their "Enlightenment Era" two significant kingdoms flourished on the west coast of what some refer to as the motherland: Africa. The name of these two mighty states are Ghana and Mali. Ghana was the first West African state of which their was any record. After the downfall near the end of the eleventh century‚ Mali rose up to take their place as the economic‚ religious‚ and cultural hub of West Africa. These two states are very similar yet differ in many ways also. The economy of the two
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by journals‚ books‚ etc. written by white hand. It is believed by many that one cannot truly talk about the land‚ unless they have lived the land. Two particular novels and oral epics that depict this perspective‚ the perspective of the colonized‚ are Things Fall Apart‚ written by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe‚ and Sundiata by author Djibril Tamsir Niane. At the end of Things Fall Apart‚ the District Commissioner‚ who was the British colonial administrator put in place to govern the Igbo society‚ is
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient piece of literature written around 1900 B.C.E in ancient Mesopotamian. It is considered to be one of the oldest written pieces of literature on earth. The Old Testament was written around 1000 B.C.E and is the foundation for two of the world’s largest religions; Christianity and Islam. Although written many years apart The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Old Testament share similarities. One of the main similarities between The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Old Testament
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the only one whom hospitality rules. His son Telemachus also is affected by his hospitality towards others. In Niane’s Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali‚ the theme of hospitality runs thick throughout the narrative‚ as Sundiata is greatly affected by how the other characters receive him. If it were not for the hospitable acts shown to both of the weary travelers‚ Odysseus and Sundiata may not have been able to return to their homeland. The extreme observance of hospitality in the two texts may be compared
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culture‚ through the various religions that exist you can always find a God that people worship. In Sundiata‚ an Epic of Old Mali‚ the jinn closely represents and has the characteristics that can be categorized as a God. I will discuss these characteristics that can lead one to believe that the jinn is a God as well as discussing some of the differences the jinn and Gods share. In Sundiata‚ an Epic of Old Mali‚ the jinn is introduced
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Lion King: Sundiata in Disguise? Over the course of this semester many of the literary works that have been read contained some source of message designed to both teach and improve either the reader or society. Amongst this collection of enlightening literary works‚ there have been a particular few that have illustrated this idea as well as highlighted particular historical facts about a specific civilization. One distinct book that has met both of these general objectives is Sundiata: An Epic
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Settie Harrison April 21‚ 2013 infoweb.newsbank.com 12709 search.ebscohost.com amabudhabi abudhabi Source 1: "Taylor Mali | Bio." Taylor Mali. Taylor Mali‚ n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. Taught middle school‚ high school and college for 9 years Reflects on teaching in “What Teachers Make” Reflects on teaching in “What I Make” Source 2: "What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World." Publishers Weekly 3 May 2012: n. pag. Ebscohost.com. Web. Aspired to change
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The Northern Mali conflict refers to the armed military encounters that began in January 2012. On January 16‚ 2012 several groups began fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence. Western Mali now fears that the Islamists will utilize the rest of the country to disrupt West African as a whole. Recently‚ “heavily armed gunmen shouting ‘Alluhu akbar’ stormed a Radisson Blu Hotel” (Searcey). The attack in Bamako November 20‚ 2015‚ resulted in 21 people dead and about 170 hostages
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In the story‚ “ Sundiata‚” by D.T. Niane‚ the writer gives the readers a story that gives off a theme of destiny because of the prophecy that is followed by Sundiata. Nare Maghan was shocked about the prophecy of Sundiata and thought‚” Could it be that the stiff jointed son of Sogolon was the one the hunter soothsayer had foretold?” (Niane‚ 3) Sundiata was a boy who never walked and when a soothsayer told Sundiata’s father Nare Maghan that his son would become the right hand of the King‚ he was shocked
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better Epic Hero: Sundiata v. Gilgamesh Sundiata which practices the Malian culture is symbolic of a perfect epic hero because being generous and highly favored‚ protecting your kinship‚ being loved by all and earning your fortune is highly respected. However‚ in the Mesopotamian culture the highly respected personality traits of the Malian’s were not important because their epic hero Gilgamesh did not process any of these traits. Sundiata is the better epic hero since he embodies more epic hero
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