Why Do We Read Literature? First‚ Literature Defined: * "The creation of literature is a uniquely human activity‚ born of man’s timeless desire to understand‚ express‚ and finally share experiences." * Literature is "a concrete artifact -- a story‚ a poem‚ or a play" * "The medium of translation‚ of course‚ is language‚ the written and spoken word." * "When we speak of literature‚ however‚ we have in mind a special kind of language that differs from the ordinary discourse with
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LITERATURE: Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work and can‚ in some circumstances‚ refer exclusively to published sources. The word literatureliterally means "things made from letters" and the pars pro toto term "letters" is sometimes used to signify "literature‚" as in the figures of speech "arts and letters" and "man of letters." Literature is commonly classified as having two major forms—fiction and non-fiction—and two major techniques—poetry and prose
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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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In The Article “Why Literature Matters‚”Diana Gioia‚ a writer for the New York Times‚ discusses her concerns about a society that is becoming less and less interested in the written word. Gioia skillfully fortifies her argument by citing a study which examines public participation in the arts‚ a survey on worker skill deficiencies‚ and by detailing the potential ramifications of a society filled with non readers. To begin to persuade the reader‚ Gioia cites a population study done in 2002. This
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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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Research Sections and the Review of Related Literature Prof. Cheryl Joy Fernandez SECTION SECTIONS 2 Typical Sections of Research Report • • • • • Title page Abstract Table of contents Introduction Literature review • • • • • • Methodology Results Discussion Conclusion References Appendix 3 Abstract • 150-300 words • Summary of whole report • Typically outlines aims and predictions‚ how the data was gathered‚ main findings‚ and whether predictions were supported‚ relevant explanations/issues
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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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William Heiges ENGL 203-525 Ms. Nair Feb 8‚ 2013 Literature and its Relevance in Modern Times Before the importance of literature is discussed we must ask ourselves: “What is literature?” Many individuals that are asked that question will often give a complex answer for it seems to be a complex word. Some of the answers may include “it involves reading” or “it’s when you write”. These are both true‚ but when you actually think about it‚ literature is so much more than that‚ especially with how often
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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 along with the contradictions in the society in a given point in time. Works of art and literature do not stand by themselves. Writers and artists are not creators who fashion words and works
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