stammer and whenever he was angry and could not get his words out quickly enough, he would use his fists. He had no patience with unsuccessful men. He had had no patience with his father.” p.4 This quote is explaining how sometimes Okonkwo’s temper gets out of control. Okonkwo was on his way to greatness because he was a great warrior and was known throughout for defeating Amalinze the Cat. The book starts off by saying, “Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond. His fame
Brianna Thomas 1/1/15 English IB HL 319 FAQ SHEET FULL TITLE & AUTHOR : “ Things Fall Apart” By Chinua Achebe GENRE : Post Colonial Novel Based on African American Culture & Legends LANGUAGE: English TIME AND PLACE WRITTEN : 1959 in Nigeria DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION : First Published in 1958 PUBLISHER · Heinemann Educational Books NARRATOR: Anonymous, the novel has a lot of different characters that they tend to focus on a lot throughout the book
Ben Stein Period 5 Mrs. Malayter Abstract The texts we read over this semester explore the themes of power, betrayal, and corruption. William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, exploits the chase for power and what is needed to be done to gain this power. In Hamlet you see almost all of the characters become power hungry and so bent on power they are willing to betray anyone close to them including their families to gain this power and maintain it. Examples of the chase of power are shown in most
Steven Hoang Professor Stricker GEL 101 20 October 2014 Gatorade If an individual were to think of a drink that professional athletes use daily in their sports, what powerfully and dominantly comes to mind is Gatorade. It is such an advertised drink and so many well-known athletes support it. Even if it is not the healthiest drink out on the market, it is one of the more popular ones. It was created in 1965 and back then, the drink did not taste that well so the producers began to add more and more
Joey Dinko English 302 Period 2 3-2-15 The Academy Award winning movie, Forrest Gump, has been has been the epitome of greatness in American Film over the past decades. The film’s director, Robert Zemeckis, uses a variety of tactics to accomplish his goal of creating a unique film that encompasses recent American history, the 1960’s, 70’s, and 80’s. Forrest Gump, Jenny Curran, and Lieutenant Dan Taylor are three characters that represent the different types of perspectives of American people
Chapter 1: Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It’s Not) Main Ideas: • Quests may not always be as dramatic as a knight having to save a princess from evil, but instead may be as simple as a trip to the supermarket. • There is usually a stated reason for a quest, but the real reason never involves the stated reason. • The real reason for a quest is to always gain self-knowledge. Connection: In the movie “Shrek,” Shrek starts off as a hostile and solitary ogre who dislikes all and is disliked by