Pragmatic Literary Criticism Pragmatic criticism is concerned‚ first and foremost‚ with the ethical impact any literary text has upon an audience. Regardless of art ’s other merits or failings‚ the primary responsibility or function of art is social in nature. Assessing‚ fulfilling‚ and shaping the needs‚ wants‚ and desires of an audience should be the first task of an artist. Art does not exist in isolation; it is a potent tool for individual as well as communal change. Though pragmatic
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Daniel Dunson Reading and Writing Art Criticism Meta-paper April‚ 2011 Looking at Blackness with New Eyes In 1995 feminist‚ author‚ racial theorist‚ professor and theorist *bell hooks interviewed the acclaimed artist Carrie Mae Weems for her published book‚ Art on My Mind: Visual Politics. In bell hooks’ interview with Carrie Mae Weems‚ a question is raised and continues to be raised throughout their discussion: Can black images be viewed transcendently‚ or is the viewer
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2012 DIVIDEND POLICY AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF LISTED FIRMS IN NIGERIA Uwalomwa UWUIGBE1 Covenant University‚ Ogun State‚ Nigeria Jimoh JAFARU Auchi Polytechnic‚ Edo State‚ Nigeria Anijesushola AJAYI Covenant University‚ Ogun State‚ Nigeria ABSTRACT This study basically investigates the relationship between the financial performance and dividend payout among listed firms’ in Nigeria. It also looks at the relationship between ownership structure‚ size of firms and the dividend payouts. The
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UAE-based group firm Weikfield International". The Times Of India. 30 June 2012. 6. "Making A Difference." Dabur India (Media centre). Accessed October 2011. 7. (14 June 2011.) "Snapdeal adopts village in Uttar
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realized that feminist criticism also fit for Trailer Frozen when I wrote my essay. Throughout reading the first and second body paragraph‚ I found that feminist criticism might be the one of the best criticism which is matching Frozen. The story which happened in Princess Anna and Princess Elsa shown women had a low social status in the past several centuries‚ but they never give up to find the true identities. In the movie Halloween‚ I know why you choose the feminist criticism. As the film critic
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Feminism is a form of criticism used by an author that wishes to expose how dominant men are over women. Feminism came to fruition in the 1960s‚ and is still used today. This form of criticism looks at how society and culture are inherently male dominant‚ another word for patriarchal. Feminist criticism critiques the economic‚ political‚ societal‚ and emotional oppression of women. This form of criticism emphasizes the activities women are prohibited and prevented from participating in. The theory
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Literary Criticism Quiz 1. Explain the ego‚ id‚ and superego. 2. What does formalism analyze? 3. What does the philosophical approach evaluate? 4. What are the three stages of the quest as defined by the archetypal approach? Make sure you explain them: 5. What is the Oedipal Complex? 6. What constitutes the “tragic hero?” 7. What is the intentional fallacy? 8. On what basis do philosophical critics judge a work? 9. What
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Reader-Oriented Criticism This essay will summarize what Reader-Oriented Criticism actually is and how it plays a role with in Friday Night Lights. First of all‚ Reader-Oriented Criticism is the interaction of what the text was written to mean and how the viewer reads it‚ also known as text-reader relationships. “As such‚ reader-oriented criticism is largely concerned with “potential” as opposed to “actualized” meanings of the text to an audience” (Vande 331). The text throughs out cues on how
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O’Toole’s criticism of the U.S. Forest Service is one that people need to decide whether or not they want to side with it. There is good and bad sides to his criticism that we will take a look at‚ as well as including how Krieger’s position on preservation and conservation take place. Let begin by taking a look at the good side of his criticism. In his criticism‚ O’Toole points out a flaw in the U.S. Forest Service’s plan of attack. The incentives they are offering do no attain to everyone. When
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During John F. Kennedy’s presidency‚ he used the “flexible response” method in order to avoid conflict. The flexible response method was a method that did not allow weapons to be used. The flexible response had many different options so that it can enhance the credibility towards the United States‚ but also made it risky towards them because they either had to respond in all levels or not respond at all. In the article‚ Kennedy mentioned that “he wanted to deter all wars‚ general or limited‚ nuclear
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