A. Identify and briefly explain three functions of religion (9 marks) Marxism believes it acts as the ‘opium for the exploited working class people’. Religion would cushion the pain of oppression and exploitation in unequal societies such as in a capitalist society. It legitimized and maintained the power of the ruling class – helps to maintain the status quo by preventing the less powerful from changing things. Feminists see religion as a conservative force because it acts as an ideology that legitimates
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Interpretation: Who was Anne Bradstreet? While reading the poetry of Anne Bradstreet‚ the straightforward Puritanical figure emerges‚ as well as the loving‚ caring person she was. She was truly a faithful puritan‚ but she was also a daughter‚ wife‚ mother‚ scholar and critic. In her poetry she balances both sides. In the poem "Upon the Burning of Our House" she is definite in her belief in God‚ and shows her spiritual growth as she learns amazing‚ heartfelt lessons. This poem could be interpreted
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"Mother Courage and her Children"‚ by Bertolt Brecht‚ is a play which can be seen from varying perspectives. Some consider it to be a comment on the socio-economic aspects of war‚ others as a criticism of bourgeois capitalism intended to encourage change in modern society. The somewhat tragic events of the play enable critics to consider it a "tragedy"‚ but one which‚ to some extent‚ diverges from the Aristotelian definition. Aristotle believed that tragedy must revolve around a central character:
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puritanical message. These poets use apostrophe and metaphors to thoroughly describe the subject in which they were writing. “To My Dear and Loving Husband” is a poem that portrays Anne Bradstreet’s thoughts on her marriage. While Bradstreet writes about her love for her husband‚ Edward Taylor writes indirectly about his love for God in his poem‚ “Huswifery.” Apostrophe is a figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an inanimate object‚ idea‚ or in this case an absent person. Taylor wrote‚ “Make
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the poem ’I have not had one word from her ’ I intended to title my paper "Forget-me-not" because based from what I ’ve read and understand the persona of the poem (which is a lover) is ready to let go of her loved one (addressee)‚ but she still wants her loved one to reminisce on their past relationship. As stated on the second line of the poem‚ the persona wishes to die when her loved one wept for leaving. Wept maybe because it is difficult for her to leave the person she loves. Though her loved
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Analysis #: 1 Document Title: Marie Antoinette: Letter to Her Mother 1773 Author: Marie Antoinette Date Written: September 10‚ 2012 Location: Paris 1. How would you describe what this document is? What was its purpose? What function did it serve? Marie Antoinette‚ as a letter‚ wrote this piece of literature to her mother. It was written in 1773‚ and since Marie was born in 1755‚ this would make her the age of 18‚ or the prime of her youth. The letter shows the excitement
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Anne Bradstreet was one of the few extraordinary females who earned a place with the male writers of the seventeenth century. Bradstreet’s upbringing had a vast amount to do with the way she was educated. Her father gave her the advantage of good tutoring. Having open access to a library full of books quickly made reading one of her favorite past times and she took an interest in the poets of the past. This interest of Bradstreet’s helped her write touching poetry that is still read today. Anne Bradstreet’s
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Khalia Frazier 11/18/13 Work used: Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht Reflective statement: how was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the interactive oral? In Mother Courage and Her Children the aspects of familial ties versus greed and the effect of war on humanity were explored using the technique of epic theater. In an attempt to further remove the emotional ties Brecht set his play during the Thirty Years War instead
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Mother Essay: Describing a Mother and Her Role in Our Society Understanding a Mother’s Role and Encouraging Love‚ Adoration and Respect for Her In fact‚ “Mother’s Role in the Society” is considered to be quite a sensitive and emotional topic for the discussion. Interestingly‚ nowadays there are many writers who highlight this issue in their literary works. In general‚ the mother can be described in various ways and in different situations. Some examples‚ which can be used in a Mother Essay‚ are
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Anne Bradstreet: The Heretical Poet Greg Saxon The purpose of this research is to discuss heretical elements in the poetry of Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672). This is not to imply that Bradstreet was a heretic in the sense that American religious reformer Anne Hutchinson was. Hutchinson (1591-1643) emigrated to Boston in 1634 and preached a doctrine of salvation through intuitive apprehension of grace rather than by works‚ and attacked the rigid moral and legal codes of New England Puritanism.
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