When I signed on to teach English at a core virtues school‚ I had no idea what I was in for. I nodded and smiled in my interview when the Headmaster explained the virtues curriculum‚ and I parried back with everything I thought she wanted to hear; how I could infuse my lessons on To Kill a Mockingbird with discussions about empathy and courage. I may have even quoted Atticus’ line about walking around in someone else’s skin. I figured I could tack on some of that quaint "virtue" stuff before getting
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ASSIGNMENT B.Com General – 3rd Semester Subject Name: Language – General English Subject code: BCC 301 Spring Drive 2013 4 credits (60 marks) (BKID: 1495) Answer the following questions. Each question carries 10 marks. 1. Our world is full of miseries at every turn. What is Swami Vivekananda’s cure for all human ailments? Discuss in detail. 10 marks Ans- In a life-span of only 39 years‚ Swami Vivekananda‚ who spread the message of India’s spiritual heritage across the world
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Similarities and dissimilarities Though P. B. Shelley and John Keats were mutual friends‚ but they have possessed the diversified qualities in their creativity. These two are the great contributors of English Literature‚ though their lifecycle were very short. Their comparison are also little with each other‚ while each are very much similar in thoughts‚ imagination‚ creation and also their lifetime. 01) Attitude towards the Nature P. B. Shelley: Whereas older Romantic poets looked at nature as
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British Literature Exam Study Guide Semester 2 Romantic Poets Burns- farmer/poet who preserved Scottish dialect; collected‚ edited‚ and rewrote Scottish folk songs; symbol of Scottish literature * Works * To a Mouse- After a farmer plows up a mouse’s nest‚ he apologizes to the tiny creature while assuring it that he means no harm. He also says he does not mind that the mouse occasionally steals an ear of corn. After all‚ the farmer reaps a bounty of food from the land; surely‚ he cannot
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The British romantic era starts from the 1700’s to the 1800’s‚ Romanticism‚ a philosophical‚ literary‚ artistic and cultural period which initiated as a result prevailing Enlightenment ideals of the day. This romantic period in the history of British poetry was right in the middle of a time when the society was going through tremendous reforms. It is characterized by a shift from the structured‚ intellectual‚ reasoned approach of the 1700’s to use of the imagination‚ freedom of thought and expression
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ROMANTICISM Philosophical Foundation (Summary) Proponent: The Principle of Natural Goodness Philosophical Foundations of Romanticism • Earl of Shaftesbury’s View of natural goodness • Herder’s organic view of History • Post-Kantian German philosophers’ epistemological concerns • Burke’s inquiries into the sublime and the beautiful • Percy’s Researches in the Folk literature • Walpole’s and Volney’s Concern with the past • Goethe’s celebration
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Year 12 English | |[pic] Poetry Resource Booklet THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE Preface The Spirit of the Age Within this anthology is a selection of poetry from a range of historical periods‚ geographical locations‚ cultural origins and artistic movements. The poets and poems that have been chosen provide readers with an insight into their worlds and experiences‚ and the ‘spirit of the age’ in which they lived. Poets speak as individuals about intensely personal
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Watchmen is a work rich with symbolism‚ social themes‚ and thought provoking concepts. The Tales of the Black Freighter is a comic within the comic‚ and tackles similarly profound topics. Adrian Veidt from the Watchmen‚ known as his superhero name Ozymandias‚ was an industrialist genius who used his unique talents to build an empire. Veidt was a renowned celebrity known for his intelligence‚ handsomeness‚ elegance‚ business savvy‚ and his past career as a masked vigilante. The mariner was a pirate attack
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Brittani Powell Dr. Matthew DeForrest ENG435/ TR 9:30-10:45 March 1‚ 2010 Individualism: First Generation Romantics The Romantics were known for their use of the unusual and old-fashioned in their poetry because they were in a very unusual and old-fashioned state of mind when writing their poetry. The Romantics were experimental writers and they lived during a very tough time period‚ and itshowed in their poetry. The Romantic period had the shortest life span of any literary era in
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How to Read Like a Professor by: Thomas C. Foster 1) Introduction: How’d He Do That? Mostly in memory it affects the reading literature in way that the reader‚ recognizes similarities in another work of literature‚ like in romantic novels elude towards Shakes Spears’ play Romeo and Juliet. Also‚ recognizing the pattern makes it easier on the reader because with that understanding the complex undertone of the book; like when I was reading The Scarlett Letter‚ I saw the allusions and symbolism in
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