A past experience that changed my life

Last summer,
I was spraying weeds on a four wheeler. It was really hot that day and I was sunburned and sweaty. I got on a side hill and I felt the four wheeler start to lean. It made me really nervous so I tried to get off of the hill so I drove forward and the two uphill wheels lifted up of the ground. I leaned with all of my weight on the uphill side and I managed to get off the hill without rolling it over. It really scared me so I did not go on very steep hills for awhile after that. It could have been really bad because it could have rolled over the top of me and i could have been seriously hurt or killed, or I could have not been hurt but could have totalled the four wheeler and I would have been in a lot of trouble. I learned that I need to be more careful on a four wheeler or on any vehicle that I drive because anything can happen.

Achebe Final Writing

"The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats shows many examples of things that happen in "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe. I chose to use "Things fall apart; the center cannot hold" as an image that Achebe uses throughout the story to understand what happens to Okonkwo and the Ibo tribe.
The book shows the culture and ways of the Ibo people of Nigeria, but through the book, things start to fall apart. In the beginning, it shows the ways, culture, and religon of the Ibo people. It talks about how Okonkwo's father was lazy and liked music. Okonkwo is very different, as he is a hard worker and tries to be the leader of things. It shows Okonkwo wishes different of his children. He wants Nyowe to be not as lazy as he is and he wishes Ezinma was a boy because he thought she would make a hard worker and she understands all of his emotions.
Then one day, during a feast, Okonkwo's gun accidentally goes off and kills a boy. He is then banished for 7 years. During these 7 years, British missionaries come in and try to spread Christianity to the Ibo people. Many people join the British ways and the Ibo tribe starts to fall apart. When Okonkwo returns after 7 years, he is informed of all of this and instead of fighting back, he kills himself in the end.
I think Achebe used this image in many ways, including when he kills the boy and is banished, and when the British come in and start influencing people to join them. I think Achebe uses this image the most when Okonkwo kills himself at the end because he knows things are falling apart and he probably won't get things back together again.