah Equiano was a former slave born in what is now modern-day Nigeria. He was captured as a small boy and sold to the West Indies by slave traders. Most of Equiano’s slave life was spent serving masters in slave ships and on the navy vessels of British merchants. One of the slave masters gave Equiano the name Gustavas Vassa. He used this name until the publishing of his autobiography which he opted to use his African name. After years of service at sea, Equiano was bought by a merchant from Philadelphia
The reader’s first introduction to Aunt Marthy in Harriet Jacob’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl occurs at the very beginning of the narrative when Linda is sharing her family history. Not only does Linda describe her grandmother before her mother, but she reveals more particulars about her grandmother than she shares about her father or other family members. From the beginning, Jacobs centers Aunt Marthy as a vital character who influences Linda; however there is not a lot of literary criticism
was born in Igbo, a providence of Africa, in the year 1745. Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the name that was given to him by his first master, told his experiences throughout his book, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano. He explains that grew up fairly happily in the very beginning of his life, but unfortunately was kidnapped along with his sister when he was quite young to be forced into slavery. He found himself being sent to various places in the world to carry out this horrifying
project is a poster on everyday hazards. However, it is not just like any other posters. It’s a poster containing real-life situations on everyday hazards portrayed through a comic strip. Since we wanted to raise the awareness of children and youth about everyday hazards we made it in such a way that it is relatable and can be easily understood. Our poster presents four real-life situations about everyday hazards that are often and most likely to be encountered by our target group which are high
CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK In this chapter of this research paper consists of the concept of writing ability, the concept of extensive reading, the relationship between writing and extensive reading, and the previous study. A. Concept of writing ability 1. Notion of writing Writing is one of the four skills that is necessary to be learned. According to Richard (1990, in Trong, 2011:121), writing skill is deemed to be difficult for EFL students in the language learning. It means that to be
Introduction Our topic is about urban outgrowth. About the relentless pursuit of life, liberty and happiness in urban spaces which has ensured that in 2011, the world crossed over from a majority rural demography to a pre-dominant urban demography where more than half of its seven billion people lived in cities. We discuss what it takes to build this urban sprawl for miles on end, the process of acquisition that delivers spatial growth to cities, and where these outgrowths (usually sleepy villages
Introduction Propaganda remains a relatively unformed concepts despite the fact that it was defined by many scientists with different ways. This is reflected in the uncertainty and absence of agreement between several ways used to explain the phenomenon. But still some aspects of propaganda can be studied without unconditional agreement in political and other sciences. Propaganda in many cases is associated with a distortion of the truth and such expressions as ‘brainwash’, ‘lie’, ‘manipulation’
cost Stress on private sector styles of management practice Need to apply proven private sector management tools in the public sector Stress on PS ethic fixed pay and hiring rules, model employer Orientation centralized personnel structure, jobs for life More stress on discipline and frugality in resource Use Need to cut direct costs, raise labour discipline, do more with less Stable base budget and establishment norms, minimum standards, union More emphasis on visible hands-on top management Accountability
Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke (1632–1704) argued that in the ‘state of nature’, all men were free and equal, therefore possessing inalienable rights independent of the laws of any government or authority. Naturally endowed with the right to life, liberty, and property, humans could legitimately