Contemporary Nigeria: 1. Nigeria hold some of the richest oil deposits,yet Nigerians living there are poorer then ever. Cite: Tom O'Neil,National Geographic staff,Published February 2007. Webpage. 2.Nigeria has a total of 132 million people. There are more then 250 ethnic groups. Cite: African-art.com 3. In Nigeria age earns respect. As a mark of honor, an older sibling may be called " Senior Brother" or "Senior Sister" instead of their real name. Cite: "Nigeria"http://www.africa.com/nigeria/facts/
Chinua Achebe: 1. Achebe was a professor at the Brown University. 2. He got in to a car accident, which left him paralyzed from the waist down. 3. His first book sold more then 12,000,000 copies Cite: "Albert Chinualumogu Achebe." 2014. The Biography.com website. Apr 24 2014http://www.biography.com/people/chinua-achebe-20617665. 4. His real name was Albert, then changed it when he was in college. 5.He took his name from "Chinualumogo." Which means "My spirit come fight for me" Cite: "Chinua Achebe" Cliffnotesbiography
Fela Kuti: 1. Made his own style of Music "Afrobeat" 2. Was arrested more then 200 times. 3. Produced 50 albums in his life 4. He could play piano and the drums 5. Made a band called " Koola Lobitos" and then later changed it to "Afrika 70." Cite: "Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti." 2014. The Biography.com website. Apr 29 2014http://www.biography.com/people/fela-kuti-21215355.
Wole Soyinka: 1. Wrote his first play " A Dance of The Forests" 2.Won the Nobel Prize in 1986. 3. Wrote about modern west Africa. "Wole Soyinka." 2014. The Biography.com website. Apr 29 2014http://www.biography.com/people/wole-soyinka-9489566.
Ever since I was a kid I have been interested in computers. I've always been curious about how one person can hack into a secure network. I don't really want to know how to hack, i'd rather learn how to stop it before it starts and even turn it back on someone if someone tried to hack me. Another thing is computer design. For someone to buy a computer I think they should really like how it looks. Some people build their computers and that's fine, however, the PC's don't look good at all! I have always wanted to build a series of computers that range from expensive and high quality to a more affordable everyday use computer. Now the one thing about these computers is that they will all look "Bad ass", so even of you did get the more affordable one, it still looks awesome. I look at computers all the time. A couple of my favorite are the Alien-ware x17 / x51, and another is the Aorus x7. The only problem with them is that they are over 1k, and the Aorus is over 2k.
I agree to this article, lots of times i'll be on YouTube or some other page and i'll see all these comments that are just horrible! I see ones with cuss words, bad grammar , offensive things, and just flat out mean things. I also think it its quite funny how people actually get mad when the website they commented on actually delete their comment. Which is actually really dumb because people are stupid, if you comment anything offensive, with fowl language, or any mean comments it will probably be deleted. This is a very good example on what leaving a comment can do for you. If you take the time to actually think about your comment, it might get people talking about you. Again, don't think that once you leave one comment somewhere someone important will see it and offer you a job. It will probably take a long time for you to get really god and master ho to leave and what truly is, a good comment. My comment on New York Times. I commented on Cameron Nunez, Clinton Perez, and Charlie Rivera-Gutierrez.
We have all once in our lives "Googled" our selves. Probably out of curiosity. I think we do this because we want to see if we are known out in the world. We want to see if we have made a difference to anything that matters. When we do find something ( for me) it makes us feel not really special but perhaps a little over joyed that one of us is "Googleable." No matter how small the article or story there is about you. For example, I googled myself the other day and at first their wasn't anything , but on the second search of which I made it a little more specific. I started to see my name and Chamblee pop up. When I saw " Chamblee boys take another 2014 swim team county title!" I was really surprised that me out of everyone in the world I could be "Googlable." If i had to choose on what came up when i googled myself, i would choose lots of things. First I'm a swimmer and I swim for Dynamo Swim Club so i defiantly want to pop up. I also have an interest in computers so maybe if some computer websites came up for me to try out or some things that i have done with computers. One thing I wouldn't want to come up is a picture of me. There are some creepy people out there and i'd rather stay away from them. I also would not want my address or any other personal information out there. This is what I would want if i could choose what came up. As i get older and become more successful i can do more things to make this come reality.
1. Its a hard subject to talk about, especially in a funny way. 2. I think we need an army but no war. If you have an army then you will be safe form others that will attempt to hurt you. If you have no war then , less people die, less money is spent, Men can stay in there country's 3.That is all a game. Just like the scale that i talked about of the real tank to the small tank 4.Someone who has a weighted opinion on war. 5.I felt i could really explain more in 500 words then in 3 minutes. 6.I talked about how it was a game , which its obviously not and how commanding is easy to do in the army. 7.I used Hyperbole: " Anyone could be a general in the army these days!" Understatement: How the army should simpler " its to complicated in my book , just do the mission ." parody: when i talked about the comparison of the little tank to the huge tank.
