A classic text does more then tell an interesting story. It has many features such as that it gives us insight into specific historical events‚ highlights issues or concerns that are still around today‚ they can also last the test of time by still being relevant in the modern world and finally classic texts can serve to warn us of repeating the same mistakes made in the past. Any text that has these characteristics can be classified as a classic text. The novel ’Animal Farm’‚ the extract from ’Pride
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In the society in which it is told‚ a myth is usually regarded as a true account of the remote past. In fact‚ many societies have two categories of traditional narrative‚ "true stories" or myths‚ and "false stories" or fables. Creation myths generally take place in a primordial age‚ when the world had not yet achieved its current form‚ and explain how the world gained its current form and how customs‚ institutions and taboos were
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Epicurus Epicurus (342.-270 B.C)‚ unlike Aristippus had a more intellectual view of pleasure‚ and he was mainly concerned with the pleasures of the mind. Epicurus felt that man’s insecurity could be partly traced to his false opinions regarding God: "First of all‚ believe that God is a being incorruptible and happy‚ as the common opinion of the world about God dictates; and attach to your idea of him nothing which is inconsistent with incorruptibility or with happiness; and think
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consolidation of a government which aimed to support and ensure dignity‚ freedom and social equality above any kind of selfish individual benefit. As a result‚ “a profound awareness of social injustice”1 outstands in the majority of his works. Orwell’s fable story Animal Farm‚ first published in 1945‚ cleverly portrays the author’s strong opposition to totalitarian regimes. Through common farm creatures‚ he illustrates how scarce or lack of education‚ dooms the working class to suffer the tyranny of
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In the ancient Greek fable about the tortoise and the hare‚ the speedy and overconfident rabbit fell asleep on the job‚ while the "slow and steady" turtle won the race. That may have been true in Aesop’s time‚ but in today’s demanding business environment‚ "slow and steady" won’t get you out of the starting gate‚ let alone win any races. Managers these days recognise that getting products to customers faster than the competition will improve a company’s competitive position. To remain competitive
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Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing by Roberts and Jacobs Mary F. Clifford‚ Instructor English Composition III What Is Literature and Why Do We Study It? • Literature is – Composition that tells a story‚ dramatizes a situation‚ expresses emotions‚ analyzes and advocates ideas – Helps us grow personally and intellectually – Provides an objective base for knowledge and understanding – Shapes our goals and values by clarifying our own identities‚ both positively and negatively
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Tyler Williams 1919 world series Mrs. Smith English 11CB Multi-Genre Research Paper For this project‚ you will select a topic of your choice that explores a facet of the 1920’s. Your goal is to gain a comprehensive perspective of your topic and analyze how this historical event‚ figure‚ trend‚ or invention helped to define the spirit of the 1920’s. After completing the expository study of your topic‚ we will read The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald; you will then continue
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author gives us this piece to have an allusion on which we should be like Spartans and live indifferently to not stress over everything in life. To enumerate‚ in the second paragraph there is an allusion to Greek myths . This allusion shows the fable over the ants in Greek mythology stating that we shouldn’t be battling over every little thing like these ants did over all the "wretchedness".
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This poem is a modern twist on the classic Cinderella fable we have been told since childhood. A young girl who loses her mother‚ and later gains a stepmother and two stepsisters. She then became a maid to her two new stepsisters who were very cruel to her. She would find solace through a kind white dove that made a home in a large tree that overlooked her mother’s grave. The dove would bring her anything she wished for. Then came the Royal ball where the prince would choose a wife. Cinderella begged
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2. The Seneca orator known as Red Jacket‚ for the red jacket the British Awarded to him for his services as a message runner during the Revolutionary War and Benjamin Franklin both made very valid point in their speeches. The Indians had a very peaceful way of life. They had their own governing and civility system and they taught their young the way of their ancestors‚ never taking what “The Great Spirit” (pg 230) gave them for granted. They always welcomed strangers; giving them clothes‚ shelter
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