Scholars uphold works from the Literary Canon with the highest regard and proceed to manifest these works into school curriculum for literary study due to their powerful influential nature and complex ideas embedded in these texts. The Literary Canon allows us to dissemble and delve into a multitude of perspectives enabling us to gain an insightful and critical view upon these widely studied texts. ... The English Canon acts as a guide for scholars as it provides a diverse range of sophisticated texts that are guaranteed to satisfy and enhance cultivated thinking. ... Ultimately the Engli...

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Functions of Linguistic and Literary Research Linguistic and literary research exists to achieve the following 1. ... Improvement of knowledge: The present knowledge in linguistic and literary studies is very far removed from what it used to be in the past. ... Advancement of Field: As pointed out earlier, the field of linguistic and literary research cannot go any further if research efforts are not intensified. ... Sincerity: A good researcher must abide by the principle of integrity and must uphold the ethical principles guiding research. ... Parsimony: Parsimony and precision are two thing...

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Finally in 1594, the literary talents of Shakespeare were recognized in print. William's talents as an actor were noted by one of his literary and rival contemporaries, Ben Jonson in 1598. ... I used "The Beginner's Guide" document as a baseline to compare and contrast the respective document segmented viewpoints. ... It seems reasonable that Shakespeare understudied the earlier works of the 17th Earl of Oxford based upon Craig Huston's studies of word parallels in several authorship type debating documents also pointed out in this "Beginner's Guide to the Shakespeare Aut...

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In this course of study, I am interested in various ways in which people learn, preferably through kinetics or in a physical manner. ... While exploring sources for my Literary Review, I came across two very different research materials Levstik's (Stephen J. ... In the chapter, Continuity and Change in Social Studies, in Handbook of Research on Social Studies Education, Thornton explains his research of continuity and change in teaching social studies. ... As far as my Literary Review, I find both articles interesting; however, there is not much of a connection. ... In this case it is ...

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In this course of study, I am interested in various ways in which people learn, preferably through kinetics or in a physical manner. ... While exploring sources for my Literary Review, I came across two very different research materials Levstik's (Stephen J. ... In the chapter, Continuity and Change in Social Studies, in Handbook of Research on Social Studies Education, Thornton explains his research of continuity and change in teaching social studies. ... As far as my Literary Review, I find both articles interesting; however, there is not much of a connection. ... In this case it is ...

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In his earliest literary efforts, Plato tried to convey the spirit of Socrates's teaching by presenting accurate reports of the master's conversational interactions. ... Philosophy, in together with other disciplines, plays a central role in guiding us toward new desires and aspirations. It guides us to a clearer more assuring road into life. ... It guides us to make more knowledgeable and wiser choices in life. ... Ideally, the study of philosophy should nurtures our capacity for making informed choices. ...

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In his earliest literary efforts, Plato tried to convey the spirit of Socrates's teaching by presenting accurate reports of the master's conversational interactions. ... Philosophy, in together with other disciplines, plays a central role in guiding us toward new desires and aspirations. It guides us to a clearer more assuring road into life. ... It guides us to make more knowledgeable and wiser choices in life. ... Ideally, the study of philosophy should nurtures our capacity for making informed choices. ...

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World View on Race and Democracy, a Study Guide in Human Group Relations. ... Bobbs-Merrill Reprint Series in Black Studies; BC-185; Variation: Bobbs-Merrill Reprint Series in Black Studies; BC-185. ... Oxford African American Studies Center. ... American Literary History 3.2 (1991): 255-76. ... Akam begins this assessment by commenting on The New Negro movement that nurtured such well-known figures guided by Alain Locke. ...

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World View on Race and Democracy, a Study Guide in Human Group Relations. ... Bobbs-Merrill Reprint Series in Black Studies; BC-185; Variation: Bobbs-Merrill Reprint Series in Black Studies; BC-185. ... Oxford African American Studies Center. ... American Literary History 3.2 (1991): 255-76. ... Akam begins this assessment by commenting on The New Negro movement that nurtured such well-known figures guided by Alain Locke. ...

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Throughout history, literary have served to portray the human experience and the play Hamlet addresses the universal concerns that still resonate in a modern context. ... Mi Zhou articulates how Hamlet is an "exploration of fundamental human questions", which has expanded my study of Hamlet from a religious and social criticism, to a psychoanalytical and philosophical medium which responders can relate to. ... These discussions once again delve into the fundamental questions of life and Shakespeare has been able to explore this through Hamlet, creating a moral guide that is still r...

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One of Petrarch's legacies was his belief that the recovery and study of the works of antiquity could restore virtue, culture, and social order. ... This literary form is to this day is known as "Petrarchan sonnet." ... His imitation of Virgil's Aeneid shows the degree to which he relied on Classical literature as a source and guide. ... Petrarch had unwittingly become the creator of historical analysis and literary criticism. ... Based on his studies of Cicero, Petrarch believed that there had to be more to virtue than religion. ...

