...Grace Ogot (May 15, 1930 – March 18, 2015) was a Kenyan author, nurse, journalist, politician and diplomat. Together with Charity Waciuma she is the first Anglophone female Kenyan writer to be published. Biography Ogot was born Grace Emily Akinyi to a Christian family on 15 May 1930 in Asembo, in the district of Nyanza, Kenya – a village highly populated by the predominately Christian Luo ethnic group. Her father, Joseph Nyanduga, was one of the first men in the village of Asembo to obtain a Western education. He converted early on to the Anglican Church, and taught at the Church Missionary Society’s Ng'iya Girls’ School. From her father, Ogot learned the stories of the Old Testament and it was from her grandmother that Ogot learned the traditional folk tales of the area from which she would later draw inspiration. Ogot attended the Ng'iya Girls' School and Butere High School throughout her youth. From 1949 to 1953, Grace Ogot trained as a nurse at the Nursing Training Hospital in Uganda. She later worked in London, England, at the St. Thomas Hospital for Mothers and Babies. She returned to the African nursing profession in 1958, working at the Maseno Hospital, run by the Church Missionary Society in Kisumu County in Kenya. Following this, Ogot worked at Makerere University College in Student Health Services. In addition to her experience in healthcare, Ogot gained experience in multiple different areas, working for the BBC Overseas Service as a script-writer and announcer...
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...In the story The Rain Came I think the village lives different from what we would consider the norm. The village has been in a drought for a while now and they really need water. So in the past, their ancestors would sacrifice on of their own to make it rain. For me this is a taboo. No one around me would see this as a way of life. He was a young man when he took the oath so that could have been a factor of him thinking that he would never have to come through with it. He had twenty children and Oganda was the only daughter that he loved very much. Also she will soon have to marry at a young age and leave his side. He feels that he needs to spent more time with her before she has to leave and also he wants to see her get married. Oganda made Labong’o a better chief and without her his spirit will vanish. On the other hand if he doesn’t go through with it would mean that the whole tribe would be sacrificed. The story says that he would be than putting the best interest of an individual above the society and dis obeying the ancestors. Also the Luo tribe would be wiped off the face of the earth. The story talks about how another lady had to sacrifice herself from going into the lake. It says that she is also a young lady and the village had rain coming down in torrents. The chief must sacrifice his only daughter for the village to have rain. You can imagine how the chief must feel to have his daughter go through with this. In the story he takes an oath “I will lay down life...
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...In the short story "The Rain Came" by Grace Ogot, customs and traditional beliefs leave Oganda having to face death for her people to have rain. Oganda is to be sacrificed in order to end the drought that her people face. She is the daughter of the chief. In fact, she is the only daughter of the chief. Heart-broken, the chief knows he must give up his only daughter for the good of the people he serves. In this story, the chief is a perfect example of what a leader must go through in order to save his people. Although he loves his only daughter, he is willing to sacrifice her for the rains to come and save his people from drought. His people come first, even before his precious family. This is a great quality that a leader must have in order to truly serve. This chief can be compared to a similar story involving the sacrifice of an only son. God was willing to sacrifice his only son Jesus Christ so that his people could be saved. In the end, God's only son is raised from the dead and lives on triumphantly. In much the same way, Oganda is rescued by Osinda and taken to safety. She was willing to give her life, and that is all that it took to please the gods. When Osinda takes her to safety, the rains come down and her people are saved. The story ends with the reader wondering if she will ever see her mother and father again. If not, the price has been paid without the actual sacrificing of Oganda's life. She will forever be separated from the...
