UNIVERSITY OF TARTU DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE THE CONTEMPORARY SHREW: AN ANALYSIS OF TWO MODERNISED FILM APPROPRIATIONS OF SHAKESPEARE ’S THE TAMING OF THE SHREW BA thesis LIIS KAASIK SUPERVISOR: LECT. RAILI PÕLDSAAR TARTU 2008 ABSTRACT The aim of the thesis is to analyse how the contemporary context and genre conventions have affected the representation of different characters and the plot in two modernized film versions of The Taming of the Shrew‚ ShakespeaRe-Told
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Modern technology is creating a single world culture. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. Looking back in history‚ cultures and customs were determined by the society where people lived. Therefore‚ culture was different from one country to another. In the present‚ technology has changed the culture‚ and how people live in society. I think modern technology is gradually creating a single world culture‚ because of the
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The Modern Janus By: James C. Morrison 1) Why do you James decide to write about Marshall McLuhan? Answer: Well‚ I thought it was important for individuals who are studying the role which communication has on society and should understand McLuhan was one of the early public speakers and writers which discussed the role which media would have on communication. You can think of him as a contemporary man who was thinking in advance of the effect which media would have on communication. 2)
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applied input/output relation or perform a specific function. Technology can be viewed as an activity that forms or changes culture.[11] Additionally‚ technology is the application of math‚ science‚ and the arts for the benefit of life as it is known. A modern example is the rise of communication technology‚ which has lessened barriers to human interaction and‚ as a result‚ has helped spawn new subcultures; the rise of cyberculture has‚ at its basis‚ the development of the Internet and the computer.[12] Not
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MODERN MEDICINE Modern medicine has made great strides in recent years. It is scientific and based on continual research and experiment. Surgery‚ in particular‚ has made an amazing advance. Thousands of doctors are being trained every year in India‚ and hundreds of hospitals set up. People living in cities rely mainly on modern medicine. In the past whenever there was an outbreak of plague or cholera people died by the hundreds. Modern medicine has succeeded in preventing the outbreak of epidemics
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THE MODERN PROMETHEUS IMPORTANT REFERENCES Paradise Lost Did I request thee‚ Maker‚ from my clay To mould me man? Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me? Lines from John Milton ’s Paradise Lost From the title page of Frankenstein; or‚ The Modern Prometheuse‚ 1818 In Frankenstein‚ the intelligent and sensitive monster created by Victor Frankenstein reads a copy of Milton ’s Paradise Lost‚ which profoundly stirs his emotions. The monster compares his situation to that of Adam
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When we look back to the history of human being in recent 200 years‚ we will be surprising what a huge change modern technology has brought us. Trains and planes enable us to travel to everywhere we want. Internet and televisions communicate news to everyone. New technologies provide us a new standard of living‚ and I state that they are creating a single world culture. Modern technology has shortened the distance between cultures‚ and made the world smaller. People can travel or migrate from
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MODERN MEANS OF COMMUNICATION Introduction What is Communication? Communication (from Latin commūnicāre‚ meaning "to share" [1]) is the activity of conveying information through the exchange of thoughts‚ messages‚ or information‚ as by speech‚ visuals‚ signals‚ writing‚ or behaviour. It is the meaningful exchange of information between two or a group of people. Communication requires a sender‚ a message‚ and a recipient‚ although the receiver doesn’t have to be present or aware of the sender’s
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do even simple calculations‚ what to talk of washing without washing machine or electricity. If electricity fails‚ life for each one of us comes to a standstill as all gadgets are operated with it be it AC‚ TV‚ computer‚ a telephone‚ or any other modern appliance. Gadgets are not just meant for entertainment they even improve our lives a lot. Well most of us think of gadgets as the iPods and mp3 players that provide wholesome entertainment all the time any where in the world. The word gadget is
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Physical factors decide which type of farming takes place in a particular area. Climate and relief are the main factors in determining which crops will grow and which animals are suited to the landscape. Human factors‚ such as proximity to markets‚ are important with some types of farming‚ such as market gardening. Arable farming Arable farming is common in the south east where the summers are warm and the land is low‚ flat and fertile. The south east also has good transport links and farms are
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