Peter Widdowson‚ who has died of cancer aged 66‚ played an important role in revitalising the study of English literature through a long career inhigher education‚ all of it spent in the old polytechnics and new universities - latterly at the University of Gloucestershire. He was an important voice in the debates about "theory" in the 1970s and 80s‚ and was an internationally renowned Thomas Hardy scholar. Peter was born in Coventry and took pleasure in describing himself as a war baby. An only
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his views on Realist literature very clear as he calls Realism "minute... the drama of a broken teacup‚ the tragedy of a walk down the block‚ the excitement of an afternoon call‚ the adventure of an invitation to dinner." (Norris‚ 578) in his 1901 essay "A Plea for Romantic Fiction" Here‚ Norris points out the mundane nature of the plot and setting of realist fiction. For Norris Realism extends only to what it views from afar and what it chooses to view. Naturalism departs from the Realist mindset
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best stories. A more interesting topic emerges when a character must choose between loyalty to a loved one and devotion to government. In “The Sniper” and “Cranes” the main character is involved in a civil war that calls for allegiance to the government despite his feelings for a loved one who fights for the opposite cause. “The Sniper” and “Cranes” share similarities and differences in the plot‚ the characters‚ and the theme. Although‚ these stories are two similar pieces of literature and share many
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Stephen Crane and Gwendolyn Brooks “Do Not Weep Maiden for War Is Kind” a poem by Stephen Crane is written in a way that reveals how war is an atrocious creature through verbal irony. In “The Sonnet-Ballad” by Gwendolyn brooks‚ she portrays death as a flirtatious lady. Both of these authors do an extraordinary job in using imagery and irony to sketch their thoughts about death and war. Through the use of imagery Brooks characterizes the coquettish death and how her loved one was fooled into betraying
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Castro � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �3� Geneva Castro Professor Allison English 101/Essay 3 19 March‚ 2013 Peter Singer’s Essay It is an irrefutable fact that we should help each other. However sometimes help to others poses some danger to either us or others. In Peter Singer’s essay "Famine Affluence‚ and Morality" Peter Singer argues that we ought‚ morally‚ to prevent starvation due to famine. Singer begins by saying that assistance has been inadequate as richer countries prioritize development
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Virtual Environment In this study we aim to develop a simulation-based virtual environment that involves the tower crane operations. In the very first step‚ the tool simulates an example of crane lifting operation in a three-dimensional (3D) virtual environment. The environment involves the main features of the simulation such as collision detection technology‚ reality integration and crane operation functions. The main reasons of using these features are to provide a realistic safe workspace for the
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NASA Crane The first project that I chose was the NASA Crane engineering challenge. The purpose of this project was to attempt to create a crane from materials provided‚ but lift the most weight. We also took ratings on how efficient the design was‚ the look of the design‚ and the strength of the design. We first looked at the need of the project. NASA is wanting to‚ in the future‚ bring cranes to the moon to extract different materials. The problem would be getting it there. They need a crane that
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Peter Drucker Annotated Bibliography Straub.R ‘Honouring the life and works of Peter Drucker’ Emerald Article (Online). Available at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/drucker/jmh.htm?containerType=Issue&containerId=15002046 (Accessed: 11 February). Peter Drucker’s management philosophy was‚ and is still considered to this present day as revolutionary‚ described as a man ‘Who could see around corners’ Richard Straub briefly discusses how history was a prominent and integral element to all Drucker
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Guannan Wang 9/19/12 The Open Boat by Stephen Crane Stephen Crane’s Open Boat is based on his own experience when he was shipwrecked off the coast of Florida. The story is famous for its philosophical theme of existentialism‚ powerfully evoked in the line” If I am going to drowned (repeated thrice)‚ why in the name of the seven mad gods‚ who rule the sea‚ was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and trees?” (Crane). This opens up an existential view of man’s place in the universe.
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The poem “War is Kind” written by Stephen Crane in 1897. The title of the poem is ironic because war is not kind and in the poem a list all of the bad things about war. The theme of the story is completely different than the title. This poem however has more than just one theme there are actually three. Warfare is one of the themes of this poem‚ war is not kind and it is mean. War takes away families it makes them lose their loved ones. All what war is‚ is nothing but lose and heartbreak it only
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