English 441 New Criticism Explained Beginning in the 1920’s and coalescing in the 1940’s‚ an interpretative approach emerged that did not define literature as essentially the self-expressive product of the artist nor as an evaluative reflection or illumination of cultural history. These "New Critics" opposed the traditional critical practice of using historical or biographical data to interpret literature. Rather‚ they focused on the literary work as an autotelic (self-contained) object. The New
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and more...have taken the place of good old fashioned‚ face-to-face communication leading to many interpersonal difficulties and miscommunications in today’s workplace. You may be thinking...Why improve my interpersonal skills when most businesses do 99% of communication by telephone‚ teleconferencing‚ videoconferencing‚ e-mail‚ and on rare occasions‚ snail mail. A popular way of thinking today...but‚ is it really the correct way? "Face-to-face communication remains the most powerful human interaction
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Cultural mathematics might not be your thing‚ but in writer/director Moussa Sene Absa’s 1994 film Ca Twiste a Popenguine‚ he portrays the influence of the American and French cultures upon the peoples of the town of Popenguine‚ Senegal during the mid-1960’s. Absa does a good job of showing this cultural mix by focusing on a struggle between two cliques of teenagers and adds just enough humor to keep the film on a light note and interesting. The cliques have similarities in that they have both forsaken
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Virtually Face-to-Face: Technology vs. People Between the two articles‚ “Frequently Asked Questions About eLearning” by eLearners.com and “The Sensuous Classroom: Focusing on The Embodiment of Learning” by Suzanne M. Kelly it is easy to gather the differences between a face-to-face school environment and a “virtual classroom”. Although one seems to be neutral to which is better the other clearly states that face-to-face learning is more beneficial. The two articles also look at both sides of the
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“… she had represented peace‚ stability‚ comradeship and the steadying sense of an inescapable duty”. (Ch 21) Discuss the role and presentation of May Welland in the light of this comment. The qualities of peace‚ stability‚ comradeship and having a steadying sense of inescapable duty together with being innocent and pure are qualities that encompass the ‘ideal’ wife and product of Old New York. May Welland possessing these qualities‚ is perceived to be the most ideal wife by the society Old New
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’ Every author or playwright has a distinct ‘voice’; how they apply their words through expression and the use of language. This is how we [the audience or reader]‚ can tell the difference between Lady Macbeth’s personality and ambitions‚ and the woman in the Laboratory’s. Robert Browning has chosen the medium of poem‚ and Shakespeare is a playwright. Although very different forms of literature‚ both writers manage to convey solid characters through their own methods. For instance‚ Lady Macbeth is
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Movie Review: The Mirror Has Two Faces The movie stares Barbara Streisand as Rose Morgan a lonely‚ single‚ low self esteemed woman who lives with her domineering mother Hannah Morgan played by Lauren Becall in New York. Jeff Bridges who plays Gregory Larkin a math instructor at Columbia University is a man in search of the perfect woman who is not interested in sex but only companship. Greg places a personal ad in a singles paper and receives enormous response. He reviews the responses to
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method of face-to-face meetings‚ with the new wave of technology based meetings. Laying the framework for potential deals on the international stage still requires face-to-face meetings and a thorough understanding of not only the people involved but an understanding of the culture is necessary for success. The idea that modern information and communication technology reduces the need for foreign business travel is a misleading claim. The underlying idea in the “It’s All About Face-to-Face” case
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Biographical Criticism The novel Invisible man can be interpreted through many other literary criticisms but in order to achieve a more concrete interpretation of the novel‚ biographical criticism should be used. Biographical Criticism is the best choice for this novel because Ellisons experiences of his life‚ beliefs‚ and the time period in which he was raised‚ have direct influence on his writing of Invisible man. After reading Invisible Man and doing research on Ralph Ellison’s life
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Althea Hawkins I prefer online versus face-to-face communication‚ however both have pro’s and con’s. By using online communication‚ I don’t have to dress up to carry on a conversation and can end any conversation very quickly. By using face-to-face communication‚ I have to dress up and have more difficulties ending a conversation. When using both forms of communication‚ I must always be careful of how much personal information is disclosed. By the use of web cams‚ I can monitor body language
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