...LITR201-1404B-08 Literature: A Reflection of Life Phase 2 Individual Project December 01, 2014 ‘Battle Royal’ and ‘The Birthmark’ These are two short stories that at first seem to be absolutely unrelated in composition and text. The first story ‘Battle Royal’ and the second one ‘The Birthmark’; upon reading both stories, it would be easy for someone to feel that they are about as distant from one another as two short stories could get. However, I have read and reflected on both and while they are different, they are also so very similar. The similarities, though best found by the reader and not by someone else’s summary will most probably be construed differently by each reader. These stories are set in two entirely different eras. The Battle Royal is set in the 30s well after slavery was abolished yet while racism was strongly prevalent. It was during this time that African-Americans were fighting for equality and trying to overcome bigotry and hatred. We find our young protagonist to be one that is fighting for equality and yet accepting of what can be deemed as near torture in order to prove his perseverance. In the story The Birthmark we find the setting to be in the late 1700s, as author is writing during the 1840s and speaks in the very first sentence of Aylmer living at the end of the last century (Hawthorne, 2014, 303-316). This was a time of extremely strong faith in men of science; these same men were put on pedestals as nearly being close to gods. It is this...
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...extent is literature like a mirror? Inquiry paper In Ovid’s Metamorphosis, Narcissus is a handsome young man who saw the reflection of his face in the waters of the Styx River. He became so captivated by his own reflection, that he sat looking at himself until he died and a small flower grew in his place. After the manufacturing and widespread existence of mirror, human have became obsessed with the reflections of themselves. 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. Just like Narcissus, we never stop seeking for self-identification and self-conscious through the way we look at our own images. An examination of the books I read, I found literature to be like a mirror to a great extent in many ways. The Secret daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda, is a book that compares the treatments of females in two different families - one in India and one in America. The book begins with the unforgettable birth of a baby girl named Usha in a remote Indian village on the eve of monsoon. In a culture where females’ infanticide is rampant, Kavita, the baby’s mother sent her daughter to an orphanage in order to save her life. Dr. Somer, an American woman who adopts Usha (they call her Asha) after the discovering that she can never have children of her own. The two women mirror each other in the sense that they both make difficult decisions to save and maintain a life. The...
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...is designed to provide you with a real-life practical application of an organization’s Human Resource benefits program. You will create a written analysis of a real-world organization’s benefit plan design with suggested opportunities for improvement that use the concepts and knowledge introduced in this course. The below 8 parts need to be completed Part 1: Select and profile an organization for the benefit plan (40 Points) Part 2: Statement of the issue (40 Points) Part 3: Literature Review (40 Points) Part 4. Issue Analysis (40 Points) Part 5. Issue Solutions (40 Points) Part 6. Solution and its Implementation (40 Points) Part 7: Justification (40 Points) Part 8: Reflection (30 Points) HRM 599 Course Project: Benefit Plan Design Analysis Purchase here http://devrycourse.com/hrm-599-course-project-benefit-plan-design-analysis Product Description Course Project: Benefit Plan Design Analysis Objective - The course project is designed to provide you with a real-life practical application of an organization’s Human Resource benefits program. You will create a written analysis of a real-world organization’s benefit plan design with suggested opportunities for improvement that use the concepts and knowledge introduced in this course. The below 8 parts need to be completed Part 1: Select and profile an organization for the benefit plan (40 Points) Part 2: Statement of the issue (40 Points) Part 3: Literature Review (40 Points) Part 4. Issue Analysis...
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...art and literature in societies; rather, they have relied on the more traditional measures in examining society. Nevertheless, many people would agree that literature has had considerable influence on society and vice versa. In academia, there are three widespread theories regarding the relationship of literature and society: the "reflection," "shaping," and "social control" theories. The reflection theory suggests literature provides a fair representation of society. The shaping theory, which essentially complements the reflection theory, suggests ideas present in literature shape the behaviors of individuals. And finally, the social control theory suggests literature is used to maintain and stabilize society. Though all base their arguments on different evidence, Baldwin, Morrison, and West share the premise that literature provides an accurate reflection of society. Many experts studying the relationship have suggested that the reflection theory is the most plausible theory present. Estorick, a prominent scholar in this discipline, contends that the type of literature present in a society is ultimately reflects the type of ideology that society embraces in Literature and Democracy. Estorick discusses the evolution of muckraking literature into reform literature. Upon analyzing the social conditions of the day, Estorick draws a connection between reform literature, through which we expose problems in society, and democracy. He contends that such literature is "impossible...
