ESSAY: Assess the importance of oral tradition in the Caribbean for the development of its civilization from one generation to another. In the Caribbean‚ oral traditions are a common element in cultures throughout the region. This is due in part to the areas’ origin in colonialism and slavery‚ which brought to the region various ethnic groups‚ each with their own cultures and traditions. Many if not all of these groups were illiterate which necessitated the need for oral traditions as a vital means
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Significance are important to the cultural and to the people that have faith in their country.How did oral tradition help folklore evolve and reach the masses.They can learn about the world.Well in Mexico the discussion of centers on indigenous issues.Teaching students of Mexico origin. La Llorona La Llorona she was a beautiful young lady named Maria that was in love with a beautiful man and they got married and had kids.One day her husband loses interest in her.her husband left for a period
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DECLAMATION PIECE A declamation piece is recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric. A Glass of Cold water By:Venus Balitoby This declamation piece is about a beautiful young girl who was busy preparing herself for a party. When her mother asked for a glass of water‚ she ignored her mother and went to a party. When she went back home‚ she saw her mother lying down the floor‚ dead. Regret always comes in the end. Everybody
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Oral Tradition vs. Written Tradition The Bible is one of the world’s greatest books. To believers and nonbelievers alike‚ this book has caused a massive stir in societies. Many do not know how this book came to be. For the most part‚ we are familiar with the stories of the bible and their moral lessons because we’ve been told them. From that experience the question would arise about whether oral tradition is superior to written tradition. Webster’s Dictionary says Oral Tradition is‚ “Cultural
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La-Keetra Lawrence English IV Tashjian 11‚ January 2012 The Oral Presentation rubric grades based on the presenter’s knowledge and understanding of the works‚ presentation‚ and the language of the presenter. My Presentation‚ entitled: “Gaining Happiness Requires Selfishness and Loneliness‚” was particularly strong in any of the three categories‚ but fairly week in each category. The thesis for my presentation was: “Kafka characterizes the mother as being initially selfless when caring for
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Introduction Virginia is an eighty-five-year women whom I met while doing my internship with the Alzheimer’s association this summer. We both share the same ambition about getting the word out about Alzheimer’s. She has been a volunteer with the association since 2003. Virginia takes life day by day and believes that in order to age successfully you need to stay active in the things you love and to also learn new things. Virginia was born and raised in downtown Chicago‚ a few blocks from Wrigley
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Ladies and gentleman‚ First of all ‚let me share with you a few definition of communication. 1.0 Defining Communication 2.1 Carl Rogers (1952) defined communication as listening with understanding to what has been said and interpreting the message accurately as intended 2.2 Elizabeth Tierney (1998) defined it as a process which comprises the following steps-you have a message you want to deliver‚ you send it out‚ your audience received the message‚ reacts to it and the
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Thesis Statement #1 We are all called both personally‚ as individual believers‚ and ecclesially‚ as members of the Church‚ to share Jesus Christ by word and witness‚ through active commitment (Radcliffe). *We are called on by Jesus to spread his word through active commitment - God created man to name his Creation. We were created in order to serve the Lord‚ but at the same time‚ we are also made in his image - God gave humans names first (Adam‚ Eve) and then tasked them to help Him name his Creation
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Self-reflection Today I will share my self-reflection to this course and I hope u will enjoy my story. In the following I will mainly focus on two topics‚ first is the self-concept that this course brings to me and the second is the affection of my relationships by this course. First of all‚ I want to talk about a bit of my past. Before I entered this college‚ I was working in a clubhouse after the a-level exam; I decided not to study anymore since my exam result was extremely bad. You maybe
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The Speech What if someone in this room was suddenly living on the streets? Should I change my views and opinions on them and what if I did? How do you think they would feel? And how would you feel in their position? Today I will be talking about the stereotypes that are put on the homeless and how wrong those stereotypes actually are. My argument will include the average age and gender of the homeless in Australia‚ the countless causes of homelessness‚ and the responsibility we have as a community
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