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    Importance of Literature

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    Importance of literature Literature reminds us of stories‚ epics‚ sacred scriptures and classical works of the ancient and modern times. Literature is defined as the body of written works of a language‚ period or culture‚ produced by scholars and researchers‚ specialized in a given field. Why is literature important? Let us see. As stated in the quotation by C.S. Lewis‚ literature not only describes reality but also adds to it. Yes‚ literature is not merely a depiction of reality; it is rather

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    author n. (ôth-au-r) - One who practices writing as a profession. 15 years is a long time and especially so for one who has not lived that long yet. Today teens like me are expected to know what they want do later in life. Maybe if it were not the twenty first century I could be imaginative but that would be childish (In case you didn’t know this is a CHILDRENS essay competition). However after a decade and a half I would like to be in a profession that is considered neither here nor there in terms

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    Fairy tales are part of every Western child ’s upbringing‚ and have been for decades. The method of telling and the stories them selves may have changed from the purely oral tradition to that of the written word with the introduction of the printing press and more importantly the Chap Book in the eighteenth century (Montgomery‚ 2009 p. 13). But the basic core of the tales remain hundreds of years on to instruct and delight children to this day. These days children are surrounded by fairy tales in

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    Masaryk University in Brno Faculty of Education Department of English Language and Literature TIPS FOR USING FANTASY BOOKS WITH TEENAGERS Diploma Thesis Brno 2009 Supervisor: Written by: PhDr. Alena Kašpárková Kateřina Vařechová 1 Acknowledgements: I would like to give special thanks to my supervisor‚ PhDr. Alena Kašpárková‚ for her kind help and advice. She willingly commented on my thesis. 2 Declaration: I declare that I worked on the thesis on my own

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    Children's Literature

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    Question 1 1.1 Mention the characteristics and needs of children that should be taken into account when selecting suitable literature. Emotions: Identification: A child must be able to identify with the story. Enjoyment: They must be able to enjoy the story. Moderate emotion: should show some emotion. Security: Child should feel safe. Intellectual Abilities: The story must be logical (as much as possible) it should also be systematic and consistent. It is more convincing when written from

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    In the short story Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl‚ the women‚ Mary Maloney is waiting for her husband to get home‚ relaxing‚ missing her husband‚ with two glasses and some drinks (page1). She was pregnant with a child‚ six months. She heard her husband pulling up outside‚ so he come in and she stood up‚ walked over to him‚ kissed him and greeted him. He was giving off a bad vibe like he didn’t want to be bothered or he just was irritated with someone at the time or something was bothering him

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    Compare the presentation of the protagonist in ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ and ‘Vendetta’ In this essay I am going to compare the two main characters in ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ and ‘Vendetta’. I am going to analyse both texts and provide an overview. The main protagonists in both stories are very alike. They both seek avenge on someone they dislike‚ they are both females and most importantly‚ they are both murderers. The authors surprise the reader as the tone at the beginning of the texts

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    Essay I am going to explain within this essay how I think Mary Maloney’s character changes in the story Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl. When the story opens Mary is a content‚ loving and devoted wife and is six months pregnant and happy to be so. “Now and again she would g lance up at the clock‚ but without anxiety‚ merely to please herself with the thought that each minute gone by made it nearer the time when he would come.” The statement “without anxiety” demonstrates her contentment

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    school at Burbank High School‚ but he was much more interested in film and art rather than his studies. As a teenager‚ he would start to make short films in 8mm film or stop motion animation in his own backyard‚ being inspired by writers such as Roald Dahl and Dr. Seuss. At this time‚ he was also

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    Dental Office Literacy

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    “ My Everyday Literacies In A Dental Office” “All the reading she had done had given her a view of life they have never seen.” Roald Dahl‚ Matilda. Literacy has the power to inspire people to change one another; it allow people to share their views and experiences. When most people hear the word literacy they jump to the conclusion that we are expressing the views on reading and writing. The subject of literacy does not always have to highlight reading and writing‚ it can also underline someone’s

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