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- 391: Ovid The Poet
- ... not serious enough for adults. Therefore, many of these stories have been "dumbed down" and transposed into child book form. Though most of these stories are very serious, many do not see them as sophisticated literature. True as this is, his works are still great and reflect much of the attitude and culture of his time. Behind his fables, Ovid was a fantastic storyteller and a master at capturing the spirit ... go of- because, in effect, he has demolished it" (Luce 792). So, basically, Ovid took out a style of writing with him. "Ovid must be counted as a major figure in the making of modern literature. His ability to tell a story, as shown in the vast number of tales in the fifteen books of The Metamorphoses, and his keen interest in psychology…helped to bring about the shift from medieval to modern literature" (Godolphin xxvii). Ovid was truly a writer of his time. He showed the mentality of the times of ancient Rome intermixed with his own feeling and views. Though much of his life is shrouded ...
- 392: Exploration Of The Theme Of Or
- The question of the existence of a world order or an all-powerful force in the universe exacting justice upon violators of the world s order is a common theme among the works of classical literature we have studied in class. This essay will explore the answer to this question from within the context of three works of classical literature. In the Old Testament the order that is imposed upon the world is scripted, regulated and enforced by the one true God, the God of Israel. According to Homer in The Iliad, the world s ... true Jocasta and Oedipus both go mad, Jocasta commits suicide, and Oedipus puts out his eyes. These were the consequences of violating the order of the world. In all three of these examples from classical literature, the case is made that there is a definite order in the world. This source of this order is explained in different ways in all three, and justice always comes when someone violates these ...
- 393: Land Of Desire
- ... personal goals and undercut the ability of religion to deal with the crucial public issues of the day" (p195). And so it usually went. Mind curing started up soon after the rise of consumerism through literature, mainly. It consisted of "common roots with both liberal and evangelical Protestantism and carried to an extreme many of the most liberal tendencies of in those faiths" (p 226). Such authors as L. Frank Baum ... strong bias, at certain points you could very well see if or if not Leach agreed with a certain quote or idea. You could also tell where his interests laid, specifically when he spoke about literature. You heard a lot about Baum and poeple that were connected with him, but other than that, no other authors were discussed other than Porter, who had many similar ideals to Baum's. Another thing ... of limited what he could teach and at the same time, gave some outlooks that other historians could not have given because they didn't care about the topics as much as he. Religion and Literature are good examples of that, Leach's attachment to those two things reflected in the way that he talked about them. This sometimes may have blind folded him when it came to other topics ...
- 394: Save The Internet
- ... has changed peoples' lives dramatically and have created many new exciting opportunities as well as markets to be exploited. But, unfortunately, the Internet also has created a haven for the depravity of pornography and hate literature. Therefore, this has called for immediate action and the only solution up to today is censorship. The Internet must be censored to the utmost. Many people complain that censorship is the violation of the first ... owner, President, chief operating officer or pope (Montoya). "Inevitably, being an uncontrolled system, means that the Internet will be subjected to subversive applications of some unscrupulous users." (Kershaw) Internet users can publish pornography and hate literature that information is literally made available to millions of Internet users worldwide (Kershaw). A five year-old can easily obtain pornography on the Internet by just typing the word "sex" in the search engine and ... in Tokyo. Moreover, many curious children have lost their fingers and even their lives by experimenting with bomb making. This must stop immediately! Another non-pornographic problem about the Internet is the availability of hate literature. The Internet has also been a place where people express their hatred and anger toward other people. Kershaw says, "…newsgroups on the Internet contain messages which could incite violence against members of various racial, ...
- 395: The Life and Work of Anthony Burgess
- ... an education in music. He was rejected form the music department because he had failed physics. Instead, Burgess entered the English department (Stinson 6). In 1940, Burgess graduated with his B.A., with honors, in literature and English language (Stinson 7). Shortly after, Burgess enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps, and spent most of his six years in the service in the entertainment section, playing the piano and writing songs ... Burgess from learning how to play the piano and teaching himself how to compose music (Stinson 5). Even some critics have noticed how Burgess allows his love for music to creep into his love for literature: "[Burgess's] continuing fondness for music often found its way into his novels, however, and he did produce a number of musical compositions." (Friedman 1). Burgess himself wasn't too humble about his knowledge in the field of music. He once wrote "Most Musicians know about literature, but few literaturists know about music." (Baldwin 1). Burgess's love for music can very easily be seen in the narrator of A Clockwork Orange, Alex. Alex love music too. He often finds himself ...
