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    Oppaper Romanticism in American Literature‚ Getting to Know Thoreau & Poe Within this paper will be an explanation of the ideals of Romantic writers in Early American Literature. We will also look at some aspects of Romanticism that were uniquely understood by the writers and artists in the United States. There will be a brief discussion of “bright” and “dark” Romantic writing and it is there that we will look at the lives‚ and one poem each‚ of Henry David Thoreau‚ a “bright” romantic writer

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    Journal of the History of the Neurosciences 2000‚ Vol. 9‚ No. 3‚ pp. 286–293 0964-704X/00/0903-286$15.00 © Swets & Zeitlinger Epilepsy and Catalepsy in Anglo-American Literature between Romanticism and Realism: Tennyson‚ Poe‚ Eliot and Collins Peter Wolf Epilepsiezentrum Bethel‚ Germany ABSTRACT Epilepsy and catalepsy were not clearly separated in the minds of people in the early 19th century‚ and catalepsy may have been used as a diagnostic euphemism for epilepsy. Tennyson‚ in ‘‘The

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    7/5/13 Chapter 12: America at Midcentury The Emergence of An American Literature Stephen A. Douglas- tough-minded‚ idol of a bumptious element in the Democratic party that called itself Young America‚ cared little for the moral issue of slavery; urged Americans to forget the sectional quarrel and to build a prosperous and powerful nation. 1850s- Most distinguished and productive periods in the history of American lit- Before- literacy dependency on Europe First Writers w/ recognition:

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    The individual and his role in society‚ based on American Literature‚ is portrayed through many different characters‚ all sharing the same feelings of isolation. The feeling of isolation‚ in reference to Huckleberry Finn ‚ is a choice that Huck Finn brings on himself. Throughout rebellion towards his father‚ Huck tries to find his true self by isolating himself from societies views and beliefs. In the novel Great Gatsby ‚ by F. Scoot Fitzgerald‚ Jay Gatsby was isolated from the outside world by society

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    Puritanism and American Literature: “For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us. So that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken‚ and so cause Him to withdraw His present help from us‚ we shall be made a story and a by-word through the world. We shall open the mouths of enemies to speak evil of the ways of God‚ and all professors for God’s sake. We shall shame the faces of many of God’s worthy servants‚ and cause

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    Native American Displacement Native American literature is based on the everyday lives and experiences of the people native to North America. There are four main themes in Native Americas literature: displacement‚ “thou vs. it”‚ definition of evil‚ and assimilation. The most prominent is displacement which is expressed through the removal from one’s home‚ the removal of one’s language‚ and the removal of one’s identity. The first example of displacement was the removal of Native Americans from

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    The Effects of Social and Political Changes on Literary Periods: Literature of the Romanticism Period Compared to the Realism Period Melissa DeShon Western Governor’s University IWT1Abstract To understand the effects of social and political changes on literature‚ one could analyze the relationship between Romanticism and Realism. Romanticism began in the early 1800’s as a reaction to the Industrial Revolution as society began to reject the social and political norms of the Aristocrats during

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    most of them are connected to each other. Either by what they say about the world‚ how it came to be‚ the people who live in it‚ their religious rituals or their traditions. Myths often comfort people in giving them a sense of identity. American Indian Literature is home to some of the world’s most colorful myths. Some examples of these are “The Sky Tree”‚ “The Earth Only”‚ and “Coyote Finishes His Work”. These myths all share a different storyline. “The Sky Tree” tells the story of how land was

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    Christians‚ Negroes‚ black as Cain‚/ May be refin’d‚ and join th’ angelic train)‚ in On being brought from Africa to America‚ Stewart announced to African Americans in 1831: “Many think‚ because your skins are tinged with a sable hue‚ that you are an inferior race of beings; but God does not consider you as such.” By

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    Native American Literature PSC111335-AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT Kimberly St. Cin 1/28/2015 Native American Literature 1. What origin is Native American literature? (In other words‚ how did they present their stories/tales?) Their stories and tales were passed from generation to generation. These stories were usually presented by speakers who were focused on their performance. They used different voices‚ hand gestures‚ movements and were very animated. 2. Why is it important to know the origins

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