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Technology consist of knowledge, products and processes. It is the application of scientific methods and knowledge to obtain industrial and commercial objectives (“Technology: Researcher Topic”). Some may say technology has cost a lot of loss in culture, but little do they know it has helped to reshape society as well as giving a sense of enlightenment and engagement. Even though it’s always changing, it’s superior in todays society, due to the fact it makes everything more accessible than in the

Gulnar Qaiser Professor LeBel MDSA02 March 15 2016 Relevance of Oral Tradition Around the Time of Colonization to the Present Day Oral tradition exists in day to day life, from telling children stories or singing lullabies, which are usually learnt in early childhood, to get them to sleep. Stories that are told to children by non-Aboriginal individuals are usually meant for entertainment purposes and do not carry any deeper value, nor are they given any cultural or spiritual importance. For many

Segu by Maryse Conde Using specific illustrations from Maryse Conde's novel Segu, this is an essay that discusses how the coming of Islam to Bambar society affected that people's traditional, political, social and economic practices as well as challenging the Bambaras' religious beliefs. Before the arrival of Islam, Segu and its people, the Bambaras, were extremely different world from what they became under Islamic rule. The Bambaras were proud people with a long history in farming, and

Introduction: The oral motor functional development is a complex process that starts since the prenatal stage and it consolidates on the postnatal period. The oral motor functions in early childhood (OMF) are part of the thin oral adaptive development, heavily depending on the central nervous system. At birth, oral appliance acts as a complete functional unit and the breastfeeding practice will favor the OMF coordination (sucking, swallowing), oral motor activity and the craniofacial growth. From

Sierra Paul ENG-112 Popular Science Due Feb 11 According to Inlet hearing and center, Hearing loss is a common problem caused by noise, aging, disease, and heredity. Hearing is a complex sense involving both the ear's ability to detect sounds and the brain's ability to interpret those sounds. Approximately 36 million American adult have some degree or form of hearing loss. Victorian Deafness explained the pivotal role that deaf people played in their culture which is the Victorian Culture. Story

of the griot is to connect Sundiata with his ancestry via oral storytelling and music, Equiano’s written testimony distances himself from his indigenous African heritage. The epic of Sundiata is uniquely characterized by the griots and the use of orality in the performance of the story and within the story itself. The epic of Sundiata is meant to be performed by a griot in front of an audience with music. The three griots within the story transcend time as Gnankouman Doua connects Maghan Kon Fatta

politics, religion, and destiny. It can be argued that the orality of Sundiata versus the written translation is an important theme of the epic of old Mali. This story has been translated several times into several different languages. The epic of Sundiata originated as an oral epic performance that was performed by various African griots or bards. It was a challenge translating the oral tradition into written form. Thus concluded that orality is a better form of transmission than writing. Transmitting

after abandoning his people for Europe. Throughout his essay, Breiner suggests that the manner in which Walcott incorporates the Creole language into his poetry is critical in assessing Walcott’s purpose. The matter of how takes shape in two forms: orality versus printed text. In speech, the Creole language is highly unstable and dynamic – changing with each situation. Creole is the mixture of native Caribbean and European languages, so this mixture lends itself to instability. Writing, in contrast

Prescribed question: How does Zora Neale Hurston Portray Folkloric Elements in Their Eyes Were Watching Gods and Jonah’s Gourd Vine? Candidate Number: Something IB Extended Essay Words Count: 3857 I. Introduction: Born in Alabama on January 7, 1891, Zora Neale Hurston is a celebrated African American author and Harlem Renaissance figure who, studied anthropology and incorporated her research and themes of racial heritage into her work. Of the distinctive features of Hurston’s

In Jacqueline L. McGrath’s article, she mainly evaluates Sherman Alexie's attempt to negotiate the traditions and innovations that are seemingly incompatible in her fiction, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. More specifically, McGrath challenges the notion that Sherman Alexie's fiction can be considered as a folklore. She argues that the work is not folklore, as it is widely considered among other folklorists;instead, the fiction is a body of work that is much more complicated, which