The comprehension of literary history gives us insight into the past‚ recognition of historical events and corruption written into the works of those who were present. By including societal behaviors‚ political tensions‚ and common folklore‚ authors have indirectly provided the reader with a broader and deeper understanding of the literature‚ as well as the period in which it was written. Besides insight into society as a whole‚ literary history has provided future writers with models of poetic device
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Reflective Statement The Outsider – Albert Camus How was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the interactive oral? When I first read ‘the outsider’‚ by Albert Camus‚ I was colossally impressed by the protagonist’s outlook towards life but at the same time the happenings in the work perplexed me because of a different time and place setting. Upon discussing the setting of the work‚ I was introduced to the fact that the course of events
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Patricia Waugh‚ Metafiction: The Theory and Practice Methuen‚ London‚ 1984. 153 pp. of SeljTonscious Fiction. Linda Hutcheon‚ Narcissistic Narratiue: The Metafictional Paradox. Methuen‚ London‚ 1984. 162 pp. Metafiction is now recognized as the designation of a kind of fiction - beginning to proliferate in the 1960s - that turns its attention on its own narrative andlor linguistic identity. Too often‚ critics have one-sidedly labeled it as an example of the anti-novel‚ a reaction against
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The purpose of authors writing literary works is to teach specific values and themes that they deem essential to put across to their readers. Francine Prose‚ the author of the excerpt I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read‚ is just by being skeptical of using literary works to teach values because of the way many English classes target the values of the author rather than the literary work itself. By using the two examples of the novels Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
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http://www.indstate.edu/diversity/docs/Bafa-Diversity-10-01-09.pdf http://www.indstate.edu/diversity/docs/Bafa-Diversity-10-01-09.pdf http://sacschoolblogs.org/chriscoeyproject/2011/01/29/bafa-bafa-cross-culture-simulation/ http://www.carla.umn.edu/culture/resources/exercises.html http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/information-technology/report/1.3.3.xml Introduction This project investigates different three games or activities which are used by different cultures which can be used
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Book Review: Lies My Teacher Told Me A fascinating and informative book‚ Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen‚ takes a look at twelve popular American history textbooks and concludes that the information is false‚ viewed primarily from an European perspective‚ and made up to credit national myths. In addition‚ James Loewen presents many key historical events that he feels are missing from many of these textbooks and should be included. Published in 1995 by The New Press‚ Lies My Teacher
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The novel “Broken April” by Ismail Kadare‚ has given me a deeper insight of how violently the Albanian’s culture is‚ as my experience is exposed to its context‚ themes‚ and ideas. Ismail Kadare presents us a close up view through a character‚ Gjorg‚ to show how the isolated people of the High Plateau live under its traditions‚ laws‚ and cultures known as the Kanun. Throughout the novel‚ Gjorg seems to feel hopeless‚ helpless and pressured as his bessa is coming to an end and knowing he will never
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Many people take the terms ‘Dress for Success’ and ‘Dress to Impress’ very seriously. I would know because I am one of those people. Dress to impress means a lot to me. On the first day of school‚ I want people to look at me and think‚ ”Whoa. Who is she? I love her outfit.” I can infer that I’m not the only one to like receiving positive comments. Most of my friend’s faces glow with pride when they receive a compliment on their clothing. I don’t mean to sound stereotypical‚ but once in a while
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Prior to working in government‚ I worked in the private sector. In comparison of the two cultures‚ I realize that politics exist in both cultures and it is a game that I really do not like to play. My impression of the two cultures leave a lot to be desired in the sense that I am one who is not afraid of hard work; I am always committed to the job. However‚ working in the private sector gave me a greater sense of satisfaction: I could prioritize my work and get things done; there was less bureaucracy
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This passage from Maiden Voyage by Denton Welch is an account of an adventurous European boy in China who wishes to explore the different cultures and experience the extraordinary. Yet he is overwhelmed by the barbarity of the new culture and this reveals to the reader the unexpectedness of life from the boys perspective. Through the first person narrative and detailed descriptions of the events‚ various themes such as teenage rebelliousness‚ gap between different cultures and our limited knowledge
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