of (a) a written examination of at least three hours based on an individualized reading list, and (b) an oral examination following the written (though not immediately). If a student fails either part of the examination, he or she may be reexamined once more, if that is the recommendation of the examination committee and Chair of the department. In the case of the M.A. student specializing in literature, the Comprehensive Exam in literature may act as gateway to the Ph.D. It amounts to Part I of
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Naga City Submitted by: Gelli Ann B. Gonzales Submitted to: The term "Bicol" could have been derived from "Bico," the name of a river which drains in San Miguel Bay. Possible origins also include the bikul or bikal bamboo tree which line rivulets, and the ancient native word bikod meaning "twisted" or "bent". The region, administratively known as Region V, is located on the southeastern end of Luzon; it is surrounded by the Visayan Sea in the south, the Pacific Ocean I the east, Lamon
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NORTH AMERICAN FICTION BRIEF INTRODUCTION: Before starting our study of American Fiction we must understand what American Literature is in itself and which pieces of writing we can include within this label. It is believed that when a piece is written in North America, more precisely in the USA, it would automatically be given this epithet. But it should be taken into account that this idea is quite broad and doesn’t reflect the real essence of the term. However, there is also another definition
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(b-boy/b-girl). The cultural pillars that Hip Hop is founded on are comedy, rivalry, nursery rhymes, storytelling, poetry, and rhyming tendencies in humans. Hip Hop was born in the South Bronx at a summer block party. The father of Hip Hop, DJ Clive “Kool Herc” Campbell is a Jamaican that built upon the Jamaican tradition of toasting. Toasting is rapping the impromptu poetry over music, with this tradition in mind DJ Kool Herc created the blueprint for Hip Hop music as he began to isolate
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ii. Goodman Brown played the main character that was a foil to Ms. Hutchinson. III. How are we to use the themes of these stories? a. Analyzing the moral of the stories i. “The Lottery” is based on tradition vs. anti-tradition. ii. “Young Goodman Brown” looks at good vs. evil. b. Making an easy decision on my favorite book. i. “The Lottery” I found more entertaining. ii. “Young Goodman Brown” great story but not much value to me.
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6 million Jews died in the Holocaust, but some survived. Those that made it through the Holocaust went through much pain and hardship, often losing loved ones or their home. To survive, they had to push through sorrow and fear, and hope luck would be on their side. But it wasn’t all up to luck, as many made it through by their own skills or bravery. People survived the horrors of concentration camps, discrimination, and hiding during the Holocaust, and their stories are remembered through fighting
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Prejudice vs. Friendship as Discussed in “To Kill A Mockingbird” and “The Boy In The Striped Pajamas” According to Harper’s magazine modern version, “literary means not only what is written but what is voiced, what is expressed, what is invented, in whatever form”. In contrast, literature has always been considered to be “written works considered of lasting artistic merit” or most commonly used to refer to works of the “creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction”
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Some definitions of literary devices, techniques and style from searching via http://www.ferretsoft.com/ LITERARY DEVICES http://mrbraiman.home.att.net/lit.htm Literary devices refers to any specific aspect of literature, or a particular work, which we can recognize, identify, interpret and/or analyze. Both literary elements and literary techniques can rightly be called literary devices. Literary elements refers to aspects or characteristics of a whole text. They are not
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Othello “The Moor” vs. “Honest” Iago Characters within a story are meant to have their own tale, just as the characters in one’s lives have their own stories of how they came to be. William Shakespeare, the modern father of the Drama, understood this concept all too well when developing his complex, yet relatable characters. In his master works Othello, each character has their socially impacting story line with their own effect on the overall plotline that help shape the complex Venetian society
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Literary Theory and Schools of Criticism Introduction A very basic way of thinking about literary theory is that these ideas act as different lenses critics use to view and talk about art, literature, and even culture. These different lenses allow critics to consider works of art based on certain assumptions within that school of theory. The different lenses also allow critics to focus on particular aspects of a work they consider important. For example, if a critic is working with certain Marxist
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