Through the literary devices of poetic and descriptive diction, Nathaniel Hawthorne conveys the symbolism of these characters, as well as the setting. ... Through the literary devices of poetic and descriptive diction, Nathaniel Hawthorne depicted the symbolism of the characters and the setting. ... Through the literary devices of poetic and descriptive diction, Nathaniel Hawthorne conveys the symbolism of these characters, as well as the setting. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Compare and Contrast with Critics At the turn of the twentieth century, American culture witnessed related literary and political shifts through which marginalized voices gained increased strength despite the severe racism that informed US laws and social interaction. 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 explori...

• Word Count: 2633
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

While a telephone is a two way communication device, mass media refers to medium which can communicate a message to a large group, often simultaneously. However, modern cell phones are no longer a single use device. ... A question arises of whether this makes cell phones a mass medium or simply a device used to access a mass medium (the internet). ... Video games A  video game is a computer-controlled game where a video display such as a monitor or television is the primary feedback device. ... Also, more esoteric devices have been used for input. ...

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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...

• Word Count: 4287
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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 barriers between the human and imaginative worlds and the audience comes to identify with L...

• Word Count: 2816
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. ... 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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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

" 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. ... Gustave Flaubert as a modernist literary legend was a master at the precision of detail in his novel and this emphasized the modern perspective in his work. ...

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This was the first of several literary works that were said to contain proper doctrine of the beliefs and views of the Mormon religion. ... In 1851 the Mormon Church published another major literary work entitled the "Pearl Of Great Price"; it contained the Books of Moses and Abraham as translated by Joseph Smith. ... The life of the biblical figure, Cain, is a very important aspect of the literary work. ... The Pearl of Great Price was also used as a major literary device in maintaining ideas of African inferiority. ...

• Word Count: 3075
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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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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. ... Through the rhetorical device of prosopopeia the cross presents Christ as warrior-hero battling the forces of evil on the cross. ...

• Word Count: 2885
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"Christina Rosetti seems towards the dark side of life." Choose three poems and consider how far they support this view of her work. A common interpretation of the work of the 19th century poetess, Christina Rosetti, is that her work is depressing, morbid and highly pessimistic. However, in thi...

• Word Count: 2526
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Those growing up in the 2000's may think that the early silent films portraying popular literary monsters look amateurish and bemusing. ... Kramer typically traps them in elaborate mechanical devices that are set to murder the occupant unless a goal (symbolic of the character's mistakes in life) is accomplished. ...

• Word Count: 5550
• Approx Pages: 22
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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 ...

• Word Count: 3388
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. ...

• Word Count: 2833
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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. ...

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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. ...

• Word Count: 3212
• Approx Pages: 13
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate