Eguria

  THE STORY OF THE DEAD SEA BY  EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA Recently, I heard a story about a sea in the Pacific Ocean called the ‘Dead Sea’ . Why is it so-called one would wonder? The Dead Sea is in the Middle East and many pilgrims visit it every year to experience its salty nature. That is personified but it has a reason why it is so referred. I understand that the Dead Sea has access of receiving mineral resources, esp ecially salty but the most surprising aspect of it is that it does not have access to giving out what it receives. The result is that the salt nature of the water is forever concentrated. This has made the Seawater to be sticky and painful in the eye if you take your bath with the water or swim in it.   If we relate that to human nature, it is exactly what you find with people who are always receiving without giving out. They become dangerous to themselves and society. We should examine ourselves whether we receive and do not have access to giving out...

  A GLOSSARY of LITERARY TERMS class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">     This chapter comprises literary terms and they are arranged in alphabetical order for the convenience of reference and learning.   Note that reference will be made to the previous chapters to avoid unnecessary repetition.   Absurd:   It implies something completely ridiculous not logical and sensible.   Absurdism:   This refers to the conflict between the humans' quest to seek inherent value and meaning of life and man’s inability to find any.   It addresses the general belief that life is full of hopelessness and problems due to certain factors that are unavailable in human existence.   It is also known as the theatre of absurd.   For instance, Samuel Beekett’s Waiting for Godot, Ola Rotimi’s   Holding. Talks and Tawfiq Allatakim’s fate of a Cockroach is a notable example.   Acts and scenes:   sequential units of arr...