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- 10681: Discussing Literary Genre
- ... Genre types are unfixed categories whose characteristics differ considerably among the specific genres; furthermore, the role of literary history plays a significant role in discussions of genre, for genre types evolve and shift with each new literary text. An approach to the discussion of genre, family resemblances, illustrates similar conventions among texts within a genre, but there are significant problems in this approach. There are several ways to discuss genre, and ... genre types . The characteristics of specific genres shift throughout history to accommodate variations in the category that occur; the defining characteristics of a particular genre can alter so drastically that the preliminary era in a new genre may not resemble the modern literary works in that genre. The works of Edgar Allan Poe, considered to be the father of the modern short story, show the contrast between the classification of short ... qualities of the genre between its preliminary stages and the present, and shows the substantial transformation which occurred within the genre. The types of genres not only shift throughout history but also alter with each new literary work. The altering of generic categories results in further difficulty in defining genre and classifying literary texts, for it demonstrates that generic forms are never fixed entities. Literary theorist Todorov asserts that although ...
- 10682: Mark Twain
- ... occasionally taking stints as editor in Orion's absence. In 1852, Sam published several sketches in Philadelphia's Saturday Evening Post. Clemens left Hannibal in 1853, at age 18, and worked as a printer in New York City and Philadelphia over the next year. During his trip east he published letters in the Hannibal Journal. Upon returning to the Midwest in 1854, Clemens lived in several cities on the Mississippi: the ... He joined a volunteer militia group called the Marion Rangers, which drilled for two weeks before disbanding. Sam accompanied Orion to the Nevada Territory by stagecoach: President Lincoln had appointed Orion as secretary of the new Territory, and Sam was to be his secretary. (Cox Clinton). During the 1880s and early 90s, Clemens became heavily involved with investing in the Paige Compositor, an automatic typesetting machine. He poured great amounts of ... in the eyes of the public. Providing financial assistance during this time of financial hardship was Standard Oil executive Henry Rogers. (Cox Clinton) In1901 he lectured extensively during this time, and took active role in New York's social scene. Yale University presented him with an honorary degree in 1901, as so did Missouri in 1902. After buying a house in Tarrytown N.Y Livy became ill and spent long ...
- 10683: An Exploration Of Femininity I
- ... what it fed on" (143-5) . However, Hamlet is torn by the speech of his father between this idealisation, and the realisation of his father's shame and need for revenge. Love for Hamlet's world is synonymous with obedience, hence the Ghost's: If thou didst ever thy father love ... revenge his foul and most unnatural murder (1.5.23-5) Yet, there is an ignominious sexual aspect to the ... 45-6]). Yet, again Hamlet idealises his father, referring to him as Hyperion, Jove, Mars and Mercury, and describing his countenance in hyperbolic terms ("every god did seem to set his seal/ To give the world assurance of a man" [3.4.63-4]). This exaggeration of his father's stature and status allows Hamlet to blame Gertrude alone. Hamlet, dwelling upon the cuckoldry of the Ghost, turns on Gertrude's ... and so the reality of his father only conflicts with this belief and endangers the mother-son relationship in the domestic sphere. IV The presentation of femininity is inextricably linked to that of the male world; that is to say, as far as bonding and friendship are concerned, the purely male relationships determine the form and depth of the male-female ones. The idealisation of women as virginal or maternal ...
- 10684: Poem Bushed
- ... He refers to lake-lap as the calm life he was leading, always monotone and continuous that was disturbed by the incident that may have ruined his life. Yet this man faced this as a new beginning, as a survivor. Birney uses the roasting of the porcupine bellies as a symbol of his facing the difficult situations that faced him in stride. He uses those situations to his advantage and takes ... thought he was living and the people around him start changing showing their true colors. Everything is, Shaping its peak to an arrowhead poised. The mountain which seemed like a dream is becoming the new tool to destroy his new rainbow, his new life. Earle Birney leaves us in the last stanza on the note, And now he could only bar himself in and wait. All our character can do is see his dreams ...
- 10685: Hildegard of Bingen
- ... of all a women at a time when male dominance was absolutely the standard and she was multidimensional in all her endeavors. She was a female celebrity, who exposed her talents and expressions to the world. The fact that she was a female painter and the first of her kind also says a great deal about her instinct and willfulness to vow expression to the world. People of that time knew this too seemingly, especially if she recieved stamped approval from the Pope to write a book in 1148. Its special for the world and religion when its leaders such as Hildegard of Bingen, have and show their sensitivity to the oppressed. Justice and compassion were needed back then and are still expressed through her works today. She ...
