1. What is “postcolonial literature”? Postcolonial literature‚ a category devised to replace and expand upon what was once called Commonwealth Literature. As a label‚ it thus covers a very wide range of writings from countries that were once colonies or dependencies of the European powers. There has been much debate about the scope of the term: should predominantly white ex‐colonies like Ireland‚ Canada‚ and Australia be included? why are the United States exempted both from the accepted list of
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What is Literature? Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work‚ and is not confined to published sources (although‚ under some circumstances‚ unpublished sources can also be exempt). The word literature literally means "things made from letters" and the pars pro toto term "letters" is sometimes used to signify "literature‚" as in the figures of speech "arts and letters" and "man of letters." The four major classifications of literature are poetry‚ prose‚ fiction
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Short history of litrature The purpose of this course is to encourage you to gain an insight into‚ and broad awareness of‚ the development of English literature from its perceived origins in the ninth century until the end of the nineteenth century. Attention will be paid not only to influential writers and movements‚ but to themes such as the influence of Greek mythology‚ religion‚ politics‚ and the rôle of Ireland. Some writers‚ poets and playwrights considered are Langland‚ Chaucer‚ Malory‚ Marlowe
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British rule in India. Lokamanya Tilak was leading the Indian Freedom movement and he declared that ’Swaraj(Independence) is my Birth Right’. And Vande Mataram slogan was driving hundreds and thousands of young Indians towards the Indian freedom struggle. At this juncture British Govt arrested Lokamanya Tilak and he has to undergo 6 years of imprisonment for leading the freedom Movement. The whole country Rose to protested the arrest of their dear leader. Our Dr-ji‚ Keshav‚ is in his high school
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Struggles of a Typical Teenager Elissa Doson Freshman Composition‚ EN 112 Karen Tucker March 14‚ 2013 Independence is the state of being dependent. In the stories‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol‚ the main character Connie‚ and the story “Teenage Wasteland” by Anne Tyler‚ the protagonist Donny‚ both search for independence in their life; however their pursuit for this freedom is stemmed in different ways leading to bad endings for
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Bibliography: 2. Haggard‚ H. Rider. King Solomon’s Mines (penguin popular classics)‚ 1994 3 2. Johnson‚ David‚ Poddar‚ Prem - A historical companion to postcolonial literatures in English (Edinburgh University Press)‚ 2005 3 4. Daniels‚ Patsy J: The voice of the oppressed in the language of the oppressor : a discussion of selected postcolonial literature from Ireland‚ Africa‚ and America (Routledge 2001) 5
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economic potential‚ but reflects poorly on universities. Spirituality is a resilient and controversial variable that has evidenced an ability to help people better cope with stress. It is also related to several other positive psycho-social variables; however‚ the literature concerning its relationship with academic performance is narrow and inconsistent. 100 students were surveyed‚ and ten of which were also interviewed‚ who attend three distinct universities in the Midwest. Students were given a Demographic
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Life’s a Beautiful Struggle Cassandra Alferink English Final Project January 21‚ 2012 Table of Contents My Inspiration 3 Introduction: 6 Journal Entry Number 1 7 Journal Entry Number 2 8 Journal Entry Number 3 9 Journal Entry Number 4 10 Journal Entry Number 5 11 Journal Entry Number 6 12 Journal Entry Number 7 13 Journal Entry Number 8 14 Journal Entry Number 9 15 Journal Entry Number 10 16 My Inspiration Over the last few years I have watched my best friend
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Jason T. Smith Professor Batya Weinbaum LITR221 January 3‚ 2016 The Struggle Is Real It is very important to know your own personal limitations‚ likewise‚ it is important to know how your personal decisions can and will affect you and others around you. In the story‚ “Paul’s Case” Paul was dealing with a real struggle in life‚ his internal happiness or the happiness of those that surrounded him. Paul was about making himself happy; he was about doing what made him feel superior‚ and how he could
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GENERAL TYPES OF LITERATURE Literature can generally be divided into two types: prose and poetry. Prose consists of those written within the common flow of conversation in sentences and paragraphs‚ while poetry refers to those expressions in verse‚ with measure and rhyme‚ line and stanza and has a more melodious tone. I. Prose There are many types of prose. These include novels‚ biographies‚ short stories‚ contemporary dramas‚ legends‚ fables‚ essays‚ anecdotes‚ news and speeches. 1
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