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    Cited: Franklin‚ Ursula M. The Real World of Technology. Toronto: House of Anansi Press Limited‚ 1999 ed.

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    accessed March 15‚ 2012 -------------------------------------------- [ 2 ]. A griot is a West African storyteller‚ praise singer‚ poet and musician. The griot is a repository of oral tradition. As such‚ they are sometimes also called bards. [ 3 ]. Anansi the trickster is a spider‚ and is one of the most important characters of West African and Caribbean folklore. The spider eventually defeats his opponents due to cunning and intelligence‚ proving brain over brawn. [ 4 ]. Mento is a style of Jamaican

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    Cited: Atwood‚ Margaret. "Survival." Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature. Toronto: Anansi‚ 1972. 25-43. Vanderhaeghe‚ Guy. "The Watcher." Man Descending. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada‚ 1982.

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    Cited: Frye‚ Northrop. "The Vocation of Eloquence." The Educated Imagination. Toronto: House of Anansi‚ 2002. 93. Print. Safranfoer‚ Jonathan. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. New York: Houghton Mifflin‚ 2005. Print.

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    one of the top writers in modern comics and an author of books that are designed for all readers. He was born and raised in England but is currently living in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota. He’s the author of many well-known books such as‚ American Gods‚ Anansi Boys‚ Stardust and much more. Comics such as‚ Sandman Violent Cases‚ etc.‚ are known and loved by many around the world. Neil Gaiman is a intelligent writer with magnificent works that twist the minds of anyone reading and would surely keep them hungry

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    In its simplest form any religion may be seen as a belief system. This system may affect values‚ laws‚ customs‚ rites and general behaviour patterns. Religion may affect the individual‚ group‚ community or nation. It may play a peripheral or an integral role within society. Its structure may be as complex as any large organisational bureaucracy or as simple as a two-way relationship between a person and object/subject of worship. The function of religion in a society is often to explain to

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    Influences on Thomas King while Writing “The Baby in the Airmail Box” There are many aspects that can influence an author while writing a story. In the story‚ “The Baby in the Airmail Box” by Thomas King‚ many different aspects influence the writing of this story. Kings influences including personal‚ social and political influences. First‚ personal influences like racial struggle and discrimination has influenced King. Second‚ family structures and different groups of people in society impacts King’s

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    Johnston‚ T.‚ De Paola‚ T. (1995). The Quilt Story. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons‚ Inc. Fry‚ G.M‚ (2002) Stitching from the Soul: Slave Quilts From the Antebellum South. North Carolina: Chapel Hill and London. McDermott‚ G. (1992) Anansi the Spider. New York: Henry Holt & Company‚ Inc. Ringgold‚ F. (1992) Aunt Harrier’s Underground Railroad in the Sky. New York: Crown Publisher Inc. Wright‚ G. (1988). Afro-Americans in New Jersey: A short history. Trenton‚ New Jersey: Historical

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    Cockroach Book Report By: James Cockroach‚ written by Rawi Hage‚ published in 2008 by House of Anansi Press Inc.‚ tells the story of a new immigrant who comes to Montreal‚ Canada to escape his war torn country back home in Iran. We see Canada through the eyes of the unnamed protagonist throughout the novel who struggles financially‚ and emotionally‚ battling the cold Canadian winter‚ and ending up in special care after a failed suicide attempt upon arriving to Canada. Through his extremely

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    Cited: Basu‚ Sankar. Chekhov And Tagore. New Delhi: Sterling‚ 1985. Chekhov‚ A. P. Complete Collected Works. Vol. 14 (tr. S. B.) Moscow‚ 1949. Print Chudakov‚ A Gibson‚ Graeme. Eleven Canadian Novelists. Toronto: House of Anansi Press‚ 1973. Print Mc Culloch‚ Jeanne Munro‚ Alice. Something I Have Been Meaning to Tell You. London: Vintage‚ 1974. Print. Ramaswamy‚ S. “The Art of Alice Munro”. The Literary Criterion. Vol. XLIV. No. 2‚ 2009 Tager‚ E

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