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    A1 World  Literature—Assessment   Introduction   To complete the assessment requirements of the language Al course‚ all candidates must submit written assignments based on the world literature works they have studied. These are referred to as "world literature assignments".   World literature assignments:   • must be written during the course • are externally assessed against four criteria related to the objectives of the language Al course.   At both HL and SL‚ world literature accounts

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    English 1302 Final Exam Literature has been influenced by a lot of things but the most important one is the influence literature has been socially. In “Suicide Note” by Janice Mirikitani‚ In the time this poem was written the 80’s were almost over and the 90’s were coming. A lot of the young people around that time had a tough time and the parents were more focused on this perfect family and perfect children rather than the well being of their kids. A young girl commits suicide and leaves a note

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    In recent discussions of literature‚ a controversial issue has been weather reading literature makes you a better person. On the one hand‚ some argue that reading literature makes you have empathy. From this perspective‚ literature makes you understand people better. On the other hand‚ however‚ others argue that reading literature doesn’t make you better. In the words of one of this view’s main proponents‚ “Reminding us of all those cultured Nazis‚ Teju Cole notes the willingness of a president who

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    wide variety of aspects of literature to take into account when writing literature. Some aspects are familiar to most people: theme‚ setting‚ and characterization‚ among others. Meanwhile‚ there are certain aspects of literature that require a higher level of understanding such as style‚ tone‚ atmosphere‚ and figurative language. Every writer has a different method of writing‚ but for the most part‚ writers use a general structure when composing a new piece of literature. Each type of literary piece

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    American ethnic literature ENG301 2/4/2013 Tiffany Altvater What makes American literature American? America has long been fans of the superior writers‚ such as Hemingway and Fitzgerald for their various works including “The Great Gatsby” and “The Old Man in the Sea”‚ America has been known for its fondness of short stories. American literature aims to embody the values and morals of the American culture. The foundation of American values include the rights to liberty‚ justice‚ freedom

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    Chayton Martino. Period 6. 6/3/2011 Expresseing The Human Condition Through Literature. More broadly‚ it captures people. It’s used to definenations & time periods. Just like performing & visual arts‚ literary art is a form of expression‚ specifically 1 of humans. Authors & poets give voice to many‚ raise questions unthought of‚ & challenge external forces‚ including writing techniques/ genres as well as society. Oscar Wilde’s play The Importance of Being Earnest satirizes Victorian

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    The quote‚ “In literature‚ evil often triumphs but never conquers.” means that in literature‚ there is always an ongoing struggle between good and evil and although evil may seem to prevail it never fully overpowers good. This idea that good will always prevail over evil in the end is an accurate interpretation of the structure of many literary works. Three particular literary works that display this concept of an always victorious justice are Lord of the flies‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ and Of Mice and

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    journey as an English: Literature major has almost come to a close so quickly. My path has been a smooth and enjoyable one‚ and it is with great sadness that I begin to gather up the ends of my literary education. I know that I will continue to grow and develop as a critical reader/thinker throughout my lifetime‚ but I will sorrowfully miss the educational structure that has shaped my literary understanding for the last three years. I consider my greatest strengths as a literature major to be my insightfulness

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    Popular Literature Paper Angela XXXX SOC/105 Introduction to Pop Culture January 10‚ 2010 Instructor: Narketta Sparkman Popular Literature Paper The purpose of this paper is to analyze a piece of popular literature including a critique of the story and a commentary about the influence of the work in popular culture. The paper will identify the literary production of The Green Mile written in 1996 by Stephen King. The paper will provide a brief description of what the novel is

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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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