English kcse setbooks for kenyan secondary schools

Secrets and mistrust among people can be detrimental to their relationships. Using Dilman Dila’s ‘Stones Bounce on Water’, write an essay to justify the truth of the statement.

15/1/2020

Secrets and mistrust among people can be detrimental to their relationships. Using Dilman Dila’s ‘Stones Bounce on Water’, write an essay to justify the truth of the statement.

Introduction

People who keep issues from one another are bound to have poor relations especially if the truth is uncovered.

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Si The secret affair between Peter and Chelsea creates a sense of mistrust in Winnie. Winnie almost drops her cup when Chelsea remarks that she would spend her next honeymoon there. Pg 152, ‘You won’t shut me up! There is something between you and Chelsea! This assertion is true as in the end Peter and Chelsea get married after Winnie’s death.

Sii Simon secretly adds alcohol to Meg’s tea against Joe’s wishes. On pg 148, Joe had always suspected that Meg had secret bottles and on asking Simon he denies it. Joe looks at Simon with a sneer to show his disapproval. Meg is actually driven into alcoholism due to the mistrust that exists between her and the business partners. Simon says that he was sure Joe would reprimand Meg, pg 149.

Siii Tim, Winnie’s Cousin, secretly plans Winnie’s murder so as to be a beneficiary of Winnie’s wealth. Pg 149, Winnie talks about the how Tim would inherit her money and when Winnie’s body is found and investigations are conducted, Okello the guard says that he was drugged, even though the evidence is scanty it is later discovered that Tim had contacted a poacher in Kenya before he got to Uganda

Siv. Even after conspiring to murder Winnie and become heirs of her wealth, Tim and Peter do not trust each other and they disagree on how they are to share what they had acquired. They testify against one another making it easy for the courts to make a judgement, pg 163.

Sv. Winnie mistrusts everybody who is around her. She believes someone wants to kill her so as to benefit from her wealth. When fire cracker goes off, she believes it was asset up for them to run so as someone would add poison to her tea. She cannot even eat the food prepared by the cooks since she believes it is poisoned. She even asks whether they would deposit her body at the pond, pg 152.

Conclusion

In conclusion, relationships shrouded in mistrust and secrets are bound to fail.

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USING LEILA ABOULELA’S STORY “MISSING OUT”, WRITE AN ESSAY ON HOW MAJDY’S STAY IN LONDON ALIENATES HIM FROM HIS PEOPLE.

12/1/2020

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Wanjala Chris, Memories we lost and other stories.
Using Leila Aboulela’s story “Missing Out”, write an essay on how Majdy’s stay in London alienates him from his people.

“Majdy’s stay in London alienates him fron his people”

Introduction

Majdy is at first unhappy when he gets to London.
He pleads to come home, but his mother pleads with him to stay on and read.
Eventually, Majdy becomes distant from his people. He drops their practices and sets his mind on staying in London.

Intro – upto 2 marks

Intro:
When Majdy first goes to London, he writes letters home to say that he would like to come back. he threatens to give up his studies and return home. However, his prolonged stay in London transforms him. He becomes detached from his family and people.

i) Majdy abandons his people’s prayer habit while in London

When Samra asks him for a prayer mat, he confesses he does not have one.
He does not even know the direction of the Ka’ba or where the Qibla is.
Samra is appalled; she cannot comprehend that Majdy has been in London for a whole year without praying. He does not even observe the mandatory Friday prayers.
It is obvious that he has distanced himself from the practices that he grew up with among his people.
He argues that in London, prayer is a distraction, an interruption and inconvenience.

ii) Majdy considers London civilized and Khortoum backward. He feels the structured life makes his time more blessed.

Majdy does not want to go back home. He even enrolls for a PHD
He feels London gives him security to build his life; unlike home where coups, new laws petrol shortages and doctors strikes disrupt the order of life.
He is unable to appreciate the more relaxed, simple and rich family life back home unlikely his early days, he does not go back to his people.

iii) Majdy is so indifferent to his people that he is not able to sympathize with his mother Samra.

