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    come to be celebrated as masterpieces in American literature and influential in the shaping of our nation. Since its publication in 1884‚ Mark Twain ’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has risen to such a status and has been added to the curriculum of most schools. Unlike any other novel of its time‚ Mark Twain wrote an organic‚ realistic story drawn from his own personal struggles with being "sivilized" into the proper manners of society. He employed several literary techniques and methods to

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    Chipper Jones ENGL 1102 Final Essay Cierra Winkler December 3‚ 2010 The Masterpiece From William Blake The Romantic era of literature involved very subjective‚ personal‚ emotional‚ and imaginative writing. In William Blake’s poem “The Chimney Sweeper”‚ part of his collection from Songs of Innocence‚ a young boy gives readers some insight into what life was like for people in his line of work. During the late 1700’s and into the early 1800’s‚ a person’s well-being was determined by the social

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    Manuals and the Novels 9 2. Romantic Novels. 11 2.1. Introduction to the Novel. 11 2.2. The Novel of Manners‚ Sentiment and Emulation. 12 2.3 The Gothic Romance. 13 3. Jane Austen and Her Novels in relation to the Contemporary Literature. 15 3.1. Austen’s Criticism about the Contemporary Fiction. 15 3.2. Jane Austen as a Conservative Writer and as a Social Critic. 16 3.3. Austen’s writing in her own perception. 17 4. Pride and Prejudice. 20 4.1. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy – the Reversed Ideals

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    The Ghent Altarpiece ‚created by Hubert and Jan van Eyck‚ consists of many sections/shutters that have oil paintings on in the interior and the exterior. When the shutters are closed‚ the images on the outside use muted colors and have shading behind the characters creates an illusion that the shutters are actually a doorway you can step inside. The characters within the painting are cast a shadow that make them seem realistic. The interior of the shutters are more vibrant with saturated colors.

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    What is commodity fetishism as defined by cultural and media theorists? Identify and analyse three images that demonstrate the way commodity fetishism is impacting on contemporary society and culture. “Commodities are defined as things that are bought and sold in a social system of exchange.” (Sturken & Cartwright‚ 2009‚ p. 279 )”The concept of commodity culture is intricately allied with the idea that we construct our identities through the consumer products that inhabit our lives” (Sturken & Cartwright

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    patriarchal nature of contemporary society. Cultural assumptions determine a person’s position in the socially constructed hierarchy that has been created by the ruling class who tend to be white‚ heterosexual‚ able-bodied‚ wealthy males with outdated disablist and sexist attitudes (SWLF 3726‚ Multiple Identities; Stanford‚ 2015). The literature provided by both Ghai (2009) & Dossa (2009)‚ place an emphasis on the fact that it is not individual abilities that prevent participation in society but the cultural

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    Explain the relevance of sociological thinking to care in contemporary society. Sociological thinking to care is an objective‚ unbiased form of thought in which challenges out approach to common sense‚ biased beliefs we have in society. Common sense refers to our assumptions about certain criteria or groups in society in which we’ve grown into from our own cultures. These are beliefs‚ which have no evidential back-up or proof of research - just biased personal opinions which as subjective

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    JODHAA AKBAR (Hindi‚ 2008‚ 209 minutes) Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker Produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Ashutosh Gowariker Story: Haidar Ali; screenplay: Haidar Ali and Ashutosh Gowariker; dialogues: K. P. Saxena; lyrics: Javed Akhtar; music: A. R. Rahman; cinematography: Kiiran Deohans; production design: Nitin Chandrakant Desai; costume design: Neeta Lulla Ashutosh Gowariker’s sumptuous tribute to the Mughal Empire at the height of its culturally-syncretic glory unfolds with the leisurely

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    Literature and the Individual in Early Modern Masterpieces ENG 106 April 27‚ 2015 Literature and the Individual in Early Modern Masterpieces In the early modern masterpieces‚ John Milton was known for his unique ability to write in multiple languages and multiple styles of literature. One of his most famous pieces of literature was Paradise Lost. Milton was a man of deep faith‚ most specifically the Protestant faith. It was because of his faith that he had no fear of expressing his views on religion

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    Wales (Hohl & Stanko‚ 2015). Why There So Much Crime in Contemporary Society? It has been observed that our society is essentially disturbed with numerous consequences such as terrorism and extremism which has become

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