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...A Reflection in Sylvia Plath’s Mirror Amanda L. Wilson Eng:125 Introduction to Literature Professor Lyndsey Lefebvre November 18, 2013 A Reflection in Sylvia Plath’s Mirror Sylvia Plath’s poem Mirror (1963) is evocative, provocative, and expressive. According to Clugston (2010) these are important components of poetry. Sylvia Plath’s first line is a projection of the mirror providing its introduction saying, “I am silver and exact”(Plath, 1963, line 1). The mirror is the protagonist who performs a dramatic monologue about the reflections it observes throughout the days and years of its life. The mirror’s identity awakens the reader to the identity of the woman which it sees, but the mirror not only sees the woman, it becomes her. William Freedman (1993) writes, in The Monster in Plath’s “Mirror”: The woman becomes a narrating reflector of herself as mirror and of whatever passes before it. She becomes the writer who writes of the mirror in which she perceives herself and of the mirror she is (pg 156). Plath develops the character of the mirror, and the woman this mirror observes, through the personification of the mirror. Plath’s Mirror, maneuvers through figurative language, free verse form, personification, and metaphor. The primary language of Mirror is figurative. Figurative language is defined by Clugston (2010) as “the use of words in ways they are not normally used in order to create a distinct imaginative effect or impression” (10.3). “I am silver...
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...DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE College of Arts and Sciences San Beda College COURSESYLLABUS First Semester, AY2014-2015 San Beda College, a Catholic educational institution, is committed to the Christian formation of the Bedan Community as its service to the Church, the Philippine society, and the world. Vision : San Beda College envisions a community that is Fully Human, Wholly Christian, Truly Filipino, and Globally Competitive. Mission : San Beda College aims to form its members in Faith, Knowledge, and Virtue Core Values : Inculcate in the students the Benedictine core values of Study, Community, and Pursuit of Peace ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Course Title Course Code Pre- requisite Credits : : : : World Literature Lit 02 Lit 01 3 Units Vision-Mission Statement : Instructor : Email : Office : Consultation Hours: MWF Venue : Consultation Rm. I. Course Description: Socorro D. De Jesus, Ph.D. Associate Professor 1 socorro_dejesus@hotmail.com General Education Faculty Rm, 2 nd floor, St. Anselm's Building 1 The course will introduce students to the writings of persons from selected countries across the different continents of the world. Students will gain an understanding of literary concepts to be able to interpret, analyze and evaluate various genres. Furthermore, students will have the opportunity...
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...The Hero as a Reflection of Culture Belen Lowrey Abstract: In works of literature, a hero is a man to be admired and emulated. For this reason, the hero always demonstrates the embodiment of the ideals of the creating culture. Historical events and social conditions of different cultures cause different attributes to become valued in leaders. These cultural values are reflected in both the actions of a hero and in the heroic motivations. This paper focuses on the heroes of the Iliad, the Aeneid, Beowulf, and The Song of Roland and examines how historical events and cultural circumstances shaped the portrayal of the heroes in these works. Sabiduria, vol.1,1 Hero as a Reflection of Culture 1 Every culture has heroes. In works of literature, is an individual to be admired and emulated, and because of this he is the embodiment of the greatest virtues of the culture that created him. The ideals of every culture were shaped by the social conditions of the time and therefore different attributes became valued. To different degrees, the hero in a work is a result of not only the culture from which the hero comes, but also the culture of the author. Cultural values are reflected in both the actions of a hero and his motivations. As heroes, Achilles, Aeneas, Beowulf, and Roland reflect the values of the societies that created them. One of the oldest works of ancient literature is Homer‟s Iliad. Homer‟s works are dated to between 900 and 750 B.C. (Krieger,...
