What Are The Literate Arts Good For? Miller asked a question in his text, The Dark Night of the Soul, which is asked on numerous occasions. ‘What might the Literate Arts be good for?’ Miller gives situations and reasons why we could say the Literate Arts are useless in today’s world. What might the Literate Arts be good for? I ask this question a lot nowadays too. When I go for an English class or see literary books, the question creeps into my mind unconsciously. In this modern world ‘reading
John F. Kennedy is considered not the only one of the best Presidents in the history of our country, but one of the best leaders of his time. During his Presidency, he faced the life threatening issue of the Cold War, and had to not only run a country under complete utter stress, but counter many situations uniquely like the Bay of Pigs Invasion. But, he was also an excellent speaker, and during his inaugural address in January of 1963, he stated, “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country
America struggled to solve this problem of effectively combining individual rights with the overall good of the democratic community. Nathaniel Hawthorne undoubtedly had these issues in mind as he wrote “My Kinsman, Major Molineux” in the 1830’s. By setting the tale during the tumultuous time of the American Revolution, Hawthorne creates a parallel between that era and the new Jacksonian democracy. With the American Revolution, the country broke away from an oppressive and established order
of her sin. The novel is also about the suffering that is endured by not admitting to one’s wrongs. Reverend Mister Dimmesdale learns that secrecy only makes the guilt increase. Nathaniel Hawthorne is trying to display how guilt is the everlasting payment for sinful actions. The theme of guilt as reparation for sin in The Scarlet Letter is revealed through Nathaniel Hawthorne’s use of northeastern, colonial settings, various conflicts, and
son going out in the world to seek his fortune. Usually in the beginning of the story there is an emotional loss which makes the protagonist leave on his journey. In a Bildungsroman, the goal is maturity, and the protagonist achieves it gradually and with difficulty. The genre often features a main conflict between the main character and society. Typically, the values of society are gradually accepted by the protagonist and he/she is ultimately accepted into society — the protagonist 's mistakes and
novels. Bram Stoker told a story about a vampire that challenged the Victorian gender roles and managed to reverse them, making men faint like women, and making women powerful like men, and called it Dracula. Mary Shelley created a a physical being out of a man's suppressed homosexuality due to his Victorian male upbringing; a man named Frankenstein. Robert Stevenson described what
HIDAYATULLAH STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY JAKARTA 2009 APPROVEMENT ANALYSIS ON TRAGIC CHARACTER IN THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Adab and Humanities In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Strata (S 1) By ANDRI HERMANSYAH 102026024515 Advisory: INAYATUL CHUSNA, M.Hum. 150331233 ENGLISH LETTERS DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF ADAB AND HUMANITIES SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY JAKARTA 2009 ABSTRACT Andri Hermansyah, Analysis
ROBBMC08.QXD.0132431521 12/15/05 12:25 PM Page 258 Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them. — David Hume Emotions and Moods After reading this chapter, you should be able to: 1 Differentiate emotions from moods. 5 2 Discuss the different aspects of emotions. Discuss the impact emotional labor has on employees. 6 Identify the sources of emotions and moods. Discuss
BRAND BUILDING BLOCKS Building Strong Brands: Why Is It Hard? It is not easy to build brands in today 's environment. The brand builder who attempts to develop a strong brand is like a golfer playing on a course with heavy roughs, deep sand traps, sharp doglegs, and vast water barriers. It is difficult to score well in such conditions. Substantial pressures and barriers, both internal and external, can inhibit the brand builder. To be able to develop effective brand strategies, it is useful to
University: University of Leiden 14 June 2012 Department: Language and Culture of China Course: Visual Political Communication (BA3) Semester: Summer Semester 2011/2012 Lecturer: Florian Schneider Journey to the West A Textual-Visual Discourse Analysis Name: Stefan Ruijsch (Student No. 0620203) Major: Chinese Studies, BA 3 E-mail: s.ruijsch@umail.leidenuniv.nl Phone: 06-48369645 Address: Vrijheidslaan 256, 2321 DP Leiden Word Count: 9,387 Table of Contents