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Challenges of English in Nigeria
UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, BENIN CITY FACULTY OF ARTS DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND LITERATURE ASSIGNMENT ON “THE CHALLENGES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA” ENL 806: ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) SUBMITTED TO DR. IGENE NOVEMBER 2016 INTRODUCTION English did not come to Nigeria with colonialism; it came before it. Though the exact date was not recorded, historians believe that English was spoken in old Calabar as a result of about 400 years of cultural
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Challenging the System
Autobiographical Story There were defiantly a few times when I challenged the system. Either because I didn’t feel that the system was right or I didn’t feel like following it because I didn’t believe in it, but the most recent moment when I chose to challenge the system was about a couple days ago at school. I remember that it was very hot that day and I woke up late and I didn’t have a
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Champion of the World
The separation of race is nothing new in American culture. Even though slavery was abolished in the late 1800’s signs of class separation and racism are still apparent in this story. In the paragraphs sixteen and seventeen of “Champion of the World” a story lifted from Maya Angelou’s popular novel, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”, there are many references to racist offences committed by whites to blacks. She uses a champion boxing match
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Championship Game
An ecstatic sense of excitement filled the thick, musky air. The bright orange ball with hundreds of small gripped bumps motionlessly lied in the palms of the referee’s strong hands, waiting to leap into to air like a firecracker on the 4th of July, signifying the beginning of what would be an intense battle of a championship game. The referee was a giant among men, standing what seemed to be 10 feet tall, towering over
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Change
is something that is constantly occurring in our lives. Not a single moment goes by when everything in our lives will remain consistent. Indeed, it has become apparent to us that the only thing which in fact survives change, is change itself. Time and experience allows change to eventually reform and alter everything from the way it originally was. From ourselves physically, to those around us emotionally, to the way in which we perceive the
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Change
There are three types of people in this world. The ones who accept change as soon as the change happens, the ones who hate change and only think pessimistically about it, and the ones who are skeptical at first but then eventually accept the change and make something positive out if it. People should be more like this; doubtful at first but after much deliberation accept the change. The first type of person is
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Change
Change... an amazingly powerful and often times emotionally charged word. Change can be a word that seems like such a great idea when directed toward someone else; i.e. how "they" can change in a way that will make your life better. At the other end of the spectrum, the word "change" can trigger fear and resistance in a nanosecond if someone says you need to do it. Or, it can be embraced and welcomed by
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Change Decisions
If You Could Change One Decision in Your Career, What Would It Be? This applicant was accepted by the following business schools: Columbia University and New York University (Stern). Shortly after I graduated from college, when I was laid off from my job at Bank of America, I accepted a position in the margins department at T. Rowe Price. An ambitious self-starter, I was frustrated by the menial nature of the job. My duties were
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Change in Mirror Image
Change is something that no one can escape from and throughout life, one experiences several transformations. According to www.dictionary.com to change means “to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone.” In Lena Coakley’s short story “Mirror Image”, the theme of change is revealed through the characters. Change is shown through the change in families and change in personalities.
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Change Is Memorable
Change is Memorable When readers read a book that they like, they will remember at least one character in the book for some specific reason. Authors have many different ways to make a character memorable but one of the most common ways that characters become memorable is the way that they change throughout the story. William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”, Anton Chekhov’s “The Lady with the Pet Dog”, and Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People”
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Change Management - Problem at the Workplace
PROBLEM AT THE WORKPLACE The target of mystery customer survey result has been allocated by the management team is 85% for the current quarter (Jan – March 2017), but the last quarter, we have achieved the mystery customer survey rating was (Oct – Dec 2016) 69%. This was not a good sign for our entire branch, also we have loss the profitable customers and the branch profit during that period. The branch employees also haven’t
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Change Me into Zeus Daughter
Essay 1: Motherly Love In Change Me into Zeus’s Daughter, Barbara Robinette Moss lives an eerie and ultimately triumphant life in which she grows up underprivileged and courageously in her family’s hectic, impoverished survival in Alabama. Barbara does not receive the most attention as a child because of her large number of siblings. She feels as if she does not exist, and all the attention is focused on the other siblings of the family. Barbara’s
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Change of Heart by Shari Maurer
Billy Lynch Mrs.Herbst English 10H: Period 4 September,5, 2014 Change of Heart by Shari Maurer “Deep breath. How did I look omiGod! I was unbelievably sweaty, and my hair…”-Emmi Miller Page 10 This quote is when Emmi looks up to see her dream boyfriend Sam. This refelects how guys and girls alike are so concerned with their looks in and out of school. Instead of being so worrisome about her vanity she should me more
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Change You or Change Me
Text title: “Change You Or Change Me” Source/ Date: Medium: Rap song Composer: Fabolous Purpose: The main purpose of the text is indeed to entertain the listener in any way possible whether it be enjoying fab’s witty punch lines or being able to relate to the issues present. Another purpose suggested is to relate with the composer (Fabolous) and gain knowledge of the occurrences experienced by the composer e/g racism or incidents in the area
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Changeing Self
Change Everyone thinks of changing the world but no one thinks of changing them selves. Good morning class and teacher, no matter what we do we can not avoid change, it is an inescapable concept that some people need and some find hard to accept and in the poem ‘Sky High’ and movie ‘Redemption’ both of these solutions to change are demonstrated. Hannah Robert, the author of Sky High describes and relives her childhood by
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Changes in 21st Century
Man, through the ages, has undergone many changes from the time when he depicted a herd of mammoths on the walls of his cave to these days when he can create beautiful pictures and even make coffee by use of computer technologies without leaving his favorite chair. The 20th century made huge steps in developing computer technologies and reached many goals that made our life much easier. What should we expect in the 21st century?
