recognized artistic value:"Literature must be an analysis of experience and a synthesis of the findings into a unity" (Rebecca West). 3. The art or occupation of a literary writer. 4. The body of written work produced by scholars or researchers in a given field:medical literature. 5. Printed material: collected all the available literature on the subject. 6. Music All the compositions of a certain kind or for a specific instrument or ensemble: the symphonic literature. 1. written material such
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TOPIC: A Modest Proposal Jonathan Swift HUMANITIES 112 When reading A Modest Proposal‚ I was drawn into the opening of Swift’s intention of providing a solution to the oppressed citizens of Ireland. As I continued reading‚ I did not have a complete understanding of satire‚ so I was truly surprised and became horrified by his suggestion to murder and eat children. After some further reading and research‚ his manner for such graphic delivery and the contraction of this being such an
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Monsters have proven to be more than just the fiendish appearance or the evil within such creatures – their monstrosity symbolizes‚ more or less‚ the characteristics that define mankind and/or our innermost fears. Prior to this Exploration of the Humanities course‚ I have interpreted monsters for what they are: heartless and destructive creatures that generate fear. However‚ I never bothered what the true cause of such fear is – only associating the gruesome presence with a psychological reaction of
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What is humanity? What key components evolved over time to represent a word meaning more than a species but an ethical and moral distinction? William Golding’s success in evoking these such inquiries is nearly irrefutable as one experiences his novel Lord of the Flies. He weaves a tale of survival‚ loss‚ and humanity as he develops his characters’ unique personas through a plot as unpredictable and authentic as real life itself. Using the extensive illustrative detail the author generates a book
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Literature Literature (from Latin litteraetantri (plural); letter) is the art of written works‚ and is not bound to published sources (although‚ under circumstances unpublished sources can be exempt). Literally translated‚ the word literature means "acquaintance with letters" (as in the "arts and letters"). The two major classification of literature are poetry and prose. "Literature" is sometimes differentiated from popular and ephemeral classes of writing. Terms such as "literary fiction" and
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Effects of Artificial Intelligence on Humanity Yazan Kioumgi Informatics Engineering Fall 2009 Abstract Artificial intelligence is the science of making the machine act intelligently. AI has been developed gradually until it became a part of our daily lives. There are increasable numbers of AI applications like games‚ identification‚ and GPS…etc. However‚ the top of AI does not become applicable yet. There are positive and negative impacts of AI on humanity. The paper discusses each of these
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RE-WRITING THE COLONIAL DISCOURSE Written by: Nouha Mahjoubi Supervised by: Professor Beltaif The world’s structure today is tightly linked to the historical development and events. One of the most noticeable historical processes is colonization. The British Empire was one of the greatest imperialist powers. It is through colonization that the Western world is gaining a kind of prominence and domination in the world. The influence of colonization may not be very obvious nowadays as the concrete
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Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work. The word literature literally means "things made from letters". Literature is commonly classified as having two major forms—fiction & non-fiction—and two major techniques—poetry and prose. Literature may consist of texts based on factual information (journalistic or non-fiction)‚ a category that may also include polemical works‚ biography‚ and reflective essays‚ or it may consist of texts based on imagination (such
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The Humanity of the Rebel “I must make the important distinction between the rebel and the revolutionary‚” says Dr. Rollo May‚ one of the most influential American existential psychologist among society‚ in an excerpt titled‚ “The Humanity of the Rebel” from his prominent book‚ Power and Innocence. Rollo May vividly highlights the enduring opposites of the rebel and the revolutionary amongst a society battling to protect conventional norms and traditions. As reasoning‚ optimistic human beings‚ many
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Humanities Today The Encyclopedia Britannica (2006) defines the humanities as "Branches of knowledge that investigate human beings‚ their culture‚ and their self-expression." (Humanities). Those branches of knowledge include philosophy‚ literature‚ languages‚ the arts‚ religion and history. The humanities examine the human condition by studying the elements of culture that describe what is or was valued and considered important at a particular point in time. 15th century Italian humanists referred
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