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...Below is a free excerpt of "The Rain Came by Grace Ogot: Analysis" from Anti Essays, your source for free research papers, essays, and term paper examples. Grace Ogot was born in Kenya's central Nyanza district in 1930. Much of her fiction stories are based on customs, history and traditions of the Luo tribe which is the second largest ethnic group in Kenya. They lived for the most part near Lake Victoria. The Luo migrated from the Nile region of Sudan around 15 century. Originally they were pastoralists but later became fishermen and farmers. The story is set in Kenya, where the Luo tribe had settled near Lake Victoria. The village was facing a severe drought and was in desperate need for rain. The tribe strongly believed in the role of their ancestors as being gods. They also believed that a sacrifice was needed in order to please the ancestors so that they may have rain. They all believe in the word of the medicine man, and blindly believed in what the medicine man has told them. He had told Labong'o that Podho the ancestor of the Luo had told him to tell Labong'o that a young woman is to be sacrificed. He then describes the woman and how to recognize her. Even stronger then that was their belief in the ancestors. We can see the strength of their belief in ancestors as in the time of great need they turn to the ancestors "So the chief had daily prayed with the Almighty through the ancestors to deliver them form their distress." The uppermost...
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...This short story, written by the Kenyan writer Grace Ogot, tell us about the customs and beliefs of the Luo tribe which was settled in Kenya near the Lake Victoria. The village was facing a severe drought and was in desperate need for rain. Most of the members of the tribe, strongly believed in the role of their ancestors as being Gods. One day, the chief of the tribe was told by his ancestors that the only way to save the village from the drought was to let his own daughter, Oganda, offer herself a sacrifice to the lake monster and, with this action, the rain will come down in torrents. On the one hand, the chief didn´t agree with his ancestors because he refused to loose his only daughter, but on the other hand, it was the life of all the members of the village which were taking risk. Of course everybody in the village approved the idea except for Oganda, her mother and father. Finally, Oganda accepted her fate and left the village, but when she was walking to the lake, she was rescued by a young man, Osinda. As soon as the couple fled, the life-giving rain fell at last. What I find interesting about this story is the fact that sometimes, people are so selfish and cold that have the capacity for closing their minds and accept such a terrible thing as, in this case, human sacrifice without caring about the damage it may cause to a whole family. I think, these things occur because of the strong cultural influences on social...
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...Republic of the Philippines Supreme Court Manila SECOND DIVISION UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, G.R. No. 190071 Present: CARPIO, J, Chairperson, BRION, VILLARAMA, JR.,* PEREZ, and REYES, JJ. - versus - MAUNLAD HOMES, INC. and all other persons or entities claiming rights under it, Respondents. Promulgated: AUG 1 5 2012~~1~ x-----------------------------------------------------------~------------------------x DECISION BRION, J.: Before the Court is the petition for review on certiorari 1 under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court filed by petitioner Union Bank of the Philippines 2 (Union Bank), assailing the decision dated October 28, 2009 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 107772. Acting member in lieu of Associate Justice Maria Lourdes P. A. Sereno per Special Order No. 1274 dated July 30, 2012. 1 Rollo, pp. 12-9.3. Penned by Associate Justice Estela M. Pcrlas-13ernabe (now a member of this Court). and concurred in by Associate Justices Jose c~. Reyes. Jr. and Stephen C. Cruz; id. at .339-343. Decision 2 G.R. No. 190071 THE FACTS Union Bank is the owner of a commercial complex located in Malolos, Bulacan, known as the Maunlad Shopping Mall. Sometime in August 2002, Union Bank, as seller, and respondent Maunlad Homes, Inc. (Maunlad Homes), as buyer, entered into a contract to sell3 involving the Maunlad Shopping Mall. The contract set the purchase price at P151 million, P2.4 million of which was to be paid by Maunlad Homes as down payment payable...
