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A homophone is a letter or sound that expresses same sound with another but differ in meaning and spelling.
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“You mean there is bigger white chief than this Diyo?”Odongo asked.“Looks like it,” replied the twin.“Don’t you think he should have decided? Aunt’s case is after all so clear.”“Maybe he should have taken a longer time to think.”“He probably does not understand the way of Chik.After all he is white.”
“My sons,” said Akoko. “Do not decide the wisdom of a man by the brevity of his quiet or the multitude of his words. It is only a wise man who can decide quickly that he doesn’t know and needs to seek more knowledge. A fool knows everything. It is only a wise man who does not hide his folly behind many words. I think this Diyo will help me.”
Later that evening their benefactor whose name was Otuoma told them of the DO’s conversance with the ways of the people.“Have no doubt, he will deal fairly with you because he knows right from wrong which is more than you can say for some white people. The DO has lived in this place for thirteen years. It is customary for difficult cases to be heard more than once, so that the truth can be fully ascertained.
You just go home and come back in three months. People will soon be sent to hear for themselves what has been happening in your village.”
So at dawn the following day Akoko left for Sakwa with her nephews who later would relate the tale of their adventures to their less lucky peers, later still to their own children and grandchildren. The tale took on mythical proportions in the telling, with their aunt assuming the greatness of the foundress, Nyar Nam, and they themselves joining the great braves of the tribe, at least in their own imagination.
“When my brother and I took my aunt to make an apil (appeal) to the big white chief whose name was Diyo,” would begin Odongo to some round eyed grandson many years later, “We found and overcame many dangers on the way for our courage was boundless. Our aunt walked with her head high for she was the daughter of a chief and the spirit of her ancestors rested fully on her. She faced the white chief unflinchingly, and told him her story, the greed and arrogance of her brother-in-law Otieno, chief by default.
When she got back home, Akoko found that the plunder for her cattle had reached major proportions, the chief having taken advantage of her heaven sent absence. Her first impulse was to storm out and do murder, and be done with it, but reason soon reasserted itself. There was no advantage in knocking one’s head against a tree trunk, at best one may chip off a bark but in return get a large bruise on the head. If you want to cut a tree, take time to sharpen an axe. So she bided her time.
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a) Place this excerpt in its immediate context.
b) Identify and illustrate thematic concerns evident in this excerpt.
c) Describe the character of Akoko as brought out in this passage.
d) Apart from this passage, when else in the novel do we find Akoko being decisive?
e) Identify, illustrate and show the importance of two styles used in this passage.
f) Rewrite this sentence in indirect speech.
“You mean there is a bigger chief than this Diyo?” Odongo asked.
g) What is the meaning of the following expressions as used in the passage?
i) “…walked with her head high …”
ii) “……no advantage in knocking one’s head against a tree trunk………..”
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- Read the passage below then answer the questions that follow
AGRICULTURE’S VITAL ROLE IN MANAGING CRISES
With increasing frequency and magnitude, disasters and conflicts are causing...(Solved)
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AGRICULTURE’S VITAL ROLE IN MANAGING CRISES
With increasing frequency and magnitude, disasters and conflicts are causing untold human suffering in many parts of the world. These are as diverse as Typhoon Haiyan, Ebola, civil war in Syria, to name but a few of the more recent ones.
We need more concerted efforts to end conflict, alleviate suffering, and reduce risk and vulnerability conditions facing millions of people, most of whom are poor and live in rural and marginalized areas of developing countries. This, essentially, was the aim of the World Humanitarian Summit, convened recently by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. It sought to build on momentum of an extraordinary series of commitments by the international community.
The recent adoption of a sustainable development agenda to end hunger and poverty and to “leave no-one behind”, a universal climate agreement, and a new framework to reduce disaster risk and enhance resilience are important steps in the right direction. But we must go much further and radically transform how we perceive and implement humanitarian efforts. Crises are not only humanitarian emergencies. Many are also about neglect and lack of development and cannot be solved by humanitarian action alone.
In practical terms, it means moving beyond responding with short-term, relief measures and investing much more in tackling the root causes of crises. It means building resilience and strengthening the livelihoods of people in ways that not only drive recovery from war, disease, floods and other shocks, but also help to reduce the impact of these crises and, where possible, prevent them from taking place altogether.
Agriculture and rural development are key to strengthening the livelihoods of the most vulnerable, including hundreds of millions of small-scale family farmers who are responsible for producing an important share of the world’s food.
And it is they who are most at risk. The damage is there for all to see. Extreme weather events, such as those associated with El Nino, wreak havoc across wide swathes of the rural areas of the developing world, animal diseases disrupt food chains, and wars force millions to abandon their homes, fields and livestock and become migrants at a scale not seen since World War II.
The agricultural sector, which bears almost 22 per cent of the damages and losses caused by natural disasters and up to 85 per cent in case of drought, receives on average less than 4 per cent of humanitarian aid. This provides a stark measure of the widening chasm between needs and the magnitude of response. In this context it is crucial to stress that investing in livelihoods is not only the just thing to do, but it also makes sense from a cost – effectiveness point of view by helping to address the root causes of conflict, reduce the impact of future shocks, and prevent a deepening of vulnerabilities and the onset of a vicious circle. Expanding access to social protection systems is crucial to underpin resilience. In the case of natural hazards, it is four to seven times more cost-effective to invest in disaster risk reduction than to rely on emergency response. Moreover, in armed conflict and protracted crises, protecting, saving, and rebuilding agricultural livelihoods to save lives and create the conditions for longer-term resilience is a key step towards ensuring peace and stability. However, the role of the agriculture sector in crises is too often overlooked and the necessary investments are not made.
If we want to address growing humanitarian needs we need to manage crises differently. We need to acknowledge that interventions must have a long-term impact on the beneficiaries. It is the only way we can ensure that nobody is left behind.
(Source: DN 15th June 2016 page 15)
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a) Why is agriculture’s role vital in crises management?
b) What is the main aim of the World Humanitarian Summit convened by the UN secretary General?
c) According to paragraph 3, what is the main cause of failure in disaster and conflict management?
d) What statistical evidence shows that agriculture has been neglected by governments?
e) In note form, how have governments failed in the management of crises?
f) Why are the agriculturalists the most vulnerable when conflict and disasters strike?
g) Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage.
i) Humanitarian
ii) vulnerable
iii) chasm
iv) resilience
Date posted: March 1, 2018. Answers (1)