War is a big game! They all have you fooled! Think about it , what did you do as a kid? You got with your friends and played a good game of army or cops and robbers. War is the same thing! The only difference is the scale. You go with your friends to play and you will have a fake gun, the army has guns , they may be a little different in size and capability but ultimately they do the same thing. The tools in the army or the equipment are just big toys. For example , they make small plastic tanks that might shoot little plastic balls maybe 1 or 2 feet. Now a full sized anti vehicle tank is the same! They both shoot, they both can move in the ways, and they both hold people of the same scale. I know what your thinking, so what if one is made of extremely tough metal and shoots huge missiles at the speed of sound that can bring down a whole building.Its just the scale, the plastic one can bring down a little plastic building. Imagine you shrank down to the size of the tank so you could operate it. Wouldn't it be the same thing? Another thing is the people. We often don't realize it but lots of people could be a leader in the army. All you do is give commands and tell people what to do. I mean, how hard can that be. Same with strategies that the army uses to win battles. Its simple, this is our objective , so what do we need to do that will guarantee that we ill succeed on the battle field. War should be simpler in my book. I hear stories of these Navy Seals that go on extremely dangerous missions , just to get something that they think is worth more then there life. Which to me is just hands down crazy. They say its for there country. What is for your country? Dying for something that ultimately doesn't do anything? Now, there's another huge part of war that is kind of bad but doesn't really effect me and you. War is expensive. Really expensive. Its costs a ton of money and some people think we could put that money to better use. Which we probably could , but then we wouldn't be nearly as safe. I think its a good investment actually , yea they could do somethings to cut back but i would rather be safe then have a little more money that probably wouldn't even effect me and you. Another thing that war is criticized on is how the United States Army is the global police. Now i probably would be on the side of " No, fight your own battles." Now our Army is probably the strongest in the world so i think we feel the need to help smaller countries. Some people would argue that " No, its not our fight, let them deal with it." What if these people are going to die? Are we going to just stand there and let a country that we could easily say stop it to and just kill this country? This is kind of what happens in a nut shell all around the world. This is why war is so complicated and hard to wrap your head around.
Dating your mom is an interesting short story , i think this is a satire because i had a sense of sarcasm through out the whole story. When most people think of dating there mom, its a repulsive feeling. Now i am not saying i agree with him but he does have some good arguments. Not all of them are winners but some make you think about it more then you know. In the beginning of the story he talks about how why theirs not a reason not to date your mom. For example he talk about how she is the one girl/ women that you are and been close to your whole life. You know how she will react in any situation, you know what she likes to do , what she eats , music she likes ,etc. So why not? Your with her almost all the time , you live with her, most kids have slept with there mom at least once in their life. He gives all these reasons to persuade you that your mom is the one for you. There are several reasons why i thought this short story was a satire. Number 1 , the topic of the story is kind of weird and nobody wants to really talk / read about dating your mom. Also i though he wrote this is story to maybe make fun of "mommas boy's" out there. I can get this from when he talk about the patting on the back and the hug high chair and how he wanted her to be 20 ft tall. The three literary devices i thought were present though out the whole story were Hyperbole,Understatement's and Parody. First with Hyperbole, I immediately knew that this part of the story was Hyperbole, " Grab your mom by the waist , look into her eyes and tell her how beautiful she is. " Now im almost sure that anyone i know would not do that because actually, that's just weird. All you have to do is just tell her she is pretty , you don't have to take her by the waist and look into her eyes. Next Understatement, i honestly think that the whole story is an understatement. If you think about it he is talking about dating your mom. That's just a thing you shouldn't do. He goes on to tell you all these reasons of why you should be doing this and its crazy if you don't , and to me that's that is an understatement. Lastly , Parody, When the author talks about how he wants his mom to be 20 ft tall and his high chair to be adult size that's just kind of funny and therefor a parody.
War. Its been with mankind for as long as we have been alive. Its always the same thing , with the overall same objective, one side wants to win. Now as time went on , the fight got more advanced but still the same thing. Its hard to explain the history of war since it is such a broad subject. Basically, war is how us humans "resolve" things that we don't agree on. Now this is not the only way we resolve disputes, we have peace treaties and agreements or we "share" land or materials. In a long term period, war is how the most things have been settled. War is is nor good or bad , its just there and we probably need it more then you realize it. We need it to establish dominance over someone or another force, so that we are safe. It has to do a lot with what our countries have today. The problem is that people die and which is the reason is there and not a good thing necessarily. Lots of different people have tones of different reasons why they agree or disagree with people. The biggest thing that people don't like about war is that people die. On every side there are fighters that are people and have families, just like on our side. So to kill a human that has a family has a huge impact on them and no one should have to suffer through that. One reason war is not completely ruled out is because there are bad people out there , that like to hurt others and cause pain. We need an army to help keep us safe and to make sure that the world is safer.