Therefore, scholars and theorists such as Wagner (2005), Knapp (2004), Rosslyn (2005), Showalter (2004), and Dresang and McClelland (1999), all agree that the teaching of literature which makes the most sense in the context of twenty first century needs to be student-centered and guided by the research on education in the twenty first century. They discard traditional approaches to teaching and studying literature and recommend approaches which are guided by the contemporary research. ... Traditional Approaches to Teaching Literature Traditional approaches to the interpretation of literatu...

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Archetypes are prevalent throughout literature similar to the way they have been since the beginning of time. ... One simple similarity is that both Odysseus and King Arthur would not have been able to complete their quest or " journey" without the help and aid of some guides in giving advice or direction. ... Identical to every other journey of a hero, in any piece of literature, King Arthur from The Once and Future King also gains aid and advice from different guides throughout the novel. ... It is the aid from all these guides that greatly affects the characters and their journeys...

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This is exactly what you will find in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. ... Giving the reader more power of freedom than the characters while also making it relatable is an underappreciated way in which Beckett broke away from precedent literature. ... This is the sort of depth and complexity that The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy lacks. On the top layer, Adams' broke many of the literature norms. ... The meaning is given to you by Adams in Hitchhiker's Guide, it is just underlying. ...

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To get a general overview of the chosen topic and its available literature preliminary reading is essential. Evaluating the appropriate literature is a long process, because it is important to read as much and as many different kinds of sources of texts as possible, to get a broad overview of all the relevant primary and secondary literature and its contents. ... If the writer is confronted with a wide range of books, it is advisable to choose the most recent literature to find the most up-to-date writings on the chosen topic. ... The paragraphs are written for yourself, to clarify ideas and t...

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Early Australian literature has played a significant part in developing several beliefs and values that Australians consider important today. ... These stories have guided Australians towards taking chances and embracing difficulties without fear. ...

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You"ll need to find it if you plan to join Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect on their crazy adventure through space in Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. England resident Douglas Adams wrote this hysterical piece of literature in the late 1970's after a real hitchhiking experience through Europe. ... "Space", according to the Hitchhiker's Guide, " is big. ... Arthur quickly finds himself in desperate need of knowledge so Ford directs him to the Hitchhiker Guide to the Universe. The Guide "is a book. ...

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The heroic poetry of the pre-Islamic Arabian tribes is the earliest known form of Arabic literature. ... One of the most significant characteristics in Arabic literature is description. ... The second noteworthy characteristic of Arabic literature to be discussed is Madh, or praise. ... Did He not find you in error and guide you? ... The rise of Islam definitely produced a new outlook, introducing a new form of literature. ...

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I began the assignment by clicking on Resources for K-12 Teacher's Literature on the resources for Teachers web page. After browsing through a couple of sights, the Children's Literature Web Guide seemed to have a few useful links. ... I also browsed through the Children's Literature Association of Utah web site. It too had many useful links like the Newbery Medal Home Page, Caldecott Medal Home Page, Reading Corner, Book Lists of Children's Literature, 101 Out of this World books for Kids Ages 8 - 13, Amazon Books, and Powell's Books. ... Hopefully this experience...

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The idea behind literary merit is that specific works of literature have stood the test of time and the message(s) that the author imparts have timelessness and a relevance that goes without question over time. ... This piece of literature is a work of literary merit because it has a message that is timeless and one that has stood the test of time at the same time. ... Kapasi, the tour guide, thinks that he has fallen in love with the mother of the American family, Mrs. ... This is another piece of literary merit that is found throughout the pieces of literature that we have explored in class....

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What do you see as the social function of literature? ... The social function of literature takes on many forms. Literatures main function is to inform, arrange words into a meaningful format, yet the social function has far greater implications. ... The social function of literature is also emphasized in a variety of formats. ... This form of society proprietary is the guiding principle in contemporary literature, identifying regulations and acceptable behaviour. ...

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In the mid-Victorian period women have been represented in many different ways, using various forms of literature, for example through poetry, novels, and newspaper articles and also in visual form through paintings and etchings, they show how women were represented, how fathers, husbands and society treated them in general. The mid-Victorian period is classified as being around 1851-1870, a period of "intense and prolific activity in literature, especially by novelists and poets, philosophers and essayists," (The Critical Poet). ... Ruskin's account of how the Victorian women should ...

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While Mesopotamia's people followed The Code of Hammurabi as their guide to the law, ancient Egypt used their famous Pharoah/Kingship method to govern their land. ... The most famous piece of literature derived from Mesopotamia is The Epic of Gilgamesh. ... The Egyptian religion also played a role in their government, which brings me to my literature topic. ... The deceased used it as a guide as they journeyed into the Underworld. They also exercised it as a guide to not let them lose their way as well. ...

