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    Is pride beneficial? At what point does pride become destructive? In the three short stories‚ "The Lesson"‚ "The Cask of Amontillado"‚ and "The Scarlet Ibis‚" each protagonist displays a sense of pride and confidence in their actions. Sylvia of Toni Cade Bambara’s "The Lesson"‚ is brought to a toystore by Miss Moore‚ an educated neighbor. She realizes that the only people who can afford to pay the outrageous prices on toy boats and clowns are successful people‚ and she resolves to be a part of that

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    NBFO’s Toni Cade would in her essay‚ The Black Women‚ form a “critique of both the women’s movement and male-led black politics...[where] gender‚ race‚ and class worked together to oppress everyone.”8 The vast reach of oppression was even present in black feminist

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    always steady). Lily’s best friend‚ Isabel‚ has been trying to get her to talk to her crush Lucas‚ but last time she did that she froze. Not only was she embarrassed about that but a few years back Cade Jennings gave her the name Magnet because during P.E. everyone would throw the ball at her. Years later Cade and Lily still can’t get along. One day in chemistry Lily wrote a lyric to one of her favorite songs on the desk‚ when she came back the next day someone wrote back.

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    just one singular example of the author using a different language as an element in her book. I haven’t read many books that switch languages spontaneously and i still understand what is happening and what’s being said. The author uses the language- Bambara- to make the book seem more realistic to the readers. Since the book’s setting is in Africa‚ it’s only fitting for the character to speak an African language. They use

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    Cade was once a small town boy from Davis‚ Ok with a traditional small town life. As a child‚ the dreams of being a successful vet never crossed his mind. Cade is now a large and small animal vet that serves Murray County and the surrounding communities. Through his diligent work and dedication he has accomplished what all veterinary students dream of‚ he owns and operates his own veterinary clinic. He has put forth many years of hard work to become as successful as he is today. Growing up Cade

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    AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE AML 3604 Class Meeting Day and Time: Tuesdays‚ 6:30—9:15 pm; CPR 481 Professor: Dr. Gary L. Lemons Department: English Office: Cooper Hall 331 Office Hours: T/TH 5:00—6:15 pm Ph. 813-974-2421 Email: glemons@usf.edu Required Course Texts—SEE NEW REVISED READING AND WRITING SCHEDULE 1. African American Literature Packet: Course AML 3604 (Purchase at Pro-Copy‚ 5219 East Fowler Ave.‚ 988-5900‚ open 24hrs.—7 days) 2. Color Struck: A Play in Four Scenes by Zora Neale

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    Carroll in two acts which explores two different ways of teaching and learning. The traditional method of teaching is exemplified by Hamilton Cade‚ a young man who has been a teacher at many schools. The second method which is activity based learning or practical learning is tried by Charles Carter‚ an air force pilot but currently a handyman. Both Cade and Carter are hired by Niles Putnam‚ an architect‚ to teach and take care of his challenged son‚ thirteen year old Freddie Putnam. Freddie is

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    standing at the starting line‚ kicking her legs out like a pro” (Bambara 38). This illustrates that Squeaky finds that Gretchen might work as hard as she does and begins to look at Gretchen with respect. Also‚ after Squeaky finishes the race she starts to like Gretchen for

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    Naba and Malobali as scapegoats. She talks about each of these characters in depth to show us their influences on the city. She shows how traditional religion and Islam impact each character in the story. The traditional religion practiced by the Bambara people revolved around worshipping their ancestors. The believed that there were many spirits and not one but many gods who would govern everyday life. These gods would decide on what was to be done with their current lives and with their feature

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    characters that depict the struggles and importance of family in what is now present day Mali. These four characters and also brothers‚ by the names of Tiekoro‚ Siga‚ Naba‚ and Malobali are faced with a world changing around their beloved city of Bambara with new customs of the Islamic religion and the developing ideas of European commerce and slave trade. These new expansions in Africa become stepping stones for the Troare brothers to face head on and they have brought both victory and heartache

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