Romeo and Juliet( one of Shakespeare’s best play ) is about two people‚ from rivaling families‚ fall in love and (finding that they can not keep their love from their parents) take their lives. But there is more then one character within the play‚ one of which is Mercutio. Even though he does not like the Capulets ‚ he is still a good friend. Though Mercutio can make jokes at the worst of times‚ he is also a brave and loyal friend. Mercutio is the joker within the play. For example: when Tybalt
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African literature is highly diversified‚ even though it shows some similarities. In fact‚ the common denominator of the cultures of the African continent is undoubtedly the oral tradition. Writing on black Africa started in the middle Ages with the introduction of the Arabic language and later‚ in the nineteenth century with introduction of the Latin alphabet. Since 1934‚ with the birth of the "Negritude‚" African authors began to write in French or in English. Since the 1960’s quantitative and
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Modernism in Literature Introduction The horrors of World War I (1914-19)‚ with its accompanying atrocities and senselessness became the catalyst for the Modernist movement in literature. Modernist authors felt betrayed by the war‚ believing that the institutions in which they were taught had led the civilized world into bloody conflict. They no longer turned to these institutions as a reliable means to decipher the meaning of life but instead sought for the answers within themselves. Thus‚ the
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education 0500/32 FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition May/June 2011 2 hours Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper *2895530782* READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write
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Development and characteristics of the period………..............................................................................page 4-8 3.0. The Victorian Novel…………………………………………………………… page 8-17 4.0. Victorian Poetry…………………………………………………………………page 17-29 5.0. Other literatures of the period. …………………………………………..page 29-40 -Children’s literature -Drama -Science‚ philosophy and discovery -Nature writing -Supernatural and fantastic literature 6.0
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Censorship of Literature on Students “The child who is taught nothing of his or her country’s cultural‚ political‚ and intellectual heritage must be pitied as much as the child who is compelled to conform on all respects to conventional wisdom” (Riechman 5). Throughout the centuries‚ literature has been censored because it has been accused of being inappropriate or promoting religious or racial ideals. Parents‚ school districts‚ and school board members believe that these subjects shouldn’t be taught
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CLASSICAL BACKGROUND GREEK Background: Mythology‚ Heroic Age‚ Epic‚ Lyric (The Four Schools)‚ Tragedy‚ Comedy. Poetry Prose Drama Homer = Iliad Aristotle=Poetics Sophocles= King Oedipus‚Antigone Odyssey Plato =Republic Aeschylus
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The Nature of Accessibility The abstract concept of accessibility in literature does not have one sole definition and can vary on a number of different factors. It is how difficult a reader finds the literature that he/she is reading. It is what the reader expects to get out of the reading prior to reading it‚ and what he/she actually interprets and understands after reading it. Accessibility can vary from reader to reader. A college English professor and a middle school student are more than likely
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Dinosaurs of the Jurassic Period Nicole Jones Park University Abstract This paper examines the Dinosaurs of the Jurassic Period. The paper considers the holistic view of the Jurassic period in addition to the Dinosaurs that roamed the Earth during this period. Finally‚ historical consideration evidence leading to the demise or disappearance of the dinosaurs. Analysis is based upon research conducted from ten academic reference sites. The paper provides an understanding of the different species
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Importance of Literature: Essay ________________________________________ Literature is the foundation of life. It places an emphasis on many topics from human tragedies to tales of the ever-popular search for love. While it is physically written in words‚ these words come alive in the imagination of the mind‚ and its ability to comprehend the complexity or simplicity of the text. Literature enables people to see through the lenses of others‚ and sometimes even inanimate objects; therefore‚ it becomes
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