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    for Kambili’s freedom‚ he also takes the initiative to provide stability for his family. His understanding of what Mama and Kambili are feeling after enduring Papa’s abuse‚ drives him to save them from Papa’s spell. One of Jaja’s many purposes in Purple Hibiscus is to be the catalyst to help Kambili find freedom; Jaja helps Kambili develop her own voice through making her question what’s right. Jaja asks many questions that help Kambili understand and question God’s purpose: “‘Of course God does

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    police immediately arrest the fireman. How do they know they’ve got the right man?” Mr. Purple asks with enthusiasm. Picture 2- “I think that they knew it was the right man because the carpenter‚ truck driver‚ and mechanic were all girls‚” Timothy said with excitement. All the other students looked at him with anger as he stood up. Timothy was the smart alec of the class and was always answering

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    Mandan Tribe Essay

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    the four sources provided‚ the Mandan tribe was a very well-organized civilization. The Mandan tribe used the terrain to construct homes. The soil was used to grow crops. Hunters used animals as a source of nourishment. In their day-to-day lives‚ the women‚ men ‚and tribe had roles and responsibilities to fulfill. Men had families to feed‚ and the women had children to watch and homes to tend to.The members of the village had beliefs to uphold. The Mandan tribe was a very structured civilization‚ which

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    Purple Hibiscus Summary

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    Purple Hibiscus takes place in Enugu‚ a city in post-colonial Nigeria‚ and is narrated by the main character‚ Kambili Achike. Kambili lives with her older brother Jaja (Chukwuku Achike)‚ a teenager who‚ like his sister‚ excels at school but is withdrawn and sullen. Kambili’s father‚ Papa (Eugene Achike) is a strict authoritarian whose strict adherence to Catholicism overshadows his paternal love. He punishes his wife‚ Mama (Beatrice Achike)‚ and his children when they fail to live up to his impossibly

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    Color Purple Paper

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    Proposal for delivery of culturally competent services "The Color Purple" Team D BSHS/422 April 23‚ 2012 Jennifer Brennan Proposal for delivery of culturally competent services "The Color Purple" The Color Purple is a story set in the 1900s about an African American Culture of people who endured hardships involving sexual and physical abuse‚ and gender related oppression‚ at a time when Black people were free yet still feared and segregated. The main characters of the story are: Celie

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    The Lake Tribe Summary

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    sorrow and hard times there is a Lake Tribe that endures the pain of the land but with all of this pain comes a symbol of hope‚ The Blue-Shelled Tortoise. This symbol of hope is the difference between life and death because The Blue-Shelled tortoise brings the water down from the sky. This tortoise comes once a year out of the lake about 50 miles away for the tribes location. Each year the tribe take 10 men and to search for this tortoise. The chief of the tribe has lead this group of people for 30

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    Essay On Cherokee Tribe

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    identified the Cherokee tribe as one of the most cultural and socially advanced of the Native American tribes. Cherokee is a powerful tribe from the Iroquoian family‚ located at the Southeastern side of the United States. Did you know that more than 819‚105 Americans claimed to have Cherokee ancestry in 2010. This tribe is still growing and is really known by the north-americans. Cherokee meaning “people of different speech” is a word derived from creek word. The Cherokee tribe have been consistently

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    communities the fathers are the primary figure and take on much of the leadership responsibilities. In particular their responsibilities include public safety‚ are the breadwinners of the community‚ and are looked up to. In Chimamanda Adichie’s novel Purple Hibiscus‚ puts his wife and children in harm’s way. At times Eugene is too strong in his commitment to his church and religion‚ and pressures those around him‚ yet he is still considered to be a good man because of his charitability‚ and forward thinking

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    The Nez Perce Tribe

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    hours. Horses also expanded the range of the tribe‚ They were now able to hunt buffalo annually throughout the planes. More food meant that the tribe could support more people‚ The population began to rise as the tribe expanded to cover more land. The horse allowed the tribes to access places never before possible to whom they traded with which had exposed the Nez Perce to many new cultures‚ They became more sophisticated by learning from local tribes. The Pacific Northwest provided for a perfect

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    Michael Toloknov Miwok Tribe The Miwok tribe was a Central Californian tribe. Miwoks had men leaders and women leaders‚ lived in small tribelets‚ and spoke Miwok language. Their food‚ clothes‚ and tools were different from that of others. The Miwoks had a very interesting life for all their different customs. The Miwok tribe ate many different foods. The two main foods were nuts which they made into mush‚ they also ate salmon which the Miwok smoke fried to preserve

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