VIDEOS OF APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA Apartheid (segregation, “aparthood”) was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 until the early 1990s. Apartheid was characterised by an authoritarian political culture based on baasskap (or white supremacy), which ensured that South Africa was dominated politically, socially, and economically by the nation’s minority white population. According to this system of social stratification, white citizens had the highest status, followed in descending order by Asians, Coloureds, and black Africans. The economic legacy and social effects of apartheid continue to the present day.…
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Video – Nyerere’s visit to the White House – 15 July 1963 A video of John F. Kennedy’s remarks of welcome to Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere, President of the Republic of Tanganyika (now Tanzania), on the South Lawn of the White House. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the difficulties of building a cohesive society after independence from foreign rule has been achieved. Video of Nyerere’s visit to the White House
LITERATURE FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS For Ordinary Level and Advanced LevelNotes and Analysis Enjoy Notes and Analysis of Literature works (Novels, Plays and Poems) NOTES OF LITERATURE ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE WORKS IMPORTANCE OF LITERATURE 1. Wisdom of good and evil Literature cultivates knowledge in the mind of the readers and provides wisdom of good and evil; and experiences the call to justice. Though literature can never itself make us a better person it can play a major role in assisting us in the quest. It can enhance our way of living after examining and understanding the meanings and moral lessons…
LITERATURE ANALYSIS FOR ADVANCED LEVEL Click the links below to view the analysis of the novels, plays and poems: NOVELS PLAYS POETRY POEMSHOW TO PERFORM BETTER IN LITERATURE 1. Read actively That means you have to keep your brain awake as you read. The best way to do this is to ask yourself certain questions as you go (pausing after every page or two to check your understanding of the text): What is going on? What is probably going to happen next? Who is speaking, and what do I know about the speaker? How do I know it? What…
LITERATURE ANALYSIS FOR ORDINARY LEVEL Click the links below to view the the analysis of novels, plays and poems: NOVELS PLAYS POETRY POEMSADVANTAGES OF LITERATURE 1. Strengthening and improving writing skills Reading literature helps manifolds in strengthening and improving writing skills. Reading plays a pivotal role in enhancing one’s writing skills and style. Do you question yourself after opening a book and reading the content: How did this person imagine and write this? The answer is that most of the authors, playwrights, and poets had read much literature before they themselves became writers. 2. Literature helps a person…
INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE We have two types of notes to make you get more knowledge about Literature (i) Notes 1 (ii) Notes 2 NOTES 1 CONCEPTS OF LITERATURE ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE THEORY OF POETRY NOTES 2 Click Here to get a full view of the notes seen below
The Theory of Poetry What is poetry? Poetry has been defined in several ways by different scholars/expert. This means, there is different definition of poetry, some of them are; Poetry is the writing that formulate a concentrated, imaginative awareness of experience chose and arranged to create a specific emotional responses through its meaning sound and rhythms Poetry is a rhythmical composition of words expressing an attitude designed to surprise and delight , arouse an emotional responses Poetry is a literary gene that is in line and material form, sharper in figurative language use and very economical in the amount of…
Elements of Literature There are two elements of literature these are form and content. These element are sometimes called Aspect of literature, analysis of literature is done through the two element form and content. Note: Form and content are said to be the cup and tea in literature, so we can separate each term to complete a work of literature In other words form and content are two side of the same coin But normally form determines content FORM What is form? Form is simply the super structure of the literary work or Is the upper layer of literature work which determine the content…
CONCEPTS OF LITERATURE Various Definitions of Literature – Literature is the work of art which use language creatively to express human realities (the universe is the source of these realities to be expressed) – Literature is the use of language in a peculiar way (different from normal language use) in order to reflect social realities through artistic use of language (Gibbon) – Literature is defined as books and other written works, especially those considered to have creative or artistic merit or lasting value. – Literature refers to writing considered to be an art form or any single writing deemed to have artistic…
POETRY ANALYSIS >>Poems for Secondary Students, click here The Form in Poetry Poetry can be defined as a writing that formulates a concentrated, imaginative awareness of experience chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response through its meaning, sound and rhythm. Unlike other forms of creative writing, Poetry concentrates, sharpens and condenses what it has to say. KINDS OF POETRY Narrative Poetry: This is a kind of poetry that narrates a story. For example,in the poem “Always a suspect” the poet is telling us the story of a black young boy in South Africa who was…
