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Resian strongly argues against men and their barbaric ways of continuing insisting on FGM for women and the way it is performed forever. Immediately, Resian sees Oloisudori, ole Kaelo s business partner, she becomes infuriated and hates him. She tells her mother, Whoever he is, Yeiyo, said Resian angrily, he is a manne... |
She says, she finds such a kind of thing not only ridiculous but also absurd 91 . Resian questions her mother on what is the value of FGM to women. When her mother questions whether men are the ones who are continuing the cultural rite, Resian answers so intelligently so that the narrator says that she has done it phil... |
We see her requesting her parents to allow Parmuat to coach them about the culture of Nasila. Taiyo knows that Parmuat comes from the same clan as her family but she does not want to hear that is the reason as to why they should not be together. She says that she does not care about the oppressive Nasila culture. She a... |
The two girls are brilliant and have plans made without their parents knowing of how to exhort information from Oloisudori without him knowing. They are good at observing their parents and that they are ready to beat them at their own game. The narrator says that the girls also wanted to show that they were young moder... |
During the home coming party the narrator says, She was resplendently dressed in purple silk 48 . This kind of dressing redefines them since before women wore lesos and shukas. The Maa community prefers boy children in a family and one who has them is highly regarded. On the other hand a man has to marry more than one ... |
How terrible it would be, he thought sorrowly, to see her cry forlornly, while questioning the sincerity of his love for her, and asking him the reason for his betrayal. Even Resian, with her sullenness and gracelessness that he disliked he had found out surprisingly that he had a soft spot for her. He cried and his he... |
They discuss together what is challenging them in their home such as the threats made by Oloisudori to marry Resian. They collectively come up with the solutions to difficult situations such as marrying off Resian to Oloisudori. They also discuss how they will lure Taiyo into agreeing to visit Resian ironically so as s... |
That is exactly what you are: Embarie. A good for nothing osuuji 254 . Resian too is not afraid to give her piece of mind to Olarinkoi. She says, You, stupid Olarinkoi, you are worse than Oloisudori, But the two of you have one thing in common; warped minds 255 . Some things like prophesying was done by the Maasai men ... |
Generally, we see the definition of Maasai femininity to occur in the domestic spaces within Maasai social structure. In this novel the female genital cut appears to be a great source of conflict because it is a practice that defines the Maasai woman. When Resian and her sister rebel against it, they are redefining the... |
It is obvious that they are women. It is also obvious that they are young. However, what is not obvious and what I feel is worth pointing out is the fact that the two protagonist characters represent within the settings in which they are found the hope of their societies. It is within this hope for the future that we f... |
100 Norpisia while rehabilitating the forest is restoring life to the society and Resian while fighting against retrogressive cultural practices is fighting for the achievement of equality that will enable the women within Maasai culture to play the same role as men in developing their societies. This is the hope that ... |
Here, again, the two protagonists are characterized to bring out the different shades of femininities. Even though there is a slight difference in age, Norpisia and Resian are relatively young women. The first score of comparison is age. Norpisia is a fairly mature woman who has been married while Resian is a young gir... |
The issue in the difference in character traits has a bearing on the different nature of the conflicts that take place in the two novels and hence the shades of different femininities observable. 102 The issue of their age then brings in another important point on characterization that is love. Since they are young, on... |
Love becomes not only one of the themes that provide the fuel, so to speak, that drives the plot forward, but on another level it also confers on the two novels a romantic atmosphere that can be said to offer relief from the issues of male chauvinism and tradition that are rather bleak. In Vanishing Herds, Norpisia and... |
The way nature is used in the two novels is very important in understanding the shifting moods and climate as the plot unfolds. It is as if, in both texts, Henry ole Kulet intends that the change in physical climate will lead to a corresponding change in the attitudes and behavior of the characters as well. This use of... |
The wildebeests had become a tourist attraction during the famous annual event when migratory herds of wild animals crossed Enkipai River on their way to the southern grasslands Vanishing Herds, 1 . The floods signify a new beginning in the life of the protagonist. In fact it is right to say that the place of the envir... |
