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    Nontsizi Mgqwetho is a Xhosa poet who addresses both Christianity and African traditions and beliefs in her poetry‚ and in A Red Blanket Addresses Christians it is no different. There is said that “In the absence of shared cultural and religious beliefs‚ a sense of community is lost”; in this essay there will be referred to the feelings and concerns of the speaker in the light of this statement. The attitudes of the speakers towards Western education will also be discussed‚ as well as the use of

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    1.1. List your culture? Answer Shona culture 1.2 List the other person’s culture Answer Xhosa culture 1.3 Distinguish according to Hofstede ‚ any four differences between your culture and that other person’s culture and provide an example for each dimension? Answer. Individualism vs collectivism. The xhosa people have tightly knitted social frame networks‚ their primary concern is the entire group compared to a single person. Members depend strongly on extended family groups and

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    being a prayer leader. Secondly‚ education was very important‚ not only their own education but the education of others as well. Schools were built by Rubusana in which Xhosa children could go to school and learn in their own language‚ this was very important to Rubusana. Education through newspapers‚ books and poetry in the Xhosa language made it possible for individuals to share their opinions. Furthermore the historical research done by Mqhayi‚ gave them a background which in a sense established

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    linguistics‚ South Africa is like a melting pot of languages. In total‚ South Africa has eleven major languages coming from both Africa and Europe. The major languages used are Afrikaans‚ English‚ Ndebele‚ Pedi‚ Sesotho‚ Swazi‚ Tsonga‚ Tswana‚ Venda‚ Xhosa and Zulu. In order to understand how each of these languages arrived in South Africa‚ we must first look at the history of people living in the country. The first identified language spoken in the South Africa was Khoisan. This language was spoken

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    Airstream mechanisms Intelligible sounds are produced by firstly placing the organs of the vocal tract in a specific configuration which influences the flow of air as it passes through the oral and/or nasal cavity. To produce a distinctive speech sound‚ there are two requirements: i. a configuration of organs ii. a flow of air or airstream How are airstreams initiated or provoked? Basically‚ the questions to be answered regarding the airstream in the production of most speech sounds are

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    beginning of modernity and the writer is upset because he believe South Africans should of stayed in their culture and believe and their traditions and I quote; “In the land of Rharhabe all things are in turmoil‚ Shame and disgrace have befallen the Xhosa. Oh the things that occur on this earth!” Looking at the title of the poem it states “After the battle” while clearly in the poem you could say the battle is still going on the physical battle is not over neither is the emotional battle I as reader

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    WHAT IS MANHOOD? THE SIGNIFICANCE OF TRADITIONAL CIRCUMCISION IN THE XHOSA INITIATION RITUAL by Andile P. Mhlahlo Thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Community and Development at The University of Stellenbosch Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisor: Prof. C.S. van der Waal March 2009 1 DECLARATION By submitting this thesis electronically‚ I declare that

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    the passage of time. In the beginning‚ a somber serious mood is created as they farewell their ‘last links to childhood’ and step into a wider mature world of adulthood. The ‘speeches‚ songs and gift-giving’ portray the African culture; the ‘sons of Xhosa’ have just been ‘circumcised’ again reflecting African customs. Due to this‚ the writer gains a ‘heady feeling’ of confidence and his body gestures – ‘straighter‚ taller‚ firmer’ effectively illustrate his inner feeling of pride and satisfaction.

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    ethnicity have high expectations of their children’s educational aspirations but children’s educational success is associated with the educational level of the parent. The article‚ “Relationship between parental education and academic achievement of Xhosa Children from Monogamous and Polygynous Families” explores the association between educational achievements of children from polygynous families with that of their parents within a group of population in South

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