War literature

1. Describe the learning objectives of this course and the type of best practice that you are sharing. Literature of the Holocaust (EN113A) is a 100-level, elective English course that emphasizes extending EN 11 & 12 critical reading and writing skills, as well as mastering close reading of diverse fiction and non-fiction texts in a specific content area. The course is also included in the JUHAN and the Jewish Studies minor. I use as much visual art as I can to capture and enhance my students’

Words can ignite wars or bring peace. They can bring people together or divide them. They are communicated through writing, speaking, and even with music. Famous speeches have been known to inspire people, but music can also have the same effect. Music, in general, can make people feel a certain way with their lyrics and how the words are expressed; whether it’s angry, sad, cheerful, etc. A musician who has changed how people think of music and inspired people with his lyrics is Bob Dylan. Bob

Historical perspective in literature is the understanding of literature by studying the social and historical context in which a work was written. In Camus’s The Guest, it is important to understand what was going on in Algeria, so you can understand why things happened the way they did. Albert Camus wrote “The Guest” during the height of the Algerian Revolution. The Algerian Revolution was a war between French Imperialists and Algerian Independent Fighters. Algeria had been an independent state

Jordan Cole English 1102 Professor Myszkowski 1 December 2017 Southern Gothic Literature Throughout the course of history, literature has gone through considerable changes. Dating back to its humble beginnings in folklore, fables, and storytelling all the way up to the scientific books and dramatic novels of today. Literature is arguably the centerpiece of all mankind. It is useful for record keeping, education, and bringing cultures and societies together. It has allowed us to expand our minds

chose to research the impacts that Ernest miller Hemingway, literature had on American novelists for years to come. In the 20th century, Hemingway's writings were popular not only because of the topics that he chose to write about, but because of his unique style popularly known as the Iceberg theory. The Iceberg theory was specific to Ernest Hemingway and it basically means that Hemingway didn't think that the meaning of his literature should be so obviously stated, he thought that the meaning should

college he was at the school his father taught at. He went to Brasenose College at Oxford in 1930 to study natural science in order to become a scientist but 2 years after studying science he developed a love for literature and writing and changed his subjects to philosophy and literature. In 1935, he graduated

Analysis of Dystopian Literature It’s getting harder for the average young adult to put down a good book…very surprising when it seems like youths don’t read anymore. However, the increase of sales in youth fiction is appearing to prove otherwise. One genre in particular has captured the attention of young audiences across the globe: Dystopian fiction. A topic not new to literature, yet more prevalent among books lining the shelves of your local Barnes & Noble. In fact, popular dystopian novels

History has rarely seen authors create literature in a vacuum, but rather through the experiences of the author’s life and historical time period. Alexander Solzhenitsyn stated that, “Literature transmits incontrovertible condensed experienced… from generation to generation. In this way literature becomes the living memory of a nation.” This quote is expressing how the stories, which we cannot argue about since it is about an author’s experience and history, pass through generations. Due to constant

popular American cartoonist, singer, songwriter, playwright and author. He is mostly known for his children books including the popular, The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends. Surprisingly, Shel Silverstein did not always care for children literature. In fact, he criticized the sappy endings of happy children stories. However, he was eventually convinced by a friend to transform stereotypical children’s book and he able to become successful in creating clever and humorous poems and books. Shel

I decided, for reasons that can only be described as finding one’s true calling, that I would shift my focus on literature and strive for the challenges of academia. Since deciding on a career in academia, I have dedicated my life to studying the canon. During my undergraduate studies over the past year and a half I’ve been able to hone my focus on the aspects of literature that I not only excelled in but, also had an affinity for. Some of those classes were: at Northwest Florida State College