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Changes in Discipline 2
Changes in Discipline 1 Changes in Discipline By Robert Keplinger English 141 Tiffin Univeristy 9/6/07 Changes in Discipline 2 In everyone's lives he or she has been affected by different types of discipline. As Holt (1972) described the different types, one stood out among all. Trial and error for me is a way of life. I make mistakes and then learn from them to become a better person. Therefore I think the most effective type
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Changes in the Kite Runner
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes Set in the 1970s in California, the novel The Kite Runner is told in flashback as the reader follows the main character through his resolutions to life-long conflicts. The Flashbacks are set in pre-civil war Afghanistan in the home of a wealthy man. The main character, Amir, is an intellectual character, loving books more than sports, a major disappointment to his powerful father. Amir’s best friend is also a Hazara servant, Hassan. Although they
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Changing Colombia one Child at a Time
Changing Colombia One Child At a Time On any normal day while walking down the street you may pass one or more ordinary women fitting the description of; a forty-two year old Latino women, with a light olive skin tone, and highlighted dirty blonde hair. Fitting this description however is Catalina Escobar and anyone who knows her story is aware that she far from ordinary. The mark Catalina Escobar has left on this world is
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Changing Impressions: A Sydney Carton Character Analysis
They say a first impression is everything. However, I’ve found that these aren’t reliable. Some people cover their true feelings, trying to be tough. You never know what’s going on in people’s lives when you first meet them that causes them to act differently. And sometimes, we just make inaccurate assumptions. This is also true of things in literature. In Charles Dickens’s novel “A Tale of Two Cities,” and in all his novels, he wants
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Changing in ’the Perks of Being a Wallflower"
Changing in The Perks of Being a Wallflower In The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky, Charlie, a freshman in high school, grows from being someone who sits by and watches life to a person who fully participates in life. Charlie’s personality changes a lot throughout the book. He starts off as a person who sits back and watches all the people and situations in life around him pass him by. This continues
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Changing Roles
The contemporary American family is one that shows a picture perfect lifestyle of happiness and normalcy, but this normalcy can be challenged by anything. The present war our country is engaged in is one factor that has changed the lives of many families since it began. Husbands, sons, and sometimes even mothers and daughters are leaving their homes to fight in the war with Iraq. If the traditional American family consists of a husband, wife,
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Changing the World
Have you ever wanted to change the world? I do. Many people say that but don’t put their dreams on paper. Many people say they want a better world but don’t stop making bad decisions. It’s time for our generation to change the world in baby steps. I want to help the newer generations starting at a younger age and hoping for a better world in 20 years. I want to be a teacher. Being
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Chaos Theory
Chaos Theory Flip a coin. Pick straws. Play rock, paper, scissors. Eeenie, meanie, miny, mo. These are all ways people make random decisions. They are all unsystematic methods of making choices that require little or no thought at all. All of these childish, silly, random techniques of making decisions are methods that relate to chaos theory. Chaos theory is the study and search for a pattern in random decision-making and information. It is about finding
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Chapter Analysis of Great Gatsby
This chapter provides the final pieces of Gatsby’s makeup, and this is done by further flashbacks into critical periods of his past. The real history narrated by Nick is, of course, in contrast to the information Gatsby has himself provided. Gatsby was born James Gatz on a North Dakota farm and he briefly attended College in Minnesota, but dropped out after a few weeks. He then worked on Lake Superior, fishing for salmon and clams,
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Chapter Ten of "hell" by Heni Barbusse
Sarah Roques English 204 Chapter Ten of "Hell" by Heni Barbusse A strong theme throughout chapter ten of Henri Barbusse's "Hell," is self-destruction. This chapter is set in the neighboring room to the narrator's. Two doctors are discussing Philippe's health, and as they discuss they move into more revolutionary thoughts. Both agree that Philippe is in a bad state, and death draws nearer to him every passing second. They begin to speak of the science
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Character Analyisis Grandmother and Connie
The grandmother and Connie were domineering and persistent in the ways they wanted things done. No matterwhat anybody suggested, they thought it could be done another way that was better. Connie's mom was always comparing Connie and her sister. Her mother never had a good word to say about Connie. Connie never felt good enough to be a part of her family. This is also the way the grandmother felt as part of her son's
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Character Analysis
Character Analysis The Glass is a story filled with characters who are complex and very different people thrown it one family. The Wingfield family members are Laura, Tom, and Amanda the mother. Out of the three Wingfield family members, Laura probably is the one living furthest away from reality. There are several symbols in the play that represent that in some way. Her glass collection that she carefully takes care of, is the imaginary world
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Character Analysis
In his story, Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky explores the moralities of two very different criminal minds. They are of the protagonist, Raskolnikov, and one of the antagonists, Svidrigailov. Both of these men commit very heinous crimes, but it is their thoughts about these incidents on which Dostoevsky focuses. Raskolnikov is the main character of the novel. We are not only able to see how and why he commits the murder, but also, his preparation.
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Character Analysis from Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Probably the most complex female character in the novel, Ophelia deserves special attention from the reader because she is treated as a surrogate for Stowe's intended audience. It’s as if Stowe conceived an imaginary picture of her intended reader, then brought that reader into the book as a character. Ophelia embodies what Stowe considered a widespread Northern problem; the white person who opposes slavery on a theoretical level but feels racial prejudice and hatred in
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