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    challenged the laws of segregation on interstate buses. The Freedom Riders were brave men and women wanting to make a difference. Though the Freedom Riders were not the first people to go up against segregation they held a part in what we as our African American history. According to Mr. Raymond Arsenault the recent death of Rosa Parks refocused nationwide attention on one of the crucial figures of the civil rights movement the Freedom Riders. However without the heroism of hundreds of unsung activist

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    Womanist Criticism of African Literature: A Bibliography By Sharon Verba July 20‚ 1997 Those women who struggle without giving up hope‚ herald the impending change...: change in attitude for both men and women as they evaluate and re-evaluate their social roles.... -Rosemary Moyana‚ "Men & Women" Rereading‚ willful misreading‚ and de- and re-coding are tools used in African literature and womanist or feminist discourse to challenge "canonized ’literature ’" that tends to black

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    Oral

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    A very good morning to our English teacher‚ Madam Lee and my fellow classmates. Today I am going to talk about the synopsis and the themes with textual evidence about novel we study in form 4 ‘QWERTYUIOP’ written by Vivien Alcock. The synopsis for ‘QWERTYUIOP’ is about a poor‚ young graduate named Lucy Beck who has just finished her ‘O’ levels at Belmont Secretarial College. She is a slow learner herself but she is determined to find a job in order to get out of poverty. Fortunately

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    The Harlem Renaissance and its Effect on African American Literature Thesis: The literary movement during the Harlem Renaissance was a raging fire that brought about new life for the African American writer; its flame still burns today through the writings of contemporary African American writers. I. The Harlem Renaissance- Its Beginning and Development II. The Major Writers A. Claude McKay B. Jean Toomer C. Countee Cullen D. Langston Hughes E. Zora Neale Hurston III

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    historian in the early 20th century‚ believed that there was no African history because most of the African society was illiterate before the European intrusion. ’History ’‚ he said‚ ’only begins when men take to writing. ’ He‚ as well as others who had the same opinion‚ failed to realize that African communities existed long before colonialism and so had their own history‚ even though it had not been put into writing at the time. Oral traditions have played and continue to play important roles in

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    The use of the English language plays a crucial and dominant role in African literature. In contemporary African literature the use of English is often the key element for success as an African writer. This enables them to express their views across a larger area of today’s global world. However writing in English instead of their native tongues may come at a high price for these African writers. By them replacing their native languages with English could eventually lead to the eradication of their

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    The importance of Oral Communications Walking into a corporate office with a suit and tie as your attire. You hold a high school diploma as well as a college degree. Your résumé is flawless and your criminal record is spotless. You enter the CEOs office and you are just what he is looking for. After the interview the CEO tells you thanks but you did have what he was looking for. You wonder why‚ and the reason is your speech. You missed out on a chance of having a six figure job because you were

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    In the novel‚ “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe a Nigerian author‚ tells the history of a small village in Nigeria. The history is focused on the daily life of a man named Okonkwo. Okonkwo’s father‚ Unoka‚ was a man known for his laziness‚ and cowardice. He was unoccupied‚ poor‚ libertine‚ gentle‚ interested in conversation and in music more than anything else. Unoka died in disrepute‚ leaving many village debts unsettled. In response‚ Okonkwo consciously adopted opposite ideals and becomes productive

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    Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is the story of an Ibo tribe before and during the arrival of white missionaries. The main character‚ Okonkwo‚ is a highly respected man within his society who slowly falls in esteem as the story goes on. He involves himself in more and more conflicts with the people around him‚ including an ongoing battle of impossibly high standards for his son Nwoye‚ who decides to leave his family in the end for the Anglican Church. The warrior archetype Okonkwo is too rooted

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    “Things Fall Apart” a novel shown to the world describing the exciting world and cultural diversity of Nigeria. The Igbo tribe is a strong thriving community in the depths of Africa. Okonkwo a strong tribal warrior‚ shows his commitment to the Igbo tribe along with the traditions he teaches his son Nwoye. In the novel “Things Fall Apart” Chinue Achebe guides the reader through the diverse region of Nigeria. As the reader learns the traditions of the Igbo people the reader also learns the adversity

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