She questions her mother without fear. Tell me Yeiyo, what use is F.G.M to today s woman? Blossoms of the Savannah, 91 . She assertively says that, Today s Ilarikon are worse. In addition to being despotic, they are oppressive tyrants; and one of their ways of oppressing us is to demand that F.G.M be perpetuated agains... |
To her the enkamuratani had always been a woman. She wonders what will happen to enkamuratani if she threw the olmurunya and refused to wield it again. Still on diction, Henry ole Kulet plays around by language of reasoning in showing how the characters are best suited for their liberation roles. Through Taiyo who says... |
Vanishing Herds does not focus on FGM for conflict. It focuses on the issue of the environment as a source of contestation among the characters. This is one of the fundamental differences between the two novels. This difference brings in the difference in the expression of Maasai femininities in the two novels where on... |
Education becomes the point of change and redemption that the liberation from outdated cultural practices is pegged to. The issue of education is not a strong factor in Vanishing Herds. The protagonist, Norpisia, is married fairly early in her life and she begins her crusade as a prophetess of the environment not from ... |
Here the woman is telling Resian s mother that her daughter s stupidity at talking back to the elders can only be cured by the cut the healing cut. She is steeped in tradition that denies young girls a brighter future by marrying them early after the cut. She is a stumbling block of progress. In Virginia Woolf s In a R... |
The narrator says that the coming of rains had been most influenced by the trees that Norpisia had planted. This surprised the people a lot and they could not believe that she was capable of doing such a thing. They wanted to see Norpisia who was described as the famous woman pastoralist. She was said to have miraculou... |
Description of how Norpisia would treat Kedoki who had been injured by the cattle rustlers is given to assert Norpisia s knowledge on medicine, She found olmasiligi, with its thick large succulent leaves, uprooted several whole plants that she was to heat over the fire. She would place the hot, fleshy leaves on the swo... |
She heard crickets trill in the nearby bushes. She knew hyraxes drowsed in the hollow of the trees in the forest and on the same trees perched the ugly vultures with their almost featherless heads and necks, waiting to find another dying animal Vanishing Herds, 88 . Her passion for the environment is seen in that she d... |
This will lead to economic pauperization of a people for whom cattle is the backbone of the micro economy. Norpisia comes to save the day when she fights against the loss of the environment. Ironically her fight for the protection of the environment is like killing two birds with one stone she uses the fight to overcom... |
Guided by the Womanism theoretical framework I have argued that the two novels by Henry ole Kulet display instances where the position of the woman in Maasai culture is defined and redefined. The author has defined and redefined femininity in Vanishing Herds. The definition of femininity traditionally reflects the wome... |
I have also found out that the two novels by Henry ole Kulet display instances where the position of the woman in Maasai culture is defined and redefined. In Vanishing Herds, I have found out that a woman like Norpisia, the protagonist, sees herself as a Maasai woman. She fulfills the demand of such an identity through... |
Women are submissive and shows respect to men. There was a gap between fathers and daughters. The gap was filled by the mother who acted as a link between father and daughters. Father spoke to girls through their mother responsibilities such as cooking, fetching water and looking after the young animals were basically ... |
The characters of Norpisia and Resian show that well enough. My final word would be that there is room for further research on Maasai femininity in literature. My study is not conclusive in itself but it is a contribution to criticism on Henry ole Kulet to understanding the way literature represents the picture of wome... |
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EXCERPTS FROM BLOSSOMS OF THE SAVANNAH 1. Read the extract below and answer the questions that follow. No Joseph, she said in an infantile whimper. Ican t bear that we can t express the love that we have for one another because of some primitive culture. If by loving you, I offend the sensibilities of Nasila then let m... |
You are stark mad if you think I am your wife. I can only be your wife over my dead body. Yes, you and my father can kill me and carry my dead body to your palatial home. He was stunned by those harsh words. He winced as if he had been struck. Then already harsh line of his mouth tightened and he stood tense for a mome... |
3mks 6. You are my wife from now henceforth Rewrite in the reported speech. 1mk 7. Explain the meaning of the following words 4mks a Pamperedb Disgust c Mad d Palatial 7. What happens immediately after this extract? 3mks 3. Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow. They were silent as they climbe... |