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...Application Form Social Entrepreneurship 2013 Eligibility of applicants: * One group must consists of 3 (three) members and 1 (one) supervisor * Not older than 28 years old (university students, basically) SECTION 1: Team Member Note**: You need only one application for each team. Each team can contain up to 4 members and 1 supervisor (optional). Team Leader (Member 1) | Team Member (Member 2) | Team Member (Member 3) | Team Member (Member 4) | Family name: Chey | Family name: Ngov | Family name: Sarim | Family name:Ly | Given name: Sen Oudom | Given name: GuechEang | Given name: Bonita | Given name:Chhuoungmov | Gender: Male | Gender: Female | Gender:Female | Gender:Male | Age:18 | Age:18 | Age:18 | Age:type here | Date of Birth:type here | Date of Birth: | Date of Birth: 23 June 1995 | Date of Birth:type here | University/Organization: University of Rule | University/Organization: Institute of Foreign languages | University/Organization: University of Health science | University/Organization: Institute of Foreign Languages | Mobile:+855966000626 | Mobile: +85510917993 | Mobile: +85510527311 | Mobile:+855 | Primary email: Tonymarcie@yahoo.com | Primary email: guecheang.ngov@yahoo.com | Primary email: bonita_sarim@yahoo.com | Primary email: chhuoungmov_ly@hotmail.com | Secondary email: Tonymarcie@yahoo.com | Secondary email: guecheang.ngov@yahoo.com | Secondary email: bonita_sarim@yahoo.com | Secondary email: chhuoungmov_ly@hotmail.com | ...
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...Introduction The title of the story is The Rain Came by Grace Ogot. The author of the story is Grace Ogot or also known as Grace Emily Akinyi. She was born on 15 May 1930, near Kisumu, central Nyanza Region in Kenya. In achievement, she became the first African woman writer in English who published fiction by the East African Publishing House. Her stories such as Land Without Thunder (1968), The Other Woman (1976), and The Island of Tears (1980) provides the traditional Luo life. Most of her fiction stories are according with the customs, history and traditions of the Luo tribe in Kenya, which has the second largest ethnic group. The Luo tribe lived for most part near Lake Victoria. Her formal writing reflects the addition of her formal learning with the traditions in her life. All her collections of writings reflect her personal love towards the stories of her culture. Grace Ogot passed away in April 2010. 1. Character and characterizations The main character or the primary character is Oganda which means “beans” due to her very fair skin. She is the chief’s only daughter around at the tender age to married and also the protagonist in this story. She is a very traditional and great woman where she willing to sacrificed herself so that the Luo will have rain. She also loves to imagine her future where she imagined which man should be the best man to married. Oganda is very disappointed on her people which they willing to give her up to sacrifice. Lastly, she...
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...The Rain Came Analysis Introduction The title of the story is The Rain Came by Grace Ogot. The author of the story is Grace Ogot or also known as Grace Emily Akinyi. She was born on 15 May 1930, near Kisumu, central Nyanza Region in Kenya. In achievement, she became the first African woman writer in English who published fiction by the East African Publishing House. Her stories such as Land Without Thunder (1968), The Other Woman (1976), and The Island of Tears (1980) provides the traditional Luo life. Most of her fiction stories are according with the customs, history and traditions of the Luo tribe in Kenya, which has the second largest ethnic group. The Luo tribe lived for most part near Lake Victoria. Her formal writing reflects the addition of her formal learning with the traditions in her life. All her collections of writings reflect her personal love towards the stories of her culture. Grace Ogot passed away in April 2010. 1. Character and characterizations The main character or the primary character is Oganda which means “beans” due to her very fair skin. She is the chief’s only daughter around at the tender age to married and also the protagonist in this story. She is a very traditional and great woman where she willing to sacrificed herself so that the Luo will have rain. She also loves to imagine her future where she imagined which man should be the best man to married. Oganda is very disappointed on her people which they willing to give her up to...
