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    2 Analyzing a Picture Book to Determine if it Exposes Multicultural Ideas to Children Introduction The focus of this analysis will be Gerald McDermott’s picture book Zomo The Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa (1992). It is a tale of a clever rabbit and how far he is willing to go in his quest for wisdom. This picture book is highly recommended by the New York Public Library as one of 100 picture books everyone should know. The

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    appear to have no specific gender‚ thus showing the unity of both the male and female divine. There are numerous myths that talk about the male divine. These myths show the male divine in several different roles that include the creator‚ warrior‚ trickster‚ hunter and the hero. When looking at the female deities they are mostly see as the earth or are embodied as a part of the female reproductive system. On the other hand‚ the male divine are not seen as parts of the reproductive cycle or in the different

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    Three Tricksters and Their Objectives Often when a character works toward a goal‚ he or she breaks rules and strays from morality if necessary in order to complete the task. Great benefits typically motivate these characters to work hard and use methods that they would typically consider unacceptable.The tricksters in the folktales “How Stories Came to Earth‚” and “Coyote Steals Fire‚” and in the fairytale‚ “Master Cat: Puss in Boots‚” trick other characters in order to receive a benefit. The ways

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    what the prophesy in “How the Coyote Got His Powers” means and relate it to another text or historical circumstance that shares the same story or theme. Think back to our class discussion of many characters from the Batman movies and comics as trickster and Coyote figures‚ as well as the similarities between the Exodus of the Jewish population from Egypt as inspiration. Avoid using these examples if you can and look for one of your own. Pick one of the warning tales (Pentheus‚ Phaeton‚ Godfather)

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    Creation Myths All cultures have tried to answer the famous question “where did I come from” and “how was the world created”. This is why every culture has creation myths. Although there are many similarities between cultures that were centuries and continents apart there are still many differences. These questions are still being debated by scientists and scholars in our technologically advanced society today. There are many patterns among creation myths. In many creation myths the first men were

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    a cat that was smart enough to make you rich. This is what happens to the miller’s son in the fairy tail “Master Cat”. The cat was an inheritance to a miller’s son whom he made rich. He did this with various methods of lying and threatening.the trickster tales “Master Cat or Puss in Boots” and “Coyote Steals Fire” both have many similarities as well as many differences. The tales “Master Cat” and “Coyote Steals Fire” both have many similarities between them. The first‚ and most noticeable similarity

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    A spider in need of stories and a coyote in need of fire? Anansi is a spider who wants to get the stories from the sky-god Nyame. Coyote is just a coyote who cheats dice for fire. These are Trickster tales/ folk tales that teach a cultural value or lesson. Folk tales are passed down orally from generation to generation and very commonly use anthropomorphism‚ the attribution of human characteristics to non-human things. Both of these stories share their similarities and differences. In “How Stories

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    story‚ they went from world to world to see what there was there to offer as well as the dangers‚ each time using their instincts as well as their connection with the earth to guide them as well as help them along the way. Even the mishap with the trickster winding up with the children served a purpose in the end and most assuredly taught the tribe a lesson as a result. The people prayed in the end to bring wind to dry up the mud which in turn created a comfortable world for them to settle in. Only

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    For my research paper‚ I will be discussing about tricksters in history. Tricksters are archetype figures that are known for tricking other divine beings and humans for others benefit‚ or for their own personal gain. Tricksters I believe are those that give some sort of meaning to life. For instance‚ without bad‚ it would become really difficult to notice what is good in the world and vice versa. Some examples of tricksters are Prometheus from Greek mythology and Loki from Norse mythology. These

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    in the world has had trickster figures and tricksters have dominated the folk tradition. Tricksters usually appeared in animal pictures to convey their messages so that people can either believe or disbelieve their thoughts. I come from a culture‚ Afghanistan‚ where people had a strong belief on tricksters because it shows how tricksters dominated the culture. In addition to that‚ tricksters usually are mask wearing playing upon the acceptance of their opponents or tricksters succeed by outsmarting

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