wealthy or poor‚ big or small‚ is defined by his past. This past can give strength and hope or fond memories. For this very reason‚ most people hold on to their past with all of their strength. This fact holds true for Amoo in the story Tribal Scars by Ousmane Sembene. He holds on to his past because the present is so difficult. His way of holding on to his past was not giving up on his daughter‚ Iome. One can argue that Amoo did not kill Iome because he loves her and he cannot get himself to take
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Characterization: An Analysis of Ousmane’s Intent in Tribal Scars In today’s society‚ tribal scars are a major part of the African cultures and traditions. These scars are viewed as a sign of beauty. In “Tribal Scars”‚ the thematic focus that Sembene Ousmane is implying-as evidenced by his characterization of Amoo-that one’s can love protect others from harm. The first indication‚ is Amoo’s over-protection of his daughter Iome. Secondly‚ Ousmane shows how Amoo will do anything in order to ensure
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The Scar By Kildare Dobbs Source: The Act of Writing Pages: 43-49 Kiladore Dobbs’s short story‚ The Scar‚ was written in 1968‚ and was written to detail the terrors that occur to Hiroshima in 1945. Dobbs himself was not there to experience this horrific event‚ but Emiko Okamoto was. The Scar is the story told by Emiko‚ and interpreted by Dobbs. Dobbs’s writing style is very descriptive and vivid‚ thus bringing the reader to this experience‚ enabling them to have some form of a concept as to what
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pottery brought about by the rhythmic turning of the wheel‚ terracotas‚ weapons and implements‚ ornaments‚ were some of the artistic and valuable things found there. Varieties of handicrafts are produced over time in all parts of the country including tribal areas. Thus handicrafts of any given time and space reflect and preserve in them the results of centuries of patient experiments of man under varying circumstances. Like art craft treasures also reflect the taste of human society through the individual
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Title-Growing Educated Citizenry of Tribal Community in Himachal Pradesh- A Panacea for Human Resource Development *Rama Sharma **Dr. Jai Singh Parmar *Rama Sharma *Assistant Professor‚ Manav Bharti University‚ SOLAN‚ H.P. E-mail: rama83_icon31@rediffmail.com‚ sharma.rama1983@gmail.com‚ Mob.-9418246110 Postal Address: c/o Shezeb Khan‚ Khan Building‚ Near Jwala Mata Mandir‚ Thodo Ground‚ Solan‚ H.P. Pin 173212 **Dr. Jai Singh Parmar **Associate
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7/15/2013 NRD Assignment Displacement‚ rehabilitation and resettlement of tribal from India’s protected areas Table of Contents Problem Statement: 1 Relevance/ Rationale: 1 Methodology: 2 Findings: 2 Conclusion: 3 Bibliography 3 Problem Statement: To identify the issues related to displacement‚ rehabilitation and resettlement of tribals from India’s protected areas. Relevance/ Rationale: Conflicting claims over natural resources have always been there‚ whether between man
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I’ve shared an item with you. the story of a scar “As a concerned person‚ and as your brother‚ I ask you‚ without meaning to offend‚ how did you get that scar on the side of your face?”(Mcpherson 97) This is the start of dialogue that plays a significant role in the story. The protagonist‚ a once attractive African American women who caught the eye of many men‚ now a scared victim of domestic violence‚ is sitting in the waiting room of a plastic surgeon’s office. The narrator‚ the man in the
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Sociology 101 5 May 2002 University of Phoenix - Online Tribal Deception In "Tribal Wisdom" David Mayberry-Lewis asserts that traditional societies place more value on people as resources (361)‚ mutilation of adolescent genitalia is an important part of growing up‚ and there is never a raw deal.(362) He asserts that the secularity of modern societies is a bad thing and while not specifically as a comparison he does mention tribal worship of fish and animals is a good thing. Does this really
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Tribal Displacement and Human Rights Violation Introduction After the Independence‚ India was engaged in a nation-building process. Nation building was equated with modernization and fast development of infrastructure and economic conditions of the people and the country as a whole. The question is that the development activities should give space for the protection of the rights of the Tribal people and the prosperity or greater good for the larger numbers? The pursuit of development has in present
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Jacob Hubenthal Rys ENGL 101 11/26/13 Battle Scars War has both advanced and extinguished civilizations throughout history‚ it has been present for as long as humans have been around to partake. Whether it is merely in our nature to fight‚ or civilizations are destined to clash due to cultural differences is a mystery. Without warfare the world today would be a drastically different place- many would argue that a utopia would result. War not only affects those whose lives are in danger‚ but
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