Culture. Unity. Peace. These three words, as well as many others, perfectly describe the people of Igboland, or the Igbo people; this can also be assimilated from their name 'Igbo' which directly translates to 'the people' and it is certainly obvious from their name that unity is everything to them.
The Igbo culture differs from any other culture, it is unique. It's name is unique and everything about it is unique, its people are unique and its traditions are unique.
The Igbo people form one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa, meaning that Africa would not be the same without them, neither will the world. Why would you want to take that away from them? Why would you divide such a unique culture? Why would you want to cause disharmony? Why would you take away from them the only thing they have? Imagine you were in their position, would you want someone to take your home away and leave you stranded?
Yes I agree that colonising Nigeria will supply you with more power and yes it does expand our (already colossal) empire, but more importantly colonising Nigeria will very much impair it and cause huge amounts of distress amongst it's people.
Taking the Igboland and Igbo culture and Igbo everything from it's people, is like removing fish from water- they will not be able to function properly.
The Igbo world is a world whose survival depends on the amount of cooperation given within the culture's members, in other words, the Igbo culture is a collectivistic culture which will not survive without mutual effort given by all of its members and for this reason it would be extremely unfortunate to separate Igbo people from one another and grant them their independence.
Therefore, I, as well as many other humane and sympathetic British citizens, believe that it would be immoral and miserable to colonise Nigeria for the sake of colonisation and dominance but rather abandoning it for the sake of humanity and compassion.
So let us better ourselves and allow the Igbo people to retain their unique culture.
The Igbo culture differs from any other culture, it is unique. It's name is unique and everything about it is unique, its people are unique and its traditions are unique.
The Igbo people form one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa, meaning that Africa would not be the same without them, neither will the world. Why would you want to take that away from them? Why would you divide such a unique culture? Why would you want to cause disharmony? Why would you take away from them the only thing they have? Imagine you were in their position, would you want someone to take your home away and leave you stranded?
Yes I agree that colonising Nigeria will supply you with more power and yes it does expand our (already colossal) empire, but more importantly colonising Nigeria will very much impair it and cause huge amounts of distress amongst it's people.
Taking the Igboland and Igbo culture and Igbo everything from it's people, is like removing fish from water- they will not be able to function properly.
The Igbo world is a world whose survival depends on the amount of cooperation given within the culture's members, in other words, the Igbo culture is a collectivistic culture which will not survive without mutual effort given by all of its members and for this reason it would be extremely unfortunate to separate Igbo people from one another and grant them their independence.
Therefore, I, as well as many other humane and sympathetic British citizens, believe that it would be immoral and miserable to colonise Nigeria for the sake of colonisation and dominance but rather abandoning it for the sake of humanity and compassion.
So let us better ourselves and allow the Igbo people to retain their unique culture.
Hi Reem
ReplyDeleteYour persuasive speech was really inspiring and the use of literary techniques used was very effective. The organisation of the speech was really persuasive. Another connection to this would be that the Igbo people are strongly open to other ways of living.
Overall, well done!
Hi Reem,
ReplyDeleteI can clearly sense the passionate emotions you have tried to articulate in the speech to make it more appealing.
The metaphors you have used made it easier for me to understand how it relates to how the Igbo people felt.
Keep up the good work!
Hi Reem,
ReplyDeleteyour speech was very interesting but do you think after the reading, your more confident about the cultural background?
Yes i definitely think my knowledge on the Igbo people and the Igboland has expanded greatly!
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