The Defense of Culture in Ama Ata Aidoo’s No Sweetness Here: The Use of Orality as a Textual Strategy Ode Ogede‚ Ahmadu Bello University‚ Nigeria In her book African Novels and the Question of Orality‚ Eileen Julien bitterly attacks the notion that there is anything particularly African about orality or anything essentially oral about African culture. The "oral form‚" she contends‚ "is not the concrete literary simulacrum of African essence but is‚ rather‚ a manifestation of social consciousness
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percent‚ compared to the Anglo dropout rate of 2.7 percent. While 62 percent of all U.S. high school students go to college‚ only 17 percent of Native American high school students do so (2011). My philosophy for Navajo students who are considered English Language Learners (ELL) need to have a better education meaning qualified teachers‚ accommodations‚ and programs to improve the areas they are lacking. When they receive a better education the dropout rate will decrease and the Navajo Nation will
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THEORISTS OF THE MODERNIST NOVEL In the early twentieth century the modernist novel exploded literary conventions and expectations‚ challenging representations of reality‚ consciousness and identity.These novels were not simply creative masterpieces but also crucial articulations of revolutionary developments in critical thought. In this volume Deborah Parsons traces the developing modernist aesthetic in the thought and writings of James Joyce‚ Dorothy Richardson and Virginia Woolf. Considering
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that one can see rightly”. To me‚ this quote means that someone can only see another person for who they really are by looking through their own heart. This quote is true because the way you see someone isn’t how they always are. When you look and judge someone through your heart‚ you clear your opinion of all your biases‚ preconceived notions‚ and beliefs about them. In the novels‚ To Kill A Mockingbird and A Lesson Before Dying‚ where the main characters see people for who they really are even
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King‚ Jr. One of the most significant figures in the rise of the novel in the Restoration period(or The Long Eighteenth Century period) is Aphra Behn and her novella Oroonoko or the Royal slave. Although it is impossible to satisfactorily date the beginning of the novel in English‚ long fiction and fictional biographies began to distinguish themselves from other forms in England during this period(1). It is the first English novel to show Black Africans in a sympathetic manner. Oroonoko has been
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As an adolescent child growing up in Chicago‚ Illinois I was always complimented on my proper English. Nevertheless‚ being told I was illiterate was never my problem‚ until I moved cross country to Richmond‚ Virginia. The southerners of Virginia had a very different vernacular than me. Sooner or later‚ it was very noticeable how the two places differed in dialect. Being from another part of the United States‚ I sort of expected the “Oooh’s & Aaahh”s of my slang. They would sometimes mock my accent
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“You left me Perhapsless‚ stuck in your goddamned labyrinth” (Green 172). Miles “Pudge” Halter has an obsession with people’s last words. This obsession has led him to boarding school in search of the “Great Perhaps.” This is where he meets the intriguing Alaska Young who introduces him to the “labyrinth.” This eccentric girl helps him begin his journey in search of the “Great Perhaps‚” but leaves him stuck in the labyrinth after a devastating event. I will be questioning whether or not Alaska killed
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Looking for Alaska Everything important in Looking for Alaska takes place on campus at the Culver Creek boarding school in Alabama. The setting probably takes place in the 21st century. During the entire novel‚ the setting moves around many times in very specific ways. The weather at the beginning of the novel is hot and humid‚ and the good weather creates an atmosphere of happiness‚ but only at the beginning. In chapter 15‚ a rain storm begins in Alabama and there is intense rain happening for
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absorb and express his knowledge‚ communicate with others‚ and keep pace with the development of society. Obviously‚ in this aspect‚ reading and writing abilities are more essential than ever before. In addition‚ a burning issue today is the globalization trend. Looking back into the past‚ each nation was an isolated entity in terms of politics‚ economy‚ and education‚ and cooperation among countries remained weak. As a result‚ the demand to learn from the outside and expose itself was not highly
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ZAMORANO[1] English 126 11/25/13 NOVEL VS. FILM As with all novels that are adapted into film changes must be made to fit with the tone of the movie Jurassic park is no exception. The changes can range from the smallest plot point to the biggest. It can be from changing a character personality and behavior to his or her appearance to changing a character fate. A character that might have survived in the novel but died in the movie
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