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  2. Indigenous storytelling in North America - Wikipedia

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    Storytelling falls under the umbrella of broader oral traditions and can take either the form of oral history or oral tradition. [9] The difference between the two is that oral history tells the stories that occurred in the teller's own life while oral traditions are passed down through generations and reflect histories beyond the living memory of the tribal members. [9]

  3. Story structure - Wikipedia

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    Story structure or narrative structure is the recognizable or comprehensible way in which a narrative's different elements are unified, including in a particularly chosen order and sometimes specifically referring to the ordering of the plot: the narrative series of events, though this can vary based on culture.

  4. List of archaeological periods (North America) - Wikipedia

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    They divided the archaeological record in the Americas into five phases, only three of which applied to North America. [1] The use of these divisions has diminished in most of North America due to the development of local classifications with more elaborate breakdowns of times. [2] 1. The Paleo-Indians stage and/or Lithic stage 2. The Archaic ...

  5. Mesoamerican literature - Wikipedia

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    Dedications of monuments and buildings; The epigrapher David Stuart writes about the differences in content between the monumental hieroglyphical texts of Yaxchilan and those of Copan: "The major themes of the known Yaxchilan monuments are war, dance, and bloodletting rituals, with several records of architectural dedicatory rites."

  6. Plot (narrative) - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] In the narrative sense, the term highlights important points which have consequences within the story, according to American science fiction writer Ansen Dibell. [1] The premise sets up the plot, and the setting also influences the final story. An imbroglio can convolute the plot based on a misunderstanding.

  7. Proposed Book of Mormon geographical setting - Wikipedia

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    The blood of these people flows in the veins of the Blackfoot and the Blood Indians of Alberta, Canada; in the Navajo and the Apache of the American Southwest; the Inca of western South America; the Aztec of Mexico; the Maya of Guatemala; and in other native American groups in the Western Hemisphere and the Pacific islands".

  8. Ancient text reveals details of Plato’s burial place and ...

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    The discovery was made thanks to a €2.5 million ($2.7 million) grant from the European Union (ERC – European Research Council) that was awarded in 2021.

  9. Narrative - Wikipedia

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    Narratives usually have main characters, protagonists, whom the story revolves around, who encounter a central conflict, or who gain knowledge or grow significantly across the story. Some stories may also have antagonists , characters who oppose, hinder, or fight against the protagonist.