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    Literature Review Format

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    Literature Review This packet details the steps necessary to produce a literature review that may be required for work in various disciplines‚ including English‚ history and psychology. This packet is not intended to replace instructor guidelines and should not be used in that manner. The packet’s intended use is as a supplement to classroom instruction on assembling a literature review. Therefore‚ it contains only general information that must be tailored to fit specific guidelines as required

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    of Philippine literature evolved side by side with the country’s history. This can best be appreciated in the context of the country’s pre-colonial cultural traditions and the socio-political histories of its colonial and contemporary traditions. During the Commonwealth Period‚ a new set of colonizers brought about new changes in Philippine literature. New literary forms such as free verse [in poetry]‚ the modern short story and the critical essay were introduced. American influence was

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    most of them are connected to each other. Either by what they say about the world‚ how it came to be‚ the people who live in it‚ their religious rituals or their traditions. Myths often comfort people in giving them a sense of identity. American Indian Literature is home to some of the world’s most colorful myths. Some examples of these are “The Sky Tree”‚ “The Earth Only”‚ and “Coyote Finishes His Work”. These myths all share a different storyline. “The Sky Tree” tells the story of how land was

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    Literature and Social Reality Literature and Social Reality During many of the most wonderful works of literature is a plethora of events taken place outside the door of the writer’s world. As literature was taking shape and painting a picture with the words on paper the changing world was affecting people in numerous ways. There were immigrants coming to America in hopes of gaining a better life and a better job. There were new factories being built which needed workers

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    AMERICAN LITERATURE REQUIRED TEXTS: Native American Literature:  Zitkala-Ša: ’Why I am Pagan?’  Joe Harjo‚ poetry  Sherman Alexie: ’Class’  Scott Momaday: The Way to Rainy Mountain Puritans:  J. Smith‚ A Description of New England‚ A True Relation of... Virginia‚ handouts  W. Bradford: Of Plimouth Plantation‚ handouts  A. Bradstreet‚ poetry Awakening:  J. Edwards ’Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God’‚ ’Freedom of the Will’‚ ’The Nature of True Virtue’  B. Franklin: The Autobiography‚ handouts

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    nationalist literature *works were satirical and critical in nature Diariong Tagalog (1882)‚ Spanish-Tagalog newspaper signaled the open campaign for reforms La Solidaridad (mouthpiece of reform movement) Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo Propaganda writings turned to revolutionary writings of the “rebel patriots” Kalayaan(Liberty)‚ newspaper of the society Apolinario Mabini’s “True Decalogue” Jose Palma’s “Filipinas THE EARLY PERIOD (1900-1930) August 13‚ 1898 – American forces

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    Why Study Literature

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    Why Study Literature? Thursday in one of my Introduction to Literature courses‚ one of my students said‚ "Ma ’am‚ I have a question. No disrespect‚ but...." We all know the feeling that comes with any question or remark that begins that way. I thought‚ "Oh boy. Here it comes." "...Why do we need to learn this? Is my commander going to send me a poem and ask me to explicate it?" This question always flummoxes me--not because I have no answer‚ but because the answers are so obvious to me

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    Working with Literature What should I be reading and what do I do with it all? O’Leary‚ Z. (2004) The Essential Guide to Doing Research. London: Sage Chapter Six 1 The Importance of Working with Literature Working with literature is an essential part of the research process that:    generates ideas helps form significant questions is instrumental in the process of research design O’Leary‚ Z. (2004) The Essential Guide to Doing Research. London: Sage Chapter Six 2 Working

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    Indian Literature

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    Indian literature Article Free Pass * Introduction * Related * Contributors & Bibliography Indian literature‚ writings of the Indian subcontinent‚ produced there in a variety of languages‚ including Sanskrit‚ Prākrit‚ Pāli‚ Bengali‚ Bihārī‚ Gujarati‚ Hindi‚ Kannada‚ Kashmiri‚ Malayalam‚ Oriya‚ Punjabi‚ Rajāsthānī‚ Tamil‚ Telugu‚ Urdu‚ and Sindhi. A brief treatment of Indian literature follows. For full treatment‚ see South Asian Arts: Literature. The earliest Indian literature took

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    Coursework Guidance GCE English Literature OCR Advanced GCE in English Literature H471 Unit F664 Texts in Time This Coursework Guidance is designed to accompany the OCR Advanced GCE specification in English Literature for teaching from September 2008. © OCR 2007 Content 1 2 3 4 5 6 Introduction Summary of Unit Content Coursework Guidance Assessment Criteria Unit F664 Texts in Time Administration/Regulations FAQs 3 4 6 16 20 24 2 GCE English Literature 1 Introduction The new

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