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...the skies, pretty and elegant, or a royalty in distress saved by a hero who makes her swoon, or an evil witch behind every man's failure. But a woman is not a gift, she is not a possession, she is not an asset. A woman is not someone to be saved, if she is to be protected, then from what? And yes, this paragraph is always present on my feminist articles. The most tiring thing about being a woman is the fact that we should still have to battle for our image as individuals, which is an inflection of how I came into the idea that the purpose of human kind is to breakout from the chains of the stereotypical. Humans try to debunk and destroy what exists, from beliefs to lifestyles and even to the right color of pants to match your socks. This urge to be free is the reason why Jose was shot in a park, why Romeo and Juliet died, and why all the revolutions and wars occurred. Grace Ogot or Grace Emily Akinyi, the Kenyan writer who happens to be the author of the story 'The Rain Came' and many other stories, presented the "Breaking-out" moment through the characters' struggle against the binding chains of traditions and culture. Many of her stories are set against the scenic background of Lake Victoria and the traditions of the Luo people. Luo people are interesting, in fact too interesting, specifically their traditions. They don't practice the common ritual of circumcision for males; instead they pull out 6 frontal teeth as a sign of initiation towards manhood. And these traditions...
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...THE RAIN CAME Theme: The theme is about sacrifice someone for the better of others. In this story, the chief is a perfect example of what a leader must go through in order to save his people. Although he loves his only daughter, he is willing to sacrifice her for the rains to come and save his people from drought. His people come first, even before his precious family. This is a great quality that a leader must have in order to truly serve. Characters: Oganda: The main character of the story. She is the only daughter of Labong’o out of 20 children with the fifth wife, Minya. She is fair skinned, thin, tall, beautiful and brave. She has been raised to believe in god/ancestors. Labong’o He is the chief of the village and the loving father of Oganda. He belives in god/ancestors and is worried about pester. Osinda He belongs to another neighboring village and he was the one who gave Oganda the chain on her waist. He’s brave and willing to sacrifice for love. Minya One of the minor characters. The mother of Oganda. She loves her daughter. Ndithi One of the minor characters. The medicine man. Ndithi is a superstitious medicine man for the Labong’o tribe. He is a man that is said to have the ability to communicate with their god/ancestor. http://www.antiessays.com/free-essays/The-Rain-Came-By-Grace-Ogot-348677.html http://www.antiessays.com/free-essays/The-Rain-Came-Notes-447018.html http://www.education.com/study-help/article/theme/ http://www...
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...