between Texts and Genres When studying genres in literature‚ one of the main questions which one has to ask one’s self is if the category of genre determines how a story is narrated or if there are more complex connections between a text and genres. There are many theories about this relationship and a good number of them seem to suggest that there is a direct influence of genre upon narrative. In particular‚ the Structuralist approaches to these issue “acknowledge the power of genre to shape textual
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based on Brenda recently having a child‚ meaning she could benefit from flexible working. This is being given a working timetable that would suit her needs‚ for example choosing when she would like to work. To be able to ask for this arrangement‚ Brenda must be an employee of the company‚ and been employed for a minimum of 26 weeks. Clearly Brenda satisfies both of these conditions. Therefore‚ if Cora ignores her request for flexible working hours‚ then she would in fact be unlawfully discriminating against
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The short story is not a single genre but is as varied as its practitioners. The short story‚ whist difficult to define‚ has a number of common traits which can be attributed to each story. John Bowland admits: “In truth there have been hundreds of efforts to define this most elusive and tantalising of fictional forms.” Whilst it can be claimed the short story genre is impossible to classify‚ attempts include that of Pritchett‚ who believes: “The novel tells us everything‚ whereas the short story
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Fantasy Proneness and Theory of Mind in Adulthood: The Role of Childhood Imaginary Companions Name: Jolene Alexa Cox Student ID: u4892321 Tutor’s Name: Amit Poonath Laboratory Time: Tuesday 1200 – 1500 Abstract The role of childhood imaginary companions in relation to fantasy proneness and theory of mind (ToM) in adulthood was examined in a study of 142 second-year psychology students. The participants were assessed of their fantasy proneness‚ theory of mind‚ and their imaginary companion
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defined as genre of programming in which the fortunes of everyday individuals‚ as opposed to actors‚ or fictional characters are followed (Soong‚ 2003). Although these programs have always been prevalent within society‚ it is only within these last two years that reality television has achieved its greatest success with shows such as Survivor‚ Big Brother‚ Master Chef‚ and Fear Factor. Today‚ reality television encompasses a variety of specialised formats or subgenres‚ including most prominently
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were being caused by the caffeine I was drinking. When I stopped drinking coffee in the large quantities I found life improved. I drink coffee to socialize with others‚ at times to give me energy to study and sometimes for the pure enjoyment of it. Most people drink for the very same reasons. It has become engrained in our society to go get a cup of Joe with friends and catch up on the latest things. Business partners will go get a cup of coffee while settling over a big deal. Students will use it
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A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF SPEECH ACTS IN THE GENRE HOROSCOPE1 Gabriela BUENO SANTOS 1. Introduction In attempting to express themselves‚ people do not only produce utterances containing grammatical structures and words‚ they perform actions via those utterances. (Yule‚ 1996). That means that when we use language we are not only speaking‚ telling‚ saying or writing something. We are also apologizing‚ complaining‚ complimenting‚ inviting‚ promising or requesting. Speech acts are the actions performed
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Explore how far the ’Vampire Diaries/Being Human/Misfits’ DVD cover conforms to genre conventionsIn this essay‚ I will be analysing the DVD cover of the ’Vampire Diaries’ which is a television programme in the teen-supernatural hybrid drama genre. I will also be analysing the covers of ’Being Human’ and ’Misfits’ and I will compare and contrast them with the ’Vampire Diaries’ cover. The typical genre conventions of supernatural dramas are that there are supernatural beings such as ghosts. Werewolves
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For this month’s Genre Reflection I read The Tale of Despereaux or should I say the Tail of Despereaux (because he is a mouse). The book is written in four parts as well as a coda. The first three parts are written from a certain character’s perspective and the fourth a culmination of them all. The first book is told from the point of view of the mouse Despereaux. Despereaux is not like other mise. He was born with very large ears as well as his eyes open. He spends most of his days in the castle
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To be able to determine mass and distribution of the volcanic emissions‚ a simulation with the Lagrangian Flexible Particle Dispersion Model‚ or FLEXPART‚ while using a beforehand assumed emission term for ash sources‚ as well as an inversion technique‚ was used to improve the results of ash distributions against findings in ash columns1. Since volcanic emissions contain large amounts of different substances‚ “ash” in this case is defined as a particle with radius smaller than 125 µm and is divided
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