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    Before this course I looked at literature as a story simply meant to be read‚ something that took you to another world. Now I see it as more then that. I see that each book is a mystery that I must solve. Throughout the story authors leave clues that if you figure them out‚ you unlock a deeper meaning behind the story. From foreshadowing to similes and metaphors I have unlocked a deeper appreciation for the literature I read. The two examples I would like to dive into are allusions and irony. An

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    mindset of Victorian on-screen characters. The Victorian Theater includes a significantly more liquid and creative comic style than it did in an appalling one. All however Charles Dickinson fiddled unfruitfully with vaudeville in mid 1830’s‚ he plainly detected that neither his ability nor his influence to profit lay toward that path. Where the discoursed of his initial representations and books are distinctive‚ that in his plays is stilted and created; the

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    Naturalism in American Literature The term naturalism describes a type of literature that attempts to apply scientific principles of objectivity and detachment to its study of human beings. Unlike realism‚ which focuses on literary technique‚ naturalism implies a philosophical position: for naturalistic writers‚ since human beings are‚ in Emile Zola’s phrase‚ "human beasts‚" characters can be studied through their relationships to their surroundings. Zola’s 1880 description of this method in Le

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    Descriptive Writing in Literature! November‚ 01‚ 2010 Descriptive Writing in Literature! Literature indulges us in a different world by using descriptive writing that paints a vivid picture in our mind. Every author has a different way to accomplish that‚ but the main purpose is to draw the reader into the desired place and time of the literature. I will compare two poems and one story that capture the imagination by a descriptive writing. First we will take a closer look how these authors

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    Ever since I was a little girl‚ I have always loved to read. The books were a bridge where the characters and I met and and had an insane connection. My journey with Literature has brought me to a point where I would love to explore deeper into the subject. I would like your consideration to join the AP Literature and Composition class. Below‚ I will describe why I should be in the class‚ what I hope to gain from the class‚ and my favorite book. I hope that after reading this essay‚ you will be

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    WHAT IS AMERICAN LITERATURE? AN OVERVIEW When the English preacher and writer Sidney Smith asked in 1820‚ “In the four quarters of the globe‚ who reads an American book?” little did he suspect that less than two hundred years later the answer in literate quarters would be “just about everyone.” Indeed‚ just a few years after Smith posed his inflammatory question‚ the American writer Samuel Knapp would begin to assemble one of the first histories of American literature as part of a lecture series

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    the educated classes‚ as well as an Anglo-Norman literature.Middle English literature emerged with Geoffrey Chaucer‚ author of The Canterbury Tales‚ along withGower‚ the Pearl Poet and Langland. William of Ockham and Roger Bacon‚ who were Franciscans‚ were major philosophers of the Middle Ages. Julian of Norwich‚ who wrote Revelations of Divine Love‚ was a prominent Christian mystic. With the English Renaissance literature in the Early Modern English style appeared. William Shakespeare‚ whose works

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    The diversity and richness of Philippine literature evolved side by side with the country’s history. This can best be appreciated in the context of the country’s pre-colonial cultural traditions and the socio-political histories of its colonial and contemporary traditions. During the Commonwealth Period‚ a new set of colonizers brought about new changes in Philippine literature. New literary forms such as free verse [in poetry]‚ the modern short story and the critical essay were introduced

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    In this course you have been exposed to many authors‚ genres‚ writing styles and themes. For your Key Assignment‚ you will reflect on what you learned from the works of fiction‚ poetry and drama you have read and consider the impact literature has had—and will hopefully continue to have—on your own life. Please write a final paper of 1500 words or more discussing the following questions. Be sure to begin your paper with an engaging introduction and clear thesis statement‚ develop each point in

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    Ethnic Literature and Postcolonialism In Barta’s ; “Gadis Tangsi” Reading by using Postcolonial theory The definition of ethnic literature “is literature like any other‚ except that it contains ethnic references.” (Reilly p.2). Another definition of ethnic literature is when there is a literature work that contain religious beliefs‚ racial issues‚ linguistics‚ or cultural heritage. In another word‚ ethnic literature is the literary work that includes particular culture‚ beliefs‚ or linguistics

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