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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SIX GRAVES TO MUNICH (1967) MARIO PUZO Mario Puzo’s obsession with the European underworld begins with Munich‚ before he enthralled us with ‘The Sicilian’. Mario Puzo‚ writing as Mario Cleri delivers a straightforward revenge story. The plot is not intense or tight. Compiled a year before he gave us ‘The Godfather’‚ the plot celebrates Michael Rogan‚ the protagonist. Captain Michael Rogan is transferred to Munich to aid the American Intelligence during the Second World War. He is arrested
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Dana Gioia’s article‚ Why Literature Matters‚ is a very informative article‚ in which Gioia makes the claim that there should be an increase in the amount of literature being read. His main claim is that there is a decrease in literature reading‚ it would have a negative effect on the society. Gioia utilizes many facts to support his claims and a strong conclusion to let his readers wonder if it’s really important to be reading. His facts are mostly legal surveys that have been made‚ as well as
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The Gold of Tomas Vargas and Clarissa Almost anywhere in the world‚ one would agree that family is one of the most important aspects of life. In Chilean author Isabel Allende’s short stories’ The Gold of Tomas Vargas and Clarissa‚ these values and roles are shown through her unique style and her feminist touch. The comparative analysis of the two stories reveals Allende challenging the traditional roles of men in Chilean culture. Because of the patriarchal society‚ men have the role of supporting
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Nothing teaches us better than literature to see‚ in ethnic and cultural differences‚ the richness of the human patrimony‚ and to prize those differences as manifestation humanity’s multi-faceted creativity. Reading good literature is an experience of pleasure‚ of course; but it is also an experience of learning what and how we are‚ on our human integrity and our human imperfection‚ with our actions‚ our dreams‚ and our ghosts‚ alone and in a relationship that link us to others‚ in our public image
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likely that the unembellished words of printed literature are misinterpreted. Ralph Waldo Emerson’s assertion that "books are the best of things‚ well used; abused‚ among the worst" is perhaps more relevant now than ever. Thanks to social media‚ everything is open to the public. Every erratic twitter user has the ability to voice their opinion on any topic‚ regardless of the level of education or prior knowledge they have on each topic. Literature is no exception. Individuals who have never even
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BSIT 1. Why do we need to study literature? * Literature is filled with ideas that need to be explored. * Literature helps us to see our world in new ways. It brings us to a deeper understanding of life. * It is important to study literature since when we begin the study of literature‚we find it has always two aspects‚one of the simple enjoyment and appreciation and the other of analysis and exact description. Usually what happen when we go through literature in our classroom
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What is Literature? Language Department IPGK Pendidikan Teknik Based on your experience learning literature‚ what is literature? What are the characteristics of literature? Do you need to learn literature? • Traditionally‚ literature is “imaginative” writing. • However‚ the distinction between “real” and “fake” or “fact” and “fiction” isn’t always a good distinction; many classical works were non-fiction. Literature is Subjective • Since the 1980’s‚ the “literary
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Literature; so much depends upon it Literature represents a language or a people: culture and tradition. But‚ literature is more important than just a historical or cultural writing. Literature introduces us to new worlds of experience. We learn from books and literature; we enjoy the triumphs and the tragedies of poems‚ stories‚ and plays; and we may even grow through our literary journey with books. In conclusion‚ we may discover meaning in literature by looking at what the author says and how
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Mario Bros. vs. The Legend of Zelda Nintendo has been around since the late 80s and has brought us many heroes‚ but none of them will ever seem to surpass the main heroes/protagonist from the Legend of Zelda and Mario Bros. franchises. These were some of the first games I ever played back when I had a regular Nintendo. Then the adventures continued on with super Nintendo‚ Gameboy‚ Nintendo 64‚ game cube and so on. Now granted that these are amazing games‚ but they are quite similar in the ways of
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