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The Gods are not to Blame...: The Gods are not to Blame
Ola Rotimi
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My Best Nigerian book is Ola Rotimi's The Gods are not to Blame . It's a classic that most literature student can not escape. The play strongly drives African belief in destiny an...1 view(s)
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A kid's prayer: As i face another day,
Watch over me Lord when i play,
Help me not to cry when i fall.
Instill in me your sweetest love.
Fill my heart with your truth.
As i'll soon ...145 comment(s)
OH! PASTOR: ... Oh! Pastor ... REPENT!!! before its too late!
This poetry shows the deteriorating state of our religious leaders ... so help us GOD!...102 comment(s)
FIRST KISS: THE LOOK
The first time he kissed her it was from across the office.
She rubbed her engagement ring hard and was rewarded with a sparkle. Looking at it intensely she t...88 comment(s)
Love, in a mortar...: I don’t believe in marriage. Not really. I like my space, so having one special person for the rest of my life is scary and too close for comfort.
My sister, Hadiza, got marri...81 comment(s)
Captain von 'Clap' Trapp: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of some ages, good day.
My name is… well you can call me Narrator. And I love my role. I am omnipresent. I see it all. I hear it a...78 comment(s)
Scene 3 (somewhere in lagos) Doctor Rolland: The patient is reacting to the substance. Nurse titi: What! Doctor Gideon: You cant tell him that.(shouting) Do something! (Susan on the phone) Adelabi Ronke: (On the other line) What ?! [...]
My dad told me about a day he and a few friends had an accident while driving. He was in Germany then. He said when he regained consciousness; he noticed people gathered around them. The first question someone asks him is if he wants to smoke. From where I come from, that would be like asking someone in that condition if he or she wants to have sex. [...]
FADE IN: INT. HOSPITAL WARD - DAY EMMA, 30s, lies on a the bed sleeping. His head and right hand bandaged. EMMA (V.O.) I didn’t plan I was going to end up on [...]
(A setting like a secondary school’s social hall, on the podium holding a microphone is a student, the social prefect. Audience applauding) Folashade Thompson: Wasn’t that very entertaining? (Audience still clapping) Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! You guys are the best audience one could ever have. - [...]
ADANNA and JENNY are putting final make-up touches on their faces. Both girls are in their early twenties. Both are dressed-to-kill and pretty too. They both chat happily as they make up. Adanna finishes her making up first. She gets up and goes inside. After a while, she comes out ready to go. [...]
The shadows thrown by the branches of a garden tree dances a silent waltz on the walls of the house from within which a loud squeal is emanating. The constant fluctuation of rush hour traffic masks this wail as it descends to [...]
There are different types of trees, weeds and all sorts of greens. There is also a narrow walk way along the grasses. There are some little huts in this scene. It is a very quite place except for the sounds made by birds and other animals. [...]
The style of the furnishing is quite fashionable type. There are four leather chairs, a round glass table in the middle of the chair with a flower in a [...]
Paul is packing his things into a car. The Driver helps him. After packing his things into the car, he walks to where the reading normally takes place.
Everyone is standing at attention as “Beast of England, Beast [...]
Charley is dressing up. He is looking a little moody. Tony enters after a while and goes over to Charley. Tony is sweating and panting. Charley is surprised to see him. [...]
INT. MADONNA SCHOOL CLASSROOM - MORNING Helen enters the class. Tony is sitting with Esther. Helen looks around for Charley. Charley is writing. Helen goes over to Charley. HELEN Sorry. CHARLEY (smiles) Okay. HELEN (surprised) You are no longer angry? [...]
