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    Course Description This course provides a study of representative literary works by early and contemporary Filipino writers. This is a study of the literature of Philippines reflecting the tradition and culture as well as the philosophies of the Filipinos depicted in the literary works. Reference English I (Based on the Basic Education Curriculum) by Josefina Payawal-Gabriel English Communication Arts and Skills Through Filipino Literature by Josephine B. Serrano Week 1 Learning

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    In performance an actor has less time to characterise and so can risk the character coming across as underdeveloped. The great realists of dramaturgy have relied heavily on implicit characterization which occupy the main body of their character driven plays. Examples of these playwrights are Henrik Ibsen‚ August Strindberg and Anton Chekhov. Such psychological epics as The Seagull indirectly characterise the protagonists so that the audience is drawn into their inner turmoils as they are slowly revealed

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    Contextual paradigms shape and are reflected in literature and other texts but still resonate with audiences today. Social and historical contexts of any time are influential in the formation of paradigms‚ which are then reflective in the immediate texts of that time‚ but also present impressionable ways of thinking that effectively imprint upon the minds of modern audiences. Whether it be contemporary criticism or adulation‚ there remains a high esteem for texts that were born from certain social

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    EIGHTH GRADE SUGGESTED SUMMER READING BRAGG MIDDLE SCHOOL Gardendale‚ Alabama 2011-2012 FICTION Austen‚ Jane. Pride and Prejudice. In early 19th-century England‚ a spirited young woman copes with the courtship of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters. AR 27.0/Level 12.0. Classic Fiction. Avi. Crispin: the Cross of Lead. Falsely accused of theft and murder‚ an orphaned peasant boy in 14th-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life

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    Michelle Cardwell English Literature – Understanding Literature Compare & Contrast the use of ‘horror’ in Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein The gothic horror genre is a favourite for many readers. We love the suspense and mystery‚ the desperation‚ the doom and gloom‚ the claustrophobia‚ even the blood. But most of all we love the fear - the feeling we get that gives us pathos with the protagonist that keeps us on the edge of our seats and propels us to turn the page. How do

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    Megan Bluth 4/1317 Brit Lit Mr. Runyon P7 Vampires from old to new Vampires are interesting creatures that are caught between life and death. Vampires are known as an opposite figure and on the one hand an immune blood-sucking figure that crawls out of the grave‚ and is also an abnormally strong representation of the night’s activity. The thought and image of vampirism terrifies and excites in a believably equal amount. Nowadays all of the vampire knowledge and information came from

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    “The Gothic‚ through the motif of the double explores the struggle between the good and evil within man” To what extent are Poe’s short stories‚ Coleridge’s Christabel and R.L Stevenson’s Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde explorations of the duality of man. The gothic‚ as a fictional genre‚ came about as a result of cultural changes in the eighteenth century; these cultural changes began to form through the renaissance. This transitional period between the Medieval Era and the modern world changed the way

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    insanity. In its best times‚ the house was big‚ squarish and located on Jefferson ’s most selected street. Viewing the house from this perspective gives the reader the impression that the house was not only very solid‚ but also larger than life‚ and gothic in nature. Emily‚ a resident of that house‚ was also perceived in the same manner. However‚ Emily failed to maintain this image of strength as male figures‚ such as her father and

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    The societal expectation for young women includes marriage‚ class‚ and moral sense during the 18th century. Women looking for an engagement‚ must uphold high standards with strong morals as well as pureness in both body and mind. Jane Austen depicts the main characters of her novels as being strong individuals in the midst of these societal standards. These significant morals in Northanger Abbey‚ influence the characters‚ such as Catherine and Isabella‚ in how they make their decisions. Additionally

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