Solomon Asch conducted an experiment titled the ‘Asch Conformity Study‚’ in which he psychologically tested the certain conditions in which the judgement of an individual is affected by others. Asch used a lab experiment to study conformity; male students were selected to participate in a ‘vision test’ in Swarthmore College‚ in Pennsylvania. Asch used pairs of cards‚ and on one pair‚ three vertical lines of differing lengths were drawn‚ called the ‘Comparison’ lines. On the other pair‚ there was
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Africa Emergent by Nadine Gordimer A better understanding of literary theory can be gained by investigating the etymology of the word theory itself. Literary theory‚ then‚ offers to us a view of life‚ an understanding of why we interpret texts the way we do. A well-articulated literary theory also assumes that an innocent reading of a text or a sheerly emotional or spontaneous reaction to a work does not exist because literary theory questions the assumptions‚ beliefs‚ and feelings of readers
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“New Year’s Day” by Edith Wharton uses literary device to reveal the social values and customs have changed. Edith uses various literary devices in the opening of her short story. Through the title‚ Edith shows the transition from “old” New York to a “new” New York‚ in which the customs are very different. New Year’s Day is often a point that people use to start over and work on their “New Year Resolutions.” It’s a time where people see change‚ and the change in New York Customs‚ according to
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discourse of this country. My family was a typical working class family‚ and even prior to pre-kindergarten‚ I understood the concepts of school‚ reading‚ learning‚ of art‚ and working. My parents and older sister were the sponsors of my introduction to literary discourse‚ and they played their parts in varying ways. My mother made me aware of college and nonfiction
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Struggle to reconnect with heritage in Song of Solomon The 1977 novel‚ Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison reveals that the search for one’s ancestral roots can affect your identity from its current state. The novel revolves around the life of the protagonist‚ Macon Dead III also known as Milkman who encounters a lot of obstacles trying to reconnect with his heritage from early child age to adulthood as an African American. The reader will see how Milkman discovery of his rich ancestral heritage impacted
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ELECTIVE COURSE IN ENGLISH Assignment (Based on Blocks 1-7) Course Code: EEG-01/BEGE-101 Assignment Code: EEG-01/BEGE-101/TMA/2011-2012 Maximum Marks: 100 1 . Show your understanding of literary and non-literary prose by citing examples and discussing them. 450 words (You may give the source) (20) 2. Fill in the blank in the following passage with suitable prepositions: The man was playing cards ................................. some other people. He tried ...............
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realized how Stalin took advantage of the uneducated by corrupting Russia. In his dystopian novel Animal Farm‚ George Orwell uses character motivation and symbolism to convey his theme: education is the key to freedom. Animal Farm is a spectacular work of literature featuring secret meanings revealed in both character motivations and symbolism. This can also be called an allegory. It was published in Londen‚ 1946. As the story begins‚ Old Major introduces the animals to the idea of animalism. He
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Literary Device Notes Alliteration Repeating the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Allusion A figure of speech that makes a reference to‚ or representation of‚ people‚ places‚ events‚ literary work‚ myths‚ or works of art‚ either directly or by implication. Bildungsroman A type of novel concerned with education‚ development‚ and maturation of a young protagonist. Essentially‚ a Bildungsroman traces the formation of a protagonist’s maturity (the passage
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1849‚ Hawthorne’s mother‚ Elizabeth Hathorne‚ dies. Hawthorne falls into a deep depression but continues to write The Scarlet Letter and publishes it in February 1850. On May 19‚ 1864 Nathaniel Hawthorne dies in Plymouth‚ New Hampshire. Novels of Literary Merit often teach a life lesson. The Scarlet Letter reveals that revenge is a sin that can transform a human into an evil being. Hawthorne writes‚ “With the common ministers‚ he imagined himself… by the poisonous drug of revenge” (169). Roger Chillingworth
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Song of Solomon - Flying The book‚ Song of Solomon‚ is a story about a hero – a black(African) man called Milkman Dead. The story talks about how Milkman discovered the history of his family‚ and his upbringing. In fact‚ Milkman’s and his family’s history reflect on the situation of all black people living in that society. “Flying” is an important facto in the story. The author‚ Toni Morrison‚ who is a black woman‚ explains many different styles of flying of different persons such as Milkman’s
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