One of the quintisessential features of the Swahili city-states from 1000 to 1500 BC was their urban style. A few families made up the elite, ruling classes, while most people in the cities were less wealthy, working as craftsmen, artisans, clerks, and sailors. People in villages along the coast could also identify as Swahili.
An example would be “If he wasn’t so annoying maybe than I would do the task!”
<span>Knowing that Howells was associated with the press explains his focus on truthful depictions of events. It also explains the backdrop of the story—the effects of patriotic propaganda in newspapers and magazines to garner public support and manipulate the emotions of their readers.</span>
First sentence is the central idea
