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    Realism in Literature

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    301 Impact of Realism on Literature Although many don’t realize it‚ realism plays a very important role in the literature that we read every day. Roaming from “Peter and the Rabbit” to “Sense and Sensibility”‚ every book relies‚ in some way‚ on realism. Every book portrays the elements that are unique to realism. Realism’s objective is to depict something in it’s actuality‚ and when it is depicted in literature it is often told in a third person objective point of view. Realism tries to separate

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    Magic Realism

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    Magical Realism Magical realism is a genre of film where magic elements are a natural part in a realistic environment. However‚ it is most commonly used as a literary genre‚ magic realism can also apply to visual arts and obviously films. This type of genre began in the Latin culture and now is known world wide for its attributes. There are two people that have been credited for coining the term Magical Realism‚ Dudley Fits and Franz Roh. Both of them are well-recognized authors. Magical Realism

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    The Rise of Realism

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    THE RISE OF REALISM (1860-1914) The U.S. Civil War (1861-1865) between the industrial North and the agricultural‚ slave-owning South was an important event that marked American history. Before the war‚ idealists championed human rights‚ especially the abolition of slavery; after the war‚ Americans increasingly idealized progress and the selfmade man. Business boomed after the war. War production had boosted industry in the North and given it prestige and political clout. The enormous natural resources

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    Magical Realism

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    Belicia and Abelard and this family fought against the curse of fuku which was caused by Trujillo. By unconventionally using a writing method of magic realism‚ the author Junot Diaz wrote about a real history of Dominican Republic during Trujillo’s dictatorship period and the lives of Dominican people who live in America nowadays. Magical realism allows Diaz to bring supernatural elements to the story. Even though this novel has many magic elements‚ the core of it is trying to express the Dominican

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    discussing classical realism and structural realism‚ there is always a debate about what distinguishes the two. There are similarities between the two realisms but to really understand each‚ one must understand the differences. Mearsheimer uses a great phrase to differentiate the two realisms. Mearsheimer states‚ “For classical realist‚ power is an end in itself‚ for structural realists‚ power is a means to an end and the ultimate end is survival (Mearsheimer 2013: 78).” Classical Realism as Lebow states

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    Socialist realism

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    Socialist realism is a literary ideology or stream which is strong enough dominating in Western Europe. This ideology has a quite large contribution to the literature world. Realism is essentially concern with historical problem. The most prominent reason in this case is that an object can be investigated‚ analyzed‚ and studied through science‚ and its nature can be found through philosophy. As a stream of ethical‚ realism acknowledges the ethical experienced factors‚ whether it relates to life‚

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    International Relations 3/9/2014 Realism and Liberalism Realism and Liberalism are two major and dominant theories in global politics. They both have contrasting ideas when dealing with how states should relate to each other. Realism is a conservative and pessimistic theory which states predicts and will act on their national interest regardless of morals. This belief results from people who are selfish and competitive. Realism is a perspective that is dominated by cynicism. Realists

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    Realism in Film

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    has it’s own distinct qualities‚ laced with the talented individual who created it. These styles have been evolving and changing according to the technologies and resources available at the time. One of the most prominent styles has always been realism. Realism in films has been around since the beginning of films and is still present and making a huge impact today. Realistic filming style is very evident in a lot of the movies we watch today; the camera is generally kept still or slow panning‚ and

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    American Realism

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    The European Background to American Literary Realism Three of the great literary movements of nineteenth-century America were romanticism (approximately 1820-1865)‚ realism (1865-1890)‚ and naturalism (1890 into the twentieth century). All three of these movements (also known as historical genres) originated in Europe roughly thirty years before they came to America. Realism began in France‚ in the works of Balzac and‚ later‚ Flaubert‚ as a reaction against the libertarian excesses of romanticism

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    Tradition

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    Kristen Wenzel‚ author of “Tradition” and director of women studies at the College of New Rochelle analyzes the influences tradition has had on societies. She discusses the relationship between malnutrition‚ hunger and tradition. Gender dividers‚ between both men and women are placed and have been put in effect. With this‚ the social dividers have encouraged incentives for societies to manufacture and distribute food. The article‚ Tradition‚ suggest the inclusion and exclusion of elements in a

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