Literature provided us with a unique type of mirrors. It helps us to discover the perfection of ourselves but at the same time, grab our eyes on the defectiveness as well. ... Like mirror, literature is reflective. ... Mirror helps us see the details that we may not have realized in our daily life. It helps us to see whether we have dirt on our faces or holes on our shirts, things we may have ignored if we did not see the reflections of ourselves in a mirror. ...

• Word Count: 1988
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• Grade Level: High School

Literature brings entertainment to people. ... It helps you understand yourself and the people around you better. Literature helps you communicate with others and share you ideas and opinions. ... Morgan says that literature is an out dated way of telling stories that are much more easily gotten from film and TV, he says that literature is a lie, that literature makes life look neat and tidy, which it is not, and that literature is a game played for fun. ... He proved that literature is not a lie as in general (and Morgan's charges are referring to general literature) all literature i...

• Word Count: 1857
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• Grade Level: High School

For starters now that his dad has to actually support Shane and help him maintain a house, his drinking problem becomes more apparent than ever. ... He then meets this girl named Casey whose mom helps him fix the horse up. ... Canadian literature hasn't been something I have ever really looking into all the closely, but this book showed me that Canadian literature isn't very different form any other literature. I enjoyed the novel and would recommend to anyone seeking something about a father/son relationship or Canadian literature. ...

• Word Count: 838
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• Grade Level: High School

Often times, when a person reads a work of literature, there are many details of the text that are difficult to understand. ... In any work of literature, a reader may be unsure of how to perceive the characters and certain events of the text. ... Because poetry does not contain many similar elements of other genres of literature, it is often hard for readers to understand what the speaker of the poem is trying to convey. ... This ambiguity helps to create irony and paradox in the poem, which feeds the structure and meaning. ...

• Word Count: 955
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• Grade Level: High School

Dorothy Allison - A Childhood Creation The events that happen in our day-to-day lives, help create who we are. It will help develop your personality, your outlook on life, and your day-to-day attitude. ... "The book that helped me to begin to believe in my own work was Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye. ... "An't no such thing as careful where girls and guns are concerned- (literature and society 217). "You an't got no business thinking about guns- (literature and society 217). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Burgess attended Xaverian College and Manchester University, where he studied literature and the English language before graduating in 1940. ... Although he spent most of his time studying music, all of his studies in the English language and also literature helped to influence him to become a writer. Burgess's past involving so many works of writing and grammar helped him become a good author and also allowed him to be inspired by other authors" ideas (Morris 1-2). ...

• Word Count: 619
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• Grade Level: High School

People who have lived in dysfunction often need help in finding out who they are, separating from their families and learning how to love their lives, as themselves in mature healthy and functional ways. ... Both books help the reader to celebrate life and never take it for granted. ...

• Word Count: 1273
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• Grade Level: High School

The literature works, Falling Leaves, is about Adeline Yen Mah's life. Adeline is a part of a Chinese family whom was somewhat wealthy. Ever since Adeline was born, she has been; blamed, abused, and emotionally assaulted by her own family members. Does Adeline have any more obstacles that cause ...

• Word Count: 389
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• Grade Level: High School

She continues to help the soldiers gather straw and take it into the loft where they sleep. The soldiers began to think that this was unusual; she later explained that this would keep them warm they helped her. The soldiers more or less helped dig their own graves without even knowing it. ... (http://www.online-literature.com/maupassant/ Literature Network) As is evident with the short story of Mother Savage, the author was greatly influenced by the war. ... Many pieces of literature published after that tragic day, make reference to many of the heroic stories demonstrated by our country&...

• Word Count: 2584
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

The Joads helped all that they could, while they were helped by all that could help them. ... In the boxcar camp, the Joads became close with the Wainwrights, who helped birth Rose of Sharon's baby. ... The Grapes of Wrath is truly an excellent work of literature, and this healthy confusion is only one great aspect of the piece....

• Word Count: 787
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• Grade Level: High School

(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. ...

