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    Definition of Literature

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    Literature is an outlet of escape from reality. At the end of the day‚ I open a book and allow the story to take me to a world where my own fades into a distant memory. With every turn of a page‚ my imagination is free to reinvent a narrative that is better than the reality I live. Literature can be non-fiction and based on facts surrounding real events‚ people‚ and places. Examples include history books‚ memoirs‚ biographies‚ newspapers‚ self-help‚ devotionals‚ and textbooks. Literature can

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    African Instruments

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    history of African musical instruments is rich and diverse as the people that populate the African continent. Because music is so deeply rooted in African culture‚ knowing about African instruments helps you understand the continent as well as the people. Apart from Africans themselves‚ this knowledge is usually restricted to ethnomusicologists and historians. The roots of African-American instruments are buried deep within the music of the African continent. The history and evolution of African-Americans’

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    circle‚ hoping they land on a certain number that will be drawn so they can take home the prized dessert. Who knew this pleasing game had such a murky and complicated past that demonstrated how African Americans opposed their oppressors? Although the exact year and origin is still undetermined‚ ex-slave oral histories assert that the cakewalk began in slave quarters of Southern plantations. The cakewalk was a grand-promenade type of dance‚ where couples would take turns performing. The couple with

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    African Mask

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    The Function of an African Mask In the early 20th Century‚ artists like PABLO PICASSO and ANDRE DERAIN were inspired by the bold abstract designs that they discovered in African tribal masks. They collected and used these works of art to influence their own style. In effect‚ they used African culture to refresh the tired tradition of figure painting in Western Art. As a result‚ we now tend to admire the bold design and abstract patterns of African masks through European eyes. We appreciate them

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    issues facing African historians is the fact that the study of actual African History is relatively new. A large majority of the sources available are written from the point of view of Europeans‚ with an intended audience of Europeans.1 In this egocentric method of reporting history‚ Africans were viewed more as objects: a people with a past but no history.2 The written “historical” sources provided by imperialists robbed Africans of their voice. The principal challenge facing African historians

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    AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE AND SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: AN ETHICAL PARADIGM By Alloy S. Ihuah PhD. Department of Religion and Philosophy Benue State University Makurdi. Nigeria. alloyihuah@yahoo.com 08034017856;08026242031 (i) Introduction African indigenous knowledge system expressed in proverbs‚ names and songs etc. are conscious reflections on specific situations‚ events and experiences in the lives of the people

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    Elements of Literature

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    Elements of Literature Style is the spoken characteristics of a writer‚ as unique as his or her face or voice.  Their styles express their individual ways of seeing humanity.  Style is an insignia of independence and distinguishes a good writer from a meager or average writer.   This is just one of the elements of literature.  There are many elements of literature. When we read or hear poetry‚ we hear a speaker’s voice.  It is this tone of voice that conveys the poem’s tone‚ its indirect mind-set

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    African Lit

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    Suubi A collection of short stories and poems from the African Writers Trust’s creative writing programme produced in association with the British Council 1 Contents Preface……………………………………………………………………………. 3 Lillian A. Aujo The Eye of Poetry …………………………………………………………………... 4 Getting Somewhere………………………………………………………………….. 6 Elone N. Ainebyoona That Same Night………………………………………………………………….... 11 Gloria Kembabazi Muhatane The Gem and Your Dreams…………………………………………………………… 12 Davina Kawuma Hash Tag ………………………………………………………………………

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    African Civilization

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    Chapter 1 Physical Context of African History: Geography and Environment 1. Although some may think of Africa as being of a single climate and terrain description‚ in reality a wide variety of land types can be found throughout Africa. How does this wide variety of climates and physical terrains affect human life and settlement patterns on the African continent? Different terrains and climates allowed for different lifestyles for Africans in different regions. Those close to the sea were

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    NT2799 NSA Capstone Project Dr. Gordon Plorin‚ PMP ITT Technical Institute Unit 06: Oral Assessment Review 1 2 NT2799 NSA Capstone Project Dr. Gordon Plorin‚ PMP ITT Technical Institute Unit 06: Oral Assessment Review 3 Oral Assessments Skills Assessment Interview • 15% of the course total The questionnaire consists of • 15 sets of questions • 3 questions in each set Most Challenging questions = 10 points each. Medium Challenging questions= 8 points each. Least Challenging questions =

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