An exploration of the innovative methodologies requires an awareness of the goals and objectives of teaching literature in general and the novel in particular‚ the advantages of teaching novels and teaching methodologies. It is very difficult to agree on the goals of teaching literary texts. In the past‚ teaching literature was viewed as a way of making people better human beings and better citizens. The purpose of making English Literature a course of study at University College‚ London in the
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Similar feminist shifts happens in Kunstler’s trilogy‚ although the shifts in his novels are not so pronounced or dramatic. His book is the most subtle of these three nextopian novels. In World Made by Hand‚ the main character describes a town meeting and notes that “all the trustees were men‚ no women and no plain laborers;” the town “reverted to social division” that is unethical in today’s society (Kunstler 101). A return to clear social delineations is evidence of a slip back in time‚ toward
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Critic Proper Veronika Decides to Die is a contemporary novel with an innovative plot that is undoubtedly avant-garde. Each character in the book plays an essential role and they have key contributions in forming the story’s notable and surprising twists. The story unfolds in a Slovenian town called Ljubljana. This is where the 24-year old Veronika leads her pleasing life with her tender family‚ casual men and sufficient job. Despite having these things which a usual youthful girl would cherish
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The artist name is Judith Goldstein‚ a child Holocaust survivor‚ and she was born in Vilna‚ Poland. The name of her work of art is Joys and Sorrow. In 1941‚ the Nazis sent most of Vilna’s Jews to the Ghetto where Judith and her family spent the next two years. Following the liquidation of the Ghetto in 1943‚ Judith and her mother spent the next two years in concentration camps in Latvia and Poland. Somehow‚ Judith‚ her mother‚ and her brother survived and were sent to a banished person’s camp in
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Cranach the Elder’s Judith with the Head of Holofernes‚ was created in the midst of both the High and Late Renaissance. The oil painting on linden created in 1530‚ is in traditional portrait style‚ and showcased Judith immediately after the beheading. The image of Judith holding the decapitated head of Holofernes uses the contrasting nature of the scene in its advantage. The painting contains both the gruesome head and the elegant beauty of the murderous widow. Appropriately‚ Judith is dressed in an
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HF250 A2 Jared Ko McCue • You should have an explanation of the duty of care that is owed by a hotel to a guest and to give some examples and some references to some cases with different fact patterns. -Hospitality organizations have a duty of “reasonable care” to protect guests‚ which depend on the facts and circumstances. If a hotel elevator fell and injured a guest‚ the hotel would be liable for his or her injuries since it can be seen that the hotel was negligent since the hotel could
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Katerina Siroruka Liberal thinkers are suspicious of state power and argue that the state needs to be limited. John Stuart Mill and Judith Shklar understand state power differently‚ to the extent in which may be harmful in the method and purpose of limitation. Mill believed that rulers are potential tyrants and that the citizens should be protected against a tyranny government. Shklar believed that the state should be protected against the abusive‚ cruel and evil powers that can be
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If you notice warning signs at your company that clearly say‚ "Somebody’s going to be leaving here on short notice‚" don’t wait until you’re handed a pink slip to start thinking about your next career move. Here are nine tips that can help make a layoff less traumatic‚ and put you on track to quickly land a new job. Assess Your Next Move It can be unnerving to show up for work every day knowing that a layoff is looming. Help relieve some of that tension by taking stock of your professional situation
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Treating guests with respect and generosity has always been a source of pride for hosts‚ as society has encouraged this way of thinking throughout history. In Homer’s‚ The Odyssey‚ the importance of this guest-host relationship becomes reinforced time and time again during Odysseus’ journey. When he finally makes it back home to Ithaca‚ Homer clearly illustrates for the reader how the guest host relationship holds paramount over everything else: “So you‚ old misery‚ seeing a god has led you here
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19‚ 2014 Chapter 2 Assessment In Judith Beheading Holofernes‚ created in 1599‚ Michelangelo Mensi da Caravaggio uses high contrast and vivid lines to capture the dramatic essence of the beheading of Holofernes. In this rectangular oil painting done on canvas measuring 57 inches by 77 inches‚ the realistic view of the physical and emotional human state is depicted in a vulgar manner. Caravaggio’s painting illustrates a book in the catholic Bible dedicated to Judith in which she depicts an example
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