Introduction to English Studies (Eng 281) [pic] Sample Self-Reflective Essay #1 When I think of books‚ I can’t help but smile in anticipation of the journey I will embark upon from cover to cover‚ the secrets that will be revealed within their pages‚ the additions to my vocabulary I will collect as souvenirs‚ and the new avenues that will be excavated in the realm of my mind. Beginning as early as I can remember‚ books were read to me by my mother‚ my father and my sisters. The thrill of an outing
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Poetry 1. SIEGFRIED SASSOON (Blighters; They; The Hero; The General) - Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English poet and author. He became known as a writer of satirical anti-war verse during World War I. He later won acclaim for his prose work‚ notably his three-volume fictionalised autobiography‚ collectively known as the "Sherston Trilogy". Siegfried Sassoon was born on 8th September 1886 at Weirleigh‚ near Paddock Wood in Kent. After Marlborough College
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In the year 2000 Universal Studios released the film "Gladiator." This film directed by Ridley Scott is both a great and terrible depiction of the Roman Empire in its "Golden Age." Some of the tiniest details of this time period have been observed and recreated skillfully‚ yet some major issues have been completely altered or tweaked. Right from the opening scene one can view historical inaccuracies. First‚ there was no last great battle against the Germanic tribes the day before Marcus Aurelius’
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Divine Myth; “True myths” or “myth proper”. Stories in which the main characters are super natural beings. Generally explain some aspect of the world Example would be Zeus over throwing his father and the related stories; creation of myths and of the ancient greeks Nyx (Night): the abstract concept of night given to a few human characteristics. Union of Nyx and Erebus (Darkness) produced their opposites‚ aether ”Radiance” and herma “day” Legends (Sagas) Latin word is Legenda “something that
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Ancient Theories of Soul First published Thu Oct 23‚ 2003; substantive revision Wed Apr 22‚ 2009 Ancient philosophical theories of soul are in many respects sensitive to ways of speaking and thinking about the soul [psuchê] that are not specifically philosophical or theoretical. We therefore begin with what the word ‘soul’ meant to speakers of Classical Greek‚ and what it would have been natural to think about and associate with the soul. We then turn to various Presocratic thinkers‚ and to the
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Week 1 Day1 The first shot 26th‚Jan sunny It is my first time to writy diary in English.Forgive for my poor writing .I suddenly find it is difficult to construct an article and express my ideas properly. However ‚there is no provement if I have no chance to use English .So I have a plan. I will keep diaries every day from then on. Welcome to supervise! This week I translated 6 articles reported in The Economist‚4 for this week‚2 for last week .It is a good way to improve my reading and
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Yayoi Kusama is 82 years old. But when she is wheeled in‚ on her blue polka-dotted wheelchair‚ she looks more like a baby‚ the sort you might see played by an adult in a British pantomime. Her face is large for a Japanese woman and at odds with her smallish frame. Apart from her intense‚ saucer-shaped eyes and the arc of deep red lipstick across her mouth‚ there is something masculine about her features. She wears a lurid red wig and a dress covered in engorged polka dots. Coiled around her neck
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Japanese flower arranging‚ Ikebana is simple. Even a single flower serves as a symbol of universal truth‚ providing the medium through which humans can become one with nature. Ikebana means living plant material arrangement. Generally‚ the term Ikebana is used for any type of Japanese flower arrangement. Ikebana is the art of flowerarrangement that needs to stick to many rules. * X While western arrangements emphasize on using many flowers Ikebana uses very few. Sometimes an arrangement may
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What are the key theological issues which divide those who would argue for the ordination of women as Bishops‚ from those who argue against it? The eschatological imperative (Reason) Many advocates of women bishops speak of the living God who reveals his ways to his people through the power of his spirit. If opponents believe that the Bible prohibits women bishops‚ advocates might argue that ’growth and development are possible...in ethical requirements beyond the explicit letter of the scriptural
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Does War Affect Literature? Many writers use the environment‚ political issues‚ or social issues as inspiration to their work. During romanticism nature imagery was a common occurrence in literature. However does on particular issue effect writers so much that a new literature movement is sprung from it? I pose the question what were considerable differences between Victorian literature and Modernism and how did the Great War play apart in those differences? Was it because of the war that there
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