Magic realism was first used in 1925 by a German critic Franz Roh. The term defines an artistic genre mixing both magical and realistic elements. Most writers using magic realism set their stories in a "normal" (realistic) world where magical events occur. Sula‚ Toni Morrison’s second novel‚ is not exclusively devoted to the magic realism style. However it is a good illustration of the writing evolution of the author. Sula seems to be an introduction to Morrison’s work on magic realism. The following
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A MAGIC ISLAND CALLED TAHITI In this short text “The Moon and Sixpence” ‚ we can find several descriptions of the Tahiti ‚ a south pacific island which is famous for its magic beauty‚ friendly people and for this reason people around the world enjoy to visit it. This story was narrated and written by the novelist William Somerset Maugham in one of his many long trips to the Pacific Island . This text is about a narrator who visited the Tahiti Island due to a hazard journey. In this
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It is also to serve as a wake up call to the people to cherish and be encouraged to uphold or revive similar cultural practices that can help in sustaining marriages and projecting their identity‚ as Marcus Garvey rightly put it‚” A people without the knowledge of their past history‚ origin and culture is like a tree without roots”. In addition to these‚ it will serve as a source of reference for both
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Life Life is like a tale‚ it does not matter how long it is‚ it matters how good it is! Good morning respected Dignitaries & my dear friends. These words were famously said by the author of one of the world’s most famous book series‚ JK Rowling. Joanne Kathleen Rowling was born on the 31st of July at Yate England. Born to Peter and Anne Rowling‚ she had a fixed ambition from a very young age‚ to write. JK Rowling was on a train trip when an idea of a young boy attending a wizarding school
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A critical appreciation of gender-based issues in Angela Carter’s The Magic Toyshop. In this essay I have chosen to look at Angela Carter’s book The Magic Toyshop‚ I intend to explore the book’s wealth of characters that the author appears to define to different degrees through a number of issues. The book has a significant circle of characters who after an initial reading seen to fit into set roles within the context of the story‚ in essence they seem placed in order to develop and motivate the
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G00247704 Magic Quadrant for Secure Email Gateways Published: 2 July 2013 Analyst(s): Peter Firstbrook‚ Brian Lowans The secure email gateway market is mature. Buyers should focus on strategic vendors‚ data loss prevention capability encryption and better protection from targeted phishing attacks. Strategic Planning Assumption Cloud-based (software as a service) deployments of the secure email gateway market will grow from 37% in 2011 to more than half of the market (by revenue) in 2016. Market
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CSR INITIATIVES OF INDIAN IT COMPANIES Sustaining and Enhancing Competitiveness in today’s Business Scenario Abstract The idea of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is not new to Indian companies. Growing number of Information technology (IT) companies with the direct involvement of employees are implementing CSR projects. Dedicated departments in most of the companies are looking into much more than just funding or getting involved in one-time projects. The trend is especially strong in
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Earvin “Magic” Johnson gave the announcement in 1991 that he had attained the HIV disease. In the months to follow‚ he was constantly being judged. People didn’t want to be near him‚ thinking they would catch the disease by merely a hand shake. During an exhibition game in 1992‚ which was the L.A. Lakers vs. The Cleveland Cavaliers‚ Magic got a small cut which spiked controversy from many. If I were a basketball player given the option to play with Magic on the court for a game or opt out‚ I
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Have you ever wondered what special effects in movies were like before computer graphics‚ 3-D animation‚ and Pixar? Well‚ take a look at the 1970’s and 80’s and you will see. Before 1977‚ no one knew what a light saber was. After that‚ everyone wanted either a blue‚ green‚ or red saber. Such was the magnitude and impact of the film entitled “Star Wars”. The technological aspects of this film were like no others seen before. It was a pivotal movie‚ showcasing the newest and brightest special effects
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