the samaritan setbook essays and answers
the samaritan setbook essays and answers
1. Standing firm in doing what is right yields good results. Using Nicole in
John Lara’s The Samaritan, write an essay in support this statement.
Nicole, the Ethics and Innovation teacher at Sagrada Secondary School, is the
embodiment of an unwavering moralist determined to bring positive change to
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Maracas Municipality. Despite facing serious resistance from the leaders, her effort
bears fruit when the corrupt leaders are apprehended. Resoluteness in doing the right
things brings victory.
Nicole stands firm when the Mayor of Maracas Municipality orders for a halting of
activities related to the Samaritan App and her firmness pays off. The aim of the
Samaritan App is to expose corruption and agitate for the prosecution of the culprits.
When he realises that the App may expose his failures, ineptness and corrupt deeds
and possibly lead to his prosecution, Mossi-oa-Tunya declines to launch it or award
Alvita and Montano, the brains behind the innovation. He alleges that the App may
turn out to be a platform for misinformation, lies and witch-hunt. Although he
acknowledges that the school is doing a good job in nurturing visionaries and
innovators, he has jitters about giving the Samaritan App the green light. The skit by
Nicole, Alvita and Montano clearly demonstrates that the App can be used to share
sensitive information like the Municipal Procurement Process. The Mayor is hesitant
to allow its commissioning. In an attempt to stop the operations of the App, he claims
he needs time to think, and will launch the App at his own convenient time. He orders
Nicole and Principal Narine to halt all activities regarding the App until his office
gives them the clearance. He demands that they write to the Ministry of Education
citing fundamental errors. Nicole firmly rebuts that the App passed all tests done by
senior officers at the Ministry of Education and skillful software engineers. The
Mayor tries to intimidate Nicole when he states that he is Mossi-oa-Tunya: the smoke
that thunders and a Mayor with express mandate by the people of Maracas. He raises
his voice and points his walking stick at Nicole. He demands that she pens the letter
and send a copy to him in an hour’s time. Nicole is adamant that the matter is beyond
her since the App was taken over by the National Information and Communication
Technology Corporation and she determinedly says that she will only do what is right.
Madam Principal confirms Nicole’s resolute nature when she claims she is bound to
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ignore the Mayor’s orders since she usually doesn’t compromise on what she thinks is
right. In the long run, Mayor Mossi fails to intimidate Nicole and operations of the
App are not halted. Mossi is exposed as a corrupt leader and is eventually arrested.
Nicole’s determination pays off.
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