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    those wanting tribes to remain independent of Peruvian society until they reach the same cultural and technological development. Robert Ruz discusses this in his lecture by saying, “This stylistic dichotomy reflects socio-political concerns. The orality/literacy dichotomy forms a metaphor for the rift in Peruvian society between the non-indigenous, Spanish speaking, Lima-based and the indigenous other, non-Spanish speaking” (Ruz). While the writer’s narrative is the one that conveys the two opposing

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    “Why is the Bible so boring?” is a question I am occasionally asked to which I always retort, “Because it is read boringly.” As an actor and clown I have confidence in the transformational capacity of enactment and storytelling. Thus, whenever I read the Bible in a public setting I always deliver it as a performance in which I, as the storyteller, must lead the listener on a journey. This excursion guides the audience through the ancient world while impacting the realities of today. Furthermore

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    “Narrowing the Mind and Page: Remedial Writers and Cognitive Reductionism” by Mike Rose In this article, Rose argues against theories that have long claimed that “unsuccessful writers think in fundamentally different ways from successful writers” (325). He rejects Watkin’s theory that basic writers are field dependent learners, meaning they have difficulty abstracting information outside of their own experience; instead, Rose argues that basic writers’ responses to written assignments are a reflection

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    Technology has made various types of media available to this world. Photography, radio, television, cable, internet, and many more. Not only has it been expanding, but it has been modernized into our daily life. People use the media everyday for learning, exploring, reading, social media, music, the news and so much more. It becomes a tool that we use everyday. However, media may change a person 's life, both good or bad. The consumption of media can alter a person 's perspective of their life

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    Night by Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel was inspired by the Holocaust when he wrote his novel “Night”. The publication of this novel was to serve as a reminder to the future generations about human empathy and morality. In the novel, Elie Wiesel shows that when humans are faced with protecting their own mortality, they abandon their learned morals and values. This shows us that core morals are learned values, not hardwired traits. Moreover, natural disasters have a significant influence in the behavior

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    “Mayan Civilization” The film “Apocalypto” takes place in a certain period of the pre-Columbian era where we are presented young hunters from a village. Their rituals, the way of hunting, the cohesion between them, and especially, the bonds of friendship and family. The director makes us acquire sympathy for the hunters, giving a calm and familiar aspect to the characters. As for the social aspect, the film is essentially emphasized in the figure of man in these societies; being brave, warrior

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    Frederick Douglass was an anti-slavery activist in the 19th century that was born a slave, left for England and returned to United States a free man. Called the “father of the civil rights movement”. He has written speeches that transformed the civil rights movement from before the Civil War and to this present day. He influenced the rise of organizations including women’s group and African American groups to fight for their rights as citizens of the United States. July 4, 1852, Frederick Douglass

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    Chapter 3 Summary: starting on 17. (At the end of chapter 2, Jane fell unconscious). When she wakes up, Jane finds herself in her own bedroom, with Mr. Lloyd, the SERVANT’s apothecary (a-pa-the-carry, someone who prepared and sold medicine and drugs). The next day Mr. Lloyd returned to check on Jane with Bessie, who tells of her disapproval of Jane’s aunt’s treatment of Jane. He asked about her life at Gateshead, when Jane gets enraged that everyone assumes that her aunt is nice to her, which lead

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    expect my students to progress enthusiastically alongside the drivers of knowledge, autonomy, and creativity, and to maintain a high level of curiosity and artistic honesty. In order to reach these goals, my experience as a teacher led me to place orality at the center of my teaching strategy. I consider ear training as essential in jazz learning. It includes singing and memorizing melodies and bass lines, transcription exercises, instant arrangements, and physical internalization of jazz rhythms.

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    Visual interpretation involves learning how to approach the critical analysis of visual messages in cinema, television and all things visual. A more comprehensive approach would examine how different audiences make meaning of them. In this essay I will be carrying out independent research in the self-defined topic area of “The visual and theoretical significance of the mouth in Film” I will be analysing this concept with Freud’s theory of sexuality with a heavy focus on the oral stage while also

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