1. which 2 readings did you choose, and why did you choose them?
I like most the legend of sleepy hallow,because it shows the both side of the money,people from the country and peolpe from the city. in that time this kind of differences were very relevant,it was one reason to make people slaves and to start the racism that up to this days is strongly common,specially in our country with perubians and bolivian. and the other reading that I enjoyed was heart and darkness, because it also talk about from two points extremely differents.
2. are these readings very good or excellent examples of post-modernist literature,basing your analysis on the ppt presentation given in class why / why not ?
yes, I believe they help us to clarify more the post - modernist literature because they show us the differences among the three periods.
3. of all readings you did this semester, which one was your favorite? why?
my favorite was the wasteland, because it was the most difficult to understand, because it changes of speaker,location and time make it a little complex to readers. and another important thing is that it has a great variety of culture and literature and also it has the most dinstinctive feature poem's style.
4. of the 3 time periods we looked at this semester ( victorian, modernist and post-modernist) which did you enjoy the most? why?
the period I enjoyed most was the victorian era, because I like so much antiques periods.
1.Which two readings did you complete from the readings list provided?
I read the Wasteland,Eliot,T.S and Seven Pillars of Wisdom,Lawrence,T.E
2.Based on these readings comprare and contrast with 3 examples with the themes ppt presentatio in class from the modernist culture and literature.
the wasteland shows its shits between satire and prophecy,its abruts and unnannounced changes of speaker,location and time,its intimidating summoning up of a vast and dissonant range of cultures and literature.
the poem has nonetheless become familiar touchtone of modern literature,among its famous phrases are: " April is the cruellest month" " I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
dramatic monologue follows the pattern of music hall,musical fugue in which many voices enter throughout the piece re-stating the themes. its moves from different voices and makes use of phrases in foreing languague that is the most distinctive feature of the poem`s style.
It has a biblical interpretation and has relevance to the arab revolt.
Seven Pilars of Wisdom Laurence described this version as "hopelessly bad" in literary terms, but historically it was "substancially complete and accurate".
Laurence was in a state of severe mental turmoil: the psycological after of a war were taking their toll as were his exhaustion from the literary endeavorous of the past three years. It was time that the re-enhsted in the armed forces under an assumed name.
Literary merits aside, however, producing the subscribers´edition had left Laurence facing bankruptoy. he was forced to undertake an even more stringeent prunning to producee a version for sale to the general public, this was the 1927 revolt in the desert.
3. Do you feel the works you read are very good or excellent representations of modernist literature? why? why not?
I think they are properly accurate for the period, that was completed of conflict in many part of the world and every problem drove war.
4.Would you recommend the readings to friends or family? why? why not?
As I said before in the other assigment I only recommed this kind of literarture to peolple who like english,history and ovbiously to whom want to increase their knowledge.
Which 2 readings did you complete from the list provided or from your own selection
I read the legend of sleepy hollow writed by Irving.W and Heart and darkness, writed by Conrad,J.
2. Based on the these readings, compare 3 examples and contrast 3 examples the works you read with themes from the ppt presentation given in class on victorian culture and literature.
This two books that I choose describes completely differents things bettween them, but at the same time are extremely related with the victorian age, because if we focus on the legend of sleepy hollow, it themes refer specially of the clash or conflict between the city and the country and between brains and brawns and in the victorian age happens somthing equal with the important of urbanization and industralization, and it carry out two class well defined richness and poverty which has a great important in that period. heart and darkness discribes the symbolic terms of the struggle of god and evil( light and darkness) and at the same time it talks of a powerful condemnation of the hypocritical operations of imperialism,it also present a set of issues surrounding race that is potencially,more troubling.it also make references of the dark continent "africa" in the victorian era with all the atributes of darkness to africans by the british.
Do you feel that the works you read are very good or excellent representation of victorian literature? why, why not?
yes, I think both books that I read represent a part of the Victorian Era, because it mentions all the cruelty, violence, torture and slavery that occurrs in times of wars.
would you recomend the readings to friends or family?
I only recommed to read this kind of literature to people who likes english language or who likes to know or find out about the england history and what occurr in that period.
viernes, 22 de mayo de 2009
1.Define and explain, The Great Vowel Shift.
The Great Vowel Shift was a major change in the pronunciation of the English language. The Great Vowel Shift is one of the historical events marking the separation of Middle and Modern English.
2. Name 5 dialects of Modern English.
Modern English has a large number of dialects some of them are: American English, Australian English, British English, Canadian English, Caribbean English, Hiberno-English, Indo-Pakistani English, New Zealand English, Philippine English, Singaporean English, and South African.
3. One of the problems with Early Modern English was a lack of uniformity in spelling. Which 2 people (1-English, 1-American) helped establish standardized spelling?
Samuel Johnson Noah Webster
4. How many countries in the world have given Modern English official status?
There are about 12 countries that have contributed to the modern official status.
