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    The Realism and Fantasy of Roald Dahl ’s‚ Fantastic Mr. Fox "The delightful tale of a fox who lives by poaching food from his three neighbours‚ Messrs. Boggis‚ Bunce‚ and Bean‚ three farmers – each one meaner than the other" (Telgan‚ Children ’s Literature Review‚ Vol. 41‚ pg. 27). Mr. Fox and his family endure the hardships of attempted murder‚ being hunted‚ and starvation as the farmers resort to violence to rid themselves of Mr. Fox and preserve their livestock. Out

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    SYNOPSIS OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME FOR Ph. D DEGREE IN ENGLISH Research Topic: “Realism in Tagore’s Poetry” Research Scholar : (Sumer Prasad) S/o Late Mahendra Prasad Vill. Semari‚ P. O. Gothain Dist. Ballia‚ U. P. Supervisor : Dr.( Ravi Shankar Singh) P. G. College‚ Ghazipur U. P. Co-Supervisor : Dr. (A. K. Mishra) Reader‚ Dept. of English D. C. S. K. (P. G.) College‚ Mau‚ U. P. Research Centre : D. C. S. Khandelwal (P

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    Finch family lives is the Radley house (Harper Lee). The house is home to brothers‚ Arthur and Nathan Radley. Arthur Radley‚ the younger of the two brothers is the biggest mystery of all to the children. The children called him “Boo” because they thought he was horrid and scary (Harper Lee). He never leaves the house and was rumored to have stabbed his father in the leg with scissors when he was younger. Dill thinks they should try to lure Boo out of the house. After Dill leaves to go back home

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    Miller AP English Lit 3 December 2013 Magical Realism Magic realism or magical realism is an art form where magic elements are a natural part in an otherwise mundane‚ realistic environment. (Faris‚ Wendy B. and Lois Parkinson Zamora‚ Introduction to Magical Realism: Theory‚ History‚ Community‚ pp. 5) Although it is most commonly used as a literary form‚ magic realism also applies to film and the visual arts. Professor Matthew Strecher defines magic realism as "what happens when a highly detailed‚ realistic

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    Realism and Minimalism comparing “Cathedral” and Summer Interior Both Raymond Carver and Edward Hopper show qualities of realism and minimalism in the short story “Cathedral” by Carver and in the painting Summer Interior‚ 1909 by Hopper. The moods and characters relate to both the short story and the painting. Dirty-realism was shown in the short story by Carver he shows disappointment and truths that the character’s face. Realism is different in art Hopper showed accurate‚ detailed‚ unembellished

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    of Silk Stockings” by Kate Chopin tells of a widow named Mrs. Summers who has lived very comfortably as a child but in poverty as she grew up. This is an example of realism. This story displays two types of realism: social realism and psychological realism. Social realism is displayed throughout the entire story. Social realism has to do with society’s problems and the individual’s life struggles‚ such as economic difficulties. Mrs. Summers’ life is a perfect example of this: she grows up wealthy

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    Humanlike Characteristics Although Gods and today’s human beings may be quite different‚ they also share some similarities. Gods and humans alike have certain characteristics and personalities that make them who they are. In Edith Hamilton’s Mythology‚ many Gods and Goddesses tend to depict human qualities such as jealousy‚ pride‚ and fraudulence. The flaw of jealousy was one of the traits shared by mythological gods‚ goddesses‚ and human beings. For example‚ Hera constantly has to “punish the

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    Are constructivist criticisms on realism justified? Introduction In this essay‚ I will argue that constructivist criticisms on realism are justified‚ provided that the alternative procedural decision making process that constructivists offer seems plausible. I will argue for this by showing that not only arguments derived from is/ought problem‚ but also practical problems justify the criticisms constructivist have towards realism. First of all‚ one viewpoint that realists and constructivists

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    Pop Art verses Realism Since the start of time‚ we have had art all around us. What has changed is the types of art and the names in which to identify them. Art at its basic form is an expression of one’s self. Since everyone has different likes and dislikes‚ not everyone will agree on what we deem as art or enjoy the same forms equally. Just as unique an interpretation of a painting can be‚ likewise is our difference in our taste of art. Whether a person enjoys abstract art or pop-art‚ one or

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    Discuss the emergence of realism in theatre at the turn of the 20th century and how you think it influenced playwrights like Anton Chekhov‚ Henrik Ibsen‚ August Strindberg and George Bernard Shaw. Miriana Borg Second year Group: 2A Discuss the emergence of realism in theatre at the turn of the 20th century and how you think it influenced playwrights like Anton Chekhov‚ Henrik Ibsen‚ August Strindberg and George Bernard Shaw. Realism  in the theatre was a general movement

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