LIS 13:Library Literature for Children and Young Adult Children’s literature (also called juvenile literature) consists of the stories (including in books) and poems which are enjoyed by or targeted primarily at children. Modern children’s literature is classified in different ways‚ including by genre or the intended age of the reader. Children’s literature has its roots in the stories and songs that adults told their children before publishing existed‚ as part of the wider oral tradition. Because
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beautiful ideals described in romantic or Victorian literature. It was difficult to associate these works of art with the way the world had become; therefore‚ it was necessary to create a new way of expression. Modernist authors did not want to be confined by the traditional boundaries of literature‚ so they experimented in terms of style and content. The world changed and literature followed. There five major themes displayed in modernist literature. The first is a representation of inner reality
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Native-American Literature‚ c.20‚000B.C.E.-present Characteristics The literature is as diverse as the cultures that created it‚ but there are often common elements such as stories explaining creation or natural forces. Major Writers or Works Oral narratives: Myths; legends; songs; creation stories from groups such as the Zuni‚ Aztec‚ Navajo‚ Lakota‚ Seneca‚ Tlingit‚ Cherokee‚ Blackfoot‚ Cree‚ Inuit‚ and many more. Exploration Period‚ 1492-1607 Characteristics The first European writings
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Question 1 1.1 Mention the characteristics and needs of children that should be taken into account when selecting suitable literature. Emotions: Identification: A child must be able to identify with the story. Enjoyment: They must be able to enjoy the story. Moderate emotion: should show some emotion. Security: Child should feel safe. Intellectual Abilities: The story must be logical (as much as possible) it should also be systematic and consistent. It is more convincing when written from
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Running head: A LITERARY REVIEW OF CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT Celebrity Endorsement in Mass Media Advertising Brands Celebrity endorsement in mass media advertising has become a very beneficial phenomenon for many countries and has significantly increased in the past decade‚ and should be the main principle of brand communications since it is the key to marketing success. Any product that is displayed in a television commercial or magazine advertisement by a corporation that uses a celebrity or
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Compare and Contrast Essay American literature traces back to the time of the Native Americans and Puritans‚ and over time developed many literary movements influenced by Transcendentalists and Realists. The beliefs of the Native Americans and Puritans as well as the philosophy of the Transcendentalists and Realists contrast with one another. These four major groups of American writers all differ in the sense that all of them look to a different power head or ideology for truth. For example‚
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not displayed as questionable. Magic realism differs from fantasy because it is set in a normal‚ modern world with accurate descriptions of humans and a society that does not question it. Another element is Irony. Irony is used in postmodernism literature. Irony is when that which one would not expect occurs is true. Finally‚ Metafiction is a device that self-consciously addresses the devices of fiction. This often happens by the author introducing themselves into the story. Post modernism and post
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7 Assignment 2014 SRI LANKA Janani Balamanoharan 7J SECTION 1: History of Sri Lanka People from the Tamil region of India emigrated to Ceylon (this was Sri Lanka’s name before 1972) in between 3 BC and 1200 AD. Upon their arrival‚ the Tamil rulers fought the Sinhalese rulers for control of Sri Lanka. This resulted in the Tamils‚ who were mostly Hindus‚ to claim the northern part of Sri Lanka and the Sinhalese‚ who were mostly Buddhists‚ claimed the southern part
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Delicious cuisine is definitely something the whole world is interested in‚ and a person’s taste for food can often reveal his lifestyle‚ personality‚ and even status. In Geoffrey Chaucer’s Prologue to The Canterbury Tales‚ we can learn about the Franklin’s hospitality and hedonistic lifestyle through Chaucer’s portrait of the Franklin’s refined love of exquisite cuisine. Through his lofty diction‚ use of poetic devices‚ and imagery‚ Chaucer revealed the Franklin’s love for pure food‚ hospitality
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meaning‚ I could still gain some knowledge as to the overall idea or purpose of the work just from an initial reading. Literature has the capacity to communicate before it is understood‚ as it is certainly possible for a work to convey emotion and feeling without the reader fully comprehending the complete meaning of a work. Emotion can tell you more about a piece of literature than factual knowledge. Within the first few lines of a poem‚ you should be able to feel whatever sensation the author wants
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