She would ask Joseph Parmuat, to assist her compose a song in her praise. She had already put words to a tune she had composed to ridicule the three women who she thought collaborated with men to oppress the women folk. They were Nasila s three blind mice who, she thought, did not seem to know that the world was changi... |
Why do you sit a mile away? Come nearer. Resian moved her chair hardly an inch from where it was and then she looked up into her father s face with eager expectation. If I do remember well, her father began in a low even tone, you will be nineteen in September this year, am I right You are quite right, Papaai. Resian a... |
Sample excerpt 2 1. Oloisudori informs Resian of the benefits she will get for marrying him. Resian gets very annoyed and speechless. Resian learns that her father has alreadyreceived dowry for her marriage to Oloisudori. He reports to her that their fate is sealed. 2. Contemptuous. He asked, the contemptuous quiet of ... |
2. Flashback- Resian recalls fifteen years back when she and Taiyo accompanied their father to the Nakuru agricultural show and she saw sheep the first time. Vivid description-The sheep are vividly described as big, docile tawny wooly animals. Metaphors-She calls the three women who collaborated with men to oppress wom... |
4. Ignorant- she thinks that her father has good news about joining university which is not the case. She says, That s it! She thought triumphantly. Is it Yeiyo or Taiyo who spoke to you? Apprehensive. She replies to her father apprehensively. Fearful- she is in fear of her father. She sits on a chair far from her fath... |
But another voice told him quietly that he was being foolish and unreasonable to question his own conscience over the matter of Oloisudori, for he was just one among many who were enjoying the fruits of their labour. And it was hardly anybody s business to know how honest that labour was. After all, the small voice rea... |
Discuss three major issues in this excerpt. 6Mks 3. Discuss two character traits of Ole Kaelo in this excerpt. 4Mks 4. And the thoughts gave him anxious moments Add a question tag. 1Mk 5. Discuss any three aspects of style in this excerpt. 6Mks 6. Explain the meaning of the following expressions from the excerpt. 4Mks ... |
She screamed as loudly as she could while she pushed him away and thrashed frantically about. But that did not deter him and he totally ignored her screams holding her more firmly with his strong arms. Against her loud protest, he tore her garments and began to push her towards the bed. Then desperately she took the la... |
It is the likes of Olarinkoi I am mad at, and all those other males who come here ordering us to do that or the other for them, simply because they are males. When women visit us, they give us the leeway to respond to their requests. But as we burn our fingers here Mr.Olarinkoi is dozing off comfortably in our living r... |
4mks a Sternly b Antagonize c Retorted d Leeway 8.What happens immediately after this extract? 3mks 4.Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow At seven o clock in the evening after the lights had been put on, and the traditional esuguroi drink had been served in generous measures, tongues loosene... |
Walterakach gmail.com 2014THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN BY WALTER AKACH THE DEFINITIVE GUIDETOWHEN THE SUN GOES DOWNBYWALTER AKACH2 Table of Contents The guilt, Rayda Jacobs 2 When The Sun Goes Down, Goro wa Kamau .8 Leaving, Moyez G. Vassanji ...15 The War of the Ears, Moses Isegawa 21 The Mirror, Har... |
D. Climax William offers to work for the money. He says it s too much. She opens the gate for him to clean her garden, despite doubts. He however refuses to stop working when she Lilian makes the request. She had to go into the4 house for the phone was ringing. William followed her there. E. Falling Action Lilian bids ... |
She wonders whether it is racist to it one were afraid to open doors to strangers. She does it anyway to make for the guilt of benefitting from the old regime. Ii External Conflict - William Sidlay threatens Lilian physically. She gives Tembi Tor the first command which allowed them to terrorise but not draw blood. She... |
I The fact that he did not panic when confronted by Tembi Tor. Calm courageous brave7 ii The fact that he forged a letter to gain entry into white homes dishonest iii The fact that he wanted the five rand besides demanding for 10 rand. Greedy iv The fact that he knew Lilian lived alone and that no one was going to come... |
He invites Kanja to his home for a chat. He asks Kanja to tell him of the rumours about him doing rounds in the town. Kanja informs him that it is rumoured that he is marrying Maureen. We learn that people suspect that Maureen is infected with the HIV virus. Steve confirms it is true. Steve then relates the sad circums... |
Steve largely develops external conflict i In the introductory part of the plot Steve is confronted with external conflict: between him and the villagers. He has made a decision that has not gone down well with the villagers. They believe that he deserves better than marrying Maureen. This is because11 Maureen is HIV p... |
