The African literature continues to be the mainstream interest area of the researchers since the last few decades for its diverse writing of African phenomenon. Portrayal of the writing by its authors has been such that it fascinates the readers irrespective of its literary genre. A creation of an author is a reflection of his life and it helps the readers appreciate their life and society through his perspective that he depicts. The African literature churns through the world literature by leading
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tragic when his evil uncle‚ Scar (voice of Jeremy Irons)‚ murders Mufasa then convinces Simba that he was at fault for his father’s death. This immediately drives Simba away from the kingdom. In exile‚ the young lion befriends the comical pair of Pumbaa (voice of Ernie Sabella) the warthog and Timon (voice of Nathan Lane) the meerkat and lives a carefree jungle life. As he approaches adulthood‚ he is visited by the spirit of his father‚ who instructs him to defeat Scar and reclaim his rightful throne
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size of their nose ring in the Middle East. The same ring is giving to a future wife and it could be used as security just in case the marriage fails. During blood rituals a tongue piercing was used by the Maya and Aztec civilizations. A tattoo is a scar made by a needle attached to a hand held ink injector tool. This tool moves the needle in an up and down posistion using several vibrations per minute penatrating the skin about one millimeter leaving ink in the skin creating a tattoo. Tattoos come
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Contributions in Black Studies A Journal of African and Afro-American Studies Volume 9 Special Double Issue: African American Double Consciousness 1-1-1992 Article 12 A Sociological Interpretation of Aminata Sow Fall ’s The Beggars Strike Mark Beeman Northern Arizona University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umass.edu/cibs Recommended Citation Beeman‚ Mark (1992) "A Sociological Interpretation of Aminata Sow Fall ’s The Beggars Strike‚" Contributions in Black
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tool to create raised marks and/or patterns. The tools used to cut the epidermis of the body are knife‚ glass‚ stone‚ coconut shell or seeds. Sometimes the wounds are manipulated with ashes or other substances to make them swell and leave a heavier scar. Beautiful and complex designs depended not only on the artist’s skill‚ but also the person’s tolerance of pain. Scarification as a cultural practice carries a strong cultural significance within the individual‚ families‚ communities and society
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mother is marked with a scar on her abdomen in order to represent womanhood. This practice reminded me of the right of passage with the Nuer. At puberty‚ the young Nuer men receive facial markings called ghar marks that scar a boy’s forehead (Class Film Clip: “Nuer”). Nuer women‚ on the other hand‚ celebrate a woman’s adulthood when a women gets married‚ yet they do not have a scarification for doing so. While scars symbolize a right of passage or represent distinctive tribal marks in some cultures
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a mask that reflects their personality. Joey’s mast is a white‚ Japanese‚ expressionless kabuki mask painted with black scars and sometimes fake blood. All the members of slipknot also ware black coveralls. Joey rips off the arms and legs of his because he says its easer to drum. Joey is credited with being one of the fastest metal drummers ever. He also created the tribal S symbol for slipknot‚ along with the bands main logo. He has written many of their songs‚ and he mixed their first album
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one‚ and to achieve a higher gauge piercing when scar tissue or the tissue is too thin to stretch (“Stretching (body piercing)”). The scalpel and taper method takes place after a piercing or a scalpelling. A large taper is inserted directly after the two allowing the skin to be stretched to large diameters instantly (“Stretching (body piercing)”). This method can be extremely painful. It is discouraged because it can cause the formation of scar tissue (“Stretching (body piercing)”). The dermal
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of oral forms in the work of African writers is common‚ but rarely discussed. Indeed‚ her book is‚ to date‚ the most detailed discussion of the major oral forms employed by such important African writers as Camara Laye‚ Ngugi Wa Thiong’o‚ and Sembene Ousmane. It is likely to remain the definitive study in the field for a long time. Oral forms hold a special appeal for African writers‚ and Julien identifies a number of reasons why: "The art of speaking is highly developed and esteemed in Africa for
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show their virility and courage‚ Amazonian warriors put heavy metal rings through their noses to intimidate their enemies‚ and ancient Egyptian royals had naval piercing to prove their high status in society. Today‚ although still associated with tribal people such as the Masai warriors of East Africa‚ body piercing has become a popular fashion in western society‚ made widespread in Britain by punk culture in the mid 1970’s. Piercing the ears‚ nose‚ navel‚ tongue‚ and other parts of the body has
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