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...there is a development in the works, the celebration of nature for its own sake in doing so the authors have broken with their predecessors. Although writers, such as Dante or Chaucer would have viewed nature as part of God’s creation and a reflection of divine power in the world in regard to its beauty and a reflection of evil in the world in regard to its dangers. As man moves into the modern romantic age the natural world of Europe has changed dangerous border regions and highways have been put under control, making travel safer and easier than ever before leading to new recreational sports such as hiking. Urban cities have grown larger, and that leads many people to desire a return to nature in all its simplicity, it is nostalgia for an old Europe. The perfect example of an author who mixed a desire for simplicity with nostalgia for the past is Williams Wordsworth in Tintern Abbey both these impulses can be seen when he writes, “Though changed, no doubt, from what I was when first I came among these hills; when like a roe I bounded o’er the mountains, by the sides of the deep rivers, and the lonely streams” (as cited in the Longman Anthology of World Literature). Wordsworth take on nature may be naive and his views on the simple life and the people who lead it may be condescending, but...
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...Literature: A Reflection of Life Phase 5 Individual Project February 11, 2014 As defined by thefreedictionary.com, literature is “Imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value” literature. (n.d.), now many could say that literature is anything that is printed on paper so it could be coupons, flyers, an invoice, a novel, a poem; however I am of those that believe like the definition above that literature is an art. Throughout this class “Literature: A Reflection of Life”, I have learned to study, examine and dissect literary art to search for its deepest treasures and meanings. The first literary art studied was short stories and we were given the following tools to analyze it: setting, characters, point of view, plot, symbolism, themes, tone and irony. Setting could be further divided into two types: physical and chronological setting. The physical setting as the name implies is the place where the story takes place. For example in the story “Trifles” the setting takes place in a kitchen as describe by the author “The kitchen in the now abandoned farmhouse of John Wright, a gloomy kitchen, and left without having been put in order — unwashed pans under the sink, a loaf of bread outside the breadbox, a dish towel on the table — other signs of incompleted work” Meyer, M. (2011), this specific description of the physical setting creates the ambience or the atmosphere for the rest of the story to develop upon. On the other hand chronological...
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...Reflection Paper and Fiction: Drama 1 Reflection Paper and Fiction: Drama A Doll’s House by: Henrik Ibsen Judy Headlee August 10, 2014 ENG/125 Literature in Society Natasha Whitton Reflection Paper and Fiction: Drama 2 This play was written in a time when it was considered outrageous for a woman to leave her husband to gain her freedom as well as show she had a mind of her own. That is just what Nora does in the end. Nora was breaking the way women were supposed to behave to show she could take care of herself and her family. Henrik Ibsen wrote this play in 1879. It was considered one of his more realistic problem plays. At the time women were not really allowed to think for themselves or go against their husbands. Nora does both by fixing a problem that arises without the assistance of her husband. Nora has found a way to help her husband overcome a situation that is taking a toll on his health. She does so without the help of Torvald or her father. She did not go to her father because he is dying and she does not want to make his life seem less important than that of her husbands. When the play first begins the audience seems to think Nora and Torvald have a great marriage and they love each other. They seem to be a happy couple. Torvald speaks to his wife in a demeaning way but she does not seem to mind. So they go on with the charade of a happy couple who love each other. In a way Nora does love her husband just as...
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...Jinan University Undergraduate Teaching Plan 2009 ～ 2010 Academic Year Semester: 1st. [√ ] 2nd. [ ] Course title International Marketing Course type Compulsory[√ ] Specialized [ ] Optional[ ] Textbook(s) Marketing / International Marketing Major or sub-major IET Students classification Non-mainland[ √ ] Mainland[√ ] Department International Economy & Trade Instructor(s) Xia Jing Wen ( 夏京文) Academic position Professor [ ] Associate Professor [√ ] Lecturer[ ] Others[ ] Printed and issued by the Academic Affairs Department Date__4/8/2009__ (dd/mm/yy) Instructions 1. Print in Times New Roman, font size 12. If necessary, the space for each item may be enlarged or reduced in exactly the same format. 2. One form is required for each lesson（excluding the cover）. 3. “Course type” refers to Compulsory, Specialized or Optional; “Student Classification” refers to Mainland student or Non-Mainland student. Note: Common Optional courses are applicable to all majors. 4. “Department” refers to the College, Department or the Teaching and Research Section that offers the course. 5. “Form of Lesson” refers to lecture, discussion, experiment, social practice, internship etc. 6. “Contents of Lesson” should be a brief but...
