What is Traditional Literature? Traditional literature is a genre that deals specifically with stories that were passed down through oral storytelling from generation to generation. Traditional literature consists of songs‚ stories‚ poems and riddles from anonymous sources. There are many forms of traditional literature (myths‚ fables‚ epics‚ ballads‚ legends‚ folk rhymes‚ folktales) and many of the categories do overlap. Folktales are a major form of traditional literature found all over the
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Importance of literature Literature reminds us of stories‚ epics‚ sacred scriptures and classical works of the ancient and modern times. Literature is defined as the body of written works of a language‚ period or culture‚ produced by scholars and researchers‚ specialized in a given field. Why is literature important? Let us see. As stated in the quotation by C.S. Lewis‚ literature not only describes reality but also adds to it. Yes‚ literature is not merely a depiction of reality; it is rather
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Overview: Florence Kluckhohn Value Orientations R.S. Zaharna‚ Ed.D. American University In her seminal paper "Dominant and Variant Value Orientations‚" Florence Kluckhohn outlined five basic human problems that were common to all peoples at all times and all places (1953‚ p. 346). The value orientations Kluckhohn identified speak to the assumptions that we make about ourselves and our relationship to the world‚ which in turn‚ guide our actions. Table 1 (found at the END of this piece) provides
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Why Read the Old Testament? Why should we as Christians read the old testament? There are many reasons to read the Old Testament. One‚ Reading the Old Testament is like reading the beginning of a book and the New Testament is the end of that book. How can we understand the Plot‚ characters‚ and true meaning of the book if we only read the end of the book? We get confused‚ lost and not understanding what’s going on in that book. Therefore‚ we read the Old Testament. We as Christians need to read the
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Literature Review College of Community Counseling Abstract Throughout history marriage has been considered a state of holy matrimony that bound together two heterosexual people basically till death. This binding contract was accepted and supported by society and the families involved. A person was considered malformed in some way or was in disgrace if they didn’t get married. Cohabitation involves unmarried sexual partners sharing a household. This practice was considered
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Parental Use of Corporal Punishment on Children: A Literature Review Abstract In this paper I intend to compare and contrast the views of four scholars on the issue of parental use of corporal punishment on children in terms of the evidence they utilize to substantiate their arguments‚ their purposes for producing theses four scholarships‚ and the conclusions they reach. All four sources agree that the corporal punishment may contribute to the violence in a society‚ but the cause and effect
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The Value of the Humanities The humanities can be described as the study of how people process and document the human experience. Since humans have been able‚ we have used philosophy‚ literature‚ religion‚ art‚ music‚ history and language to understand and record our world. Through exploration of the humanities we learn how to think creatively and critically‚ to reason‚ and to ask questions. These skills allow us to gain new insights into everything from poetry and paintings to business models and
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1.6 Alternative education o 1.7 Indigenous education Process o 2.1 Curriculum o 2.2 Learning modalities o 2.3 Teaching o 2.4 Technology Education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge‚ skills and values from one generation to another. Importance of education: Education is as important as the air we breathe because it is our weapon to conquer the world. It is the most important possession a person must have. Education is beneficial in many aspect
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Fantastic Literature Fantasy is a product of our subconscious minds. Just like the stories of the past‚ fantastic literature tries to give its messages with an indirectly way for making an impact to our subconscious minds. In other words‚ Fantastic literature is a genre of fiction that uses imagination‚ magic‚ supernatural elements such as ghosts‚ harpies‚ trolls‚ mermaids‚ nymphs‚ vampires‚ centaurs‚ personifications‚ allegories and unrealistic elements as its primary plot element‚ theme or setting
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CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES In order to develop a thorough understanding and deeper insight into previous works and trends that is relevant to the subject‚ as well as to reach specific goals of the study‚ the researchers considered a number of references‚ both foreign and local. These references presented in this chapter were gathered through journals‚ magazines‚ books‚ and other reading materials. It is also includes related foreign and local literature and studies acquired through
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