- 10686: Christmas Traditions Around Th
- ... considered a religious holiday. Because of the lack of biblical instructions, Christmas rituals have been shaped by the religious and popular traditions of each culture that celebrates the holiday. On Christmas Eve, churches around the world hold evening services. At midnight, most Catholic and many Protestant churches hold special candlelight services. The Catholic midnight Mass was first introduced by the Roman Catholic Church in the 5th century. In Greece The Greek ... red sashes, and wear crowns of greenery and glowing candles C2 In Germany The German custom of decorating an evergreen tree at Christmastime has become one of the most popular images of Christmas around the world. At one time, Germany supplied the world with almost all of the decorative glass ornaments for Christmas trees. The Christmas season begins in Germany during the first week of December, when town squares become filled with stalls selling everything from toys ...
- 10687: I-search
- ... journals as much as I should read them I did not know what it was and to what extent teachers were using this type of writing. I knew I could find some information on the World Wide Web, but my primarily interest was locating examples of I-Search papers and models for teaching it. I did locate a site, a type of bulletin board, where teachers posted their comments regarding their ... I researched this topic. I have learned much about the benefits of teaching the I-Search. Also, researching the internet for as much information possible on this topic gave me additional practice in utilizing the World Wide Web more efficiently. Although I do not believe all teachers will ever convert exclusively to the I-Search paper, a radical move that would not be educationally prudent, I am convinced the I-Search ... were available on-line I went directly to that site. The ERIC search format not only offers keyword and limiting default options , but also it offers the options of searching only their databases or the World Wide Web plus their databases. Searching both their database and the WWW simultaneously was cumbersome, producing some useless documents. After my partner and I sorted through the returns the information we did save was ...
- 10688: Frederick Douglass - The Man
- ... for two years until he had another great escape idea, this one would work though. The sailing papers of a sailor had been borrowed, and disguised as a sailor, Frederick Douglass made his escape to New Bedford, Massachusetts. Upon his arrival, Frederick took up his new assumed last name Douglass, to escape being captured. In 1841, Frederick attended an anti-slavery convention in Nantucket Massachusetts. Here, his impromptu speech he gave showed him to be a great speaker. The opponents of ... and Times of Frederick Douglass_. Frederick made a fatal mistake though, he had used the name of his old master on the slave plantation. Upon learning of this, his old master sent slave catchers to New England to bring him back. Fearing a life of slavery again, Frederick fled to England. Here in England, he gave many lectures on the abolitionists movement, and earned sufficient funds to buy his freedom ...
- 10689: The Dream of Oenghus
- ... and men would even say that Venus herself could not equal this mortal." Out of jealousy, Venus commands Cupid to make Psyche fall in love with "the vilest and most despicable creature in the whole world." However, dispatched on his errand Cupid is astonished by her beauty and "as if he had shot one of his arrows into his own heart" falls completely in love with her. Cupid dumbfounded by the ... Cupid and Psyche are united only to be separated by her faithlessness. Oenghus has already seen Caer in a vision, and realized his infatuation with her, when he sets out to find her in the world. Therefore, they are, in essence, both tales are of how to obtain love. In the Celtic tale one obtains love by proving its divine inspirationby recognizing the beloved in both human and animal form ... the Celtic myths, a relatively straightforward proposal. A lover, committed to his beloved, and willing to demonstrate that commitment, may encounter obstacles but ultimately, the gods do not interfere with his pursuit and the natural world sympathizes. In Roman mythology the course of love does not run as smoothly. Cupid and Psyche are in love with on another. Nevertheless, for that very reason, coupled with Psyche's extreme beauty, Venus ...
- 10690: Thomas Hobbes
- ... LEVIATHAN, in Work Edited by Bronstein, Daniel J. et al. BASIC PROBLEMS OF PHILOSOPHY. 3rd Ed.Prentice- Hall, 1964, pp.152-63. And in Work Edited by Hirschfeld, Charles. CLASSICS OF WESTERN THOUGHT:The Modern World. Enlarged Edition. Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.1969, Chapter 3. Locke, John.TWO TREATIES OF GOVERNMENT, in Work Edited by Hirschfeld, Charles. CLASSICS OF WESTERN THOUGHT: The Modern World. Enlarged Edition. Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. 1969. Chapter 7.
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