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On June 30th Crossing Bok Chitto, by Tim Tingle and illustrated by Jeanne Rorex Bridges, received the 2008 AILA Child Literature Award for a ...

American Literature question, about Indians. PLEASE HELP!?

Feb 23, 597 by Nick S | Posted in Homework Help

The North American Indians did not get off down there own stories, but ___,____,____, stories untill the mid-to late nineteenth century when Euro-Americans began to copy Native American creation stories.


I have read through and through my book to find the answer to this question, it is the last question i have to answer but to no avail am I pronouncement any information online or in the book on this subject I am just completely lost and at the end of my rope. Hopefully someone here can help me before tommorow LMAO. Anyways it is a fill in the absolute.
I found the answer literally seconds after posting this I feel like a dumb arse now. The answer is Sung, Chanted, or Presented in protracted narratives. Sorry for the post guys.

we passed them down orally

orally passed down

Looking for great Indian literature (not Native American)?

Jun 29, 2008 by meeko6811 | Posted in Books & Authors

I took a job colonial class and loved the Indian literature we read. Do you know of any great Indian books or writers? I would first of all like to read about women and family relationships. Thanks.

I haven't be familiar with much post-colonial literature, although the two books I have read I have loved!

'The God of Small Things' by Arundhati Roy is wonderful! This is really unquestionably sensitive to family relationships and love, and is beautifully written in such a style that is always interesting, although has a quite sad and disturbing side.

'A Penalize Balance' by Rohinton Mistry is quite a heavy and moving book about a boy and his uncle and their journey through poverty in India. And although it's entirely heavy, I felt it taught me a lot.

American Literature Question?

Jan 19, 2008 by Scrivain | Posted in Books & Authors

I impute to a fiction book years ago about an American Indian boy pushed into the life of a Cowboy--and he was quite successful and known to tyrannize "broncos?" to death. I remember it being quite a sad tale. I can't remember the title or author. Please staff. I believe it was (is still?) included on reading lists in jr high and high school.

I ambiguously remember this book, but cannot put a title to it. My apologies. If I can find it, I'll come back and edit my response.

Is it "Wild West Show?"

Quickly! Native American short stories?

May 08, 2009 by jamesraid101 | Posted in Mythology & Folklore

2 questions

1. What does Joseph Bruchec cite as part "of the predicament" in the West's misrepresentation of Native American Literature?
a. until just recently, no one in the West knew American indians had literature.
b. The hundred of different Native languages posed a transferral problem.
c. The first European settlers feared American indians.
d. Native speakers have never done translations of indian literature.

2. Bruchec's view, writers like M. Scott Momaday and Leslie Marmon Silko helped revitalize Indigene American Literature because they----
a. Helped non-Native Americans see that indians are no different than anyone else.
b. Brought increased attention to Native American literature.
c. Combined contemporary english with a Local understanding of indian story-telling tradition.
d. Placed age-old stories in modern settings.

i really necessary you to help me with it i need them in less then 20 minutes, PLEASE!
thanks for answering! A holes!
really needed the help and i get nothing.
got like 4 mins left-hand... THANKS

d
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bruchec was all about Indian SELF particularity

Maybe you should do your own research and not expect others to do it for you especially if you have an unreasonable deadline

colonial american literature?

Jun 05, 2008 by hotpink321 | Posted in Trivia

In the blood Americans preserved and passed on their stories primarily by A) writing them down in books
B) creating stage plays
C) pronounced storytelling and drawings
D) painting elaborate and sophisticated pictures

Question 2 (1 point)Save

As a divine, Edwards uses his sermon to
a) frighten his congregation into seizing the opportunity of salvation.

b) rouse his congregation to revolution against England.

c) persuade his congregation to have faith in God.

d) raise money for his church.


Question 3 (1 point)Put by

Bradstreet's and other Puritans' writing style can best be described as A) inappropriate for their subject matter
B) difficult to be aware of
C) wordy and elaborate
D) plain and simple

Question 4 (1 point)Save

Edwards compares each of his listeners to "a spider, or some repulsive insect [held] over the fire" in order to stress a human being's a) powerlessness in comparison to God
b) unimportance in God's plan.
c) ugliness in God's eyes
d) ugliness in the ecclesiastic's eyes

Question 5 (1 point)Save

All of the following are images used by Jonathan Edwards to terrify his congregation EXCEPT A) a lake of burning brimstone
B) flood waters held back by God's hand
C) a wide, gaping ravine
D) a bow and arrow poised to pierce one's heart

Question 6 (1 point)Save

Which of these details expresses the most intention viewpoint?
The cries of slaves saddened Equiano.

Looking through the quadrant made Equiano think the world was magical.


The flying fish amazed Equiano as they flew across the ship.

Equiano got seasick when he was on the ship.


Question 7 (1 single out)Save

The lines "If ever two were one, then surely we. / If ever man were lov'd by wife, then thee" illustrate the Puritan Blunt Style because they
a) use simple, common words.


b) make references to everyday objects.

c) rhyme.


d) focus on the devotion between a man and a woman.


