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    American has been described in many terms such as the melting pot and tossed salad‚ but what are these terms really telling us as Americans. What these terms are trying to convey is that America is a country of great diversity. When it comes to the literature of this country reflects its population in its diversity of genres‚ themes‚ language‚ and voice. For example‚ the voices of Toni Morrison‚ whose voice were very powerful and appreciated in many ways as she wrote a very inspiring book call “The

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    Both Kathryn Stockett’s The Help‚ and Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman contain characters with similar opinions on black slaves‚ politics‚ and women’s rights in the south. These women show courage when they stand up for what they think is right and are stubborn when it comes to proving their point to others. In Go Set a Watchman‚ Jean Louise leave her hometown of Maycomb to go to college in New York and learn about the world outside of her little town. In The Help‚ Skeeter begins her career as a writer

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    Romare Bearden was an American artist who was born in the South in 1911. As an African American‚ Bearden sought to convey the experiences shared by Americans of color. Bearden’s early work consisted of more oil paintings‚ but his work evolved into collage art around 1964. Bearden began using spray paint and other techniques to make the collages seem almost like an oil painting themselves‚ which added to their complexity and intrigue. The colors and layers of his works were meant to provoke tension

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    Religion Of Santeria

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    The rapidly growing religion of Santeria has been around for 400 years with an astonishing membership that is estimated to be at about 100‚000‚000 followers. Because of its secretive nature‚ many outsiders possess little to no knowledge of its existence. Despite the fact that younger onlookers are particularly attracted to Santeria for its “cool edginess”‚ it is actually a very spiritual and highly religious way of life. II. What is Santeria? A. Structure 1. Beliefs Three ways of Santeria

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    Sam Smith Professor Schley English 112 3 February 2014 Malcolm X “Learning to Read” Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19‚ 1925. He was one of the most articulate and powerful leaders of black America during the 60s. Malcolm X dropped out of school after 8th grade. Shortly after this he got involved in criminal activity and eventually ended up in prison. Prison motivated him to further his reading and become literate. He wrote letters to Mr. Elijah Muhammad of the Islam Nation‚ about

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    Voodoo Voodoo is an African derived religion that was a product of the slave trade. Voodoo is a monotheistic religion that has a central belief in one god‚ Bondye. Bondye is unreachable and the only way to communicate with him is through Ioa. The Ioa or lwa are divinity spirits in Voodoo. They are very similar to the Orishas in the Santeria religion. There are twelve principal Ioas‚ and the most important or the one with the most power is “Papa Legba.” Papa Legba must be saluted at all ceremonies

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    African American Culture The African American culture is one of the more diverse cultures out there. Many of these people practice different beliefs. African Americans live in all parts of the world and just like other cultures African Americans have people that live in what is considered poverty some that are considered middle class and some considered upper class. African Americans come with a lot of interesting thing like the language they speak which is called Ebonics and all the different stereotypes

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    What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl by Patricia Smith Compared to Country Lovers by Nadine Gordimer. Carolynn Hanson ENG125: Introduction to Literature (ABG1239A) Instructor: Corey King October 15‚ 2012 When comparing and contrasting the poem What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl by Patricia Smith with the short story Country Lovers by Nadine Gordimer. The poem and the short story are both great examples of the difficulty of life between different ethnic backgrounds. The Poem What It’s

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    1. Who reigned the longest? A. Edward Vl B. Lady Jane Grey C. Mary l D. Philip ll 2. Which group wanted to replace Elizabeth with Mary Queen of Scots? A. The Catholics B. The Protestants C. The Recusants D. The Puritans 3. Who is Elizabeth to Mary‚ Queen of Scots? A. Friend B. Sister C. Daughter D. Cousin 4. What were England’s strict Protestants called? A. Catholics B. Arminian C. Holy man D. Puritan 5. In 1641‚ Parliament sent Charles a list of 204 complaints. What was this called? A. Grand

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    Tenzin Palmo Sociology 220 Section 0892 Fall 2012

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