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    In what ways are the realist tendencies of Howards End undermined by the presence of the uncanny? Realism is both reliant on and thoroughly undermined by the uncanny. Realism was prominent during the 19th and 20th centuries. According to the Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms realism is a ‘general attitude’ of literature that ‘rejects idealization‚ escapism and other extravagant qualities of romance.’ It must be noted that realism is not simply a realistic “slice of life” but a ‘system of conventions

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    Howard Gardner Biography

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    Howard Gardner was born on July 11‚ 1943 in Scranton‚ Pennsylvania. His parents were refugees from the period of the Nazis‚ in Germany. As a child he loved music‚ he later became a great pianist. As a young man he enrolled at Harvard University. Gardner started to study other careers but ended getting inspired by the works of Jean Piaget to study developmental psychology. He is married to Ellen Winner‚ a developmental psychologist who teaches at Boston College‚ and they have four children together

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    Browning uses a number of different narrative techniques to tell the story in Porphyria’s Lover. The poem is written in first person‚ in past tense‚ from the perspective of our narrator who is unnamed but as the title suggests is “Porphyria’s Lover”. This means that the telling of events is not completely reliable and can be assumed to be biased. The narrator’s first line of speech‚ “I listened heart fit to break” suggests he is waiting for someone‚ maybe even longing. Browning structured this

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    this country. I had no idea that there were so many slave uprisings. One secret keeper wrote to another‚ “[I]t will not be long before it will take place‚ and I am fully satisfied we shall be in full possession of the [w]hole country in a few weeks” (Zinn and Arnove 53). This illustrates how confident the slaves were regarding their plan for freedom and insurrection. Additionally‚ I already knew about how badly the slaves were treated‚ but their personal accounts were heartbreaking. An unknown slave

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    HOW DOES FITZGERALD TELL THE STORY IN CHAPTER 9? In the Great Gatsby‚ the last chapter of the novel is told two years later still from the perspective of Nick. Nick is writing two years later after the events with Gatsby‚ showing that a considerable amount of time has passed between its occurrence yet it is still fresh in Nick’s mind. The fact that Nick is still reminiscing about Gatsby and has written a book about him highlights the huge impact that Gatsby has had on Nick’s life. The strong

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    Dickinson Poetry Analysis Tell all the Truth but tell it slant is one of Dickinson’s poems. In this poem‚ she is telling us to tell the truth in a way that would not hurt someone. In line one‚ “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant-”. She tells us that we should tell the truth‚ but we should twisted it a little or tell half of the truth. According to line two‚ “Success in Circuit lies”. In this line‚ she believes that we should not directly tell the truth‚ but to circle around it‚ then the truth

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    How does Rossetti tell the story in ‘Jessie Cameron’? Rossetti uses the title of the poem to help tell the story in ‘Jessie Cameron’. Whilst Jessie’s full name is used as the title of the poem and repeatedly referred to throughout‚ the name of her lover is not once mentioned. Instead Jessie calls him ‘neighbour’s son’ avoiding any more intimate communication. This suggests that she does not regard him as highly in her life as he may regard her‚ it also suggests that she doesn’t want to lead him

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    About Howard Gardner Howard Gardner born on July 11 in 1943 in Scranton‚ Pennsylvania.He is an American developmental psychologist.At the same time‚he is the professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education at Harvard University..He is the son of Ralph Gardner and Hilde Weilheimer.At 1995‚ he has been the co-director of the GoodWork Project since Hilde Gardner married to Ralph Gardner. He is the Senior Director of Harvard Project Zero.Howard Gardener author of over twenty

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    In recent years there has been a flood of movie remakes. Both in Hollywood and Bollywood. Hollywood dished out remakes of Psycho‚ The Omen‚ and Pink Panther. In the meantime Bollywood was not to be left out in this remake spree. Shahrukh Khan in Don‚ Aishwarya Rai in Umrao Jaan tried to make their mark. But to be honest‚ one movie really worth mentioning is the James Bond spy thriller Casino Royale (released in 2006). Ian Fleming (the creator of the fictional character James Bond) moulded Bond’s

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    a personal connection with the characters. Although Hollywood blockbuster movies are still extremely popular people are beginning to see a lack of personalization in the story lines. Watching a true and honest video solely based on real aspects of life would be more enjoyable. Visually seeing life play out in a realistic and factual way would give a better idea of the truth values of life. Blockbuster films that are even based off a true story can put an unusual twist on facts. Although the baseline

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