5. the most recent statistics show that approximately how many people speak Modern English as a: I. First language? II. Second Language?
There are over 508 million speakers of English as a first or second language.
6. When was Early Modern English spoken?
Modern English was spoken since the Great Vowel Shift
7. How are the uses of Pronouns different between Early Modern & Modern English?
One difference is that, much as a becomes an before a vowel, my and thy became mine and thine before vowels as well; hence, mine eyes, thine uncle, and so on.
8. Which language families does Modern English belong in?
American English, Australian English, British English, Canadian English, Caribbean English, Hiberno-English, Indo-Pakistani English, New Zealand English, Philippine English, Singaporean English, and South African English.
9. Name 4 worldwide uses for Modern English.
English is a common language use for multiples proposes as: international diplomacy, business relations, economic, education, entertainment, internet and son on…
10. in your opinion, what was the greatest influence on the spread of Modern English around the world? Why?
in my personal point of view, I believe the great influence is the imperialism of the united states, because they have controlled almost all the world.
11. There has been a lot of controversy over the true authorship of Shakespeare's writings. Which 3 people are also candidates as the possible authors of Shakespeare's plays?
Some of the candidates proposed include: Francis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe, and Edward de Vere, the Earl of Oxford
12. Briefly explain The Oxfordian Theory.
Supporters of the standard view often referred to as "Stratfordian" or "Mainstream"; dispute all contentions in favour of Oxford. Aside from the issue of Oxford's early death, their main argument against the theory, they assert that the connections between Oxford's life and the plots of Shakespeare's plays are conjectural.
13. Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, which according to the Folio Classification, falls into 3 categories. Name the 3 categories.
Plays Sonnet Poem
14. In which town was Shakespeare born?
Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon.
15. Which famous London theatre (built by actors, for actors) is connected with Shakespeare's plays?
The Blackfriars indoor theatre.
16. Even though Richard III is the most performed play, Hamlet is Shakespeare's most famous play. In your opinion, what does this portion of Hamlet's famous soliloquy mean:
To be or not to be, that is the question; Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing, end them. To die, to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to — 'tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep; To sleep, perchance to dream. Ay, there's the rub,...
17. Name 5 post-Shakespearean artists whose work was heavily influenced by the writings of William Shakespeare.
Historian David Starkey to Produce ‘Psychological Profile’ TV Series About Henry VIII Kristin Chenoweth to Host Documentary About Hudson Shakespeare Festival Scotland Being Considered as Filming Location for Movie Version of King Lear Starring Anthony Hopkins Julie Taymor Planning Film Version of ‘The Tempest’ with Helen Mirren as ProsperoLordship, Elizabethan Manor for Sale For £1.21 Million.
18. Which of Shakespeare's plays are included in The Wars of the Roses series?
Henry VI Edward IV Edward V Richard III Henry VII
19. Shakespeare wrote most of his works in blank verse composed in iambic pentameter. What is blank verse & iambic pentameter?
· Blank verse, he uses to achieve specific effects. Blank Verse refers to unrhymed iambic pentameter ·Iambic pentameter: A ten-syllable line consisting of five iambs. Its stress pattern (five pairs of unstressed/stressed syllables.
20. Name 4 actors from Shakespeare’s original company.
The cast of The Tempest features. Eric Ray Anderson (Stephano), James Dean (Gonzalo), Jeffrey Frieders (Ferdinand), Bradley Goodwill (Alonzo), Hana Lass (Ariel), Todd Licea (Antonio), Carolyn Marie Monroe (Miranda), Peter Dylan O'Connor(Caliban), Kerry Ryan (Trinculo), Richard Nguyen Sloniker (Sebastian), and Michael Winters (Prospero).
21. What were the Wars of the Roses (1377-1485)?
Were a series of bloody dynastic civil wars between supporters of the rival houses of Lancaster and York, for the throne of England.
22. Why this war was called the Wars of the Roses?
It has origins in the badges associated with the two royal houses, the White Rose of York and the Red Rose of Lancaste. Although the roses were occasionally used as symbols during the wars, most of the participants wore badges associated with their immediate feudal lords or protectors
23. What were the names of the 2 houses which fought in this war?
The two royal houses, the White Rose of York and the Red Rose of Lancaster
24. What prompted this civil war to begin?
His antagonism between the two houses started with the overthrow of King Richard II by his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, in 1399. Richard It’s government had been highly unpopular and Bolingbroke returned from exile, initially to reclaim his rights as Duke of Lancaster. With the support of most of the nobles, Bolingbroke then deposed Richard and was crowned as Henry IV
25. How did the war end?
The alienated nobles threw their support behind Henry Tudor, the claimant from the House of Lancaster. With their aid and that of the French, his forces defeated Richard’s army at the Battle of Bosworth Field (1485). Richard himself was killed in a bold but futile charge against the rebels, and Henry Tudor then assumed the throne as King Henry VII, the first king in the Tudor dynasty. Thus did the Wars of the Roses end at last. After decades of bloody civil war, the English people were grateful for the peace and prosperity they experienced under Henry VII, who reigned until his death from tuberculosis in 1509.
