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She realized that being African was very important because she don't want to become African and she choose to becom American instead.
"I must say that before I went to the U.S., I didn't consciously identify as African. But in the U.S., whenever Africa came up, people turned to me. Never mind that I knew nothing about places like Namibia. But I did come to embrace this new identity,and in many ways I think of myself now as African." Adichie
I don't know, where are the statements
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what the theme, genre, topic will be
who are the characters
what is the exposition, rising action, climax, lowering action, and resolution
what kind of story will readers enjoy
finding transitions between chapters
what point of view to use (first, second, or third)
there are more but this is a lot :l