failures. Even if one sets out to fail ‚ the possibility of success is never eradicated‚ and failure once again is ushered in. In the realm of art‚ though‚ failure has a different currency. Failure‚ by definition‚ takes us beyond assumptions and what we think we know. Artists have long turned their attention to the unrealizability of the quest for perfection‚ or the
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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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literature. Modern literary criticism is often informed by literary theory‚ which is the philosophical discussion of its methods and goals. Though the two activities are closely related‚ literary critics are not always‚ and have not always been‚ theorists. Whether or not literary criticism should be considered a separate field of inquiry from literary theory‚ or conversely from book reviewing‚ is a matter of some controversy. For example‚ the Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism[1]
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This Is a Masterpiece: Prior Expectations of Literary Masterpieces Kelli Norris ENG/106 June 17‚ 2013 Steve DeVito This Is a Masterpiece: Prior Expectations of Literary Masterpieces According to Oxford dictionaries‚ a masterpiece is a work of outstanding artistry‚ skill‚ or workmanship (Masterpiece‚ 2013). This‚ in one’s personal opinion‚ is only a partial definition and leaves many unanswered questions. What makes a literary work outstanding in skill and artistry? How is it written? Is it a
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come to be celebrated as masterpieces in American literature and influential in the shaping of our nation. Since its publication in 1884‚ Mark Twain ’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has risen to such a status and has been added to the curriculum of most schools. Unlike any other novel of its time‚ Mark Twain wrote an organic‚ realistic story drawn from his own personal struggles with being "sivilized" into the proper manners of society. He employed several literary techniques and methods to
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The Masterpiece From William Blake The Romantic era of literature involved very subjective‚ personal‚ emotional‚ and imaginative writing. In William Blake’s poem “The Chimney Sweeper”‚ part of his collection from Songs of Innocence‚ a young boy gives readers some insight into what life was like for people in his line of work. During the late 1700’s and into the early 1800’s‚ a person’s well-being was determined by the social class into which they were born. The children could not choose what social
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The Ghent Altarpiece ‚created by Hubert and Jan van Eyck‚ consists of many sections/shutters that have oil paintings on in the interior and the exterior. When the shutters are closed‚ the images on the outside use muted colors and have shading behind the characters creates an illusion that the shutters are actually a doorway you can step inside. The characters within the painting are cast a shadow that make them seem realistic. The interior of the shutters are more vibrant with saturated colors.
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Literature and the Individual in Early Modern Masterpieces ENG 106 April 27‚ 2015 Literature and the Individual in Early Modern Masterpieces In the early modern masterpieces‚ John Milton was known for his unique ability to write in multiple languages and multiple styles of literature. One of his most famous pieces of literature was Paradise Lost. Milton was a man of deep faith‚ most specifically the Protestant faith. It was because of his faith that he had no fear of expressing his views on religion
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and published in the form of a popular pamphlet‚ the tract argues that the problem of poverty in Ireland can best be remedied by selling the children of the poor as food for the wealthy. This outlandish thesis is a manifestation of Swift’s outrage at what he saw as the scandalous economic and political policies of the Irish and English governments‚ and the author uses the assumed voice of the economist‚ an abundance of detail‚ literalized metaphors‚ and other ironic and parodic techniques to devastating
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Masterpiece cakeshop v. Colorado civil rights commission The Supreme Court has heard arguments of same sex marriage‚ wedding cakes not being served. Colorado voters passed a reform‚ which made a guard against anti-gay discriminations‚ and which the Supreme Court later they got into the problem. The religious timid people who persuade sought to go behind their back civil rights protected in another way. They say that the Constitution gives them the right to discriminate against gay people. The Masterpiece
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