Steve would have none of this and implores her not to think like that to no avail. Pp25-26 Steve not only buys the most nutritious foods for her but also cooks them but Maureen wouldn t eat. She suffers from nausea after a few bites, what is more she yearns for death. Despite his remonstrations with her that she banish... |
Pp21 she asks Steve why people must be so cruel. She refuses to forgive herself for bringing this cruelty on Steve. Subsequently she refuses to eat and it is hinted that she may have stopped taking her drugs pp26 Steve reminds her that she has to eat and take her drugs daily. -. When forced to eat pp26 she develops nau... |
Kanja: hypocritical, ignorant, lustful 3. Maureen: hopeless, faithful, loving, religious, hospitable, stoic15 Essay Question 1. Life is worth living even if one is suffering from HIV. Using Goro wa Kamau s When the Sun Goes Down for your illustrations show that this is true. 16 Leaving by Moyez G. Vassanji 1. Setting T... |
Velji s opinion, and some reflection, his mother is ready to let go. She bids Aloo not to smoke nor drink and not to marry a white woman. Her fears allayed, she sends Aloo to America for further studies 3. Conflict This story is about Aloo s determination to study medicine i The first conflict he faces is bureaucracy a... |
This shows that she understands that through education her children would improve their lot. Iii Fear The main conflict in this story is Aloo s mother s reluctance to let him go study in a foreign country. This conflict is borne of fear a That her son doesn t care much for the family b That something could happen to hi... |
Setting The story is set in a rural Uganda during a period of civil strife. A rebel group, God s Victorious Brigades, is fighting to stamp corruption out of the country in the light of their interpretation of the Ten Commandments. The ultimate sufferers are civilians. The story s main setting is Nandere Primary School ... |
All the rules and guidelines come from him. This involves indoctrinating the child soldiers with his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and heavy doses of barbaric punishment for offences against his rules. Similarly, the soldiers mete out barbaric punishment like chopping off the ears of those who do not support t... |
Their professed goal is to stamp corruption of out of the country. Iv The conflict between the rebels and the government has also brought on conflict between the civilians and government on one hand and civilians and rebels on the other. Major Azizima s father died in the hands of the government security apparatus. The... |
Moreover it would mean surrendering his power something he knew he would not do freely. 4. Characters and Characterisation. A Ma Beeda A widow, entrepreneur and a single parent, she has a son, Beeda i Hardworking started her school under a mango tree but is now a full-fledged learning centre. Ii Determined Resolute Her... |
The rebels too killed his mother for an unspecified reason. Iii People suffer mutilation in the hands of the rebels. The letter sent to Ma Beeda warns her that ears that don t listen to their master get chopped off and hers would be next. Azizima tells us that Blue Beast forced him to chop off his mother s ears. Azizim... |
- When his mother summons him, he drops what he is doing and goes to her for example when he was talking to Miss Bengi and his mother summons him he goes to her despite the fact he would have liked to continue talking to her. -. She too is respectful of him when he burns their supper; she resists the urge to raise her ... |
This is at a school junior high school in which he was employed as a lone night watchman at the age of 18 or 19. The night was windy and hot. Mosquitoes buzzed all over amidst the noise of the wind. The broken gate of the swimming pool made banging rhythmic banging noises in the dark night. This description creates a s... |
He insists it was only the three of them in the lift. Iii The third conflict is between the narrator and his parents. At seventeen they expected him to proceed to college after high school. He declines, and instead wonders all over Japan working at various manual jobs. Iv The last conflict is internal. He believes that... |
36 Diamond Dust by Anita Desai 1. Setting The story is set in Bharti Nagar, an urban civil servants residential area in India. The events take us from Mr. Das house, to the streets of Bharti Nagar, into the Lodi Gardens and down the alleys of the town. 2. Plot We are introduced to Mr. and Mrs. Das and Diamond, Mr. Das ... |
He bellows at the postman, chases him and tears his trousers. The result is Mrs. Das doesn t get her mail regularly for it is thrown at the hedge. Then there are the other service providers: electricity meter readers telephone repair men, and garbage collectors who do not render their services to the Das family because... |
Ii Diamond and the neighbours a The children would throw stones or sticks at Diamond, then he d break loose and run after them nipping at their heels or stopping when they fell in the dust. B When his phobia for uniform grew he would chase children on their way to or from school. The result was that they could39 neithe... |
