HEALING THE SCARS AT THE SEAMS By: Freniel Mikko Austria (Literary Criticism) Freniel Mikko Austria is the present feature writer of the MARIAN‚ the official student publication of Saint Mary’s University Bayombong‚ Nueva Vizcaya. For me‚ the feature story Healing the Scars at the Seams is a very genius output of the author because on the title itself readers would show interest and give time to read it. On the other hand‚ I guess that we cannot get the deeper meaning of the story on its title
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In the story Two Kinds Jing-mei decides to not listen to her culture (her mom) but to embrace the American way. Her mom didn’t want her daughter to be poor growing up like she was. She was attempting to get her daughter to be something more than herself. Jing-mei wanted
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June’s sisters? Amy Tan‚ the author of the book‚ had a very unique and distinct writing style throughout the book. The distinct thing that she did was make each chapter unique in the fact that they all took place from a different character’s point of view‚ and they also took place at different times. She also did not write the book to be in chronological order. This allows some questions to be raised that would have already been answered and known to the reader in most stories. Amy Tan also utilized
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Victorija Tatarsky Literary Criticism: My Mother’s Blue Bowl In the short story‚ “My Mother’s Blue Bowl” by Alice Walker‚ Alice’s mother is the archetypal earth mother surrounded by the materialistic external world. The mother‚ Mama Walker‚ shows her unconditional love for her children despite their challenging socio-economic state. She considers her possessions to be worth nothing to her as she lets go so “easily‚ without emphasis
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destruction of hopes and dreams‚ the sense of imprisonment‚ and perhaps lessons learned. Two literary works that illustrate such concepts are Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” and James Joyce’s “Araby.” Both pieces are narrated by the main characters‚ as adults‚ reflecting upon and portraying a better understanding of their childhood experiences. Although the affairs and outcomes recounted in each differ greatly‚ “Two Kinds” and “Araby” embody the foolishness commonly displayed during adolescence‚ as well the
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In response to Robert Alter’s literary criticism of A Tale of Two Cities‚ I ultimately agree to his claims for the most part. He covers many insightful ideals‚ especially his connection with darkness and light throughout the novel. Alter provides substantial evidence from different literary aspects as seen through his correlating statements to darkness and light being a prevalent element throughout the novel. Symbolically‚ he demonstrates evidence through utilizing figures to represent the concept
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Hawthorne believed emotion was superior to law‚ and humans are intrinsically good. The following quotes pulled out of the book‚ as well as the literary criticisms‚ all give examples as to why Hawthorne was believed to be a Romantic. “[He] experienced a sensation not altogether physical‚ yet almost so‚ as of burning heat; and as if
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Table of Contents Richard Rogers 1. Brief about the architect Richard George Rogers‚ Baron Rogers of Riverside (born 23 July 1933) is a British architect noted for his modernist and functionalist designs in high-tech architecture. Rogers is perhaps best known for his work on the Pompidou Centre in Paris‚ the Lloyd ’s building and Millennium Dome both in London‚ the Senedd in Cardiff‚ and the European Court of Human Rights building in
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down upon by others. Hence‚ often times as individuals we feel the need to compromise the way in which we communicate our ideas so that we can appeal to the views of the majority. Two authors explore how their attempt to compromise almost caused them to become detached from their roots. In "Mother Tongue‚" by Amy Tan‚ Tan talks about growing up as a young child in America and learning the English language. She speaks about growing up as a writer and her mother ’s imperfect diction which had a major
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NOTES ON TRANSLATION CRITICISM sources: House ‘Quality’‚ House Model‚ Newmark Textbook A criticism of a translation is different from a review of a translation. Review = comment on new translations‚ description and evaluation as to whether they are worth reading and buying Criticism = a broader activity‚ analysis in detail‚ evaluating old and new translations ‚ assuming that readers know the translation Translation criticism should take into account all the factors and elements in the process
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