Taken out of its original context and having undergone a patriarchal-type adaptation, the novel adopted the receptional function of "a true story about the wonderful adventures of a foreigner". ... Functionally speaking, there was much in common between this English novel and the popular Bulgarian religious or moralistic tract of the period. ... The politically-based closeness between the image of the Turk and that of the Briton, in the popular consciousness of the times, gave the latter a huge set of conflicting features. ... Characteristic instances of what I have in mind are articles like "...

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The reality of education's place in society can best be explained by employing the conflict theory (Kornblum, 2000). Conflict Theory attests that the educational system's true function is to reinforce and perpetuate the inequalities existing in society. ... In addition to being ignored or misrepresented in history, minority students, many who are financially wanting, are subjected to the capitalistic values of society through the presentation of lessons in arithmetic textbooks. ... Students who enter school speaking standard English as a second language may be hesitant in answering...

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The other issue of cultural conflict was language. ... The planters tried to teach the enslaved populace their language but somehow this was an arduous task which led to the emergence of Creolese, this was a linguistic syncretism of African languages and the language of the planters, whether it was English, French, Spanish, Portuguese or Dutch. ... Songs that began in the fields to pass the work day evolved into a new type of music, Gospel. ... They passed down valuable lessons from one generation to the next through the art of storytelling, an art they have maintained. ...

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