The Nobel Prize is an annual international award. It is bestowed in a number of categories by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel‚ the inventor of dynamite‚ established the prizes in 1895. The prizes in Physics‚ Chemistry‚ Physiology or Medicine‚ Literature‚ and Peace were first awarded in 1901. The Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo‚ Norway‚ while the other prizes are awarded in Stockholm‚ Sweden. The Nobel Prize
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AFRICA | HOLLAND | | | | | | | CANADA | FINLAND | FRANCE | CZECH REPUBLIC | UNITED STATES | BELGIUM | | | | | | | NEW ZEALAND | ROMANIA | HUNGARY | PORTUGAL | BULGARIA | SPAIN | | | | | | | ARGENTINA | RUSSIA | CHILE | GREECE | UKRAINE | ISRAEL | First the countries of the world were trying to decide who their best pop star was. Now they’re trying to name their best citizens. Following the lead of Britain‚ who held a "Greatest Briton" survey in 2002‚ over a
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Questions around the themes Fundamentalism Is Changez a Religious (Islamic) fundamentalist‚ or does he become one in his rejection of American society? Is Hamid implying that America is guilty of economic and political fundamentalism? Is Changez rejecting the ‘fundamentals’ of Underwood Sampson- maximum profit etc? Nostalgia When does nostalgia become destructive? Changez compares nostalgia to crack cocaine- How powerful is it really? And to whom? Identity What is the relationship between personal
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“Here I‚ Frida Kahlo‚ paint myself‚ the image in the mirror.” Frida Kahlo (July 6‚ 1907 - July 13‚ 1954) was a Mexican painter who depicted the indigenous culture of her country in a style combining Realism‚ Symbolism and Surrealism. Drawing on personal experiences including her troubled marriage‚ her painful miscarriages‚ and her numerous operations‚ Kahlo’s works are often characterized by their stark portrayals of pain. Fifty-five of her 143 paintings are self-portraits‚ which frequently incorporate
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distance from him reinforces the fact that he is alone. However‚ he can appreciate the night wind that “sings” as his verses will‚ describing the woman he loved. Lines 5–10: Neruda repeats the first line in the fifth and follows it with a declaration of the speaker’s love for an unnamed woman. The staggered repetitions Neruda employs throughout the poem provide thematic unity. The speaker introduces the first detail of their relationship and points to a possible reason for its demise when he admits
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Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan are considered and accepted as legends in the field of literature. Their themes are universal but they talk about their own land its beauty and pain. Leonard Cohen was born on 1934 in Canada; Dylan was born on 1941 in America. Their entry into the literary world is almost same and moreover‚ they have faced the effects and impact of Second World War. In economical condition‚ both Canada and America started to flourish with the concepts of capitalism. From the article “American
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Gary Soto is one of the most accredited poets/authors in literature. In his works‚ he memorably portrays the life‚ work ethic / practices‚ joys of traditional Mexican Americans cultural day to day life style. He not only does this with poems‚ but he also portrays similar messages in the books that he writes. Soto is known for having an “eye” for telling his stories to the point where you can actually see the plot line in front of you as you read. This is a distinguished factor that is pointed out
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Formalist criticism Formalist critics look closely at the work itself‚ analyzing the various elements of the work as a way of explicating or interpreting a text. Moralist Criticism The moral critical approach examines poetry and art works against standard ethical and civil criteria; humanistic‚ societal impact‚ tolerance‚ equality‚ social justice and sensitivity. This approach adheres to the humanistic and civil element in poems‚ dramas and other art work and evaluates the impact and influence
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interest in writing short stories and eventually novels. One of the books that he created which is known as the Rosales novels that earned several awards like the 1980 Ramon Magsaysay Award‚ 2001 National Artist Award for Literature and the 2004 Pablo Neruda Centennial Award is the book entitled Tree. According to Sionil Jose‚ as stated at the back of his book‚ “Tree is a story of a boy growing up in a small Ilokano town‚ surrounded by friends below his social class‚ by relatives and doting servants
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“Imperfection is beauty‚ madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” ― Marilyn Monroe‚ Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words tags: be-yourself ‚ inspirational 12987 people liked it like “I like nonsense‚ it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.” ― Dr. Seuss tags: fantasy 12936 people liked it like “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed
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