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  A SILENT SONG AND OTHER STORIES ESSAY AND STORY SUMMARY.     “NINEMA” BY VRENIKA PATHER ESSAY. Basing your argument on “ Ninema ” by Vrenika Pather, write an essay to support the claim that those who possess admirable qualities normally succeed in their endeavors.              (20Marks) In life, good character paves the path to a flourishing business. This brings goodwill, improves trust and makes an individual admirable in the eyes of the public. Ninema manages her time well and does her business in a neat and organized manner. She wakes up at four to begin her work as a market gardener. She places the dhania and mint neatly in her basket. She sets up her stall then arranges the herbs appetizingly . The other lady workers setting up their stalls chat with her and each other amiably as they work. Ninema rarely chats back. She has no time to waste, but nobody minds this because they know her. It is...

    A SILENT SONG AND OTHER STORIES ESSAYS.   “INCIDENT IN THE PARK” BY MEJA MWANGI ESSAY. Basing your argument on Meja Mwangi’s “Incident in the Park” write an essay to prove that the lack of strategy and poverty make citizens to live miserable lives. Many people wallow in misery and trouble because of their meager earnings. This binds them to a miserable life because their dreams, ambitions and aspirations are never met. Most of the park loungers are poor because of their insolence. The city hall clocks reminded them of the many hours they had wasted lying idle and it pleaded with them to get up and be useful. However, most of the pleas went unheeded. Every now and then, a misplaced person rose with a start, squinted up at the clock’s accusing fingers and brushing grass and dirt from his bottom slunk, defeated across the highway into the city maze. Others shook their heads defiantly at the insistent clocks, cursed them loudly and facing the other way,...

  A MAN OF AWESOME POWER BY NAGUIB MAHFOUZ History of the Novelist. This story was written by the Egyptian Nobel Laureate; Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-basha, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988. He wrote thirty five novels and seven plays. This story is found in his anthology, The Seventh Heaven (written in 2005) , and is the ninth story. He has the candidly mysterious ability to cleverly depict what happens in the real world, coupled with an ingenious ability to capture the supernatural. His works are freshly nuanced and lyrical. Focus of the Story 1.       How one false move can destroy infinite possibilities. 2.       How virtues are rewarded and vices punitive. 3.       Misuse of excellent opportunity. 4.       The need for values. The story is mainly about a man who obtains the ability to perform miracles, lays strategies of effectively...

  A SILENT SONG AND OTHER STORIES ESSAYS.   “A MAN OF AWESOME POWER” BY NAGUIB MAHFOUZ ESSAY. Basing your argument on Naguib Mahfouz’s A Man of Awesome Power , write an essay to justify the assertion that ignoring the much needed values in the society can cause pain. Every peaceful society has guidelines that citizens should follow to ensure harmonious co-existance. When such rules are tampered with, the results are unpleasant. A taxi driver suffers immensely when he breaks the simple rules that govern proper behavior. When Tayyib al-Mahdi hailed a taxi to take him to the heart of the city, the driver waved his hand at him in haughty refusal, speeding on his way without paying him further mind. This was hardly the first time such a thing had occurred, but Tayyib’s irritation was greater than in the past. Unknown to the driver, Tayyib had power from God to tell something to be and it would be, and he could do with it as he pleased. Even though Tayyib said that who...