Book review

New approved 2022-2026 Kiswahili and English set books for secondary schools have been released by the ministry of education and KICD for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). The list of new Kiswahili Set books and English set books has been provided below. The release of the new set book for the 2022 exams The Ministry of education through its director sent a directive to all school principals and heads indicating that the new set books will replace those that were released in 2017. However, some of the set books will still be in use. The new set books… Read More »

Below is a list of best eBooks available online that you can buy and learn different programming Languages from the comfort of your home. A smarter way to learn JavaScript by Mark Myers This book is idle for beginners who want to learn coding in JavaScript. It has exercise tests that you can use to gauge your level of understanding after reading. The exercise tests are available online. Price: $7.99 (eBook) Programming Language: JavaScript Number of Pages: 256 Author:  Mark Meyers Learn C# in one day and learn it well by Jamie Chan If you are looking for a starter… Read More »

Book review and analysis of Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member Introduction In 1993, a new trend of gang life began to emerge along the streets in the United States. The first accounts in this life style are revealed in  the Book, Monster written by Sanyika Shakur. This article seeks to reveal the authors’ evidence to the book, the major theme in the book, the strength and weaknesses of the book as well as its understanding. NOTE: Before transforming his name to Sanyika Shakur, he was was born as Kody Dejohn Scott. Summary of the Book Monster: an… Read More »

Below is a short review of  the book “The flame of freedom by Raila Odinga” that was authored by Sarah Elderkin and Forwarded by former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo. Flame of Freedom Book Review Raila Odinga’s new book The flame of freedom is written in first person and it takes an in-depth look the (former prime minister of Kenya) Raila Odinga’s struggle for freedom . The book also reveals the life journey of Raila Odinga (His family and political life). The flame of freedom gives an account of how he Raila Odinga suffered while inside the government. In his autobiography,… Read More »

The book Betrayal in the City by Francis Imbuga illustrates that the oppressed cannot remain silent forever, they will ultimately rise up demand for their rights. Find a summary of the play’s plot below. Summary of the play Betrayal in the City The Play Betrayal in the City illustrates how citizens are being oppressed by the regime. The voices of the characters (citizens) in the play have a been suppressed. They cannot speak up on the evils happening in the society for fear of being brutalized by the government.   The University students cannot anymore tolerate the way the affairs… Read More »

Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House highlights several instances where the society forces women to obey their husbands. Obeying husbands is like an addiction, which is hard for women to avoid. Men dominance is a belief that flows in the blood of almost all women, young and the old. It is a life that women have no choice but adhere to its principles or risk losing their dignity.     The main instance in Ibsen’s book that indicates how women cannot depend on themselves in the contemporary society is, the scenario involving Nora’s debt in order to save Helmer’s life. She… Read More »

Van Jones’ book Green Collar Economy focuses on human consequences. The book gives an analysis on how green jobs help to improve the environment. Jones uses Hurricane Katrina as an example to remind people on the how national infrastructure is neglected which leads global warming. The book also provides a wake up call to the green movement which seems to have been disregarded by the government     Jones argues that even though many books have been written about conservation of the environment, the gains of fighting the catastrophe will not be realized without involving people who are affected by… Read More »

The Dover beach was written in the nineteenth century by Mathew Arnold. The poem talks about true love that is likely to last for long. On the other hand, Anthony Hecht wrote the Dover Bitch in response to the Dover Beach and mocks him that there is no true love but just a mere joke of affection which does not exist for long. In order to get a clear understanding of the Arnold’s poem, one must understand what was happening through the time period or era. When Arnold wrote his poem, there was a large change on how people reasoned… Read More »

       I.            Introduction Values refer to a society’s set of standards by which members of a given society use to measure good and bad. These values also serve a wider function of providing acceptable guidelines that guide social order within a given cultural set up. However, various cultures may share certain traits. For example, most cultures of the share universal genres of music. Unfortunately, due to globalization and other factors in play, many people in the present world cannot be able to trace their families to more than two generations. This is in contrary to Alice Walker’s short story of… Read More »