I believe that the purpose of literature is to educate‚ inform‚ entertain and give the author a chance to express them self. I know that when I read‚ it helps me to escape my own world sometimes and go somewhere else fun and exciting. I think that some literature is just meant to be entertaining while other literature can educate or inform also. I believe that older literature can be very educating and entertaining. It teaches me about the different writing styles and a hint of what life used
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"The Philippine Literature now a days" The diversity and richness of Philippine literature evolved side by side with the country’s history. Long before the Spaniards and other foreigners landed or set foot on Philippine shores‚ our forefathers already had their own literature stamped in the history of our race. Our ancient literature shows our customs and traditions in everyday life as traced in our folk stories‚ old plays and short stories. Our ancestors also had their own alphabet which was
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Executive Summary Major Research Project ( 2009-2011) Nativism in India: A Study of Modern Indian Literature in the select Indian Languages Submitted to UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION‚ NEW DELHI by Dr. Ashok Babar P.V.P. Mahavidyalaya‚ Kavathe Mahankal‚ Dist. Sangli. (Maharashta) Contents |Chapters |Title |Page No. | |
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What is Literature? What is literature? Nowadays‚ literature seems to be slowly depleting. Much of this generation’s youth are what we now call‚ illiterate. The advancements of technologies gradually helped the adolescents to become lazier. For example‚ text messaging. I know text messaging is a fun and easy way to communicate with your friends‚ but the amount of laziness teenagers put into it is completely ridicule. Spelling “u” instead of “you” is one example. Another example--by far is the
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Miracle Burton Dr. Crawford Written Comp. 1 12/1/13 Why the South Is So “Southern” When I stepped off the plane in Tennessee‚ I momentarily froze. I felt like I had almost landed in a different country. Not only was the temperature and scenery a change‚ the way people acted changed as well. Southerners have different accents and clothing styles‚ but the thing that stuck out the most was that people in the south are all together more friendly‚ hospitable and courteous. Being in
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American Literature Paper Randy Hale University of Phoenix ENG.301 American Ethic Literature Michael Cromwell December 24‚ 2012 American Ethic Literature Paper What makes American literature American? American literature is just that American literature. American literature is stories of people lives that are based on American standards. Early American standards where based around slavery and oppression but now they are based on freedoms like freedom of speech and press. America has
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What is Literature? According to wiki.answers.com‚ literature is a term used to describe written or spoken material. The term is most commonly used to refer to words of the creative imagination including works of poetry‚ drama‚ fiction and non-fiction. But in today’s society‚ there is a lot of question of what is literature and what is not literature. Literature evolves as society does and comes in all shapes‚ sizes‚ and forms. May it be a novel‚ poetry‚ or even graffiti on a building‚ society
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the writer organizes the concepts and ideas. – Text Structure 2. What should be your primary concern when reading literature? – Recognize the differences and similarities in real life experience 3. Literature leads us to ________ the life of man‚ society‚ culture‚ and tradition. – understand 4. How does literature affect you as readers? – Molds man as a total human being 5. In literature you can witness different emotions and struggles of life – True 6. A poem that expresses the emotions‚ feelings
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Literature Definition: Literature is a term used to describe written or spoken material. Broadly speaking‚ "literature" is used to describe anything from creative writing to more technical or scientific works‚ but the term is most commonly used to refer to works of the creative imagination‚ including works of poetry‚ drama‚ fiction‚ and nonfiction. Why do we read literature? Literature represents a language or a people: culture and tradition. But‚ literature is more important than
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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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