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    Describe each religions creation myth‚ including the formation of the world‚ people‚ animals and plants. Maori Religion According to the Maori religion the beginning was emptiness and nothing existed. The Maori origin of the world and the creation of all life are called ‘te kore’. In the state of Te kore two gods appeared the male sky god Ranginui and the female earth god Papatuanuku who spawned six children. The birth of weather (Tawhiri)‚ crops (Rongo)‚ war (Tu)‚ sea (Tangaroa)

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    live with her grandmother and was under her care for the first six years of Oprah’s life. Nurtured by love‚ it was here that she received the foundation that carried Oprah into adulthood. She developed a passion for reading that brought to light her oratory talent and ability to shine on stage. Unfortunately for Oprah‚ Vernita desired to make a change in her life and circumstances. She relocated to Baltimore‚ taking Oprah with her. No longer in the safety of her grandmother ’ s home and presence‚ Oprah

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    Rhetoric: the Political Sleight of Hand During the 1990‚ the United States of America was burdened with a huge debt due to the enormous spending in the military and reduced tax rate. In order to curb this deficit‚ George Herbert Walker Bush‚ the 41st president of the United States‚ made an address to the Nation on the Budget Deficit on October 2nd 1990. Other than just presenting the solutions to the problems‚ Bush uses rhetoric‚ the political sleight of hand‚ to craft an effective speech. By doing

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    language‚ then often by the next generation.”- Anthony Woodbury. The cultural‚ spiritual‚ and intellectual life of people is expressed and experienced through language. The language taking in many forms of prayers‚ tales‚ myths‚ ceremonies‚ poetry‚ oratory‚ which are more literature related to everyday greetings‚ leave-takings‚ jokes‚ conversational styles with unique

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    Mussolini – the Cult of Personality Throughout history there have been many leaders who have formed a cult of personality--that is‚ commanded intense devotion and an almost God-like worship from their followers. Such a following is advantageous especially in times of war‚ where citizens can easily be rallied to defend their leader and take down the “evil enemy”. Leading up to World War 2‚ multiple fascist leaders—Adolf Hitler‚ Benito Mussolini‚ Josef Stalin‚ Francisco Franco--were able to establish

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    “By God‚ if wommen hadde writen stories as clerkes han (have) withinne hire (their) oratories (chapels) they would han (have) writen of men moore wikkednesse than al (all) the mark of Adam (men) may redresse” (693-696). This quote from Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Wife of Bath’s Prologue from the Canterbury Tales highlights the Wife’s displeasure towards the general stigmatization of women during the 14th and 15th Centuries. More importantly‚ it represents the Wife’s significance as a hero in this story

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    About the Poet Chinua Achebe (pronounced /ˈtʃɪnwɑː əˈtʃɛbeɪ/ born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe on November 16‚ 1930) is a Nigerian novelist‚ poet‚ professor at Brown University and critic. He is best known for his first novel‚ Things Fall Apart (1958)‚ which is the most widely read book in modern African literature. Raised by Christian parents in the Igbo town of Ogidi in southeastern Nigeria‚ Achebe excelled at school and won a scholarship for undergraduate studies. He became fascinated with

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    In the years since his assassination on April 4‚ 1968‚ as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis‚ Tennessee‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ has evolved from a prominent civil rights leader into the symbol for the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. He is studied by schoolchildren of all backgrounds; his words are quoted by the powerless and the powerful‚ by anyone who has a dream to make her or his life better‚ to better the nation‚ or the world. Monuments have been dedicated

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    Unit 1: the beginnings if an American Tradition Conceit-a kind of metaphor that makes a comparison between two startlingly different things Context-a word refers to the words that surround it and to the situation in which it is used. Dialogue-a third way to make your language more vivid. Diction-a writer’s choice of words‚ particularly for clarity‚ effectiveness‚ and precision. Iambic couple-a rhythmic pattern an unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable: two successive lines that

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    Oratory and Rhetoric in Invisible Man Many fall victim to the influence of powerful speech—throughout history‚ public speakers have used oration and rhetoric to manipulate their listeners. Public speaking is an art‚ as it is often practiced and rehearsed. Politicians‚ for example‚ consciously employ the art of oration in hopes of gaining support‚ sometimes abandoning their own beliefs in order to cater to the audiences’. Similarly‚ the Invisible Man‚ in the Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

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