As Patterson said, "While literature necessarily arises from a historical matrix, it can never be adequately understood in terms of that origin, no matter how carefully the scholar seeks to reconstruct it"(Patterson, p 9). ... Even in the Dharmashastras (Law Books), a literary source, there are biased views due to the Brahman authors. ... Literary texts give information regarding to history, such as geographical clues and cultural traditions. The Rig Veda is considered the earliest piece of literary work in India. ... For example, we learn of the now much-used divine word "om" in the Upanish...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In his essay, "Cool Like Me," Donnell Alexander uses several different literary devices to prove his claim that African Americans embody all that "cool" entails, inherently. ... Donnell does an excellent job of not only showing the readers what cool really means to people of African background, but also in giving some examples of why and how that came to be in a very clear way. This topic is a sensitive one, but it becomes a lot more understandable when one can really hear what Donnell is trying to say using the literary devices that he does. ... Sure, Alexander does a wonderful job express...

• Word Count: 1153
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The students in the film speak of family problems, social issues, and show examples of both things that have remained culturally similar and things that have drastically changed in social norms between then and now. ... The struggles that Claire faces with divorce and being neglected in terms of affection is something that many teenagers (especially those teenagers that fall in the middle-upper class ranges) face in their own lives. ... Cultural and feminist literary lenses can be used to analyze John Hughes The Breakfast Club to better understand different aspects of the film....

• Word Count: 1156
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate