To have a group of literature that is "commonly accepted" is a dangerous statement. ... The canon, a word defined by A Glossary of Literary Terms as "in relation to literature, this term is half seriously applied to those works generally accepted as the great ones... ... Maggie's older sister Dee is a character that rebels like many older children of our modern day. ... It is almost demeaning to all the great literature out there that is not "in the canon."... Or, will the Canon have grown, encountered new literature and broadened it views? ...

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Adolf Hitler Hitler is sometimes seen as the first modern dictator because of his use of various media to broadcast his ideas. ... When their influence began in the early 15th century, much of the glorious period of the Renaissance in Florence lay already in the past; however, the magnificence and liberality of many of the members of the house, who were passionate patrons of the arts, literature, and learning, led to Florence's becoming the richest repository of European culture. ... Louis XIV of France Louis put France into a prominent and dominant state by strengthening the power of th...

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Pop culture began to target this new, marketable social group; movies, music, and literature started to define their roles and their fashion tastes. ... Literature and writers of the 1950s helped bring about the beatnik movement. ...

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