អាណាចក្រភ្នំ អាណាចក្រភ្នំ គស 50-630 ទីតាំង * ៣០០លី លិចលីនីយ(ជនជាតិចាម) * ៧០០០លី Jenan(តុងកឹង) * ឈូងសមុទ្រធំមួយ * ទន្លេរធំមួយ លិចនឹងពាយព្យគឺសមុទ្រ * ១លី=៥៧៦ម=១៧២៨គម=> 1. កម្ពុជា 2. កម្ពុជាក្រោម 3. ថៃ(ភាគកណ្តាល) រាជវង្សមាន៖ 1. លីវយី(៥០-៦៨) 2. ហ៊ុនទៀន(៦៨) 3. ហ៊ុនប៉ានហួង៖ដែលជាមេទ័ពបានប្រើល្បិចវាយក្រុងទាំង៧នឹងបានដណ្តើមអំណាចពីព្រះ បាទហ៊ុនទៀន 4. ហ៊ុនប៉ានប៉ាង៖ជាកូនហ៊ុនប៉ានហួង 5. ហ្វាន់ជេម៉ាន់៖ជាអ្នកសំលាប់សោយរាជ្យបន្តរឺក៍ហ៊ុនប៉ានប៉ាងផ្ទេរអំណាចអោយ 6. គិនចេង(២២៥)៖ត្រូវជាកូនរបស់របស់ហ្វាន់ជេម៉ាន់ពីព្រោះគាត់បានស្លាប់ពេលវាយ នៅ គិនស៊ីន 7. ហ្វានឆាន(២២៥-២៤៥)៖បានសំលាប់គិនចេងដើម្បីសោយរាជ្យបន្តដែលត្រូវជាក្មួយហ្វាន់ជេម៉ាន់នឹងត្រូវជាបងប្អូនគិនចេង 8. ហ្វានឆាង(២៤៥-២៥០)៖ជាកូនពៅរបស់ហ្វានជេម៉ាន់បានមកសងសឹកនឹងសោយរាជ្យបន្ត 9. ហ្វានស៊ីយ៉ុន(២៥០-២៨៩)៖បានសំលាប់ហ្វានឆាងសោយរាជ្យបន្ត 10. ធៀនឈូឆានតាន(៣៥៧) 11. កៅណ្ឌិន្យ(៣៥៧)៖គាត់មានកូនពីរគឺស្រីឥន្រ្ទវរ្ម័ននឹងស្រេស្ធវរ្ម័ន 12. កៅណ្ឌិន្យជ័យវរ្ម័ន(៤៤២-៥១៤)៖មានបុត្រាពីរគឺគុណវរ្ម័នជាប្អូននឹងរុទ្រវរ្ម័នជាបងក៍ប៉ុន្តែគុណវរ្ម័នជាអ្នកសោយរាជ្យដែលត្រូវជាកូនកុលប្រភាវតីជាមហេសីរីឯរុទ្រវរ្ម័នជាកូនស្នំ។ដោយមិនសុខចិត្តព្រោះខ្លួនជាបងមិនបានសោយរាជ្យក៍ប្រើល្បិចសំលាប់ប្អូនដើម្បី សោយរាជ្យម្តង។ 13. គុណវរ្ម័ន 14. ចេនឡា ចេនឡា រុទ្រវរ្ម័ន(៥១៤-៥៥៦) គស ៥៥០-៨០២ 15. ឥសីកម្ពុស្វយម្ហូវ៖ 16. ស្រុតវរ្ម័ន៖ 17. ស្រស្ធវរ្ម័ន៖ 18. វីរវរ្ម័ន៖ 19. ភវរ្ម័ន(៩០០-៩២២)៖ * ទីតាំងរបស់ចេនឡានៅត្រង់តំបន់បាសាក់តាមដងទន្លេរមេគង្គដែលច្ចុប្បន្ននៅភាគ អាគ្នេយ៍ប្រទេសឡាវ...
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...Many of her stories are set against the scenic background of Lake Victoria and the traditions of the Luo people. One theme that features prominently within Ogot's work is the importance of traditional Luo folklore, mythologies, and oral traditions. This theme is at the forefront in "The Rain Came", a tale which was related to Ogot in her youth by her grandmother, whereby a chief's daughter must be sacrificed to bring rain.[16] Furthermore, much of Ogot’s short stories juxtapose traditional and modern themes and notions, demonstrating the conflicts and convergences that exist between the old ways of thought and the new. In The Promised Land, the main character, Ochola, falls under a mysterious illness which cannot be cured through medical intervention. Eventually, he turns to a medicine man to be healed. Ogot explains such thought processes as exemplary of the blending of traditional and modern understandings, “Many of the stories I have told are based on day-to-day life… And in the final analysis, when the Church fails and the hospital fails, these people will always slip into something they trust, something within their own cultural background. It may appear to us mere superstition, but those who do believe in it do get healed. In day-to-day life in some communities in Kenya, both the modern and the traditional cures coexist.” [17] Another theme that often appears throughout Ogot’s works is that of womanhood and the female role. Throughout her stories, Ogot demonstrates an interest...
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...“I want to live where I really belong on my own land.” Stated Davi Kopenawa. He’s a Native Amazonians that's fighting to keep his land. Native Amazonians Have full reasons on why they should keep their homes in the Amazon Rain forest. Image if somebody came to your house and told you to leave. But also you had to change. Would you let them stomp on you and take something away from you, or would you fight for what you believe in? This is what Native Amazonians are doing. How do you think it's going for them? Native Amazonians came to the Amazon rain forest over twelve thousand years ago. The Native Amazonians live in the Amazon rain forest. When they first came there were over ten million Natives living in the Amazon. Now the number has dropped a lot....
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...all started with the rain, and the big “Water Proof”, tent. My friends Madison, Mckenna, Brooke, and Julia, all came to my house in the afternoon, ready to have a good time. At first we went into my room, and talked for like a hour, it only felt like five minutes. Then we decided to make sub sandwiches with the bread my mom bought. And while my mom was...
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