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Then they begin to see through their language that the problems described there are the same as the problems they are having. They can identify with characters from another language group.

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The Pan-Africanism that envisaged the ideal of wholeness was gradually cut down to the size of a continent, then a nation, a region, an ethnos, a clan, and even a village in some instances But Pan-Africanism has not outlived its mission.
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Continent Country Down Envisaged Gradually Ideal Nation Pan Problem Region Similar Size Wholeness
And even in terms of justice, law codes, the legal system. A person who does not know English in Africa is excluded from that system because he can only operate through acts of translation.
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Act Cide English Known Legal Operate Person System Trasnlotyion
Many people do not know that Jesus did not speak Latin or English or Hebrew; he spoke Aramaic. But nobody knows that language.
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Jesus Know Language Many People Speak
A person who acquires English has access to all the things that that language makes possible.
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Access Acquire English Language Make Person Possible Thing
In terms of language, English is very dominant vis-Ã-vis African language. That in itself is a power relationship – between languages and communities – because the English language is a determinant of the ladder to achievement.
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Country Dominant English Gradually Language Term
Writing in African languages became a topic of discussion in conferences, in schools, in classrooms; the issue is always being raised – so it’s no longer “in the closet,” as it were. It’s part of the discussion going on about the future of African literature.
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Become Classroom Conference Country Discussion Issue Language Longer No School Topic Write
So we’re talking about the Bible itself being a translation of a translation of a translation. And, in reality, it has affected people’s lives in history.
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Affect Being Bible History Itself Live Reality Talk Translation
The Bible affects everybody’s life who is a Christian, from the middle class in Europe to the peasant in Africa and Asia.
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Asia Bible Christian Claas Country Effect Everybody Middle Peasant
How could Europe lord it over a continent ten times its size? Why does needy Africa continue to let its wealth meet the needs of those outside its borders and then follow behind with hands outstretched for a loan of the very wealth it let go?
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Birder Continent Country Hand Need Outside Outstretched Over Size Time Wealth
Those who strive to build a protective wall around it, and those who wish to pull it down; those who seek to mould it and those committed to breaking it up; those who aim to open our eyes, to make us see the light and look to tomorrow […] and those who wish to lull us into closing our eyes
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Breaking Committee Down Eye Light Mould Open Protective Pull Seek Strive Tomorrow Up Wish
I’m writing for those people in Kenya, but in Irvine and in New York.
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Country Irvine People People Person Write
Any writer likes to be near the area which is the location of his work.
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Area Like Location Work Writer
Life, struggle, even amidst pain and blood and poverty, seemed beautiful.
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Amidst Beautiful Blood Life Pain Poverty Struggle
I’m more trying to connect; I’m more listening to people. Whatever I get is very meaningful to me.
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Connect Listen Meaningful More People Try
I was wondering why I was put in prison for working in an African language when I had not been put in prison for working in English. So really, in prison I started thinking more seriously about the relation between language and power.
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Country English Language Periostin Power Serious Wonder Work
People went to war as a result of it and even today, every Sunday.
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Ever People War Result Sunday Today

Then they begin to see through their language that the problems described there are the same as the problems they are having. They can identify with characters from another language group.

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Then they begin to see through their language that the problems described there are the same as the problems they are having. They can identify with characters from another language group.

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