Literature and Creativity in English Semester II 2014 Unit I Dr. Magda Introduction This course provides a lively introduction to stylistic‚ sociolinguistic and multimodal analysis. It draws on work in literature and performance studies as well as English language studies. This part of the course looks at texts designed for public consumption‚ including: poetry‚ plays and novels‚ picture books‚ performance art‚ eliterature‚ and adverts. What distinguishes some of these texts as
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We have to understand the past before we can start thinking about the future. In history an ample amount of societies made mistakes that led to their downfall; comprehending the miscalculations that led to the disappearances of many societies will help people better prepare for the future. People in history have built nations‚ went through genocide‚ and have seen governments come crashing down along with their hopes and dreams‚ but the things that kept these people going in the midst of the good
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Milan Kundera is one of the most well known writers of the Czech Republic. His stories can be humorous‚ but they often focus on the political environment surrounding Czechoslovokia. One of Kundera’s most popular works entitled The Hitchhiking Game is a highly entertaining piece of work centering on these same elements. In this paper we will be observing many interesting aspects having to do with The Hitchhiking Game including but not limited to the analysis of the story‚ the writer’s personal
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DEATH BY TOURISM By Arnold Baker At the entrance to one of the ruined temples in Petra in Jordan‚ there is an inscription chiselled into the soft red rock. It looks as if it has been there for centuries. It could have been carved by one of Herod’s soldiers‚ when they were imprisoned in the town in 40BC. However‚ closer inspection reveals that it is not ancient at all. It reads: Shane and Wendy from Sydney were here. June 16th 1996 The ruins of Petra were discovered in 1810 by a Swiss explorer
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Fatih AKYÜZ 16-12-2010 IR 205 – 03 20201635 THE FAİLURE OF THE 1848 REVOLUTİON The revolution of 1848 was one of the noisy and bloody one and spread almost allover the Europe. There were three major reasons for the 1848; economic crisis‚ the emergence of liberal political activity and the tendency to the right. France was the one of the countries that broke out from the revolutionary fighting. This essay will give information about the 1848 revolution and its failure. The
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I believe that religion could be viewed as mythology‚ because it basically overlaps each other. Religion is well known for ones beliefs and values‚ which members believe that can guide ones life. The mythological perspective‚ it includes theology‚ ritual‚ mortality and spiritual experience. Take for example I am a Baptized Catholic who also practice Santeria as both of my religion. Santeria an Afro-Caribbean religion also known as the way of Saints‚ was brought over to Cuba by salves. Both Catholicism
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in the German Confederation as a result of the Danish war. Bismarck wished to rule both provinces in order to expand Prussia’s territory. As a result Prussia succeeded and forced Austria to leave the German Confederation and gaining the treaty of Prague which would
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mistakes of the previous year’s campaigning season‚ warfare was shaped by the fluid dynamics of the rival armies. Initially‚ Frederick relied on cold steel‚ but after sustaining heavy casualties from Austrian cannon and musket fire at the Battle of Prague (May 6‚ 1757)‚ he placed more emphasis on the tactics of firepower‚ for example‚ at Leuthen. Frederick became more interested in using artillery as a key to open deadlocked battlefronts. However‚ Frederick’s success in avoiding decisive defeat at
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In 2009‚ a statue was unveiled in Prague Main railroad station to mark the 70th anniversary of his rescues. In 2010‚ Nicholas was named a British Hero of the Holocaust by the British Government. In 2014‚ he received the highest civilian honor in the Czech Republic‚ the Order of the White
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The Key Factors of German Unification Germany became a unified country in 1871 under the leadership of Otto Von Bismarck. The separate states up until this time were independent‚ Prussia being the strongest and most influential‚ followed by Austria. There are several contributing factors to the unification of Germany‚ the most influential of which being the leadership of Otto Von Bismarck. The three wars that Prussia fought with Denmark‚ Austria and France also played significant roles in the
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