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    INTRODUCTION/NEED FOR SYNTHESIS – 1 PAGE A number of models explaining the oral transmission of the Gospels have been put forth in the years since Birger Gerhardsson published his groundbreaking book Memory and Manuscript. However‚ the continuing development of new models and theories illustrates the reality that we may not have the issue figured out at this point in time. Each of these models have contributed towards our understanding of what this process may have looked like in the years between

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    the southern plantation tradition is made clear throughout Jubilee in the way that she debunks the negative tropes placed on the shoulders of African Americans by the nostalgic white writers of the South; Walker also incorporates her knowledge of black oral tradition by way of small snippets of text on every page which marks the start of a new chapter in the text. The first section of Jubilee covers the antebellum years‚ before the Civil War ripped

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    Iksanova Ulyana Oral examination VS Written examination. Nowadays we have different ways of investigation of student’s knowledge: two of them are oral and written examinations. Both they have advantages and disadvantages and differ at all‚ but what is the best form of checking student’s ability‚ knowledge and skills? As it was mentioned before oral and written examinations have much bigger differences then common features. At first glance the written examination seems to be easier for student

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    The legend of La Llorona Lechner‚ J. V. (2004). Allyn & Bacon anthology of traditional literature. Boston: Pearson A and B. Lyons‚ G. (1972). Tales the people tell in Mexico. New York: J. Messner. The legend of La Llorona (The weeping woman) is a well known Hispanic tale in the Southwestern part of the United States‚ Mexico‚ Central and South America and also Puerto Rico. Many versions of the story exist allowing them to fit the community where the story is being told. The story is about

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    their time over technical details. The examinations are divided into two categories: oral and written. Written examination has a single invigilator who keeps an eye open for flagrant cheating. He may be helped by two or three assistants. To do well on an oral exam requires a rather different set of skills than those called for on a written exam. Most people find oral exams harder than written‚ but some really enjoy them! For some people oral exams are quicker than written. During written tests you

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    English Oral 2014 SPM By Thinesh‚Naim‚Aiman. Thinesh : Good morning to my English teacher Mrs Sarojini & fellow students . Today we going to discuss about should student go for tution and learn about the advantages & disadvantages of going for tution. Thinesh : Back in those day‚tution was not necessary as education was not give much emphasize.But nowdays many students prefer to go tution Because they believe it can help them achieve success in examination.Aiman what do you think about

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    Lakota Religious Traditions Lakota‚ a word meaning ‘allies or friends’ were religious people. They turned to the stars‚ using naked eye observations‚ for guidance from the spirits. The stars tell stories of their creation and hold information pertaining to birth and the sun dance rituals. Lakota people cherish their oral stories that have been passed down from generation to generation. Overall they embrace religion in all aspects of their life. For them religion encompassed their entire being and

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    The Problem with Scripture 2000 years ago‚ the great Siddhartha Gautama taught a timeless lesson. He voiced‚ "Don’t go by reports‚ by legends‚ by traditions‚ or by scripture. It is not that these things should be discarded‚ but ultimately it’s experience and the opinion of the wise that should be your guide." Within this simple phrase‚ Buddha left me pondering the true identity of our guide and wondering whether the general populace’s faith in scripture is ill-founded. The latter seems to be

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    Native American Literature and Oral Traditions A gentleman named David Eller once quoted‚ “Insularity is the foundation of ethnocentrism and intolerance; when you only know of those like yourself‚ it is easy to imagine that you are alone in the world or alone in being good and right in the world. Exposure to diversity‚ on the contrary‚ is the basis for relativism and tolerance; when you are forced to face and accept the other as real‚ unavoidable‚ and ultimately valuable‚ you cannot help but see

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    facing African historians is the fact that the study of actual African History is relatively new. A large majority of the sources available are written from the point of view of Europeans‚ with an intended audience of Europeans.1 In this egocentric method of reporting history‚ Africans were viewed more as objects: a people with a past but no history.2 The written “historical” sources provided by imperialists robbed Africans of their voice. The principal challenge facing African historians is to find

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