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For a long time, the robber defied police warnings as if he was inculnerable.

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Theatre in the recent past used to be a very popular art in traditional African society. It used to be a point ofintersection where members of the community not only come to entertain themselves, but join heads together. In the traditional context African drama therefore, Theatre was a popular and respectable
institution, which preserved the people's culture and tradition.

Theatre was popular with the people because it emphasized
community participation, peace and progress. The presentations
focused on the people's lives, their aspirations, fears and hopes.

But today, the situation is different. Theatre is becoming very
unpopular. Africa of the present age is pre-occupied with many
problems yearning for immediate solutions. The continent is
facing hydra-headed challenges --- challenges on the political,
social and economic scenes. In a world where science and
technology are seen as the solutions to these problems, little
attention is paid to the arts. Literature generally, and drama in
particular, is often rated very low on the utility scale.

Many in
Africa today look at drama and theatre as a mere thing of fun, a
joke so to say.
Elitism is another barrier that militates against the
appreciation of theatre as a communal art. Folk theatre is
appreciated by a negligible number of people. Contemporary
focusis on literary theatre. Unfortunately. Literary theatre only
pretendsto serve the interest of its societywhile in reality it has
a foreign audience in mind. The use of Europeans and American
theatrical conventions by our academic playwrights can bear
witness to this anomaly.

The popularity of the literary African theatre is further
marred bythe medium of communication as most literarydramas
in Africa are written in foreign languages, which are not
understood by many Africans. The question often asked is
whether the artist should climb down to the level of his
community or stay at his exalted height and wait for the
community to gradually move up to him.

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My hometown is situated in a valley that is completely encircled by hills. Old people say that in the past, lions used to roam around outside the town. I am glad they have been killed before I was born. It is a large town in which many people live. You need to climb the hills on which the new hotel has been built so that you can see how large it is. You will be able to see how many schools, hospitals, churches, and mosques we have. But I am sure you will not be able to count the thousands of mud bricks, corrugated iron-roofed house in which most of the town's people live and by which the big modern buildings are surrounded. Of course, nowadays, many houses are built of cement blocks and have asbestos roofs. I do not know if the new style of building looks better than the old. It certainly last much longer. Our house is made of mud bricks and is roofed with corrugated iron. The family compound in which it stand is surrounded by a neat wall. Indeed, the whole town is kept very neat and clean; that is one of the reasons why I like it. And I love the near-by hills from which there are beautiful views of the surrounding country. These are some of the reasons why I like my hometown; but above all I like it because my family is there.

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The undesirable elements who perpetuate these vices are never detected.

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Many people have raised the issued about the need for an equitable distribution of our wealth

Some travellers unwittingly render themselves open
prey to questionable character.

I was advised to stay away from cities that are ravaged by crime.

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He has a cogent reason for quitting the relationship

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The grave danger that alcohol abuses pose to human health and well-being has been highlighted by the world health organisation (WHO) which recently disclosed that abuse of the substance causes nearly 4% more deaths than the dreaded Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS) and tuberculosis worldwide.

The global body that put the number of deaths from alcohol abuse, every year, at 2.5 million. Rising incomes were identified to have triggered more drinking in Africa and Asia while binge drinkingis a problem in many developed countries. The organisation decried the failure of most governments to institute strong alcohol policies in spite of its heavy toll on society from road accidents, violence, disease, child neglect and absenteeism at work. The WHO alert on alcohol abuse is timely.

The organisation's call for privatisation of alcohol control policies as come at a time when government all over the world need information and support to reduce alcohol consumption.

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The island becomes more enchanting at night

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The manager of the team is often maligned by the supporters

There are many areas of convergence between male and female behaviour.

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The smell is obnoxious

He mumbled a few words at the trial and then cried

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The grave danger that alcohol abuses pose to human health and well-being has been highlighted by the world health organisation (WHO) which recently disclosed that abuse of the substance causes nearly 4% more deaths than the dreaded Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS) and tuberculosis worldwide.

The global body that put the number of deaths from alcohol abuse, every year, at 2.5 million. Rising incomes were identified to have triggered more drinking in Africa and Asia while binge drinkingis a problem in many developed countries.

The organisation decried the failure of most governments to institute strong alcohol policies in spite of its heavy toll on society from road accidents, violence, disease, child neglect and absenteeism at work. The WHO alert on alcohol abuse is timely. The organisation's call for privatisation of alcohol control policies as come at a time when government all over the world need information and support to reduce alcohol consumption.

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Their strength is their staggering capacity to reproduce.