7. A Is the title appropriate? Dictionary .com defines diamond dust as pulverized diamonds uses as an abrasive. Diamonds abrasive nature rubs everyone the wrong way including its owner. B What is the significant event? Mr. Das obsessive behavior towards Diamond. C What is the aim of the author? I The author cautions ag... |
Presently she is directed by a tout to a vehicle ready to leave for Beitbridge. She finds herself travelling in the company of two contraband dealers, the driver and the woman in midthirties. She learns that the police take bribes to ignore the contraband. She learns that the lot of the cross-border traders is way bett... |
They pay off every government officer they come in contact with for their businesses to continue. They pay off border officials, highway police, magistrates even farmers. For example, Gloria pays a border official in order to cross the border without a pass. The driver buys a ticket from the police to avoid paying more... |
B The narrator had waited for 2 hours at the bank to withdraw money. C black -outs are common place and house taps are dry d payment defaulters are sold off to Nigerians in Johannesburg e traders sometimes have to cross the crocodile infested river Limpopo. At times they are attacked by bandits f The practice of Vigoro... |
50 Sandra Street by Michael Anthony 1. Setting The story is set in a suburb street called Sandra. It is no ordinary street. It houses a residential area, a school and it leads into a forested hill. Sandra Street maintains a somewhat natural environment: there are no fences or gates, a few houses, a small population and... |
In his last encounter with Mr. Blades at the window, Steven invites him to the hills to inspect his bananas. At the hills, Mr. Blades, who had thought the trip was a nature trail walk, is disappointed that Steven only focuses on the ripening bananas and not the view of Sandra Street the hill affords them. 3. Conflict a... |
D Steven experiences internal conflict. I First, although he likes to hear the steel band they do not have one in Sandra Street he puts it in his composition to disparage the other side of town he describes its sound as horrible pp98 . Ii As Steven begins to appreciate the beauty of Sandra Street, it also fills him wit... |
The narrator scales up his immigration time-table and starts his illegal immigration journey. At the start of the journey he meets Patience, a girl he travels with to the Tangier camp. During the journey they face a lot of suffering. It is a bumpy ride and the sandstorms drive sand everywhere. In the day, they have to ... |
The narrator through his dreams understands that his mother s advice was worth taking yet he can t or wouldn t take it. We will now examine conflict in the chronological order that they are developed. I. Illegal immigrant and foreign embassies pp109 The foreign embassies will not grant visas to illegal African immigran... |
Iv. Illegal immigrants and nature When the trek gets underway, the travelers find out that they can only travel in the night and the winds are very cold then. The sand too presents a problem. It hurts their eyes, stings their nostrils and mats their chests. It is also in their food and58 water. Their tongues swell so b... |
Irony - The most important instance of irony comes at the start of the story and it s concluded at the end. The narrator dupes his master and steals his cash. During the trek he befriends Patience. He builds a tent at the camp which he shares with her; he promises to meet the cost of her crossing the sea and to prove t... |
This drug corrupts the youth. What is more is that he uses the young Jean to peddle his drugs and pays him peanuts. The result is that Jean steals from him. The narrator s mother She raises Jean with the intention of pimping him out to homosexuals. This is child abuse. She lamely tells him about the Lebanese: He ll onl... |
Pp 121 c Collective folly of illegal of illegal immigration At the end of the first dream, the narrator s mother tells him that the lesson to be learned from the deportation story is that the world is round and that means if one ran too fast, one might end up chasing the very homeland one is running from. In his second... |
66 Figuratively too, the sun is not yet up for this would be immigrants. They are not realistic in their ambition to immigrate. B Significant event The notice of revenge on Jean by the drug baron is the significant event in this story. He says that he could not afford to be sodomised against his will so he flees pp109 ... |
68 When she returns, their lot has not improved. She is shipped to school where she suffers in the hands of nasty children because of the scars left by chicken pox. She also suffers in the hands of inconsiderate teachers who sent her back to the bullies. What is more, the economic hardship makes her mother send her bac... |
This movement to her grandparents happens twice. When she reunites with her mother at the age of 2, she has to go to school. This is the only way her mother could go to work. School exposes her to more loneliness. She is tormented by both pupils and teachers pp129-30 . Emily s conflict with her mother worsens when the ... |
