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- 361: Charles Dickens
- ... talk about the life of a famous author, Charles Dickens. It will tell you about his early, middle, and later years of his life. It will also talk about one of his great works of literature. In conclusion, this report will show a comparison of his work to his life. EARLY LIFE Charles Dickens was born at Landport, in Portsea, on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the ... 1837 the book describes the humorous adventure and misadventures of the English Countryside. After a slow start, The Pickwick Papers as the book was usually called gained a popularity seldom matched in the history of literature. 7 Then in 1837, Catherine's sister Mary, died. Because of her death Dickens' suffered a lot of grief. This led some scholars to believe that Dickens loved Mary more than Catherine. Catherine was a ... a remarkable mental and physical energy. He recorded all his activites in thousands of letter, many of which made delightful readings. He spent much of his later life with crowded social friends from arts and literature. He also went to the theater as often as he could, cause he loved drama. Dickens also produced and acted in small theaters to give public readings of his work.10 Besides doing all ...
- 362: A Violent Illumination of Salvation
- ... of God's grace does not come easily to these people. The truthful illumination of their soul may cost their own life or that of an innocent victim. As pointed out in Masterpieces of American Literature, "God's mercy is not a soothing balm[,] but a burning flame that purifies the sinner" (498). Works Cited Bain, Carl. E., Beaty, Jerome & Hunter, J.P. The Norton Introduction to Literature. 5th ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1995. "Grace." The New Encylopedia Britannica: Micropaedia. 1990. McFarland, Dorothy, Tuck. Flannery O'Connor. New York: Fredrick Ungar, 1976. O'Connor, Flannery. A Good Man is Hard to Find. San diego: Harcourt, 1976. O'Connor, Flannery. Habit of Being. Ed: Sally Fitzgerald. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1979. "O'Connor." Masterpieces of American Literature. Ed. Frank N. Magil. New Jersey: Saturn, 1993. Walters, Dorothy. Flannery O'Connor. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1993.
- 363: Defining Reality
- ... to action, mobilizes and directs" (1384). Language and literacy can be used to reign over a populace. Limiting the exposure of people to certain ideas will limit their perspective of reality. By limiting exposure to literature that teaches only one way of thinking, a person will only think in the way the literature guides the mind. In the analysis of "Ideology as a Cultural System", found in the book The Interpretation of Cultures, Clifford Gertz discusses how literacy and language are used to integrate people into society. Gertz remarks that reality is no more than "systems of interacting symbols, as patterns of interworking meanings". By "placing particular symbols and particular strains (or interests) side by side" literature can "mirror or forward" social reality (207). A person's reality can be limited through using cultural symbols or language and teaching the person to conform to social norms. Restriction of literacy binds the ...
- 364: City Of Ladies
- ... work The Book of the City of Ladies that is most intriguing to contemporary readers. Christine was the first woman writer to possess the ability to identify and address the issues of misogyny in the literature of her time, as well as society. This characteristic made her a champion of the feminist movement that was yet to come. Although Christine never addressed the issue of "changing the structures of her society ... useful study (3). Christine’s remarks here criticize the subject of Matheolus text, and also his choice in diction. Her comments not only let the reader know that she is displeased with this piece of literature, but that she feels that reading it is neither elevating nor useful. Thus, she insinuates the futility of the work itself. Christine cleverly goes on to comment on the subject of the character of women ... women a more believable concept. Christine de Pizan was an extraordinary woman who has yet to be fully discovered. The wit and wisdom found within The Book of the City of Ladies eclipses some contemporary literature that defends the rights of women. Although Pizan’s writing was done for practical reasons, survival, her work revealed a vision that women are still striving to accomplish today
- 365: Aristotles Philosophy On Why P
- Aristotle's Philosophy regarding why People enjoy viewing Tragedies. The word Tragedy can be applied to a genre of literature. It can mean any serious and dignified drama that describes a conflict between the hero (protagonist) and a superior force (destiny, chance, society, god) and reaches a sorrowful conclusion that arouses pity or fear in ... conflict between human goodness and reality. Of course a possible variation of the tragic concept would allow a character to have a fault which leads to consequences far more dire than he deserves. But tragic literature is not intended to make people sad. It may arouse pity and fear for the suffering protagonist, or for all humanity, especially ourselves. But usually it also is intended to inspire admiration for the central ... experience our vast array of emotions. And because Tragedies produce a bursting of a number of emotions, humans are attracted to them. Tragedies have been a crucial and symbolic component in shaping the world's literature. Their involvement of emotions, intricate language and complex plots has verified men's limitlessness of intelligence. Their involvement of human heroes and heroines that make human mistakes interests attracts the attention of the audience. ...
