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    Hitler’s Daughter is a 144 long paged book written by Jackie French. The book was interesting and filled with a lot of facts and many things that may not of been true but was said or written as if it was. The book made you imagine and create little images in your head whilst reading. I believe that the book wasn’t especially set on anything but mostly talked about Hitler’s Daughter. One day on a cold rainy day 4 friends were waiting at the bus stop which they did on a daily basis and telling stories

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    Villanueva‚ Reddi H. 201A –BS Management Psychology Oral tradition‚ oral culture and oral lore is cultural material and traditions transmitted orally from one generation to another.[1] [2] The messages or testimony are verbally transmitted in speech or song and may take the form‚ for example‚ of folktales‚ sayings‚ ballads‚ songs‚ or chants. In this way‚ it is possible for a society to transmit oral history‚ oral literature‚ oral law and other knowledges across generations without a writing system

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    What Is Justice? Webster McGuire 02/17/2008 Theoretical Critique Paper #1 Roudy Hildreth POLS 205 What is justice? Obviously‚ the word can have multiple meanings. If we were to walk in the Student Center and ask ten people what justice was‚ they probably all would have different responses. I am not saying that they would not have some of the same ideas‚ but ultimately‚ their responses would vary. Having said that‚ what if one of the people ’s ideas of justice included injustices

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    In Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales‚ the physical characteristics and mannerisms of the storytellers help the audience to understand the background and shape the content of their story. Instead of describing the pilgrims’ particular professions‚ Chaucer specifies in the General Prologue their physical characteristics which signify aspects of their character. Within the troupe of pilgrims‚ the Miller takes on a larger than life persona which shapes his raunchy tale. The Narrator describes the Miller

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    connection between Christian theology and Mayan civilization is clearly seen with inferences between both religious testimonials lumped into one general religious idea. The Creation of the Quiché people is an elegant but ambiguous piece of writing. The storyteller and later the scribe‚ was influenced by an outside source of information as can be seen within the prologue of the Creation story. The prologue of the Popol Vuh focuses on the naming of those that exist in the world and the actions of the gods:

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    missing part of the speech there was not a visual aid‚ just a photo which involved with some circles. The speech must supported with a visual aids. I guess this situation originated in her work and capabilities because as she said before she is a storyteller and that’s why she did not use visual aids. The speech was almost great because of lacking of some parts such as visual aids. Also her stories and some

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    1-ORIGINS OF NEGRITUDE The historical origins of Negritude can be traced to the various forms of cultural expression in the French Caribbean that find their roots in the African continent‚ practices that were transmogrified by the experience of the Middle Passage and slavery. Like the North American spirituals first championed in The Souls of Black Folk‚ by W. E. B. Du Bois‚ a variety of arts and practices served as refuges for Afro-Caribbean pride and African culture: the dances called calenda

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    back to the reservation? Why are they able to be friends when they are traveling to Phoenix? Do the flashbacks to the two men’s childhood add something vital to the story? What purpose does the flashback serve? In Native American culture‚ the storyteller holds an important position‚ telling tales that transmit and preserve the tribe’s basic beliefs. Do you think Thomas’s stories serve such a function? Or‚ do you think that he is‚ as Victor characterizes him‚ simply "the crazt story-teller who talked

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    patterns and sometimes elaborately embroidered or beaded.) At the women’s compound shauzia is very popular especially with the younger children‚ however not with the compound’s director‚ Ms. Weera. She has a nice personality‚ Shauzia is a very good storyteller‚ and tells all the children about her adventures of keeping the wolves away from the sheep late at night. The setting in the book takes place in Afghanistan‚ Kabul‚ the streets of Peshawar‚ and also a Pakistani refugee camp which is owned by

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    and many‚ many beautiful trees. She learned through her mother and father how to respect nature. Nature is her playground‚ and it is also the way she connects to things greater than herself. The cool thing about Sal is that she is an amazing storyteller. She can spin a yarn better than most people three times her age. She is not conceited or selfish. She doesn’t spend all of her time talking about herself and her wants‚ needs‚ fears‚ and worries. Instead‚ she tells us about the people around her

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