SETTING
PLACE
Oriental Plaza- A place or a shopping centre in Johannesburg where the Indian people were allowed to set their shops or businesses.
White Suburb of Houghton- This is a place in Johannesburg where Mrs Nebo were living with her husband Mr Clive Nebo. In this place, there is a large swimming pool gleamed at the back of Mrs Nebo's mansion.
Sandton and Rosebank- The shops were Mrs always pays by cheque when she is buying.
PLOT
The Silk Scarf is a short story about a woman in South Africa who was staying in White suburb of Houghton in Johannesburg. Her name was Mrs Nebo. He was married by an impotant official of the African Front, Mr Clive Nebo.Mr Clive Nebo had alredy been designated as a Minister of Foreign Affairs in the new government to be established after the passing of the apartheid era. Mrs Nebo was of medium height, with heavy loins, her smooth-skinned complexion having been pampered by beauticians in Sandton salons.She was having her friend named Margaret, who was slight with a lovely smile and teeth. Mrs Nebo was also having her two escorts or bodyguards. One of the day, the two women were on a shopping expeditions and entered the portals of the plaza. They went in the Moghul Boutique and she saw good silk scarf that will match her dress. It was having a hundred and and ten rands but that time she was not having cash. She decided to buy it with a cheque but the shopkeeper Mr Sakur refused.One of the trader Mr Sader spoke to Mr Sakur to let Mrs Nebo to buy with a cheque because she was a wife of an important politician bt still he did not accept it. Mr Sader gave the money to Mr Sakur for the scarf and then addressed Mrs Nebo as a gift. She was very happy and smilling after she received the scarf and she thanked the traders.
MAIN CHARACTER
The main character in the story is Mrs Nebo. She was a wife of a newly appointed minister of Foreign Affairs,Mr Clive Nebo. Mrs Nebo was staying with her husband in the white of suburb of Houghton in Johannesburg.In her characteristics, she was of medium height, with heavy loins, her smooth-skinned complexion having been pampered by beauticians in Sandton salons. She likes to wear Indian dresses with lovely colours that matches her dressing. She is friendly and a good advisor or motivator.
Monday, 3 October 2011
Monday, 26 September 2011
Through the tunnel
SETTING
Place
The story took place alongside the coast or at the bay near the sea. The shore along the edge of the sea where people were likely to go when they come at the sea. The place is associated with different kinds of rocks where most of them are founded in the sea such as rough, pointed rocks, big dark rocks and big barrier rocks.
Time
The story took place during the summer time, and this was a holiday time were people came to visit the coast. This time the sunlight was always rising.
SUMMARY
Through the tunnel is a story about an English young boy. His name was Jerry and he was eleven years old. During the holiday time, and it was a summer time, Jerry and his mother went to visist one of the country unstated in the story. His mother was a widow. They were living nearly to the sea when they went for the holiday. One morning, the first day of the holiday, Jerry and his mother were passing alongside the coast and this was a day of routine swimming and sunbathing. There were rocks at this place in the sea and Jerry told his mother that he would like to go and have a look at those rocks. She let him go because she thought that his son is old enough to be safe without her. He went there in the sea and he started to swim because he was a good swimmer. He saw some boys at the other side of the rocks and they were speaking a language that he does'nt understand but he was so happy with them. When he was at the rocks, he touched the wall of the rocks and those rocks were salty. This salt was so much painingful in his eyes that he could not see as his eyes were very paining. When he went back to his mother, he asked her to buy for him swimming goggles to help him when he is swimming and she bought him the goggles. Two days before they left the place to go back to their country, Jerry's chest was very hurting and he was always dreaming about water. Jerry was having a problem wereby his nose was bleeding so badly that he turned dizzy. His mother come closer to him and looked at him but Jerry was strained and his eyes were looking glazed and his mother was woried. At last, his mother told him that she don't think if he can be able to swim anymore that day. She was ready for the battle of wills, but Jerry gave in at once and this was no longer of the least importance to go to the bay.
MAIN CHARACTER
Jerry
He is a young boy with eleven years old and he is a English citizen. Jerry likes swimming so much and he was a good swimmer-young boy. He can be able to stay under water for two to three minutes at least and he can swim like a fish, therefore he became a good diver. Jerry was staying with his mother and she was a widow. Jerry was a very friendly young boy and loves his mother very much. He likes smilling as he was always smilling to his mother.
Place
The story took place alongside the coast or at the bay near the sea. The shore along the edge of the sea where people were likely to go when they come at the sea. The place is associated with different kinds of rocks where most of them are founded in the sea such as rough, pointed rocks, big dark rocks and big barrier rocks.
Time
The story took place during the summer time, and this was a holiday time were people came to visit the coast. This time the sunlight was always rising.
SUMMARY
Through the tunnel is a story about an English young boy. His name was Jerry and he was eleven years old. During the holiday time, and it was a summer time, Jerry and his mother went to visist one of the country unstated in the story. His mother was a widow. They were living nearly to the sea when they went for the holiday. One morning, the first day of the holiday, Jerry and his mother were passing alongside the coast and this was a day of routine swimming and sunbathing. There were rocks at this place in the sea and Jerry told his mother that he would like to go and have a look at those rocks. She let him go because she thought that his son is old enough to be safe without her. He went there in the sea and he started to swim because he was a good swimmer. He saw some boys at the other side of the rocks and they were speaking a language that he does'nt understand but he was so happy with them. When he was at the rocks, he touched the wall of the rocks and those rocks were salty. This salt was so much painingful in his eyes that he could not see as his eyes were very paining. When he went back to his mother, he asked her to buy for him swimming goggles to help him when he is swimming and she bought him the goggles. Two days before they left the place to go back to their country, Jerry's chest was very hurting and he was always dreaming about water. Jerry was having a problem wereby his nose was bleeding so badly that he turned dizzy. His mother come closer to him and looked at him but Jerry was strained and his eyes were looking glazed and his mother was woried. At last, his mother told him that she don't think if he can be able to swim anymore that day. She was ready for the battle of wills, but Jerry gave in at once and this was no longer of the least importance to go to the bay.
MAIN CHARACTER
Jerry
He is a young boy with eleven years old and he is a English citizen. Jerry likes swimming so much and he was a good swimmer-young boy. He can be able to stay under water for two to three minutes at least and he can swim like a fish, therefore he became a good diver. Jerry was staying with his mother and she was a widow. Jerry was a very friendly young boy and loves his mother very much. He likes smilling as he was always smilling to his mother.
Friday, 23 September 2011
my experience on creating a blogg account
I got more experience on creating a blogg account as it did help me to identify more important informations about the importance of blgging as it helps to connect information as like an e-mail. This was very simple to create as the computer has instructed me the steps on how to create my blogg. Im expecting to share more informations and to do more activities in the class by using my blogg account.
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