- 366: Adult Education In The U.S
- ... Motivation (Entering / Task) Self-Monitoring (Responsibility) Self-Management (Control) Self-directed Learning Figure 1: Dimensions of Self - Directed Learning 3. SELF - DIRECTED LEARNING AS A PERSONAL ATTRIBUTE There has been less focus in the research literature on self-direction in learning as a personal characteristic of the learner. The assumption underlying much of this work is that learning in adulthood means becoming more self-directed and autonomous (Knowles, 1980; Chene, 1983 ... a number of different variables with being more or less self-directed in one¡¯s learning. The notion of readiness and the concept of autonomy have been studied and discussed most often in the professional literature on self-directedness as a personal attribute. The notion of readiness implies an internal state of psychological readiness to undertake self-directed learning activities. Guglielmino (1977) has provided the most widely used operational definition of ... and critical thinking. These are but a few possibilities among many worthwhile research initiatives. Another area of research that may prove valuable in understanding the cognitive and motivational dimensions of self-directed learning is the literature on self-regulated learning. Self-regulated learning has emerged over the last two decades as a result of social learning research initiatives (Zimmerman, 1989). In contrast to self-directed learning, self-regulated learning emerged ...
- 367: John Donne and the Psychology of Death
- ... take a look at two of Donne’s “Holy Sonnets” and determine how his emotional states affected his opinions about the nature of Death. According to Ian Ousby, writing in the Wordsworth Companion to English Literature, “Much of Donne’s poetry confronted the theme of death. In his Holy Sonnets, mostly written before he was ordained, there is the memorable poem beginning “Death be not proud” and he was also the ... at impersonating different states of mind make Donne’s poetry intense and often riddling (Ousby, 266). Holy Sonnet #10 is certainly Donne’s most famous poem, and possibly one of the most famous in English literature. “Death be not proud,” it begins: “though some have called thee/ mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so” (Donne, 89). Here Donne is saying that Death, who thinks he is so tremendously powerful, is ... babydoll/coursematerial/fall96/fallstuden twork/egpublic_html/donne2.html Main, C.F, and Seng, Peter J. The Wadsworth Handbook and Anthology of Poems. Wadsworth Publishing Company, Belmont, CA, 1965. Ousby, Ian. The Wordsworth Companion to Literature in English. Wordsworth Editions, Ltd.,Hertfordshire, UK, 1992.
- 368: Existentialism in the Early 19th Century
- ... the Russian Orthodox philosopher Nikolay Berdyayev, and the German Jewish philosopher Martin Buber inherited many of Kierkegaard's concerns, especially that a personal sense of authenticity and commitment is essential to religious faith. Existentialism and Literature A number of existentialist philosophers used literary forms to convey their thought, and existentialism has been as vital and as extensive a movement in literature as in philosophy. The 19th-century Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky is probably the greatest existentialist literary figure. In Notes from the Underground (1864), the alienated antihero rages against the optimistic assumptions of rationalist humanism. The ... engagement in a just cause. Existentialist themes are also reflected in the theater of the absurd, notably in the plays of Samuel Beckett and Eugène Ionesco. In the United States, the influence of existentialism on literature has been more indirect and diffuse, but traces of Kierkegaard's thought can be found in the novels of Walker Percy and John Updike, and various existentialist themes are apparent in the work of ...
- 369: To Kill A Mockingbird - Man Versus Society
- To Kill A Mockingbird - Man Versus Society There Are Five Literary Conflicts In literature, Man Versus Man, Man Versus Nature, Man Versus The Supernatural, Man Versus Society, Man Versus Himself. There Is A New Literary conflict in literature, It's Man Versus Technology, Therefore, Known As the conflict on the 20'th century. A symbolic meaning of this conflict is franticness. Literature, is a type of communication. Poetry is written In lines, standers, and prose., Otherwise wish The Separate Piece was written with sentences and paragraphs. To Kill A Mockingbird Is 'Man Versus Society'. It Was ...
- 370: Death Of A Salesman 8
- Certain works of literature contain special scenes which contribute to the work as a whole. These special scenes include weddings, funerals, parties, and other social occasions. In social situations like these, people's true characteristics are exhibited. One work of literature which contains a special scene is in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. In this work, the main character, Willy Loman, goes through a troubled life of false achievements. The funeral scene reveals the ... funeral summarized the false achievements of Willy Loman. By revealing the actual qualities of a character, special scenes like the funeral contribute not only to Death of a Salesman, but also to other works of literature. Like Willy Loman, what someone says about themselves is not always the truth, but what the person does shows what kind of a person they really are.
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