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Chinua Achebe: The Father of Postcolonial Literature

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Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe is considered the father of postcolonial literature. His works reflect the effects of colonization in Nigeria. Nigeria became a British colony in the late 19th century, and, contrary to what had happened in Canada or the United States, Nigeria was under indirect rule, meaning that they used native authorities as rulers, and only a few English people actually settled in the country. Nigeria achieved its independence in 1960.

British Colonization and Its Impact

One of Britain's commercial interests that led to colonization was the trade in palm oil, which was very valuable and a much-needed material.

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Samuel Beckett and Shelagh Delaney: Challenging Conventions

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Samuel Beckett: A Nobel Laureate with a Rebellious Spirit

Early Life and Education

Born into an Anglo-Irish upper-class family in Dublin, Samuel Beckett studied French at Trinity College. He also served as a teaching assistant in Paris, where he encountered literary giants like James Joyce.

Return to Dublin and Career Change

After returning to Dublin, Beckett became a professor. However, the discipline required for the job proved unsuited to his temperament, leading him to resign.

European Travels and Resistance

Beckett embarked on a journey across Europe, eventually settling in France. During World War II, he joined the French Resistance movement and later hid on a farm for safety.

Post-War Success and Nobel Prize

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George Orwell: A Life of Struggle and Triumph

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Eric Blair, better known as George Orwell, was born in 1903 in Bengal, in the then British colony of India. English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. Orwell was closely connected to his work, in the sense that both he and his writing were the same – he liked to write from experience, which is not very usual among writers.

As for his family, they were from the middle-class. He wasn't very close to his father. His mother took him to England when he was very young, where he had a happy childhood in the countryside and developed an appreciation for the rural English landscape.

At the age of 8, Eric Blair started studying in one of the most successful boarding schools in England at the time: St Cyprian's School. Young Eric attended St... Continue reading "George Orwell: A Life of Struggle and Triumph" »

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Prepositions and Relative Pronouns in English Sentences

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We don't go to school on Sundays//Wait for me at the bus stop//We arrive in Winchester at exactly 6 o'clock//Come at 10 on Sunday morning//I bought this hat for fifty pence//He hasn't been here since Monday//Our cat was bitten for a dog//My home is in London, but I was born at Lyton, a small village in Devonshire//Put your books on the table//You may write in pencil//There's no bus, we'll have to go on foot//We went to the seaside by car//Get on the bus here, and get off at the third stop//Many planes fly over the Atlantic nowadays//We've been waiting for over an hour//I'll call on you at a more convenient time//Hold it carefully between your thumb and first finger//I couldn't hear what they were talking about//A girl with blue eyes has just
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Shakespeare's Hamlet and Other Works

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Shakespeare's Hamlet: preceded by an earlier Hamlet play, lost and author is unknown

Style/Genre: must have a single plot

Three unities: time, place, and style or genre

Time: Must take place in one day

Troupe supported by James 1: 'King's Men'

Two forms of evidence according to the chapter that provides proof that Shakespeare was the writer of his works:

  1. He made puns involving his wife Anne Hathaway within his works
  2. Edward de Vere died in 1604 and Shakespeare's plays were written after he didn't live to see events that were written about, i.e. Tempest inspired by a shipwreck in Bermuda, Macbeth influenced by the Gunpowder plot

Two plays of Shakespeare written during the reign of King James: Othello, Macbeth

Two theories Shakespeare wasn't the writer

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Performance-Enhancing Substances and Methods in Sports

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Ergogenics

Pharmaceuticals (AAS, hgh, stimulants, betablockers) nutritionals (amino acids, creatine, vitamins) methods (hyperbaric or hypobaric chambers, blood doping, supplemental O2)

WADA

Primary governing body for international sport banned substances enhance performance, endanger health, contrary to sport if u have two of these its banned)

Substance S1

Most common drug test

Anabolic Steroid

Associated with protein building in skeletal muscle or bone

Androgenic

Associated with masculinization

Steroid

Hormonal substance with basic chemical structure

Testosterone

C-19 steroid hormone derivative of cholesterol. Key endogenous (body makes) androgen. Levels vary: males 2.5-11mg, females 0.25mg

AAS Legally

Schedule III category prohibited until 1974

AAS Chemically

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Divided attention

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Mental health Refer to Psychiatrist(prescribe medications for treating illness) Psychologist(research and administer diagnostic tests can't prescribe medications) Medical history( positive family history, depression, substance abuse) Physical exam(inconclusive, confusing, inconsistent, illogical) Depression feelings of grief or sadness Bipolar disorder reccurent cycles of depression& elation affect normal life Seasonal affective disorder occurs during season winter ADHD(decreased ability to sustain attention or impulses 4-12% more in males Rx: Ritalin, Adderall Phobias abnormal fear of specific object OCD recurrent thoughts that focus on irrational or unreasonble fear compulsion: repeated behaviors Subtypes body dysmorphic disorder
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Endocrine System Functions and Common Health Issues

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Endocrine System Overview

Key glands involved in the endocrine system include:

  • Hypothalamus
  • Pituitary gland
  • Thyroid and Parathyroid glands
  • Adrenal glands
  • Pancreas
  • Testes (in males)
  • Ovaries (in females)

Hormone Types and Examples

Steroid Hormones

Produced by:

  • Testes and Ovaries (e.g., testosterone, estrogen)
  • Adrenal Cortex (e.g., cortisol)

Polypeptide Hormones

Produced by:

  • Pituitary Gland (e.g., Human Growth Hormone - HGH, Luteinizing Hormone - LH)
  • Pancreas (e.g., insulin)
  • Hypothalamus (e.g., Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone - GHRH)

Amino Acid-Derived Hormones

Produced by:

  • Adrenal Medulla (e.g., epinephrine)
  • Thyroid Gland (e.g., thyroxine)

Diabetes Mellitus

Type 1 Diabetes

Cause: The pancreas fails to produce insulin, leading to high blood glucose levels.

Signs &

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The Impact of Store Brands on Grocers in Troubled Times

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Store brands lift grocers in troubled times.

  1. a parte uno b parte seis
  2. F T F
  3. plunges retailers staple stick
  4. b a a

Abortion on demand a step too far for Spanish right.

  1. a parte dos b parte tres
  2. T F T
  3. to be in favour of=support confrontation= clash protests=demonstrations puts at risk= endangers
  4. b a c

How's my driving? ask my car.

  1. en fin xd
  2. T F F
  3. drowsiness snippets survey gadget
  4. c b c

How racist is Britain?

  1. a. there are two facts: one (mixed-race marriages comprise only 2%) and two (most people mix and marry within their own background). b. because many socializing areas are very inhospitable to foreign people.
  2. T line 3, F line 11, T last line 3
  3. deeply mainly plain on the rise
  4. b b a

Amphibians may soon disappear.

  1. anyway
  2. F T F
  3. moistened petition concern rate
  4. a c c

Britain'

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World War II: Origins, Turning Points, and Conclusion

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Long-Term Causes of World War II

1. The Treaty of Versailles: In Germany, people resented the Treaty of Versailles, which Hitler had promised to destroy. He broke its conditions, firstly by rebuilding Germany's armed forces. Then, in 1936, he reoccupied the Rhineland, an important industrial region that had been made a demilitarized zone by the treaty.

2. The Failure of the League of Nations: The League of Nations was created to keep the peace, but it was unable to prevent the Second World War. In general, the organization failed because it could not enforce treaties or impose its decisions.

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