For example, it is controversial whether to include cell phones, video games and computer games (such as MMORPGs) in the definition. ... For example, the Internet includes  web sites, blogs, podcasts, and various other technologies built on top of the general distribution network. ... However, modern cell phones are no longer a single use device. ... The Guardian, formerly known as the Manchester Guardian is an example of one such media outlet. ... Also, more esoteric devices have been used for input. ...

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Edith Eaton's autobiographical essay and her stories, of which "In the Land of the Free" is an example, show what it was to be a Chinese woman in the white man's world. ... Many authors and literary critics saw connections between literary content and social influence. ... In an essay entitled "The Chinese in America," Sui Sin Far laments western literary depictions of the Chinese that portray them as "unfeeling" and "custom-bound." ... This study builds on White-Parks' conclusions by exploring the role of genre manipulation in Sui Sin Far's literary and political innovatio...

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" Rejecting these concepts was among many of the cultural forces that drove literary modernism. ... Modernism, as a literary style is built upon the ideas and concepts found in both literary naturalism and realism; All together the beliefs in these theories reject the basis and ideals of romanticism. ... For example, many of the characters in modern literature will face personal challenges in varying from the question of mental well being, the misery in relationships, and the concept of constant pressure to uphold any particular demographical position in society. ... Stephen Crane ...

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An example of this in the text Dracula is expressed through the character of Lucy. ... Each has a different literary effect on the audience, and heavily influences their portrayal of vampirism, in way of the old' and new' styles. ... This is perhaps a device influenced by societal ideals of the nineteenth century, the notion that communities are protected; evil will be displaced and makes the character of Dracula, himself a cold being, " he is brute, and more than brute: he is devil in callous, and the heart of him is not - (304). ... The effect of such a device breaks down bar...

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Abstract This paper explores the research question "How is fear being manipulated by literary elements in horror and thriller genres, as illustrated in Patrick Suskind's Perfume and Bram Stoker Dracula? ... After a brief summary of the two novel, the research question is explored through the analysis of different literary elements, how the author employ each literary elements to achieve the development of fear and how they influence the readers' fear. ... Through the research and evaluation of the two novels it is clearly expressed how authors' literary elements as well as techn...

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One of the examples is Iliad, which is extremely important from the European literary standpoint because it constitutes the beginning stages of the development of European literature (Hanczakowski 2001:23). ... Yet another important aspect of heroic tradition existed in Greek society and it found its way into the literary tradition. ... An example of Christian poetry might be The Dream of the Rood, where the heroic tradition is visible. Through the rhetorical device of prosopopeia the cross presents Christ as warrior-hero battling the forces of evil on the cross. Further, an example of h...

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His, father, Samuel, encouraged him to read some of the great literary classics, providing him with a ten cents reward for each book he mastered. ... For example, when he queried them about concepts dealing with mathematics and physics such as those found in Isaac Newton's "Principia" they were utterly stymied. ... It was an automatic "repeating" device that transmitted telegraph signals between unmanned stations, allowing anyone to translate code at their own convenience with relative ease and accuracy. ...

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Plot Overview Heart of Darkness centers around Marlow, an introspective sailor, and his journey up the Congo River to meet Kurtz, reputed to be an idealistic man of great abilities. Marlow takes a job as a riverboat captain with the Company, a Belgian concern organized to trade in the Congo. As h...

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Paranormal Activity (2007) is a recent example of poor story development. ... Those growing up in the 2000's may think that the early silent films portraying popular literary monsters look amateurish and bemusing. ... I aimed to find movies that feature different types of antagonists (The Grudge, for example, is based on the supernatural). ... Romero (The Crazies, 1973), for example, focuses his energy on the undead and is known as the father of the modern zombie film. ... Kramer typically traps them in elaborate mechanical devices that are set to murder the occupant unless a goal (sym...

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For example, intellectual property is an asset, and as such it can be bought, sold, licensed, exchanged, or gratuitously given away like any other form of property (Hefter & Litowitz). ... A trademark is a word, name, symbol or device, which is used in trade with goods to indicate the source of the goods and to distinguish them from the goods of others. ... Copyright is a form of protection provided to the authors of "original works of authorship- including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works, both published and unpublished. ... For example, a descrip...

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Looking at Hitler's Germany, one can say that it stands for a good example of a totalitarian state. ... The minister of public enlightenment and propaganda, Goebbels, started by creating the Reich Chamber of Culture in 1933, dealing with artistic and literary disciplines such as cinema and music. ... Hitler exploited this device effectively as he made 50 broadcasts per year. ... The brownshirts mainly used force to achieve their goals: for example, during Hitler's speeches, they were in the public waiting for someone to oppose; and if someone did he was put apart and dealt with (oft...

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For example, the information must be secret, not of public knowledge or of general knowledge in the trade or business. ... In 1964, the National Copyright Office began to register software as a form of literary expression. ... Apollo, where the Supreme Court determined that a piano roll used in a player piano did not infringe upon copyrighted music because the roll was part of a mechanical device. ...

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Throughout the novel "Lord Of the Flies," author William Golding incorporates characters, objects, and events which represent concepts or ideas pertaining to the flaws of mankind. These things are known as allegories, because they are symbols that stand for the truths about human life. Golding uses ...

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