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    1. Why do we need to study literature? * Literature is filled with ideas that need to be explored.      * Literature helps us to see our world in new ways. It brings us to a deeper understanding of life. * It is important to study literature since when we begin the study of literature‚we find it has always two aspects‚one of the simple enjoyment and appreciation and the other of analysis and exact description. Usually what happen when we go through literature in our classroom either by

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    compared with faithful copying of nature.” Emerson was an idealist‚ but many other notable American writers of the 19th century are often considered to be realists‚ the opposite of idealists. Realism‚ “the theory or practice of fidelity in art and literature to nature or to real life and to accurate representation without idealization‚” is commonly reflected in the writings of Mark Twain‚ another extremely influential 19th century American writer. Emerson’s use of idealism can be seen in his first book

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    There’s no denying that traumatic events shape our identity and community‚ the television show “The Walking Dead” does a fantastic job of representing the change people must make during traumatic events. I believe The Walking Dead demonstrates identity construction because it makes us think about ourselves using the medium of trauma. The Walking Dead can provide good insights into how trauma affects our identity. Primarily‚ I’d like to talk about trauma and the way it forms our identity. In The

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    Joseph Lide Ms. Morris Advanced English 12 December 5‚ 2017 How Shakespeare Influenced Literature During Shakespeare’s time‚ he wrote many plays. Those plays were seen by millions and are still popular today. He has been an inspiration to many. Many uses his works to gather ideas for their works. Shakespeare has influenced literature by his works of Romeo and Juliet‚ Macbeth‚ and Julius Caesar. Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ was an outstanding production. Many writers use this play to help

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    Since day one of my school life‚ I’ve been conforming to society based on what everyone commented on. Comments from school mates such as “How do you not have a smartphone or a Facebook?” and “Only losers sleep at 10” slowly changed my attitude and my goals until I had the same habits and possessions as everyone around me. Comments from teachers and parents such as “ You’re just a number to colleges” and “You should get a job that pays well” also affected my attitude and interests towards school

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    shopping groups‚ sports group). Secondary formal groups might include alumni organizations and technical associations. Symbolic groups are those that you can never join but that you try to take on your values (i.e.‚ sport team). How do groups affect us and shape our consumer behavior? Social Power Theory (Raven & French): There are 5 basis of power‚ that is 5 ways in which groups influence people: 1.Rewarded power – parents often use rewards as well as supervisors (lots of ads use reward

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    Thomas C. Foster indicates in “How to Read Literature Like a Professor” that usually when a blind person shows up in a piece of literature‚ he can see into the spirit and divine world‚ and can see things that the hero of the story is unable to see. While I don’t believe love is spiritual‚ I do believe that it takes a special eye to see it. In “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green‚ Augustus’ best friend Isaac is losing his eyesight to cancer‚ and essentially going blind. Even though Isaac is losing

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    To Heal People from Racism Is racism in societies inevitable? Prejudice‚ discrimination‚ bigotry and sexism all are synonyms of "racism." Longman Advanced American Dictionary (2009) defines racism as "Unfair treatment of people‚ or violence against them‚ because they belong to a different race from your own‚ or the belief that different races of people have different characters and abilities‚ and that the qualities of your own race are the best" (p.1298.) People can work together to be cured from

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    The Open Boat" Sections 1-3 The story opens in the month of January with the oft-quoted line: “None of them knew the color of the sky” (Crane 57). “Them” means four individuals who are aboard a dinghy‚ having been shipwrecked: the captain with an injured arm‚ the correspondent‚ the cook‚ and Billie‚ the oiler. Except for Billie‚ the rest of the characters remain unnamed. The oiler and the correspondent row the dinghy‚ while the captain provides directions and the cook bails water out of the boat

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    ecological changes through the Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network: science-based and policy relevant. Environ Monit Assess. 67:3-28. Parr TW‚ Sier AR‚ Battarbee RW‚ Mackay A‚ Burgess J. 2003. Detecting environmental change: science and society-perspectives on long-term research and monitoring in the 21st century. Sci Total Environ. 310 :1-8. Likens GE‚ Bormann FH. 1995. Biogeochemistry of a Forested Ecosystem. Second Edition‚ Springer-Verlag New York Inc. P. 159. Likens GE. 2001. Ecosystems:

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