Informs Majdy of her struggle when she went to cal him at central Post Office.
She could not get transport due to petrol shortage.
She got burnt by the sun till in desperation, she stood in the middle of the road and stopped the first car in sight. The young driver took her home at her request.
Majdy blames the system back home and is determined to stay away. Samra accuses him of disloyalty of indifference.

iv) Whe he is almost done with his PHD, he is invited to a conference in Bath.

he feels that he has worked so hard at his studies that the only logical thing for him to do is to stay in London and reap what he has sown.
he feels a childish sense of exclusion, of being left out of life at home. However, he has no desire to go home.

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‘In the short story, How Much Land Does Man Need, the author shows human greed’. Write an essay to support the above statement. — Memories We Lost and other stories (Compiled by Chris Wanjala)

27/8/2018

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Introduction

Some people are not satisfied with what they have and want more all the time. Leo Toistay’s short story “How much land does man need? Is a clear illustration of this.

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In the story Memories we lost justify the saying. “Blood is thicker than water.” - Memories we lost

25/8/2018

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MEMORIES WE LOST

Blood is thicker than water has clearly been justified in this story, through the narrator who stands by the elder sister throughout her illness in the story.

She hardly leaves her sister’s side and goes through the emotional trauma caused by the strange illness with her. She holds hands, keeps her company and even drops out of school to be with her.

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The ENGLISH LITERATURE

Secrets and mistrust among people can be detrimental to their relationships. Using Dilman Dila’s ‘Stones Bounce on Water’, write an essay to justify the truth of the statement.

Secrets and mistrust among people can be detrimental to their relationships. Using Dilman Dila’s ‘Stones Bounce on Water’, write an essay to justify the truth of the statement.

Introduction

Conclusion

USING LEILA ABOULELA’S STORY “MISSING OUT”, WRITE AN ESSAY ON HOW MAJDY’S STAY IN LONDON ALIENATES HIM FROM HIS PEOPLE.

Wanjala Chris, Memories we lost and other stories.
Using Leila Aboulela’s story “Missing Out”, write an essay on how Majdy’s stay in London alienates him from his people.

Introduction

i) Majdy abandons his people’s prayer habit while in London

ii) Majdy considers London civilized and Khortoum backward. He feels the structured life makes his time more blessed.

iii) Majdy is so indifferent to his people that he is not able to sympathize with his mother Samra.

iv) Whe he is almost done with his PHD, he is invited to a conference in Bath.

‘In the short story, How Much Land Does Man Need, the author shows human greed’. Write an essay to support the above statement. — Memories We Lost and other stories (Compiled by Chris Wanjala)

Introduction

In the story Memories we lost justify the saying. “Blood is thicker than water.” - Memories we lost

MEMORIES WE LOST

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The ENGLISH LITERATURE

Secrets and mistrust among people can be detrimental to their relationships. Using Dilman Dila’s ‘Stones Bounce on Water’, write an essay to justify the truth of the statement.

​Secrets and mistrust among people can be detrimental to their relationships. Using Dilman Dila’s ‘Stones Bounce on Water’, write an essay to justify the truth of the statement.

Introduction

Conclusion

USING LEILA ABOULELA’S STORY “MISSING OUT”, WRITE AN ESSAY ON HOW MAJDY’S STAY IN LONDON ALIENATES HIM FROM HIS PEOPLE.

​Wanjala Chris, Memories we lost and other stories. Using Leila Aboulela’s story “Missing Out”, write an essay on how Majdy’s stay in London alienates him from his people.

Introduction

i) Majdy abandons his people’s prayer habit while in London

ii) Majdy considers London civilized and Khortoum backward. He feels the structured life makes his time more blessed.

iii) Majdy is so indifferent to his people that he is not able to sympathize with his mother Samra.

iv) Whe he is almost done with his PHD, he is invited to a conference in Bath.

‘In the short story, How Much Land Does Man Need, the author shows human greed’. Write an essay to support the above statement. — Memories We Lost and other stories (Compiled by Chris Wanjala)

​Introduction

In the story Memories we lost justify the saying. “Blood is thicker than water.” - Memories we lost

MEMORIES WE LOST

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Secrets and mistrust among people can be detrimental to their relationships. Using Dilman Dila’s ‘Stones Bounce on Water’, write an essay to justify the truth of the statement.

Wanjala Chris, Memories we lost and other stories.
Using Leila Aboulela’s story “Missing Out”, write an essay on how Majdy’s stay in London alienates him from his people.

Introduction