Based on the myths “the maori: genealogies and origins in new zealand” and “the raven and the first men: the beginnings of the haida,” one way the maori culture most differs from the haida culture is that the maori culture

Janes father receives a severe punishment at the end of the text. was this punishment fair? did he deserve this punishment? why it why not? should mr brushed have him? use the text to support your argument.

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.

Is expression of words or ideas opposed to what is literally meant or expected called.