Why Literature? The premature obituary of the book. By Mario Vargas Llosa It has often happened to me‚ at book fairs or in bookstores‚ that a gentleman approaches me and asks me for a signature. "It is for my wife‚ my young daughter‚ or my mother‚" he explains. "She is a great reader and loves literature." Immediately I ask: "And what about you? Don’t you like to read?" The answer is almost always the same: "Of course I like to read‚ but I am a very busy person." I have heard this explanation
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Music and literature have played an important role in our community and society since not only humans but the earth was born. It’s still a great mystery as to who invented or made music first. But first of all we shouldn’t focus as to when was music made but should see that what actually music is? How to define music has long been the subject of debate; philosophers‚ musicians‚ and‚ more recently‚ various social and natural scientists have argued about what constitutes music. The definition has varied
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Nature in Literature Nature is one of the most powerful forces that has ran through literature throughout human history. Ever since the first recorded dramas and philosophical works‚ man could not avoid being in contact with the world around him‚ and so his connection to the earth must inevitably be part of his story. In literature‚ when nature is addressed‚ it is often in praise or awe‚ of its terror or of its beauty. Nature can represent the real and visceral as well as the sublime and
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Comparative study into European literature curricula 1 LESSONS IN LITERATURE A comparative study into the literature curricula in secondary education in six European countries Master thesis of: M.G. Slager (1465775) m.g.slager@student.rug.nl Master of Science in Education Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences University of Groningen August‚ 2010 Supervision: dr. R. Maslowski dr. T.C.H. Witte Comparative study into European literature curricula 2 Abstract Students
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Dystopia in Literature Dystopia‚ a society in an oppressed and controlled state‚ is a common theme in world literature. I have chosen texts 1984 by George Orwell‚ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey‚ Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and the film‚ V for Vendetta‚ directed by James McTeigue. These texts display different types of repressive control systems and some even accurately predict today’s society’s trends. How do the characters react to their dystopian society? In 1984‚ by
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Multicultural Literature When I was in grade school‚ I don’t recall coming across to many books that weren’t traditionally in the curriculum. I mean everything I read in grade school was a solid‚ remarkable piece of literature but nothing I could ever relate too. Even though I grew up in a diverse time‚ I didn’t read multicultural literature in school. I read them on my own time. Multicultural literature should be integrated into the curriculum of today’s school
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British Literature 1. the Middle Ages the oldest literature monument of the Anglo – Saxon period is the old Germanic legend called BEOWULF. This heroic poem is about the strong and courageous pagan hero Beowulf John Wycliffe – is a professor of Oxford University. With his students he translated the whole Bible into English - he influenced Master Jan Hus and our Hussite movement very much 2. the renaissance and humanism Geoffrey Chaucer – Canterbury Tales – brilliant portrait of 30 pilgrims
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Foreign literature Point of Sales System I had been putting off changing from my trusty old cash register to a computerized point of sale system‚ as I was intimidated and daunted by the task. I kept telling myself‚ changing to a new system would not really benefit my business that much‚ and in any event‚ I don’t have the time. A friend of mine‚ who had gone through the process a year earlier‚ was kind enough to sit down with me and share how he had handled the changeover process‚ and some of the
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Children’s Literature It is hard to imagine a world without books for children. Ever since there were children‚ there has been children’s literature too. There have been children’s stories and folk-tales when man first learned to speak. Children’s books‚ however‚ are a late growth of literature. Miss Yonge says‚ "Up to the Georgian era there were no books at all for children or the poor‚ excepting the class-books containing old ballads and short tales". We shall nevertheless see that there were
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“Dystopian Literature is not concerned with shaping the future but with teaching us about the problems of the present”. Discuss "Lord of the Flies" and "Animal Farm" in light of this comment. Many critics have argued that several extreme historical circumstances of the 20th century have led to the flourishing of dystopian literature. Dystopias usually extrapolate elements of contemporary society and function as a warning against some modern trend‚ often the threat of oppressive regimes in one
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