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    Why We Study Literature

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    Why we study literature‚ and its influence on the 21st century. Man has for many centuries‚ used literature as a medium to express his thoughts‚ to educate and inform the masses‚ and literature has been used as a textual tool for pleasure. With the coming and strong influences of the ‘Technological New Age’‚ the fundamentals of literature (reading to educate oneself) have been side tracked to make way for mass media and giant companies that produce technological gadgets such as cellular phones

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    Why we read literature The word literature means ‘acquaintance with letters.’ With literature we can put anything and everything into words and play it like a video for someone else to see. It is a profession where words are arranged in such a way that they describe‚ feelings‚ emotions‚ experiences etc. it describes society and the people living in it‚ what they think of it and what they want it to be. There are many reasons to why we read literature. We could read it for information which is to

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    WHY DO WE NEED TO STUDY LITERATURE. Literature is part of our cultural heritage which is freely available to everyone‚ and which can enrich our lives in all kinds of ways. Once we have broken the barriers that make studying literature seem daunting‚ we find that literary works can be entertaining‚ beautiful‚ funny‚ or tragic. They can convey profundity of thought‚ richness of emotion‚ and insight into character. They take us beyond our limited experience of life to show us the lives of other people

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    What Is Literature and Why Do We study it? Literature is Composition that tells a story‚ dramatizes a situation expresses emotions‚ analyzes and advocates ideas Helps us grow personally and intellectually Provides an objective base for knowledge and understanding Shapes our goals and values by clarifying our own identities‚ both positively and negatively Literature makes us human. Literature is literally “acquaintance with letters” (Latin littera meaning “an individual written character/letter”)

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    Why we read Literature

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    When you read a book or a story that was written long ago‚ you feel that you have been carried away into the time that the story was created. Literature is very diffferent around the world‚ every country has its different stories‚ even if they were written hundreds of years ago‚ or a few years ago.Literature written in the past is very important for us know‚ because it helps us understand what was going on during the time that the story was written. It allows us to know what our country or other

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    Why Study Literature?

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    WHY STUDY LITERATURE? Many students are studying literature at universities all over the world. Each of them must have her own reason to do so. Some of them have chosen the course on their own free will and some on external forces such as parents’ force‚ their diploma score’s force‚ etc. But those who have chosen to study literature on their own free will must have some strong reason‚ because the literature as an academic major is a bit different from other majors regarding its usage. Actually

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    about the rich cultural heritage of the Filipinos that must be developed and perpetuated. 3. You are going to write a foreigner-friend living in the United States. He/she has not gone to Philippines. However‚ he/she has been reading some literatures about the rich cultural heritage of the Filipinos. In your letter‚ you are going to inform him/her of these beautiful values. 4. Make a collage portraying any of the ff: Cultural/ Social Values a) Bayanihan b) Utang na loob c) Pakikisama

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    Why Study Literature

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    Why Study Literature? Thursday in one of my Introduction to Literature courses‚ one of my students said‚ "Ma ’am‚ I have a question. No disrespect‚ but...." We all know the feeling that comes with any question or remark that begins that way. I thought‚ "Oh boy. Here it comes." "...Why do we need to learn this? Is my commander going to send me a poem and ask me to explicate it?" This question always flummoxes me--not because I have no answer‚ but because the answers are so obvious to me

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    What is Literature? Why Study Literature? At often times‚ literature is thought of as lackluster works and long books and passages. People often think that literature is one thing‚ not knowing that it is in actuality composed of several elements that we all use in our daily lives. In order to get a clear understanding of exactly what literature is‚ we must first identify the definition. According to Merriam- Webster‚ literature is defined as the body of written works produced in a particular

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