Anti-mimesis is a philosophical position that holds the direct opposite of Aristotelian mimesis. Its most notable proponent is Oscar Wilde‚ who opined in his 1889 essay The Decay of Lying that‚ "Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life". In the essay‚ written as a Platonic dialogue‚ Wilde holds that anti-mimesis "results not merely from Life’s imitative instinct‚ but from the fact that the self-conscious aim of Life is to find expression‚ and that Art offers it certain beautiful forms through
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I have studied the novel‚ ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’‚ by Harper Lee. This novel is set in Alabama in the 1930s‚ during the Great Depression. The story is told by Scout Finch‚ a young tomboy‚ who lives with her lawyer father‚ Atticus‚ and her brother‚ Jem. This novel dealt with many interesting themes but the one which interested me most was the theme of prejudice. The novel explores prejudice in its many forms - snobbery‚ social exclusion‚ religious prejudice and racism. Scout’s hometown‚ Maycomb
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“I’ve Got Out at Last”: The Comparison of the Individual vs. Society Theme in Charlotte Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” and Willa Cather’s “Paul’s Case” Kaitlin English 1110-03 Feburary 16‚ 2012 There comes a time in certain individuals’ lives where they feel it is necessary to fight for what they believe in. Many a time‚ this decision puts them at a crossroads with the preconceived expectations of society
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General English standard of students Question 1: How bad is the situation? 1. HKEAA recently completed the first administration of the TSA of Primary 3 students to assess their performance against professionally defined competences in Chinese‚ English and Mathematics. Surprisingly‚ there are 25% of students who fail in English. 2. In the 2009 HKCEE and HKALE English examinations‚ there are some unacceptable mistakes such as some students spelled banana wrongly to ‘’banna’’ and ‘’bananna’’
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published in several languages including English‚ German and French. Recently‚ however‚ there have been efforts to declare English the nation’s official language. Those in support of official English claim it is a justified measure because they believe it will promote unity‚ empower immigrants and increase efficiency in government. Not only are these so-called justifications horribly misguided‚ but also they completely disregard the fact that official English cannot and should not be implemented because
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English nowadays is considered as the universal language; for which it is understood by almost all countries around the world. It is used by most people as their second language. First‚ it is a way of communication in business‚ negotiations & especially in academics. It plays an important role in the basic education‚ particularly to speaking and writing (Kumar‚ 2009). English proficiency must be treated as an additional skill. In reality‚ a country needs to build familiarity‚ friendship and collaborate
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Printmaking is one of the most exciting arenas of worldwide artistic advances‚ as breakthroughs in technology and ancient traditions are combined to create a harmonious artistic medium that blends the old and new. Printmakers are known not just for their unique artistic focus‚ but also for the way that they push the boundaries of the medium‚ using new techniques and tools to create increasingly powerful images. Born at the beginning of the 20th century‚ Prentiss Taylor was one such artist who was able to
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Analysis of Theme for English B Langston Hughes The premise behind this poem is that the speaker is a black college student whose instructor has given his students an assignment to write a paper about themselves. While the poem takes the reader through his walk home from class and his thought process about “who he is”‚ the final line of the poem‚ “This is my page for English B” (ll. 41) suggests that this poem is the paper he has written for class. Langston Hughes wrote this poem during the
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Sri jaya jothi college of education English Section-a Time:1.30 hours Class;ix marks:50 I.a.synonyms; 1.imminent-a.Important B.Immediate c.Imaginary 2.weary - a.Happy B.Sorrow c.tired 3.Glanced -a.looked b. blinked c.pondered 4.Irritated -a.conloused b.annoyed c.scared 5.Notice -a.Ignore b.Read c.spot b.Antonyms: 1.Death -Died b. Birth c. Dead 2.Peace -a.War
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TERHAD PROPOSAL PAPER SPEAK GOOD ENGLISH PROGRAM DIPLOMA OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT (DPA) 1/ 2014 SERIES 45 INTAN SOUTHERN REGION CAMPUS (IKWAS) 1. PURPOSE This paper aims to request Subcluster for Human Capital Development (SKPMI) to consider and agree with: (a) Proposed Activities "English is Awesome "; and (b) The financial implications related. 2. BACKGROUND English is also one of the world’s major languages. It is seen as a language that allows the people of the world to
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