Poetry has been used throughout the centuries‚ but is it still relevant in today’s society? some major aspects of poems are relevant today such as; subject matters‚ structure‚ rhythm‚ rhyme and the desire for expression of one’s own self in a written form. There are also aspects which may not be of relevance in modern society these are; form‚ language style and emotional complexity. The subject matters that nineteenth century poets wrote about are relatable to today’s people. The sonnet ’Summer
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themselves on the boundaries of the society they live in. Holden Caulfield finds himself ‘lonesome’ in 1950’s New York‚ in the lead up to Christmas‚ while Meursault‚ the protagonist of Camus’ novel faces trial before a jury after committing the murder of an unnamed Arab man‚ in 1930’s Algeria. The question we must ask ourselves as readers is: are the stories of these two men still relevant to life in the twenty-first century‚ and if so‚ why? Meursault‚ the readers’ eyes and ears in ‘The Outsider’
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William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is an unfortunate story caught in a web of double dealing and retaliation. The setting and plot gives some understanding into present day society‚ as the play includes many issues which are still extremely relevant in today’s world. In spite of the fact that Hamlet is at this point more than 400 years of age‚ its translation of personality is ageless. The main topics in the tragedy of Hamlet are the cost of revenge‚ madness‚ and political or economical. The topics that
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Shakespeare still the best teacher for our students. Shakespeare is one of the most vital parts of our history in today’s society with accurate representations of how society acted during that period‚ everything from language‚ the social hierarchy and even the superstitions. Asking if Shakespeare is important is the equivalent of asking if the history of our language the core of the words we speak important. Shakespeare’s work offers some of the most vital understanding of the English language
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Materialism can refer to either the simple concern with the material world‚ as opposed to the intellectual or spiritual concepts‚ or to the theory that physical matter is all that there is. This theory is way more complex than a simple focus on material possessions. It shows that everything that is in the universe is made of matter‚ without any spiritual or intellectual existence. Materialism can also refer to a doctrine that material success and progress are the highest values in your life. This
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Gulliver’s Travels is still relevant today because it presents a variety of social critiques and condemnations of branches of human activity that still exist today. I believe the goal in Swift’s novel was to create something to achieve just that goal‚ or the goal of timelessness. It should already be a mediocre testament to this claim that students are required to read portions of Gulliver’s Travels during their high school senior year. Swift makes a very relevant analogy between English society
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is one of the reasons why she has shut herself out from their community. The Marxist criticism theory allows one to understand that the material realities of the economy are the bases of social change and conflict. This approach reveals that economic status is a primary element in this literary work as it structures the society in the story. From the perspective of the Marxist theory‚ “A Rose for Emily” displayshows s that class affects and influences the town’s interactions and thoughts about
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27 January 2014 Pride and Prejudice: Marxist Theory Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen illustrates how money shapes the attitude and the behavior of people. The main idea that Jane Austen presents is the Marxist Theory. This theory states that the underlying reason for . Elizabeth Bennet‚ the protagonist of the story‚ faces many characters who believe that money is the underlying factor to which someone should marry. A main example of this is Elizabeth’s mother Mrs. Bennet‚ who in fact believes
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Faith of a Historian By Samuel Eliot Morison To you‚ fellow members‚ who have honored me by election to your presidency this year‚ I feel that I owe a sort of apologia pro vita mea‚ a statement of the beliefs and principles that have guided my teaching and writing during the thirty-eight years since my first article was published in the American Historical Review. I have nothing revolutionary or even novel to offer. Very early in my professional career I observed a certain frustration in a
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Materialism in the Modern World How much do you value your possessions? Do you value your belongings more than you value your friends‚ family‚ love or yourself? The truth is that obsession with possessions has become a way of life in today’s society. Materialism‚ the theory or doctrine that physical well-being and worldly possessions constitute the greatest good and highest value in life. This means that people now look to worldly possessions for happiness. These possessions are then used to
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