How is Okonkwo different from his father? How does Unoka’s character affect Okonkwo?
Okonkwo is successful and well-respected in the villages. He came to fame at a young age when he beat the great wrestler, Amalinze the Cat, but he is also a hard-worker. Okonkwo is a respected farmer, and he dislikes anyone who is lazy. It appears that he is embarrassed by his father because he Unoka was always asking people for money and he was known for being in debt. He feels that because of this, his father brought shame to their family, and, therefore, he does not want to be anything like his father. His need to not have the same legacy of his father is the force that drives him to work hard and to be successful.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
A Day in the Life of Lola Stewart
September 30th started out like every other Wednesday for Lola. She was asleep in her bed when her ridiculously loud alarm went of at 5:45 AM. Lola had to be at tennis practice in fifteen minutes, but she was extremely tired from going to bed so late because she was studying for her tests. Also, Lola isn't really a morning person either, so she wasn't super eager to get up and ignored the beeping of the obnoxious alarm. Suddenly, her older sister Genevieve came running across the hall into Lola's room because the ongoing sound of the alarm was irritating her. Genevieve turned off her sister’s alarm clock and looked at the time, it was 5:50 AM at this point. “Lola!” Genevieve yelled, “How did you not hear that?” Lola was still in bed and half-asleep. “What are you talking about?” she said, “…Oh no I have to be at tennis at 6:00 AM!” Lola jumped out of her bed and grabbed her tennis bag that she packed the night before.
Fifteen-year-old Lola, a freshman, went to go wake up her mother so she could drive her to school. They went in the car and Lola made it to tennis practice by 6:05 AM. Her tennis coach was not very happy about this. In fact, she was so upset with Lola’s tardiness that she made Lola pick up all of the tennis balls that were on the floor after morning practice.
After tennis practice, Lola went to the locker room and got ready for school. She studied her vocabulary flashcards on the way to class because she had a quiz first block. Her review paid off because she got 100%! Before second block Lola stopped by Genevieve’s locker because on Wednesday’s Genevieve doesn’t come to school until 8:40 AM because she is a senior and has a first block free, and usually brings her sister breakfast. Lola happily took her bagel and coffee and walked to her locker to grab her books for her next class—Spanish. Lola was excited for Spanish class because she was doing a presentation! After her presentation her teacher told her “Muy bien, Lola!” and Lola met up with her friends, Brittany and Eloise, in the quad so they could walk down to the cafeteria for lunch. For the last fifteen minutes of lunch, Lola went to the library to review for her history test that was next block. After she took her history test, she went had drama class. She loves acting and looks forward to this class everyday!
After school, Eloise went home with Lola to hang out for an hour, and after she left Lola did her homework. She ate dinner with her family and told them all about her day, and how she vaguely remembers Genevieve coming into her room early this morning to tell her that to her, “perfect happiness is waking up naturally and on time without the horrible sound of alarm clocks.” After dinner and finishing the rest of her homework, Lola got ready for bed, read the October issue of Vogue, and fell asleep dreaming of fall fashion.
Fifteen-year-old Lola, a freshman, went to go wake up her mother so she could drive her to school. They went in the car and Lola made it to tennis practice by 6:05 AM. Her tennis coach was not very happy about this. In fact, she was so upset with Lola’s tardiness that she made Lola pick up all of the tennis balls that were on the floor after morning practice.
After tennis practice, Lola went to the locker room and got ready for school. She studied her vocabulary flashcards on the way to class because she had a quiz first block. Her review paid off because she got 100%! Before second block Lola stopped by Genevieve’s locker because on Wednesday’s Genevieve doesn’t come to school until 8:40 AM because she is a senior and has a first block free, and usually brings her sister breakfast. Lola happily took her bagel and coffee and walked to her locker to grab her books for her next class—Spanish. Lola was excited for Spanish class because she was doing a presentation! After her presentation her teacher told her “Muy bien, Lola!” and Lola met up with her friends, Brittany and Eloise, in the quad so they could walk down to the cafeteria for lunch. For the last fifteen minutes of lunch, Lola went to the library to review for her history test that was next block. After she took her history test, she went had drama class. She loves acting and looks forward to this class everyday!
After school, Eloise went home with Lola to hang out for an hour, and after she left Lola did her homework. She ate dinner with her family and told them all about her day, and how she vaguely remembers Genevieve coming into her room early this morning to tell her that to her, “perfect happiness is waking up naturally and on time without the horrible sound of alarm clocks.” After dinner and finishing the rest of her homework, Lola got ready for bed, read the October issue of Vogue, and fell asleep dreaming of fall fashion.
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