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    Comparative Media Analysis   Upload file Time remaining: 24 hours 17 minutes Deadline: November 19 11:38 Order total: Ksh. 600.00 Compensation: Ksh.200 / Page Pages: 3‚ Double spaced Sources: 2 Order type: Term Paper Subject: Environmental Issues Academic level: Not specified Style: APA Language: English (U.S.) Order Description Background One of the themes of this course is the presentation of alternative viewpoints about issues affecting the environment. An important dimension to this debate

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    Both the Mahabharata and the Epic of Gilgamesh are ancient stories with a heroic character at their center. Arjuna and Gilgamesh are both on some sort of journey and display qualities of a traditional literary hero‚ but in my opinion‚ Arjuna is the more hero-like man. Arjuna is incredibly disciplined. While being trained with his brothers and cousins by the great teacher Drona‚ he is the only one who can focus singularly on his target and shoot it with his bow. He is also selfless‚ for

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    deal with the two epic texts called: "The Epic of Gilgamesh" and Homer’s "Odyssey". For both texts‚ I will discuss the cultural value of "heroism" In order to make a good analysis of both texts we have to know what "Epic" means. Webster’s defines it as "a long poetic composition‚ usually centered upon a hero‚ in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style" (Webster’s Universal College Dictionary‚ New York: Gramercy Books‚ 1997). In each of the texts there is a protagonist

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    Importance of Being Earnest”: Text and Film Comparison The most memorable and telling line of Oscar Wilde’s play "The Importance of Being Earnest" is perhaps its last‚ as Jack Worthing gleefully announces‚ "I’ve now realized for the first time in my life the vital Importance of Being Earnest" (Wilde 313). The "vital importance" of this line‚ and its significance‚ constitutes the core difference between the play and Oliver Parker’s film adaptation. As with any film adaptation‚ there are various

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    Poetry: A Comparative Analysis As is true with most comparative analysis essays‚ we must write a paper in which we compare and contrast different things; in this case‚ compare the relationship between the language and content of three poems. I am faced with creating a list of seemingly unrelated similarities and some differences. At this point I feel a bit confused about how I want to construct this paper. I want to attempt to analyze the writing styles of three authors‚ whose works are from

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    Choose one every day and one literary text. Using at least two analytical techniques from E301‚ analyze and compare your two texts in terms of their creativity and literariness‚ drawing on material from both parts of the module. In this paper I will analyze and compare a literary text and an everyday text‚ in terms of their creativity and literariness. I chose Philip Larkin’s (1964) poem‚ ‘Self’s the man’ (see Appendix‚ Text 1)‚ as the literary text for analysis because it is not only smooth and pleasing

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    What makes an epic? Is Beowulf an epic?    What is an epic poem‚ and how does it differ from other kinds of poetry or storytelling? How have epic poems traditionally been transmitted from generation to generation? How do tellers remember these long and complicated stories? According to Robert Harris’s Glossary of Literary Terms‚ he defines an epic as the following: Epic. An extended narrative poem recounting actions‚ travels‚ adventures‚ and heroic episodes and written in a high style (with

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    Comparative Essay: The Merchant of Venice and The Crucibles Everything we hear is an opinion‚ not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective‚ not the truth. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare and The Crucibles by Arthur Miller are very similar in a way‚ in which both ended poorly due to lies‚ rumours‚ and gossip spread among the characters throughout the two books. Through a close examination of The Merchant of Venice and The Crucibles‚ lies‚ gossip‚ and rumours played a major role

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    Throughout history and modern day texts and films‚ archetypes have been used to add significance and meaning to literature by allowing us to understand patterns of human behaviour. Looking at the archetype of the outsider‚ the reader speculates the outsider’s purpose to challenge the values and the assumed expectations of society; such as the actions of society to initiate change in the archetype? The “novel catcher in the rye” by jd Salinger‚ and the film “Gran Torino” by Clint eastwood both explore

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    The readings from the different stories in the Grobman text provide important insights about the role of a social worker in a school setup. Grobman (2005) agrees that while dealing with students is an interesting experience‚ it can be a challenging process in equal measure. In this manner‚ school social workers are bound to exhibit good personal relationships with students in order to advance the best possible help to anyone undergoing through turbulent moments. The adherence to ethical standards

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