Lit 121: Philippine Literature Dr. Estrella T. Golingay April 11‚ 2013 * To discuss the following: * Purposes of literature * Literary standards * Literary values Philippines Literature * Compilation of Filipino writings Purpose: 1. Promote cultural heritage 2. Rhetorical modeling 3. Individual development Literary Values: 1. Technical Values – structure and component of literary piece 2. Affective Values – awareness of emotions‚ mood
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for home‚ long for the sight of home” (Homer 1209). Instead of revealing his true feelings and admitting his love and longing for his wife‚ Odysseus knows exactly what to say to appease Calypso whilst getting his way. His skilled mind also acts a deus ex machina when he and his crew are trapped by an angry Cyclops. “Cyclops‚ try some wine. . . . Three bowls I brought him‚ and he poured them down. I saw the fuddle and flush come over him . . . Lifted [a large wooden spike]‚ and rammed it deep in his
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philosopher Demosthenes (Author) First Philippic‚ makes a speech warning people about Phillip II of Macedon Euclid (Author) Geometry‚ the elements of Geometry Euripides (Author) wrote Medea native Athenian‚ criticized by comic writers‚ often uses deus ex machina‚ tragedy includes everyday emotions Isocrates (Author) wrote Panegyricus (speech written for the festival of the Olympic games‚ Panhellenic expedition against Persia Plutarch (Author) Historian and biographer; famous for his biographical
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Together with the decline in public housing went a rise in the percentage of poor African Americans in public housing. In some cities‚ it rises at eighty percent or more.17 The more this happens‚ the more others abandon public housing – physically‚ by moving‚ and politically‚ by rejecting it. As a general rule‚ the government follows the will of the majority. And the will of the majority is that public housing stay put. Public housing‚ then‚ is a program that cannot‚ will not‚ and does not accommodate
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A Long Way Gone – Ishmael Beah - Notes Chapter 2 notes The imagery in this chapter is a jarring contrast to chapter one when Ishmael played music and went to school and had a loving family. It is filled with memories and dream imagery that are horrifying to both Ishmael and the reader. Chapter 3 notes This chapter is filled with contrasts‚ especially the days of peace versus the days of war. There is also the contrast of Ishmael cooking dinner as gunshots ring out throughout the town. There
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sporting event where each pulls for his favorite team and the gods go into pre-arranged alliances. Some gods team up (Hera and Athena; Apollo and Artemis) and other gods actually go down to the battlefield to help (Ares and Aphrodite). Aphrodite‚ in a deus ex machina‚ swoops down from Mt. Olympus in order to save the life of Paris. Zeus eventually becomes completely fed up with all the bickering the war has caused with the gods and forbids all the Olympians‚ except himself‚ from helping anymore at Troy
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above or rose out of a trap door from below. In today’s modern entertainment usually a phone call‚ note‚ or piece of dialogue is used to fill in that vital piece of information that allows the plot to come to a conclusion thus a modern version of ’deus ex
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Katerina Klingensmith Mrs. Drebus Honors English 10: 7 22 August 2014 Outline Thesis: The two Aphorisms here are trying to tell you that your life is short and you need to live it to the fullest before it is too late. I. “ It is better to die on your feet that to live on your knees” A. Euripides 1. Born in Athens‚ Greece‚ around 485 B.C. Married a woman named Meleto and had 3 sons. His family was most likely a prosperous one; his father was named Mnesarchus or Mnesarchide‚ and his
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Critical Reading/Writing 5 March 2013 A Predetermined Path in Richard Kelly’s Donnie Darko Donnie Darko‚ on it’s most basic front is a sci-fi film that pays homage to 80s culture. Set in 1988‚ the film by director Richard Kelly is about a young schizophrenic boy. However‚ upon analysis of the movies symbols‚ motifs and recurring themes‚ it can be argued that almost every scene is strategically set to help portray a deeper meaning in the end. Donnie Darko is a complex film made in a way that leaves
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The Italian Renaissance occurred from 1550 - 1700. The rapid economic growth in Italy during this time made it possible for the more wealthy citizens to endulge in alternate forms of entertainment. Wealthy families such as the Medicis began a system of patronage‚ in which they would finance artists to produce art in many forms. Italian theatre used the plays of ancient Greek and Roman theatre (dramas) as well as mediaeval theatre (religious plays) as a foundation. Commedia dell’Arte The main style
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