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    Since the fourteenth century‚ children’s literature has gone through different literary periods each defined by its own divisions and genres. Many children’s novels‚ such as J.M. Barrie’s Peter and Wendy‚ and C.S. Lewis’s The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe were published in the twentieth century and became classics. These books were marked with an increased diversity of literary genres such as mystery and fantasy literature. Fantasy literature has been a dominant literary genre in twentieth century

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    Realities of War

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    Realities of War: Loved and Lost English Literature 108 July 27 2014 War is a patriotic act where one seeks the determination to lead their country. It can be viewed as noble‚ cruel‚ inhumane‚ and can make an individual a hero or a criminal. It affects everyone

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    culture Ethnocentric culture is an affinity to think that one’s cultural group is centrally significant‚ and that all other groups are considered in relation to one’s own. Culture universal The culture prevalent in the world. Culture and Reality We are living in the age of postmodernism‚ post modernism is a world view 1‚ and it is not a single world view at all. There were so many world views before this‚ not before‚ but simultaneously too. But we are discussing here the most prominent

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    From a quick read through James Joyce’s “Araby‚” one may think that it is a simple story about a boy and his first infatuation with a female. Upon a closer inspection‚ the religious symbolism becomes clearer as Joyce uses symbols throughout the story to reflect upon his own experiences and his own view of the Irish Church. As told in the text’s prologue‚ Joyce saw Ireland to be in a sort of spiritual paralysis during his early years‚ and an argument could be made that “Araby” was his way of expressing

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    spend the week with him. Through out the week Edward and Vivian start to build a friendship relationship than it grows to be a love/romantic relationship. This scenario is some what a fantasy element of the movie because some thing like this happening in real life is not likely to happen. This type of scenario may lead people to believe that by becoming a prostitute people can find a rich business man and eventually build a love relationship and get married. There are many fantasy elements of Pretty Woman

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    Araby: How the Setting Reinforces the Theme and Characters Joel Lee The setting in "Araby" reinforces the theme and the characters by using imagery of light and darkness. The experiences of the boy in James Joyce’s "Araby" illustrate how people often expect more than ordinary reality can provide and then feel disillusioned and disappointed. The author uses dark and obscure references to make the boy’s reality of living in the gloomy town of Araby more vivid. He uses dark and gloomy references

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    Virtual Reality

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    “Virtual reality” Table of contents: 1. Introduction. 2. “Internet Revolution”. 3. The Internet and marketing. 4. The Internet culture. 5. Disadvantages of the Internet. 6. Etiquette and Netiquette. 7.Conclusion References. 1. Introduction. This paper investigates such important aspect of virtual reality as the Internet. Understanding other people’s languages‚ cultures‚ etiquettes and taboos is necessary for every person. Nowadays it is obligatory for an intelligent person to know

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    Augmented reality is a concept which on first approach may seem to be a technology for the distant future‚ or something of a work of fiction; the idea that computers can interact seamlessly with humans and their environments. The idea that there could be something of a merge between aspects of virtual reality‚ and true reality would have been thought to be only for movies and computer games by the average person a decade or so ago‚ but now augmented reality has become a reality‚ and evidence of

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    Virtual Reality Virtual Reality The world of Virtual Reality has so many different operations that are used in all kinds of areas like the medical field‚ airlines and in the military. The medical field uses the virtual reality simulation‚ for emergency training‚ for surgical training and is also used to help people with phobias. The Virtual reality simulation is also used in teaching pilots how to fly with their flight simulators. The military uses virtual reality to train our troops. This

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    Reality TV has developed a lot and has changed as the nation changed. Unscripted reality TV has amused surprised and offended millions of viewers through the years. As time changed‚ so did the content of the program. Viewers want to know more about the participants and the participants have allowed themselves to be recognized by the public eyes. Reality TV shows are becoming more of a success and going to stay because of High ratings‚ Money and Instant fame. First‚ the success of reality show

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