A New Look The Duke of Buckingham had this to say about literature: "Of all the arts in which to excel, nature's chief masterpiece is writing well." The production of great literature doesn't lie within the grips of gender or race, yet, instead, it flourishes by the genius behind it. ... An area to consider is how different writers emphasized literature's rise of modernization and society's feelings of isolation. ... The rise of modernism in literature went alongside with the rise of the feeling of isolationism in the world. ... Overall, Tolstoy's style help con...

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Canadian literature is different from other literature it deals with inner lives of a person. The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields is an example of great Canadian literature. ... Daisy cannot help Aunt Clarentine in the garden. ...

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(I feel like many of the women authors work too hard to make a social point -- good for social activism, but not always good for literature). ... Ravan's mother supports the whole family as well as her husband's mistress without the help of a third person at all. ...

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This idea has been incorporated into many stories throughout the development of literature. ... At first, Hamlet's way to revenge his father's death is to pretend to be mad "Here as before, never so help you mercy, How strange or odd some"er I bear myself, (as I perchance hereafter shall think meet To put an antic disposition on)"(1.5. 169-172). ...

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This idea has been incorporated into many stories throughout the development of literature. ... At first, Hamlet's way to revenge his father's death is to pretend to be mad "Here as before, never so help you mercy, How strange or odd some"er I bear myself, (as I perchance hereafter shall think meet To put an antic disposition on)"(1.5. 169-172). ...

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Human roles differ across cultures as evidenced through their literature. ... Families in Chinese mythology treat each other with respect for inner peace, while Greek families used the family to help attain status and outward recognition. Greek and Chinese mythologies have helped shape the roles of men, women and families for many centuries throughout the world into what they are today. ...

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Tobias Wolf's short story "Say Yes", found in Discovering Literature, edited by Hans P. ... Wolff uses many different elements to help convey the meaning of the story such as characters, setting, and, style. ... His use of detail helps him to portray the emotions and personality of both Ann and her husband. ...

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Before proceeding to the woman characters in Markandaya's novel 'Nectar in a Sieve', let us define the characteristics of the stereotypical womanhood in Indian culture and tradition and as it has been portrayed in literature over generations. ... This image of virtuous goddesses devoted to their husbands is the ideal image of Indian womanhood and it has persisted in culture and literature over the years. ... Even woman in life and literature herself voluntarily surrendered to the ideal of self-sacrifice. ...

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From the lack of critical commentary on Homer Barron's sexuality, we might conclude that scholars are ignoring a question often raised and vigorously answered by undergraduates, who can be homophobic or just fascinated with even mild sexual references in literature: Homer Barron, they insist, is homosexual. ... Surely memory and imagination have helped to embellish the stories swept forward by curiosity and "affection." ...

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The brother and the dying brother's lover went on a journey to Mexico to try to buy his brother some "unproven drugs that might help to prolong his life." ... I could just imagine the hate that one would feel when being told that you can't bring back medicinal drugs that might help prolong someone's life. ... New World's Of Literature: Writings from America's Many Cultures. ...

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In Shakespearean literature, soliloquies are important dramatic devices. ... In Hamlet, the soliloquies performed by the title character help reveal his innermost thoughts and feelings aloud. ... The soliloquies performed by Hamlet helped revealed this. ...

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She began to read a medley of books now from Darwin to Sarah Orne Jewett, she felt it a necessity to help mourn the loss of her husband. ... Edna realizes this, but she cannot help the way she feels for Robert and has a great passion for him. ... Edna Pontellier's determination and strong-will transform this story into an outstanding piece of literature. ...

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However, it was not until 1964 that Margaret Brackenbury Crook, a professor of Biblical Literature, published a study on the status of women in Judaism and Christianity entitled Women and Religion. ... Wisdom literature in the form of prose and poetry of the Bible also shares many characteristics with other cultures similar genres. ... Some scholars state that the great goddess of Egypt, Isis, and Inanna of Sumeria were the foundation of the wisdom literature of the Bible. ... For many centuries women's appeals for equal rights were denied on grounds women were created only as help mates ...

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According to Ann Hulbert, "a growing body of scientific literature demonstrates that children who grow up with 1 or 2 gay and/or lesbian parents fare as well in emotional, cognitive, social, and sexual functioning as do children whose parents are heterosexual."... Having same-sex marriages legalized might drastically help out our country by having less discrimination, less annoying gay rallies, and providing much needed securities to children of gay families and gay couples. ...

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Just like most of the pieces of literature in this book it was sad. ... Then she figured if she killed herself all the money that she had would go to her daughter, to help her support herself and her son. ...

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Just like most of the pieces of literature in this book it was sad. ... Then she figured if she killed herself all the money that she had would go to her daughter, to help her support herself and her son. ...

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To Literature 24 February 2004 Prof. ... The narrator was high and drunk when he helped Robert draw the Cathedral that there was no way he could have benefited emotionally or spiritually from the experience. ...

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Using allusion in a poem builds on the tone to help decipher the meaning of the poem. ... This is the struggle with literature because a reader wants to figure out the author's intent as opposed to figuring it out through creativity and originality. ... The intense punctuation setting the aggressive tone, and the allusion to religion, all help the reader understand an overall theme to the poem. ...

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Meyer's Thinking and Writing About Literature remarks, "Her professional life and three marriages helped to shape her keen insights into modern love and women's lives" (Meyer 162). ... It is used to help the reader understand that the male is dominant in all respects of the relationship. ...

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Meyer's Thinking and Writing About Literature remarks, "Her professional life and three marriages helped to shape her keen insights into modern love and women's lives" (Meyer 162). ... It is used to help the reader understand that the male is dominant in all respects of the relationship. ...

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In literature the antagonist either has a sliver of goodness deep down inside of him/her or a relatable reason that explains their behavior. ... That also helped the readers keep intrigued till the very end and keep that hope that I have previously talked about. ...

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"Gurov could not help feeling bored as he listened to her; he was so irritated by her nave tone of voice and her repentance - (Chekhov 539) It sounds like something Pozdnyshev or Pechorin would feel. ... After reading all these stories about the vices of mankind, it can be concluded that true love does not exist, at least in Russian literature. ...

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She constantly is weighing her choices against their consequences in respect to how they will help her to achieve her goal to live a luxurious life. ... It would be interesting to read the book again one day to see if some of the concepts have a different impact on me or just to refresh my mind of an example of an exceptionally well-written piece of literature. ...

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A stock character is defined as a character in literature, theater, or film of a type quickly recognized and accepted by the reader or viewer and requiring no development by the writer (Google). ... Sostratos makes a decision, with the help of his half brother, to work as a farmer for Knemon in order to get close to him and marry his daughter. ... The first encounter that Sostratos has with the girl is when he helps the young girl get water for her father. ...

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Anne wants him to hire some help so that he can spend some more time with her but he won't. ... The snow is very deep and John has to walk, he tells Ann that he must go as his father is old, he must go to help his father do work and to make sure he is okay. ... Together, these attributes add to the action and intriguing character of this genre of literature. ...

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