settlements from the natives (Borge 54). The English benefited from arable land‚ trees‚ and fish. They practiced farming‚ which provided adequate food for the settlers. Similarly‚ settling allowed other English colonialists to take advantages of the existing natural resources in North America. Those who settled along the eastern coast took control of the
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Literary Genres in the Philippine Era Pre-Colonial Times Legends- talks about the origin of a thing‚ place‚ location‚ or name. Folk tales- stories about life‚ adventure‚ love‚ horror and humor when one can derive lessons about life. Epics- long narrative poems in which a series of heroic achievements or events‚ usually of a hero‚ are dealt with at length. Folk Songs- are one of the oldest forms of Philippine literature that emerged in the pre-Spanish period. Epigrams (Salawikain in Tagalog)-
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James Augustine[1] Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist and poet‚ considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century. Joyce is best known for Ulysses (1922)‚ a landmark work in which the episodes of Homer ’s Odyssey are paralleled in an array of contrasting literary styles‚ perhaps most prominent among these the stream of consciousness technique he perfected. Other major works are the short-story collection
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Running head: FICTION CRITIQUE Fiction Critique The Garden of Forking Paths By: Jorge Borges Zaabalawi By: Naguib Mahfouz Carlen Moore June 29‚ 2009 Two very different stories have such great meaning behind them both. I have seen loyalty‚ honor‚ persistence‚ hope‚ and respect for elders‚ our selves and for our culture in both stories. There were also differences in the way they both were told. The Garden of forking paths is based upon a German
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ARLT 100 Self: The fickle child borne by the preservation of body or soul In the “Story of the Warrior and the Captive Maiden” and “The Academy”‚ Borges and Kafka examine the proverbial theme of self-identity. They contrast nature against civilization to allude to the themes of freedom against captivity. Thereafter‚ they build upon the contrast to craft the notion that self-identity is not immutable; that an individual can experience a vicissitude of self-identity through one’s lifetime due external
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The chupacabra is a mysterious creature that has a lot of in-formation on it that may or may not be true‚ whether it is un-known. The chupacabra has quite a few different theories of where it is and what it is. The true origin of the creature is a mystery to people‚ but there are a couple theories for the origin of the creature. Many different sightings of the crea-ture have been reported‚ some more credible than others. The investigation of the chupacabra is still going on‚ but there are some pieces
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Colombia has been a very unstable country for the past fifty years. Beginning in the 1960s Marxist guerilla groups formed. The two strongest groups called themselves the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the other was the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Making things worse‚ in the 1970s drug trafficking became a huge problem for Colombia. Drug cartels pretty much controlled the country starting in the mid-1970s. By the 1990s right-wing paramilitaries had formed. They
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of authority is the author? Some questions • Can you talk about good or bad literature? • What is behind the choice of books on the IB booklist? • What does Strindborg have that no other Swedish playwright has? (Recommended reading: Jorge Luis Borges! In his stories you can find illustrations for every TOK topic!) English A1 Reporter: Fiona Guertler‚ International School of Düsseldorf‚ Germany guertlerf@isdedu.de 1. Become more familiar with TOK • Inservice training days
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To a large extent the Medellin Cartel under Pablo Escobar negatively influenced the Columbian society between 1976 and 1993 as many people were killed and the Columbian economy was affected for example the “Dutch disease”. However‚ Pablo and the Medellin cartel also positively influenced the Columbian society by their good deeds such as giving the poor money‚ schools and houses. The Medellin Cartel was a ruthless‚ highly organized and much-feared‚ they built an empire that‚ at its peak‚ made more
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Portugal has a rich musical culture‚ with roots that go back to Provencal troubadours‚ followed by ballads and the fado‚ and as of late‚ incorporating the rhythms of Portugal’s former West African colonies. Each of these elements are stll alive in current Portuguese music like the French Provencal influence in the folk music played at festivals in the northern part of the country‚ as well as the rock and jazz most prevalent in the larger cities. An additional element is added by a wealth of singer-songwriters
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