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...Critically discuss the importance of reflection in the practice of management Student ID:20583416 Course: The reflective manager (MD4046) Lecturer: Dr. Elias Hadjielias Fall 2012 Assignment no. 1 Table of Contents Introduction Page 1.1 General Introduction to Reflection 3 1.2 Objectives and Purpose of the essay 3 Main Body 1.3-1.6 Review of Literature 3-4 1.7 Personal opinion of the writer 4 1.8 A practical example of Reflection in a certain case 4 1.9 Recommendations from the writer 5 Conclusion 2.0 Summary pg.3 5 2.1 References ...
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...Reading Reflection Leitan Pruitt ENG 125 Introductions to Literature October 1, 2012 Instructor Kristina Munz Reading Reflection In any stories, poems, plays, and any other written piece of art contain a mixture of literary themes accompanied with literary works. In fiction, the theme is not intended to teach or preach. In fact, it is not presented directly at all. The reader extracts it from the characters, action, and setting that make up the story. In other words, the person reading the paper must figure out the theme himself/herself. The theme of a fable is its moral; the one of a parable is its teaching, and the theme of a piece of fiction is its view about life and how people behave. Within any piece of literature, plot, point of view, and tone are found incorporated into the literary art. They are used in developing the short story and presents annotations accompanying a short story to illustrate how each element contributes to a story's effectiveness. Chapter 1 page 1 states, “Reading a story, a poem, or a play introduces you to an imaginary world. You are pulled away from a living, breathing world into one that was created in the mind of the author. Its situations and experiences may resemble ones you are familiar with; many of them may even be based in part on real situations, but they are imaginary–shaped by the imagination of the person who created the story, poem, or play you are reading.” I have chosen to write my paper on John Betjeman’s poem “A Subaltern’s...
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...interactions between social workers and individuals, families, organizations and society. Social workers are inevitably shaped by their own experiences, beliefs, upbringing and culture, which might affect their interactions with these systems. This course encourages the students to start the reflective journey in visiting issues of self in relation to the perceived identity, intimacy, loss, family, and society. Through reflective exercises, discussions, and assigned readings, the students will develop a deeper understanding of their values, philosophy of life and behaviors, and how these in turn impact social work practice. The course adopts an active-learning and experiential approach. Assessment: 100% coursework. 5. Course Objectives: 1. To increase the reflexivity of the students 2. To enhance the development of self-understanding of the students in relation to their physical sensitivity, perspectives towards intimacy and loss, choices in life, and the value orientation towards broader social issues. 3. 4. To facilitate the students in examining the influences of their...
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...Literature Literature is the artistic expression of thought, which is replete with feelings and imagination. It is expressed in such an untechnical form as to make it intelligible and give aesthetic pleasure and relief to the mind of the common man. According to Lord Morely: "Literature consists of all the books where moral truth and human passion are touched with a certain largeness, sanity and attraction of form." In other words, literature heightens our awareness of human life. It enables us to look at nature with new eyes. It interprets with charm of language the experiences and spiritual intuitions of man. Literature is one of the instruments, and one of the most powerful instruments, for forming character, for giving us, characters armed with reason, braced by knowledge, clothed with steadfastness and courage, and inspired by that public spirit and public virtue of which it has been well said that they are the brightest ornaments of the mind of man. Literature is great because of its universality. It is powerful enough to supersede the narrow interests of a class in favour of humanity as a whole. It does not deal with the specific society of a specific community, but with the society of man as a whole. For this reason, the literature that appealed to the people through the spoken word has a greater appeal than that which appeals through the written word which may not reach all men. The recited epics of Homer, the acted plays of Shakespeare, the chanted songs of Chandidas...
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