Other than making use of lyrics as a form of expression, Africans used their stories and spirituals to outsmart their owners, this clever tactic involved the passing of vital information. ... Storytelling as a means of communication develops in an oral culture because mentally it is easier to remember information as a set of facts. ... "Proverbs are expressed not only in words but also in the language of the drums and the sound of the horns blown by the attendants of chiefs." ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Although Faulkner wrote many novels such as Absalom Absalom and The Sound and the Fury, his intuition into the lives of people around him is clearly seen in his shorter stories. ... When Miss Emily died, it was explained in the book that most people went into her wake just to see the inside of her house because the word was that Miss Emily had killed Homer Barron and his body lay in her upstairs bedroom for over twenty years. ... Faulkner could have been making a statement about rumors or gossip and how exaggerated things can become in small towns or how fast information can move throughou...

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• Grade Level: High School

As Morel watched the shipments arrive he noticed something, a great amount of ivory and rubber were being transported into Belgium but nothing was being taken out, as the book states: "There is no trade going on here. ... From the early 1900's until after the death of Leopold in 1909, Morel, having become a radical human rights campaigner, used the information smuggled out of the Congo by missionaries and Leopold's employees, to set up the Congo Reform Association (CRA) and mount a campaign that won the support of prominent politicians and churchmen, both in Britain and in the United...

• Word Count: 2087
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate