Wander through the Louvre‚ leaf through the "Great Books"--you won’t find many works by women. Feminists have long sought to explain this absence‚ and to question the standards that guide "canon formation"--the aesthetic judgments deem some works excellent‚ and others minor or altogether unworthy of notice. In her 1928 A Room of One’s Own‚ Virginia Woolf explored the social constraints that limited women’s literary and artistic production. Talent‚ even genius‚ counted for little‚ Woolf mused‚ without
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In The Name Of The Father Film Techniques Essays and Term Papers Search Advanced Search Documents 1 - 20 of 40 In the Name of the Father -Gerry Conlon In visual texts‚ characters are developed through aspects such as set‚ props‚ positioning and movement of actors‚ costume / make-up‚ framing‚ lighting‚ camera techniques‚ and sound. Analyse how a character is developed in a visual text you have studied. Often a visual text conveys a message about Premium762 Words4 Pages Power and Authority -
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http://bridgetarchive.altervista.org/contextualizing.htm When Bridget Jones ’s Diary was published in 1996‚ Helen Fielding was praised by masses of readers and reviewers for the authenticity of the narrative voice. However‚ not everyone was willing to accept the hapless comic heroine as the typical thirty-something single woman of the 1990s‚ and more demanding critics noted the ways in which Bridget ’s character and her story are problematic‚ particularly from a feminist point of view. Bridget
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Mary Kate Flork Mr. Byatt Honors English 11 29 April 2013 Tim O’Brien “The Things They Carried” was written by Tim O’Brien. Tim was born on October 1st‚ 1946 in Austin‚ Minnesota. He earned a degree in political science at Macalester College in 1968 then was drafted in to the military. From 1968 to 1970 he served as a foot soldier in the Vietnam War. O’Brien was awarded a purple heart; following discharge he attended Harvard University although he left in 1976 without completing the Ph. D
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Further‚ in A Doll House‚ Nora’s dilemma of leaving her children reaches center stage when she speaks to Anne-Marie‚ the nurse. Nora tries to confide in the nurse but it backfires as the nurse only makes Nora feel worse about leaving her children. Byatt says that this conversation shows Nora’s insensitivity (4). But‚ when keeping secrets and confiding in certain people to protect others‚ insensitivity is not an issue because people are just trying to figure out what they should do; they may not necessarily
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Introduction: Bestseller versus classics has been a subject of controversy from the time immemorial. Many readers think of them being located poles apart. However‚ many think them to be complementary to each other. A classic‚ by nature‚ has to be a masterpiece‚ a gem written by the author in such a way that it is almost flawless‚ possess something that no other book has done. But unfortunately‚ by the very nature of the word ‘bestseller’‚ a piece of work has to pass through the rigours of trade‚
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An Anthropological view of Death and the King’s Horseman Colonialism is the policy by which a nation maintains or extends its control over foreign dependencies. For the Yoruba‚ the British colonization has systematically dissolved and re-arranged its cultural traditions‚ beliefs‚ and structure. An anthropological examination of Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman can reveal colonialisms destructive effect and the tragedy of forced liminality Yoruba people. Colonization has dissected Nigerian
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Cited: Byatt‚ AS. "Scenes of a Provincial Life." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited‚ 2002. Web. 23 Nov. 2011. . Cummings‚ Michael J. "Madame Bovary." Cummings Study Guides. Michael J. Cummings‚ 2004. Web. 23 Nov. 2011. . Fajardo-Acosta‚ Dr. Fidel. "Madame
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Tha Arabian Nights The Arabian Nights constitute‚ in Marina Warner’s words‚ "a polyvocal anthology of world myths‚ fables and fairytales". The antecedents of these Arab-Islamic texts (also known as The Thousand and One Nightsand the Arabian Nights Entertainments) are Qur’anic‚ Biblical‚ Indian‚ Persian‚ Mesopotamian‚ Greek‚ Turkish and Egyptian. In them‚ oral and written traditions‚ poetry and prose‚ demotic folk tales and courtly high culture mutate and interpenetrate. In their long lifetime the Nights have
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Harry potter and British Culture Since the release of the first novel‚ Harry Potter and the Philosopher ’s Stone (titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer ’s Stone in the United States) in 1997‚ the books have gained an immense popularity and commercial success worldwide. They have collectively sold more than 300 million copies and have been translated into more than 63 languages. Harry has succeeded to seduced children and teenagers as well as adults. In 2001‚ the first book has been adapted on
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