• Word Count: 652
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• Grade Level: High School

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). ...

• Word Count: 523
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• Grade Level: High School

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). ...

• Word Count: 495
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• Grade Level: High School

Robert Frost was one of the most influential writers throughout the 20th century. His poems were simple, unsophisticated ideas, but underneath he conveys real meaning. The poetry of Robert Frost often focuses on problems people face in everyday life. Robert Lee Frost was born on March 26, 1874 ...

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• Grade Level: High School

He does not not like most literature. ... Holden also looks to Allie when he needs help. ... Holden's relationship with Allie shows that he needs somebody who understands him to help him get through a tough time. ... Sally Hayes, Carl Luce, Old Spencer, and everyone else cannot help him. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Outside of literature his humanitarian work has gotten him praise from even Presidents such as George H.W Bush, Senior and Junior. ... At this age he also showed interest in fine art his mother was a great encouragement and pushed him to pressure art and literature. ... In 1968 his novel Couples received national attention and helped in land on the cover of Time Magazine. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

A literature review of five relevant articles published from 1985-2011 show almost the same outcome in all, namely that the behaviors of children are not necessarily the result of divorce. ... In the article from the "Journal of Divorce and Remarriage," Michelle Moon states, "Much of the divorce literature indicates that children from intact, never divorced families exhibit fewer behavioral problems and evidence greater psychological adjustment than children from divorced or remarried families" (Moon 2011). ... Wallerstein gives a detailed list of tasks children should foll...

• Word Count: 1075
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The second event that helped keep women in the home was literature and books urging women to subordinate themselves to their husbands (Epstein/Easton 93). This literature put the home at the center of a woman's life with child rearing the most important aspect of home. ... Of course, the women had to be able to do what was expected of them but mothers, school, society, and peers all helped prepare them for being a housewife. ... Both looked to the United States to provide the commodities they needed in order to rebuild and the U.S. was more than willing to help. ... The government hel...

• Word Count: 2505
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• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 712
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• Grade Level: High School

His parallelism helps one idea flow into seamlessly into the next. Updike also uses catalog to describe the sons actions "Smaller than the others, my son leaps, heads, dribbles, feints, passes," this not only helps to describe the son's actions but helps connect the piece. ... His sentence structures helps the piece flow, so it does not feel choppy. ... He is able to make the comparisons which help the reader better understand the characters and the situation. ... His death," Philip Roth said, "constitutes a loss for our literature that is immeasurable." ...

• Word Count: 977
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• Grade Level: High School

In the movies and popular literature it is represented as the culture of silence, religion and spirituality. ... "Party" represents Indian upper class representatives, with professions connected with art and literature, their opinions, convictions, and moral standards. ... That occidental borrowings help to define oriental features of India better. ...

• Word Count: 1489
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Literature Review: The Journal of Family Relations reported an experiment in which they explored mothers" and fathers" differential treatment (PDT) of their adolescent offspring in five areas: privileges, chores, affection, discipline, and temporal involvement. ...

• Word Count: 2464
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There is no reason to not accept decision making help from friends or family members. ... The Misfit knows that God exists and that prayer could help him, but he wants no help (336). ... He does not want any help from god; he is doing alright on his own (336). ... The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature, Sixth Edition. ... The biggest help was the large selection available at the WWCC library web sight. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Willy really cares for his family and works hard to help them. Going through the trouble to help his household allows Willy to become the understated underdog. ... In the end, though, the inner structure of Willy is revealed ultimately leading to the demise of the character but a rise of one of literature's greatest Anti-heroes....

• Word Count: 1301
• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: High School

This woman told Maya to read poems out loud and it will help her get her voice back. ... Her life with her parents was a wreck and yet she still held herself together, probably because of living with her grandmother who helped instill morals, stability, and how the world really worked. ... Angelou is known as one of the great voices of contemporary literature and also as a remarkable Renaissance woman. ...

• Word Count: 995
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School