against colonial rule‚ the Americans used education‚ propagated the English language and lifestyle. In effect‚ this changed the milieu of literary production as the English language became the standard for what is canon. Many important things can be learned in the study of Philippine literature in English. Studying Philippine literature in English is important because these are reflections of history. Works of art and literature are not separate from history. In fact‚ these are intricately intertwined
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Sonnet 116 and Manhunt The two poems that I am going to compare about the exploring the ideas of love are ‘Sonnet 116’ and ‘The Manhunt’. ‘Sonnet 116’ and ‘The Manhunt’ are both about the power of romantic love in committed relationships like husband and wife. Sonnet 116 is a declaration of love that describes true romantic love as a constant force of nature that does not change as people go through life changes‚ a passion that “looks upon tempests and is never shaken”. Like in The Manhunt the
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English is an international language‚ as we all know. Therefore‚ the role it plays is very significant. For this reason‚ all efforts should be made in order to enable the students master this language. In my opinion‚ as a teacher of English language at schools for more than two decades‚ English language is easy to master. But‚ what I see now is something different. Nowadays‚ a majority of the students refrain from using this language. Many of my students at school tell me with frustration that they
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Guess Paper: English Class: IX (General Group) 2011 SECTION ‘A’ Q1. Multiple Choice Questions SECTION ‘B’ Q2. (a) Short Question /Answer (Prose) 1. What did the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W) leave behind to get guidance from? 2. What did the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W) do for the sick? 3. Where is Moen-jo-Daro? Who was it discovered? 4. What lesson do we learn from the martyrdom of Major Aziz Bhatti? 5. What is the message of Shah Abdul Latif in his poetry? 6. How did Helen
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PART (A) How does the writer use details in this passage to present Candy? When Reading the book Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck uses detail when meeting a new character in order for the reader to have an imagine in their head about what the character looks like and who the character is (what they do‚ how they act‚ power‚ etc.) In this case we are looking at detail through the language to find out information about the Character of candy. The use of these quotes would imply that candy would be
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As a writer I can say four years of learning English literature in high school‚ did not give me a clear perception over any of the stuff I had to prepare for when taking my first English literature writing course‚ when I say this I mean I was clueless going into my second semester of college when I signed up for the course I was confident at the start of the class then begin to realize my weaknesses and my strong abilities as a writer towards the end of the semester. Critically I will analyze previous
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RUNNING HEAD: THE REALITY OF REALITY TV 1. THE REALITY OF REALITY TV Donna Napper ENG 122 Instructor Kissel 5/05/2013 REALITY 2. THE REALITY OF REALITY TV Even though reality television may seem real to some‚ there are several controversies surrounding the fact that it might actually be scripted. This is just one of the major misconceptions of reality television. Millions of people are addicted to watching reality television every single day. It is even being said
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Title Will Durant‚ a U.S author and historian‚ writes‚ “Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.” This means that all the knowledge people once had is misleading to what the truth really is. Similarly‚ in Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” and Frederick Douglass’s “Learning to Read and Write” a painful process of gaining knowledge through all the ignorance is described. Plato describes a prisoner going on a journey to gain knowledge that is behind him‚ after he was stuck staring at
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In order to read significant pieces of literature from the past‚ we almost always need it to be translated from the original language. We often see a lot translations of popular text‚ for example there are countless translations of Dante’s Inferno that are widely available. How can we be sure that the translation we are reading is the closest to the original text? The simple answer is: we don’t know. Unless one is equipped with the ability to read medieval Tuscan Italian then the reader isn’t getting
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HISTORY & CIVICS H.C.G. - Paper - 1 (Two hours) Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. Attempt all questions from Part I (Compulsory). A total of five questions are to be attempted from Part II‚ two out of three questions from Section A and three out of five questions
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