Question 8 (1 point)Save

All of the following are areas of difference between the Puritans and the Southern Planters EXCEPT A) rural area of origin
B) religious beliefs
C) climate conditions
D) economic systems

Question 9 (1 point)Protect

The earliest writings about life in North America were written by European explorers. True
False

Undoubtedly 10 (1 point)Save

In The Walam Olum, all things good were created by A) the great Manito
B) the god Indecent Body
C) the Mirage People
D) a magician

Question 11 (1 point)Save

What attitude toward slavery does the report most strongly convey?
a) understanding
b) tolerance

c) indifference

d) outrage

Question 12 (1 point)Save

Edwards uses the maxim "dead in sin" to describe
a) those whose sins have caused their deaths.


b) people who have died while in the midst of evil activities.

c) those who have not yet seasoned the grace of conversion.
religious and never attend church.

d) people who are not religious and never attend church.


Question 13 (1 bring up)Save

Which description best conveys Bradford's attitude in this selection from Of Plymouth Plantation?

a) despair at the non-stop suffering of his people

b) faith in the workings of Divine Providence
c) tolerance for the weaknesses of others

d) suspicion of all those who are not Pilgrims

Inquiry 14 (1 point)Save

This type of writing uses humor to ridicule the flaws of humans and their institutions, in the main seeking to change them. A) Puritan Plain Style
B) autobiography
C) satire
D) lyric poetry

Question 15 (1 view)Save

Bradstreet's poem "Upon the Burning of Our House" begins as she is A) about to go to bed
B) awakened by shouts of "Fire!"
C) about to retire the house
D) awakened by her husband

Question 16 (1 point)Save

In the selection from Of Plymouth Plantation, to what does the subheading "The Starving Perpetually" refer?
a. the period the Pilgrims spent in Holland before journeying to America
b. the Pilgrims' transatlantic crossing
c. the days drained sailing from Cape Cod to Hudson's River, seeking a landing site
d. the Pilgrim's first winter in the New World, mainly January and February


a) the Pilgrims' transatlantic crossing

b) the period the Pilgrims spent in Holland before journeying to America

c) the Hadji's first winter in the New World, especially January and February



d) the days spent sailing from Cape Cod to Hudson's River, seeking a landing-place site


Question 17 (1 point)Save

What contrasting images does Edwards use to describe God's wrath?

a) stimulate and cold
b) sunlight and rain
c) darkness and light

d) fire and water


Question 18 (1 point)Save

None of the Indwelling American creation stories address the concept of evil. True
False

Question 19 (1 point)Release

When Bradstreet makes references to the Bible, she is using this literary device: A) symbolism
B) allusion
C) metaphor
D) alliteration

Point 20 (1 point)Save

Edwards's vivid descriptions of Hell are meant to
a) fascinate his audience.
b) please his audience.
c) make his audience feel superior.

d) frighten his audience.

Question 21 (1 point)Liberate

What is the central message of the sermon?

a) There is no hope for salvation.

b) The only hope for salvation is in good deeds.

c) The only hope for salvation is through Christian reincarnation.

d) Sinners can save their souls through constant prayer.

Question 22 (1 point)Save

Which statement below is the A-one paraphrase of the following lines?
If ever wife was happy in a man,
Compare with me ye women if you can.

a) No woman could be happier with her husband than I am.

b) Compared to all other wives, I am the outwit.

c) If ever a wife brought happiness to her man, then I do.

d) If another woman were married to my husband, she would not be as happy.


Question 23 (1 point)Recover

The use of a biblical quotation at the end of the sermon strengthens Edwards's argument by

a) changing the tone of the sermon.

b) emphasizing Edwards's focus about God's mercy.
c) a. associating it with an authority respected by his audience.

d) appealing to the audience's love of poetry.


Question 24 (1 significance)Save

According to William Byrd in The History of the Dividing Line, which of the following statements about the English settlers at Single out Comfort is true? A) They consistently maintained peaceful relations with the local American Indians.
B) They frequently married American Indians of the region.
C) They enjoyed enigmatic work, especially tilling the soil, and planting and harvesting crops.
D) They engaged in power struggles and arguments regarding guidance of the settlement.

Question 25 (1 point)Save

In calling Squanto "a special instrument sent of God," Bradford demonstrates his intimate conviction that

a) the Pilgrims would have survived without Squanto.

b) the Pilgrims had God on their side.
c) Squanto will become a convert to Christianity.

d) the Pilgrims would have survived without Squanto.


Inquiry 26 (1 point)Save

Much of the power of this selection stems from the fact that it is


a) a logical, well-reasoned argument.

b) nearly the same in style to an African folk tale.

c) a personal narrative.
d) filled with highly poetic imagery and figures of harangue.


Question 27 (1 point)Save

Since his love is too great for her to repay, the speaker wishes that
a) her husband come into possession of mines of gold.

b) her husband experience the riches of the East.

c) the heavens reward her husband

d) she could learn to fancy her husband as much as he loves her.


Question 28 (1 point)Save

In Equiano's narrative, the slave ship is headed for Barbados. Spot on
False

Question 29 (1 point)Save

Which of the following statements about Equiano's narrative is not true? A) Equiano's old man had many slaves and a large family.
B) A member of the ship's crew is flogged unmercifully and dies.
C) Equiano is adopted into the kindred of a wealthy widow.
D) Many captives on slave ships die during the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.

Question 30 (1 substance)Save

Which detail would probably not be important enough to include in a summary of the first paragraph of the selection?

a) Most of the captives were kept below deck.

b) The crowded conditions made the quit unbearable.

c) Disease was rampant aboard the ship.
d) The captives' chains chaffed their skin.
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