I started reading the book called Tambauga. It’s a Shona book that speaks about the traditional king who was leading his people. And I decided to read this book because it was covering my culture, my heritage and where, and my history, where I come from, where I came from and where I was going. I’ve learned a lot about my culture. I’ve learned a lot about my heritage, where I come from, the ways of living and the ways of form. the ways of life. So it changed my life very, very seriously because it shaped the values, it shaped the morals and it changed how to approach life because of the kings that were living before. There were people that used to follow the culture that said the laws and the rules of the community. So people were living on those lines. So I really appreciated the book and it gives me a lot of education. I knew how these people were going, were cultivating, confirming and everything. So yeah, that’s a lot that I have learned from that book. And about my culture, we use totems and we used to use totems. People used to respect those totems that they used to marry on those lines. So the totems and the culture were I used to choose the bloodlines, not to marry the relatives, not to hate each other. So we were taught to love each other, helping the neighbors, helping the community in that book. So that book was so useful to me, and it was so important to me to read because it shaped my life and it changed my perspective of life the way I was judging my life and now I’m a better person after reading that book. Thank you.
Band 6+: Describe a book that significantly impacted your perspective. You should say: - What the book was about - When you read it - What initially drew you to it And explain how it changed your perspective.
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I started reading a book called Tambauga. It's a Shona book that speaks about the traditional king who was leading his people. I decided to read this book because it covers my culture, my heritage, and my history—where I come from and where I am going. I've learned a lot about my culture and my heritage, the ways of living, and the ways of life. It changed my life significantly because it shaped my values and morals and changed how I approach life, inspired by the kings who lived before. There were people who followed the culture that established the laws and rules of the community. People lived by those principles. I really appreciated the book, and it provided me with a lot of education. I learned how these people cultivated and confirmed their traditions. So, that's a lot that I have learned from that book. In my culture, we use totems, and people respected those totems when it came to marriage. The totems and the culture guided us in choosing bloodlines, ensuring we did not marry relatives and fostering love among each other. We were taught to help our neighbors and support the community, as emphasized in the book. This book was incredibly useful and important for me to read because it shaped my life and changed my perspective on how I was judging my life. Now, I am a better person after reading that book. Thank you.
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