“Things Fall Apart,” written by Chinua Achebe, and V. S. Naipaul’s “A Bend in the River” are seen as sequels by many people. Both novels contain introspective reflection on the practices of western modernity as well as the meaning of life. Furthermore, both authors differ from many post-colonial writers because they display a more painful…
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Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” and V. S. Naipaul’s “A Bend in The River” both have characters which represent an inner cultural struggle between African/traditional culture and the newly introduced European culture. Two characters who are clearly dealing with this struggle of cultural identity are Nwoye (the main character Okonkwo’s son in “Things Fall Apart”)…
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There is certainly a different mentality in China, especially opposed to the West when it comes to issues of what is considered private versus public. Tim Clissold notes that the Chinese don’t have a word for “privacy”. When China’s vice president, Xi Jinping, visited the White House on February 21, President Obama renewed calls for…
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We went to a play called: “Nereye Gidiyoruz?”. There was only a single actor on stage and that was Genco Erkal. He transcribed some of the Aziz Nesin books and poems while he was reciting his monologue. “Nereye Gidiyoruz?” is a criticism of the goverment and the human actions in a very funny, satirical way.…
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Brazil: Bruno Beltramini Interviewer Güvenç Kutlusoy 1) What is your average weekday and weekend like? – How many hours do you go to school? I spend nearly 38 hours in school during a whole week (approx. 7.5 hours/day) – How many hours of homework do u have weekdays & weekends? It depends on the week,…
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United Kingdom: Jemil Payet Interviewer: Gülensu Er 1)What is your average weekday and weekend like? How many hours per day do you go to school? 6 hours and 50 minutes How many hours of homework do you have on weekdays & weekends? Weekdays are usually around 30 to 40 minutes a day and weekends it…
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Lithuania: Justas Kidykas Interviewer Erman Ermihan 1)What is your average weekday and weekend like? How many hours do you go to school? From 8:30 to 16:00 every weekday. How many hours of homework do u have weekdays& weekends? At weekdays usually about 2 hours, at weekends sometime it takes a whole day, because I have…
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Slovenia: Tinkara Lazar Interviewer Gülensu Er 1) What is your average weekday and weekend like? – How many hours do you go to school? Usually we have 8 hours of school every day. Each class lasts 45 minutes and after each lesson we have a 5 minutes break, and one longer break of 30 minutes…
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Cyprus 1. On Cyprus-Throughout history different countries have conquered Cyprus. We see that the land was once owned by the Ancient Greeks, then by the Italians, Ottomans, the British, Turks and currently by Cypriot Greeks and Cypriot Turks. Therefore, which one determines who should own a territory: the people who were chronologically there first (especially…
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The One Way Out – The lyrics to our second studio recording written by Aykan Esen and Jeanne-Peri Foucault One Change makes it all the way The rest doesn’t matter, its just not there Once or twice I missed the chance but now I’m in the moment You’re the change,…
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I grew up in a house where coffee beans were freshly grinded before coffee was made. As a family we have always tried to eat healthy food and refrain from refined food. Therefore, because of a couple of reasons, we never had instant coffee in our house. First of all, my parents like to drink…
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