and the singing of songs and poetry were all a means of passing on traditions and educating people about themselves. The African slaves that were brought to the region brought with them the oral traditions of their homeland. Griots were adept storytellers‚ teachers and historians. One such tale that has survived till today is the story of Ananci. Ananci stories were brought to the Caribbean by the people taken from West Africa and were handed down from parents to children. In the Caribbean‚
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Theme and Narrative Elements: The Gift of the Magi ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Theme and Narrative Elements: The Gift of the Magi The Gift of the Magi is a short story that was written by William Sydney Porter‚ better known by his pseudonym O. Henry in 1906. O. Henry was a prolific author penning many short stories beginning in 1899 until his death in 1910. O. Henry is famous for his trademark surprise endings which he called “snapper” endings (Clugston‚ 2010) and
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‘first sound of the future’— is not the first‚ but definitely is the most popular Vocaloid‚ at heart a set of voicebank softwares with a 3D model and a fixed backstory. No‚ she’s not just a singing robot. Her voice was provided by Japanese voice actress Saki Fujita‚ meaning they basically recorded her saying all the sounds in the Japanese language‚ tweaked it a little‚ and compiled everything into a CD that comes with a green-haired girl on the cover. Before Miku‚ Yamaha introduced the first ‘Virtual
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the lays of Homer and his followers (Homeridae). Earmarks of oral poetry in the works‚ such as formulaic phrases‚ make it believable that the contribution of Homer was to collect and record the ballads which had been passed on orally from storyteller to storyteller for centuries before his time. There seems little doubt that the works were originally based on current ballads which were much modified and extended. There is‚ however‚ another tradition that Homer’s poems were not written down and standardized
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My RIP project is an interview about William Goldman. The context of the project is when Goldman just published this novel. So this interview happened in 1973‚ and may published in LA Times. As a writer‚ I am a professional journalist‚ who just finishes the book The Princess Bride and I like it. I want to interview William Goldman as a professional Journalist as well as his fan‚ and make more people concerned about his new book. So my tone should as professional as a journalist‚ but also casual since
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and perspective. Pemberton‚ a "poor young man"‚ is an educator who appears to have numerous alarming issues. As a matter of first importance‚ he is by all accounts exceptionally timid and not extremely blunt. Through the third individual the storyteller uncovers Pemberton’s insecurities and stresses. Pemberton‚ however primarily concerned with the subject of his compensation‚ couldn’t ask his executive his wages in spite of his staggering sympathy toward the cash. Not gregarious whatsoever‚ he
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The blurred line between reality and the imagination is explored by the given account—the reader is alienated and forced to think‚ does the truth matter in a war story? This chapter alternates in narration between O’Brien as a soldier and as a storyteller‚ examines the duplicity of whether story truth or happening truth is more vital‚ and explores the reactions which listeners and readers alike are to gather from these stories. O’Brien opens the chapter with three powerful words which set
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factors that make the story so vital: the style‚ structure‚ use of language and the story’s ending; are all things that must be considered. At the end of the story‚ Stockton does not tell the reader what lay behind the door. As an alternative‚ the storyteller states ‘that the more one reflects on this question‚ the more one reflects on this question‚ the more difficult it is to understand the human heart’. Stockton informs the person who reads that they should dwell on what they would do; rather‚ to
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Keeping the culture alive Morals and values are passed down and taught to one through traditions‚ customs‚ and beliefs. However as these traditions‚ customs‚ and beliefs are passed down they are altered through each generation. Native americans and other cultures lose a bit of themselves every year through the influence of western culture. Western culture not only influences traditions and customs but also devalues the importance of the cultures. Through the ignorance of today’s American society
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anybody can write “storyteller” on a profile. He explains that this is because storytelling is something that is instilled within us ‚
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