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…showed last 75 words of 1078 total…held captive, against their will, they still have faith in their religion and participate in all the dimensions of their religion. Their myths provide the Mendes with faith and hope in order to overcome their hardships. Their dimensions of religion provide them with the will and determination to fight for not only freedom, but also survival. In Africa, they needed to fight nature, but outside of Africa, they needed to fight something much worse, slavery.