She is brought out as a very ordinary woman who has both weaknesses and strengths. A Strengths i. Determined She looks after her family despite the economic strain. She says that she d go out to work or go out to look for work pp128 . 73 ii. Responsible Looked after Emily as best as she could. When she couldn t be ther... |
She says that when it came to balancing the hurts and the needs between Emily and Susan, she did badly in the earlier years. This was because she felt that Emily had a corroding resentment towards Susan. She did not smile as readily with Emily as she did with the other children. She remembers the old neighbour s admoni... |
This meant that she had to endure hours of hunger because her mother only fed her when the book said that she should. At eight months her father walks out on them. She has to be left with a neighbour, who didn t like her very much, when her mother went out to work or look for work. Later she is sent to her father s rel... |
7. A Appropriateness of title The title is symbolic It is a symbol of the poverty of the narrator and the general harsh economic period in which Emily was born and raised. Besides putting in long hours for the people who employ her, the narrator had to put up even longer hours to take care of her own household chores. ... |
However, the hostesses were under strict instructions to give additional drinks to passengers only after they had finished what they had been served. This was the only limitation. The narrator however comes from a culture in which pride at a drinking place depends on the number of bottles that one places on the table. ... |
Fate would have it that Zgambo would take advantage of the upper limit policy and get drank. Finally, fate would have it that the airline, in a bid to offer world class services, had resorted to seeking passengers views on the flight and that the drunken Zgambo would81 make his comments that Tatha had been rude to him ... |
The call was not a business one. 4. Character and characterisation i. Zgambo a Careless irresponsible He made disparaging comments about Tatha s work to take revenge on an employee who had declined to soothe his ego because what he demanded was against company policy. As a result, she lost her job. B Reflective Upon re... |
The claims were not verifiable. What is more, they were at pains to rescind an unfair decision that they had made even after a personal retraction by the complainant. They also have double standards: passengers on their planes are asked to make comments on the quality of service but visitors to their offices are given ... |
POV The story is told from the first person point of view. The narrator makes a mistake for which he wishes to make amends. The story is about the challenges he faces in his attempt to retract his comment on Tatha s conduct on the flight to South Africa. Coming from the horses mouth, the story is credible. The honest r... |
2. The Plot Chief Mboga goes to the foot of the Ramogi Hills to pray for a son. He is a man both stressed and depressed because none of his many wives have borne him a son to inherit his throne. This is the final plea he is making on this sacred spot. His wife, Achieng is pregnant and due to give birth soon. Unknown to... |
Conflict i. Mboga and the gods Chief Mboga feels that the gods have denied him happiness. For many years he had beseeched Ramogi, the ancestor of the Luo people, to intercede on his behalf for a son. He is not happy because he hasn t a son to inherit his chieftaincy. Ii. Achieng She badly wanted to please her husband b... |
As a result, she was supposed to be sent away. The chief gives two extenuating circumstances against effecting this decision. The first is the heartache it was going to cause him to lose the woman he loved; secondly, he pitied her for the pain she had lived with upon losing her daughter. The third reason is a very inte... |
Achieng does and she is treated with the respect that the hut was. When the chief learns of the mistake she had committed in order to please him, she is forgiven her sins. That decision too is symbolic because it brings out the gentler side of the chief or the human face of leadership. The bamboo plant is a delicate on... |
The town they are going to is far away necessitating the train ride which the deceased s sister is taking for the first time. Upon disembarking from the train, they walk straight to the church and demand to see the deceased s grave. It turns out that the deceased was not known even by the priest. He hears his name for ... |
Pp168 At the parish house we are told, An electric fan was humming inside . Pp168 The priest asks the mother why she has to go to the cemetery in the heat and pleads with her to wait until the sun goes down. Pp170 The priests sister tells her that she will melt in the hot streets. Pp173 b The mourners and time When the... |
At the priests house she shows calm determination as she insists that she has an emergency and needs to be served. When the priest does not understand who Carlos is, she tells him that he was the thief that was killed a week ago and that she was his mother. Asked why she did raise a morally upright son, she says that s... |
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