26. Which Kings of England were participants in the Wars of the Roses?
1. What do the words thesis and dissertation, mean?
Thesis:a statement or theory supported by arguments. eg: the author’s central thesis is that freedom is incompatible with equality. is a long written essay submited for higher university degree.
Dissertation: a long essay on a particular subject especially for higher university degree.
2. What is the difference between a thesis and a dissertation? The diference is that in
a thesis, you should demostrate and confirm by arguments(references) that somenthing could be diferent, and in a dissertation you can speak or write about a particualr subject. And both have the similar aspect to get a higer degree university
3. List 10 (ten) components of a thesis.
Title
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Abstract
Table of Consents
Table of Figures
Table of Tables
Table of Abbreviations
Introduction
Motivation (or Problem Definition and Proposed Solution)
State of the Art (or Related Work or Literature Review)
Background overview (optional) ·Design and Implementation
Experimental Results and Analysis ·Additional Discussion (optional)
Conclusion
Future Work
Bibliography
Appendixes.
4. Define the following terms:
a. title page: It describes what your thesis is about.
b. abstract: it’s a great importance, because it refers the problem,the solution and the impact of your “thesis topic”.
c. table of contents: is a list of the parts of you thesis, organized in the order in which the parts appear and depends on the lenth of the work.
d. annotated bibliography:
A bibliography is a list of sources (books, journals, websites, periodicals, etc.) one has used for researching a topic. Bibliographies are sometimes called "references" or "works cited" depending on the style format you are using. A bibliography usually just includes the bibliographic information (i.e., the author, title, publisher, etc.).
An annotation is a summary and/or evaluation.
Therefore, an annotated bibliography includes a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources. Depending on your project or the assignment, your annotations may do one or more of the following:
Summarize
Assess
Reflect
e. introduction: is the first part of a book or speech, giving the general idea of what is to follow. it should be an overview of the contents of your thesis
f. materials and methods: This section gives a detailed account of the procedure that was followed in completing the thesis discussed. a well written Materials and Methods section also serves as a set of instructions for anyone desiring to replicate the study in the future
g. results: the effect or outcome somthing. A pleasant or succesful outcome.
5. What is a style guide?
is a set of standards for design and writing of documents.
6. What is an examining committee?
Is a group of persons that evaluate or asses your thesis
7. In Canada, how many pages is the average undergraduate thesis?
A typical undergraduate thesis might be forty pages. Masters theses are approximately one hundred pages. PhD theses are usually over two hundred pages. This may vary greatly by discipline
8. What are the 4 verdicts, you can receive on your thesis?
Accepted / pass with no corrections. Revisions Extensive revision required. Inaceptable
9. What is a thesis committee?
is a committee that supervise your work, the progress may also act as the examining committee, or jury, at the oral examination of the thesis and Usually, at least one member of the committee must be a professor in a department that is different from that of the student.
10. Describe the process of submission of the thesis?
The process is when your thesis must be approved by the professor in charge and accepted by the other members of the student's committee. The final draft of the thesis should be prepared in strict accordance with the instructions given in the Style Guide for Thesis available at the Office of the Graduate School
11. Define the term, thesis statement.
tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under discussion.
is a road map for the paper; in other words, it tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the paper.directly answers the question asked of you.
A thesis is an interpretation of a question or subject, not the subject itself. The subject, or topic, of an essay might be World War II or Moby Dick; a thesis must then offer a way to understand the war or the novel.
makes a claim that others might dispute.
is usually a single sentence somewhere in your first paragraph that presents your argument to the reader.
The rest of the paper, the body of the essay, gathers and organizes evidence that will persuade the reader of the logic of your interpretation.
12. Now that you've answered these questions, do you feel that writing a thesis will be hell? Explain.
I think it would be a hard work to develop, but it can demostrate if we are prepared with a wide knowledge to defend of our subject , and we have to be organized,creative,give our best and dedicate many time to do a good work .
He is a very good person with many good things to give and share with other.He is a introverted and shy co-worker who usually don't express what happens inside of him. In his spare time he used to go out with his friends,surf on the net and play the bass guitar. in the future. he expects to change the traditional teaching methods for more contemporary ones and give his best to be a good teacher.
My life started on August the 27th 1981,at 10:00A.M. The same time and year that my great grandmother died.It was a cloudy and cold day and I was inside of an incubator plenty of people aroud of me.
Reading Assignment # 3 /Thesis / Dissertation/.
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1. What do the words thesis and dissertation, mean?
Dissertation: It is an oral presentation, a treatise advancing a new point
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