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"The Prince" exemplifies how Machiavelli's notion of morality acts as an illusion, and functions like a dramatic script, or a guide to a performance. Instead of being a rather dull political text, "The Prince" is a literary gem, full of drama, eccentricity, and controversial ideals. ... During his study of human nature and the behavioral characteristics of men, Machiavelli noticed how people are drawn to leaders with commendable virtues, such as courage, valor, and honesty. ...

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Narrative peculiarities in Virginia Woolf's "Mrs Dalloway- This essay (that I would rather consider as an analysis) will deal with the narration, narrator and narrative techniques of V. Woolf's "Mrs Dalloway-. V. Woolf - the voice of women in modernist narration. Virginia Woolf probably is one of...

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The Chief literary theorist on naturalism was Emile Zola. ... Philosophers are people who study philosophies, which could be in naturalism, or other philosophies. ... Those kinds of people who loved to study naturalism in philosophy were called philosophers. ... During his time at Christ's College, Camberidge when he was studying theology he loved to collect plants, insects, and geological specimens, guided by his cousin William Darwin Fox, and entomologist. ...

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Petrarch opted out of studying law in order to devote his life to literature. ... He considered himself a protector of the study of the humanities that Petrarch started. ... As a result, humanism was reflected in all types of literary works; rhetorical pieces, poetry, historical accounts, and even books on education and daily life. ... 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). ...

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In this novel Fitzgerald fortunately uses location to differentiate social statuses among his characters while the weather and seasons of those locations help guide the characters and the direction of this novel. ... She doesn't care about anyone except those who will help guide her on the correct path to improve her life, as she thought Tom would have done for her. ... He uses this element to guide the characters. ... "Modern Fiction Studies". ...

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Book banning has been a familiar part of the educational landscape in the twentieth century, and even such literary masterpieces as Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn and Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice have not escaped the censor's wrath for their allegedly racist views. ... This literary revolution has reflected society's own loss of innocence (Day 362). ... Studies that exist rely on the counting of sex acts. ... In addition, parents were worthy gatekeepers and focused on their children's reading habits and maintained constant attention over the literary consumpt...

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American Transcendentalism is a philosophical and literary movement which took place during the late 1820s and 1830s. ... Nature gives the alert man fresh images and metaphors for language, providing the man with discipline to devote himself to its study ultimate power: "one after another, his victorious thought comes up with and reduces all things, until all the world becomes, at last, only a realized will,.... the double of the man". ... He thought that one learns by studying the world around us. Books should be used to guide and inspire, not to be followed blindly. ...

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His thought encompasses various fields (social criticism, political theory, ethics, theology) and is expressed in many literary genres such as speeches, novels...The complex freedom of man's original state of nature is the main focus of Rousseau's Social Contract upon which political freedom is based. ... Chapman, an American philosopher states in his study that Rousseau was a totalitarian (Rousseau, Totalitarian or Liberal Columbia University Press, 1956). ... Hitler was called the Fuhrer (guide), and Staline 'Vojde'(guide, as well), or 'Little father of the...

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Prose study. In order to compare the literary styles of Dickens and Hardy I will use 'The Signalman' by Charles Dickens and 'The Withering Arm' by Thomas Hardy. ... Dickens' style guides us through the plot as if we are there, closely spectating the events of the story. ...

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Over the last decade, research has proven that technology enhanced literary developments such as reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Pearson Education concluded that "a wide range of digital tools enhance reading comprehension and vocabulary development by providing students access to word pronunciation, word meaning, contextual information, and comprehension scaffolds to guide an individual's reading" (O'Hara and Pritchard). ... Studies have also proven that today's students remember where to find information rather than the core information itself. ...

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Jean purposely avoided Florentine as well as anyone else who he felt would subconsciously guide him away from his aspirations. ... Unlike Duddy, who did this constantly, and who depended on several people to help him, Jean worked hard by himself, studying and working at the Montreal Metal Works as a machinist where he eventually became the boss of his department. ... These two literary works portray two similar characters that accomplished different ambitions in different ways. ...

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As do proverbs, African American folktales have origins rooted in West African literary and cultural forms of expression. ... Africa has a long literary tradition, although very little of this literature was written down until the 20th century. ... They are a warning against foolish acts or a guide to a persons good conduct. ...

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"Whenever one studies a writer, it is generally necessary to know something of his or her life and times. ... As Marmee, "she is a strong women, the head of the household and guides her daughters through their troubles and their faults. ... [b] MacDonald, Ruth K., "Louisa May Alcott," in Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 42: American Writers for Children before 1900, edited by Glenn E. ...

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The Victorian Novel Created by the new profession of "novelists," a group that now included women as well as men; printed quickly and inexpensively on the new steam-powered printing presses and distributed efficiently over the kingdom on the new railway system; welcomed as a source of moral and social instruction as well as of delight and entertainment by the newly expanded reading public, the novel stands as the central literary form of the Victorian era. For the Victorians, the modern distinction between the literary novel and the popular best seller had not yet come into existence. The...

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