appeal to those deceived into valuing appearances more than actual value. He says if people were better at judging what was deserved‚ some great men would be knocked down‚ and some poor men raised up. Still‚ he’s weighed it and decided he deserves Portia—so he picks the silver casket. There are always going to be fools with silver hair covering their head‚ as the silver casket covered the picture of the fool. The Prince of Arragon was foolish in thinking that he deserved
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Douglass’s fifth of July. In J. A. Kuypers (Ed.)‚ Rhetorical criticism‚ perspectives in action (pp. 39-59). Lanham‚ MD: Lexington. F. I. Hill wrote the article The “Traditional” Perspective in 1972; later edited in 2009. This article was meant to inform readers about how to apply traditional criticism through the use of the theory of rhetoric. It was divided into two sections; the first being an overview of traditional criticism‚ and the second being the application of this in his critical essay
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Julius Caesar in Point of View of Calpurnia Dear Journal‚ I have had the most awful dream about my dear Caesar. A statue of my dear husband was seen spewing blood and the citizens of Rome were bathing in it. I ask myself if this is a sign. I have informed Caesar about my dream so he agreed to stay home. But Brutus just had to come and told Caesar he was receiving an award from the senate. I wanted to impound Caesars feet into the ground so he would stay‚ but he went against my wishes left
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Article 1: Multiple Bodies ’Sportswomen‚ soccer and sexuality’ by Barbara Cox and Shona Thompson (The University of Auckland‚ New Zealand) In the text ’Multiple Bodies ’Sportswomen‚ Soccer and Sexuality’‚ Barbara Cox and Shona Thompson address how women face the pressure of biding by the rules of the ideal female body‚ and the social exclusions women face if they digress from the ’norms’ or struggle to achieve these optimal female traits. They explore how and why sportswomen are continuously being
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of Shylock and our feelings for him as the play progresses 1) He is seen as a mercenary money-lender approached by Bassanio for the loan of 3000 ducats with Antonio as the guarantor. The money is to finance Bassanio on his trip to Belmont to woo Portia whom he is in love with. He keeps debating on whether he should lend the money. Even when Antonio is a “good” man meaning he is financially sound‚ yet his money is invested in goods which are in ships overseas. Therefore‚ his ventures are risky. How
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The Feminist Movement (aka The Women’s Movement‚ Women’s Liberation) brief history Source: Wikipedia OUTLINE: (complete this as you read) 1. Define FEMINISM (as bell hooks’ defines it): Feminism is a collection o movements and ideologies aimed at defining‚ establishing‚ and defending a state of equal political‚ economic‚ cultural‚ and social rights for women. 2. the 1st Wave (19th-early 20th centuries) FOCUS: The 1st Wave focused on the efforts of many fighting for gender equality‚ race equality
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BIOGRAPHICAL CRITICISM Biographical criticism begins with the simple but central insight that literature is written by actual people and that understanding an author’s life can help readers more thoroughly comprehend the work. Anyone who reads the biography of a writer quickly sees how much an author’s experience shapes—both directly and indirectly—what he or she creates. Reading that biography will also change (and usually deepen) our response to the work. Sometimes even knowing a single important
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the great mind‚ then‚ we may use biographical criticism as to how we may criticize such literary piece. Biographical Criticism not only determines the effect of the writer’s life on his work but also offers to help us understand both writer and his own work. Through understanding the life and influences of the author in writing‚ readers would thoroughly understand the author’s intended meaning to his work. The assumption of the biographical criticism is that the interpretation of the literary piece
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Marxist criticism is a type of criticism in which literary works are viewed as the product of work and whose practitioners emphasize the role of class and ideology as they reflect‚ propagate‚ and even challenge the prevailing social order. Rather than viewing texts as repositories for hidden meanings‚ Marxist critics view texts as material products to be understood in broadly historical terms. In short‚ literary works are viewed as a product of work (and hence of the realm of production and consumption
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Mongol Invasions” as well as the pertinent humanitarian concerns best illustrated by renowned historian Ibn al-Athir‚ criticisms regarding the religious legitimacy and negative humanitarian impacts of the Mongol Invasions are valid assessments. The first controversy surrounding the impact of the Mongol invasions is whether or not their motives were legitimate. Much of historian criticism suggests that the religious and ideological beliefs of the Mongols that compelled them to action were both extremist
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