“Dystopian Literature is not concerned with shaping the future but with teaching us about the problems of the present”. Discuss "Lord of the Flies" and "Animal Farm" in light of this comment. Many critics have argued that several extreme historical circumstances of the 20th century have led to the flourishing of dystopian literature. Dystopias usually extrapolate elements of contemporary society and function as a warning against some modern trend‚ often the threat of oppressive regimes in one
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Is there anyone‚ who doesn’t have a cellphone? The amazing thing about them is that they are no longer just used for texting or calling. Cellphones allow students to stay connected with their families and they are also an excellent learning resource‚ if they are used wisely. The problem these days‚ which many politicians and educators discuss‚ is that the majority of the students use them to chat with their friends over Facebook‚ Twitter and Tumblr and cellphones are very distracting not only for the
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Running head: The "Global" and the "Local" in Knowledge Management Victor De Jesus University of Mary Washington Introduction In a world were people with specialized skills are hard to find‚ corporations must find a way to hold on to their corporate knowledge. Many times this knowledge resides in the head of a person‚ which creates a situation when the employee decides to stop working for the corporation. A knowledge gap is created at the time of departure and
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Ethnic Literature Paper Phaedra Rosengarth ENG302 December 13‚ 2010 Judith Glass Ethnic Literature The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the 1920s and 1930s. A major factor leading to the rise of the Harlem Renaissance was the migration of African-Americans to the northern cities. Between 1919 and 1926‚ large numbers of black Americans left their rural southern states homes to move to urban centers such as New York City‚ Chicago‚ and Washington‚ DC. This black urban
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The role of literature Read also: Why we should read. I wrote up this post some time ago when I was asking myself‚ “what’s the purpose of literature and reading?” I think this is an appropriate follow-up to David’s post below‚ about literary criticism of the Bible. The seemingly trivial nature of this question is perhaps the reason why it often goes over looked. This is a shame‚ because this question is an important one‚ and one that ought to be given more attention. So‚ what is the role
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69 Indian English Children’s Literature: The Context of Salman Rushdie‚ Ruskin Bond and Arup Kumar Dutta Rizia Begum Laskar M.D.K. Girls’ College‚ Assam‚ India Abstract: Indian English children’s literature as a distinct branch of literature struggled to find its footing in India. The struggle is interconnected to the problem of the English language itself and the dominance of western children’s literature in India. At the same time‚ the publishing scenario plays a significant role
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exemplifies the characteristics of a local color writing in several different ways‚ through the use of narration‚ dialect‚ local customs‚ and characters. Mark Twain’s use of several different dialects and local customs really helps the reader gain a just perspective on the people‚ places‚ and events that took place in the story as wells helps demonstrate the characteristics of a local color writing. The use of a narrator in Huckleberry Finn‚ as in most local color writings‚ usually uses an educated
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shaping the plot and becomes the protagonist rather than existing as a passive being. Marie de France represented a new voice in medieval literature‚ concentrating on the actions of her female characters. In her Breton lai‚ Eliduc‚ instead of focusing on a male hero‚ the two female characters behave more like protagonists. "Marie de France ’s Eliduc is ostensibly about Eliduc ’s divided loyalties and loves‚ [...]. However‚ Marie renames the lai after two women because‚ as she says‚ ’the adventure upon
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Censorship of Literature on Students “The child who is taught nothing of his or her country’s cultural‚ political‚ and intellectual heritage must be pitied as much as the child who is compelled to conform on all respects to conventional wisdom” (Riechman 5). Throughout the centuries‚ literature has been censored because it has been accused of being inappropriate or promoting religious or racial ideals. Parents‚ school districts‚ and school board members believe that these subjects shouldn’t be taught
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THE TYPE OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS: MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock During this semester in Prose class‚ I have learned many kind of short stories by writers of various background. I also learn how to analyze the text critically‚ especially about structuralism and culture studies. There are 8 short stories that I have discussed with the class and written in one-page journal response. First
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