The oral of these proverbs sometimes increases the impact. "For the westernized elite, oral traditions are useful resources for placing an authentic African stamp on writings and they can aid in the reconstructions of traditional life." ... Thus oral tradition gives more emphasis to the rhythm of the language, with repetition and short phrases making the stories, riddles and proverbs easier to understand, and in turn to recall from memory. ... This is true with all cultures where oral tradition is prevalent. When a culture relies on oral tradition to pass on legends, stories and proverbs, the...

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Our concerned for today is a production that is universally regarded as the finest example of a slave narrative tradition and Douglass' most accomplished work, that is to say the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written By Himself. ... In fact, the Autobiography in general, and the American one in specific, usually describes this self making and Douglass' Narrative is part of this tradition. ... Over the next months, slowly and painfully, Douglass continued his quest until he provided us with this ur-moment, the central moment in the autobiography when ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The experience of the trans-Atlantic slave trade took the enslaved away from their roots. There was an effort by the slave owners to remove the identity of the slaves. The Africans were captured in West Africa and forced to board ships, stripped naked with no belongings from their previous life. All...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate