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rig English 9 j • .8thskley Paper Assignmeat 2 110.01.09 Youi next paper assignment has two parts: : ! I Thei tint part will require a bit of imagination. Your task is mint and write a on myth. Your myth can be in the form of a story (as ifs tenesis) or a (as it is on pages 134-135 of the Achebe excerpt from and mpediments). A story should be at least two pages. A be at leas/ nepage. Use the helpful information that Achebe provide* •• 4 Creation myths are "supernatural stories which man it to explain the i problems and mysteries of life and death—his attem to make sense of : the bewildering complexity of existence" (134). i 5: i L., • A repeated word or phrase goes to "the very heart" ilun s purpose. Such a word or phrase "is shouted like making a long{ thee call when the line is faulty or in bad weather. You shout your eaa ge and repeat it • again and again just to make sure" (135). 'i • •"Most creation myths would seem to suggest the ante : Ice of stories—a ; I scenario in which the story was already unfolding in `thec&smos before, •e il ; end even as a result of which, man came into being" tli2p .. Such stories validate "social organizations, political *Cells, moral '! attitudes, and religious beliefs, even ... prejudices" or* .!ean "consolidate gains" and "sanction change" (163). 2. The second part of your assignment, which is analytical, should lsjat.least two pages. This will be a comparative "reading" (or interpretation M our creation myth and the one in Genesis (focus on chapters 1-3). Agaixt ;Achebe as a guide, you should compare and contrast: •? • e • the "problems and mysteries" they seek to explain 0.1 :•i• a • the use of repetition r ,; K • the morals, beliefs, political systems, and/or prejudice ihki validate (or challenge) t ;1 .1 Your analysis should have an introduction (with a thesis) andid cittehaion. We will review what makes a good thesis in class. :it• For help and more information, refer to the Eandouu-2treatictivlythiC and Themes." Have a draft ready for my eyes to gaze upo — THREE TO FIVE PAGES, TYPED, DOUBLE-SP:1 DUE DATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER STIP si • 1 ; EFTA00730720