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A piece of literature will be acknowledged with acceptation into a literary canon. ... As with any topic in literature, there are negatives to canons. Sometimes when a piece of literature is placed in a certain cannon, there is an immediate interpretation based on the canon it is in rather than on the kind text within the literature itself. ... Similar to how a Canon can mold the interpretation of pieces of literature, pieces of literature can mold the form of a Canon. ... If not that, they contain a moral lesson that guides the reader into understanding what things one should avoid to prevent...

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It is my intention to focus on how motion pictures are influenced by traditional literature. ... Through this I hope to gain an insight into why film maker's draw inspiration from literature. ... It establishes its characters and then guides them through a series of events. ... Star Wars typifies the structural approach to literature, and in the process creates greater understanding of the story. ... The structural approach to literature talks about the similarities between tales that follow the structural approach. ...

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Social Criticism in Literature Many authors receive their inspiration for writing their literature from outside sources. ... It is an example of social criticism in literature in which Orwell satirized the events in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution. ... A Tale of Two Cities also typifies this kind of literature. ... (Gardner, 106) Orwell noted that " there exists in England almost no literature of disillusionment with the Soviet Union.' ... Students' Guide to Animal Farm. ...

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The piece of literature that I picked to do my essay on was "Self-Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson wrote alot of his works about transcendentalism and how we should acknowledge God in our existence and realize that the path we follow in life is guided by him. I believe that Emerson's essay "Self-Reliance" was trying to tell you that everyone has to realize in their lives God has given you the ability to be an individual and lead your own lives, but God will always be there guiding you on the right path. ... "And we are now men, and must accept in the highest mind the same tran...

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The implications of stereotypes help to guide society, help make decisions, and help define social standards. ... In literature, stereotypes define character, action and setting. ... It only serves to guide the reader and the writer into familiar waters. Women in literature internalize the male idea of the feminine and create themselves in the shape of that idea. ... In life one lives according to stereotypes that guide, but do not define one's character. ...

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Computer desk installation guide There are a variety of technical and non-technical writings that I have come across. ... Maybe I did realize that the one of the guides for a computer desk was a technical piece, but I simply took the fact for granted. ... The information provided gave me a better insight on choosing two topics to compare and contrast, Computer Desk Installation guide & Fondue use and care instructions. ... An installation manual, which came with the product, would prove to be the technical literature that I needed in order to complete the task at hand. ... It was more o...

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In the first volume of the Norton Anthology of World Literature, the introduction tells the readers about the "invention of writing and the earliest literatures" (3). ... By guiding the men, the sun god Shamash helped them to trudge onto their destination, to kill Humbaba. ...

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The text, as Rosenblatt says, "serves as a blueprint, a guide for selecting, rejecting, and ordering of what is being called forth " in the reader's mind. ... The next component of reader-response criticism is the Subjective Reader-Response Theory, guided by David Bleich's view that reader responses are not based on the text, but rather they are the text. ... Holland believes in the experience of literature as an exchange, which has the ability to strengthens readers' sense of self if they are able to react to literature in a positive manner (McGillis 32, 33). Due to literature ...

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Black literature went through a tremendous outbreak in Harlem, which is a district of New York City. ... While these men and women promoted art and literature, they were credited with starting much more than just an intellectual movement. ... There was an immediate reaction, it was clear that literature was definitely one art form that could bring the black culture together. ... All in all the poetic movement became joy and hope to some, and perhaps to others it was an inspiration and a guide for the future generation to come. ... Dubois, Claude McKay, Countee Cullen became the dominating vo...

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But when viewed from both a critical and emotional standpoint, children's literature occupies a very dense subgroup of the Literary Canon. ... Such is the complexity of children's literature. ... The critic Isabelle Jan contends that a child making such a flight into another, dreamlike world is no easy task: Peter, like all children, "require a sponsor and a guide- (68). ... I would argue that he did not have this guide, as his relationships with the other children in the book are far from overwhelmingly cordial. ... So while unimaginative critics can dump children's literat...

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Petrarch opted out of studying law in order to devote his life to literature. Written text itself was epitomized in classical Latin literature and he believed that the prose of Cicero was the ultimate model. ... He was most well-known for his guide to courtly behavior, titled Il cortegiano (The Courtier). The guide was published in 1528 in Venice and outlines how a courtier should conduct oneself, in love, war, and his pursuit of education (Kekewich 167). ... Literature was not the only genre affected by humanism. ...

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Heroic tradition in literature Heroism cannot be discussed detached from a hero. ... It is in the early Greek literature that we find the earliest heroic epic. ... Long after the splendor of Greek culture, the earliest heroic tradition in English literature evolved from the pagan tradition. ... However, there are also Christian elements in the early English literature as well. ... One of the earliest heroic epics in English Literature is Beowulf. ...

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