- 396: An Overview Of Student Acceler
- ... do not posses high degrees of mathematical and linguistic skills does not make them any less gifted or talented than their academic counterparts. However, once the criterion for gifted behaviour has been recognised, the research literature demonstrates the effectiveness of accelerative strategies. The most common types of student are firstly, early entrance to kindergarten and secondly grade skipping. Davis and Rimm (1994) propose that children be entered into kindergarten or first ... a wide range of teaching and learning strategies, they also have to strive constantly to challenge both students problem solving and cognitive skills. Having discussed model programs for educating gifted and talented children the research literature leads us to the impact that being gifted or talented has on both the socio-emotional development and the academic grades attained by gifted and talented children. Acceleration has arguments raised both for and against ... and no discernible negative effects of various accelerative strategies were found’ (p. 105). From the evidence presented, one would presume that acceleration causes no negative effects to both academic results and to socio-emotional adjustment. Literature presented by further researchers suggests otherwise. Southern and Jones (1992) offer reasons for the negative outcomes of ‘acceleration’ on gifted and talented children, when they state that, “in some accelerative options, students will leave ...
- 397: 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 ...
- 398: Catch 22 - Satire
- ... for Madness." Saturday Review. 44.40 (October 7, 1961) Kennard, Jean E. "Joseph Heller: At War with Absurdity." MOSAIC IV/3 (University of Manitoba, 1971) Lindberg, Gary. "Playing for Real - The Confidence Man in American Literature." Oxford University Press (1982) Merrill, Robert. "The Structure and Meaning of Catch-22. Studies in American Fiction. 14.2 (1986) Seltzer, Leon F. "Milo's 'Culpable Innocence': Absurdity as Moral Insanity in 'Catch-22.'" Papers on Language and Literature. 15.3 (1979) Usborne, David. "Joseph Heller, Master of Black Satire." Independent News. (Dec 14, 1999): 2pp. Online. Internet. Feb 12 2000. Available: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/World/Americas/heller141299.shtml Way, Brian. "Formal Experiment and Social Discontent: Joseph Heller's Catch 22." The Penguin Companion to American Literature. Ed. Malcolm Bradbury, Eric Mottram, and Jean Franco.
- 399: Life and Times in the Middle Ages
- ... away from the kingdom during his childhood. He gathered some really great knights in his court. Problems of precedence were avoided by using the round table at meetings. King Arthur has a big influence on literature, art, music, and society from the Middle Ages to the present. There is a huge debate on his existence because there is no conclusive evidence to prove he ever existed. In all the legends about ... a hero to many. His character is a strong, brave, and genuine man. King Arthur is the figure in the middle of the Arthurian legends. Guinevere is one of the main woman in the Arthurian literature. She is also one of the most variously portrayed characters. She is the daughter of King Leodegrance of Cameliard by Malory and the daughter of a Roman noble by Geoffrey of Monmouth. Guinevere is the ... outright for her sins. Her remains were either were or were not found by the monks of Glastonbury when they discovered the grave of King Arthur in 1191, it all depends on which versions of literature people read. Guinevere plays an important role in the Middle Ages. Lancelot is the greatest known of Arthur's knights in the Arthurian legends. He is the son of King Ban of Benwick. He ...
- 400: Shel Silverstein
- ... will continue to bring to children and adults through his life's work. Shelly Silverstein, most commonly known as Shel Silverstein, was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1932. He is best known in children's literature for his poetry; however, he was also a cartoonist, composer, lyricist and folksinger. His poem, "The Unicorn Song", was recorded by the Irish Rovers. Other hit songs included "A Boy Named Sue" and "Hello Mudduh ... a Steinberg. I never saw their work until I was around thirty (1)" By the time girls were interested in him he was involved in his work." Silverstein's work goes beyond writing children's literature. He began his career as a writer and cartoonist for an adult magazine in 1952. He had served as a member of the U. S. military forces in Japan and Korea during the 50's ... convinced him to do children's books. One of his earliest and most successful books, The Giving Tree, was rejected by editor William Cole. Cole felt that the book fell between adults' and children's literature and would never sell. In Silverstein's eyes, it was a story about two people; one gives and the other takes. Ultimately, both adults and children embraced the book He hoped that people, no ...
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