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rig English 9 j • Paper Assign meat 2 Youi next paper assignment has two parts: : ! I Thei tint part will require a bit of imagination. Your task is on myth. Your myth can be in the form of a story (as ifs (as it is on pages 134-135 of the Achebe excerpt from mpediments). A story should be at least two pages. A nepage. Use the helpful information that Achebe provide* • • • e .8thskley 110.01.09 mint and write a tenesis) or a and be at leas/ 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: • A repeated word or phrase goes to "the very heart" i L., 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 ' i • again and again just to make sure" (135). • •"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, 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 :•i• • the "problems and mysteries" they seek to explain 0.1 a • the use of repetition K r ,; • 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