Royal Military College of Canada Department of English ENE 110-4: Introduction to Literary Studies and University Writing Skills Monday‚ 1000-1050; Wednesday‚ 1240-1330 ; Friday‚ 1000-1050 Instructor: Dr. Huw Osborne Office: M323 Phone: 6269 Email: osborne@rmc.ca Office Hours: by appointment Course Objectives There are two primary goals for this course: 1. Above all‚ we are concerned with exploring literary expression with a simple desire to improve our abilities
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The novel A Fine Balance‚ written by Rohinton Mistry‚ takes place in India in the mid-1970s when the government declares a “State of Internal Emergency”. A period of political turmoil and violence ensues‚ wreaking havoc onto all as they try to survive under new orders. During this time‚ four individual’s lives become intertwined in unimaginable ways as they each conquer problem after problem‚ relishing the smallest moments of bliss as they try to continue on. This relentless battle between hope and
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In the article‚ father was not happy because Kersi did not want to his new life in Toronto‚ but he still asked mother to remind Kersi to pray at least twice a day; however‚ his mother believed he would not do it anymore (Mistry). In the film‚ it was much more clear to illustrate that how different the values parents and children had. From the parents’ side‚ they wished their daughter (Jess) to learn how to cook traditional Indian food‚ instead of playing football. Her mother
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Allen Poe 2. The Open Boat Stephen Crane 3. The Door in the Wall HG Wells 4. The People Before Maurice Shadbolt 5. A Horse and Two Goats RK Narayan 6. Journey Patricia Grace 7. To Da-Duh‚ In Memoriam Paule Marshall 8. Of White Hairs and Cricket Rohinton Mistry 9. Sandpiper Ahdaf Soueif 10. Tyres Adam Thorpe These notes are intended to give some background information on each author and/or story as an aid to further research and to stimulate discussion in the classroom. They are intended only as a
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Such a Long Journey (SaLJ) by Rohinton Mistry and Song of Solomon (SoS) by Toni Morrison are novels that both showcases the lives of their male protagonist‚ Gustad and Milkman respectively. In both novels‚ symbols are used to represent different meanings‚ and both novels have successfully used them to do so. Even though the symbols from the two books represents different things‚ they are also both used to show change‚ which can be seen in the symbols of the black wall and black paper on the windows
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Vancouver Island University English 125 (02): University Writing and Research Time: Tue and Thu 11:30 am-1:00 pm Location: 345-209 Professor: Jeannie Martin Office: Bldg 345 Rm 206 Phone: 753-3245 Local 2775 Email: jeannie.martin@viu.ca (preferred) Office Hours: Tue‚ Wed‚ Thur 10:00-11:00 am and by appointment Books are the plane‚ and the train‚ and the road. They are the destination‚ and the journey. They are home. ― Anna Quindlen‚ How Reading Changed My Life It has been said that travelling
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Penguin Dictionary of Symbols. New York: Penguin. Cirlot‚ J.E.(1962) A Dictionary of Symbols. Trans. Jack Sage. New York: Philosophical Library. P.328. Harrison‚ R.P. (1992) Forests: the Shadow of Civilization. London: University of Chicago Press. Mistry‚ Rohinton (1996) A Fine Balance. Great Britain: Faber and Faber. Thoreau‚ Henry D (1854‚1982) Walden. India: Oxford University Press.
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS IGCSE LITERATURE IN ENGLISH: SYLLABUS 0486 NOTES FOR TEACHERS ON STORIES SET FOR STUDY FROM STORIES OF OURSELVES: THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES IN ENGLISH FOR EXAMINATION IN JUNE AND NOVEMBER 2010‚ 2011 AND 2012 CONTENTS Introduction: How to use these notes 1. The Signalman Charles Dickens 2. The Yellow Wallpaper Charlotte Perkins Gilman 3. How It Happened Arthur Conan Doyle
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COLONIALISM‚ POST-COLONIALISM & POST-COLONIAL INDIAN ENGLISH LITERATURE ABSTRACT Colonialism is the building and maintaining of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. Colonialism normally refers to a period of history from the 15th to the 20th century when people from Europe established colonies on other continents. Collins English Dictionary defines colonialism as "the policy of acquiring and maintaining colonies‚ especially for exploitation." The Stanford Encyclopaedia
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah and Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance explore an assortment of issues and situations that occur through time in the modern day United States and Nigeria‚ and 1970s India‚ respectively. The presence of different types of uncertainty in the characters’ lives either spur them or limit them in varied cultural contexts. The manifestation and effect of uncertainty can be observed in both platonic and romantic relationships the characters develop‚ the struggle to survive
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