Mi Ultimo Adios Isinalin ni Nick Joaquin Land that I love: farewell: O land the sun loves: Pearl in the sea of the Orient: Eden lost to your brood! Gaily go I to present you this hapless hopeless life: Were it more brilliant: had it more freshness‚ more bloom: Still for you would I give it: would give it for your good! Enchantment of my life: my ardent avid obsession: To your health! cries the soul‚ so soon to take the last leap: To your health! O lovely: how lovely: to fall that you
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Hemingway’s Trauma Writing in “In Another Country” Ernest Hemingway‚ one of the most outstanding American writers‚ wins worldwide reputation not merely because of his gifted writings but also for his adventurous and life. He has participated in the two World Wars and the Spanish civil war‚ which provides much raw source for his works. As a critic comments that “his war experience proved so shattering and nightmarish that his life and writings were permanently affected” (Chang Yaoxin 226)
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Tradition of the Dynasties After feasting and much noodle-slurping‚ the birthday grab begins. The tradition of the birthday grab comes from dynastic times. On the first birthday‚ a set of items are placed before the birthday child so that the child may pick whatever he or she fancies. Whatever item the child picks and successfully gives to his or her parents may be an indication of the child’s future career. I have just read you an interesting example of some Chinese rites of passage traditions
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The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho Last night‚ I finished reading "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. Ok‚ I know you can’t believe I only read it now‚ everyone already said that to me‚ and looked at me in that weird way as if I was living on Mars for the last few years. But well‚ I only got to read it now‚ and I totally loved it. A friend of mine told me a few days ago when I started reading "The Alchemist" that it was the kind of book that would either change your life or change your conception of
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Sharapanjara Sharapanjara is a Kannada film released in the year 1971. It was directed by Puttanna Kanagal‚ who was known for his women-centric films. The film met with a huge box office success and it garnered immense popularity throughout Karnataka. The film was about a woman who suffers from hysteria and the reaction of her family and society towards her condition. The film effectively portrays the failure of the Indian society to understand what a mental illness is. The woman even after she
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Understanding through The arts Leonardo Z. Legaspi. O. P. * Discussion of the type (Non-fiction) Essay – it explains the impression or point of view of the author. Formal Essay – it has a serious and important topic. This essay (Understanding through the arts) is the foreword to a special issue of Unitas‚ a U.S.T. journal dealing with the subject of the search for national identity through the arts. * Explanation or synopsis We are today going through a crucial but exciting
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Co. 2006 Glencoe Literature; The Readers Choice Columbus Glencoe/McGraw-Hill 2003 Hudson‚W.H An Introduction to the Study of Literature. Harrap 1963 Ousby‚ I. Cambridge Guide to Literature in English Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1996. Hornsby‚ A.S. Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary of Current English. OUP 2005 MASENO UNIVERSITY FACULTY : ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT : LINGUISTICS‚ LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE UNIT CODE: ALI 805 UNIT TITLE: LITERATURE AND JOURNALISM
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69 Indian English Children’s Literature: The Context of Salman Rushdie‚ Ruskin Bond and Arup Kumar Dutta Rizia Begum Laskar M.D.K. Girls’ College‚ Assam‚ India Abstract: Indian English children’s literature as a distinct branch of literature struggled to find its footing in India. The struggle is interconnected to the problem of the English language itself and the dominance of western children’s literature in India. At the same time‚ the publishing scenario plays a significant role
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S/R #4: Chapter 7: Modern Fantasy Definition and Description: * Modern fantasy: the setting‚ events‚ or characters cannot really exist in real life. * People are aware it’s not true; ex. Giants‚ fairies‚ wizards‚ imaginary worlds. * Contains lessons that are relatable for the real world. * Cycle format: where one book connects to another because of characters and/or settings. * Usually a series of books like Harry Potter. Evaluation and Selection of Modern Fantasy: *
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Love in literature What do we talk about when we talk about love? Early poets reached for the sun and stars to describe their beloveds‚ while novelists have struggled to convey their ’wretched ordinariness’. At matins on 6 April 1327‚ in the church of St Clare in Avignon‚ Francesco Petrarch may or may not have seen Laura for the first time: her skin "whiter and colder than snow‚ not touched by the sun for many years"‚ golden hair‚ black eyes. We don’t know for sure whether Laura really existed
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