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- 151: Robin Hood And Allen A Dale
- Why do individuals pass down stories orally instead of by writing? Before the time period that writing even existed, individuals had no choice, but to express themselves orally. During this time, they passed down these stories from generation to generation, but there may have been some minor changes because of the misinterpretation of the readers of the stores. Another reason is that people love to hear and tell stories. There has not been a culture anywhere, at any time, in which individuals did not want to tell stories to one another. They told many different types of stories, ranging from: legends, fables, parables, ...
- 152: In Our Time
- ... wanted to know how I liked the story. He seems to be very impressed that I'm reading Hemmingway. I explained to him that it was, in fact, not one story, but a collection of short stories. He asked if they had a common theme or not, and I found it difficult to answer. "Yeas and no," I said. I then went on to explain that although one character, Nick, appeared occasionally, the stories didn't flow as one large story. "It's sort of like a painting," I told him, "If you could pick out any one individual brush-stroke and study it, it would be meaningless. ...
- 153: Catcher In The Rye 4
- ... of The Catcher in the Rye.When studying a piece of literature, it is meaningful to note the historical background of the piece and the time at which it was written. Two J.D. Salinger short stories, "I'm Crazy" and "Slight Rebellion off Madison," were published in periodicals during the 1940's, and introduced Holden Caulfield, the main character of The Catcher in the Rye. Both short stories were revised for later inclusion in Salinger's novel. The Catcher in the Rye was written in a literary style similar to prose, which was enhanced by the teenage slang of the 1950' ...
- 154: In Our Time: Review
- ... wanted to know how I liked the story. He seems to be very impressed that I'm reading Hemmingway. I explained to him that it was, in fact, not one story, but a collection of short stories. He asked if they had a common theme or not, and I found it difficult to answer. "Yeas and no," I said. I then went on to explain that although one character, Nick, appeared occasionally, the stories didn't flow as one large story. "It's sort of like a painting," I told him, "If you could pick out any one individual brush-stroke and study it, it would be meaningless. ...
- 155: Edgar Allan Poe And The Raven
- ... Quite possibly a literary genius by the name of Edgar Allan Poe. Famous for romanticizing the darker, more Gothic side of life, E. A. Poe had quite a collection of works from his lesser known stories to his most famous poem, The Raven . This great man s life has been analyzed to death (no pun intended) to find key s to unlock the maze of his apparent creativity. Here, the reader ... Qrisse, Internet). (see Appendix R) Edgar Allan Poe s appearance is a suprisingly interesting topic, one that may be addressed with some importance. Poe was apparently an attractive, fit man (perhaps due to his earlier, short-lived military career). He also appeared dark, drawn in, and, towards the end of his life, sickly. Poe was a small man; records showing approximately 5 feet 8 inches in height and 140 pounds in ... his life he had few friends; those he had, he didn t rely on them. Poe was an obvious alcoholic and a rumored heavy drug user. Suprisingly, he had a well established college career, the short time that he attended. His activities included athletic and artistic abilities, and he was also a member of the debate club. In his later life, he used fake identities for reasons unknown. (ex. Henri ...
- 156: Critical Biography On J. D. Salinger
- ... one thing for certain: J. D. Salinger has provided the reader with a controversial look at society which is greatly enhanced by the integration of his own life experiences, dialect and religious philosophies into his stories. "Salinger was the greatest mind ever to stay in prep school." -Norman Mailer (qtd. in "Salinger" SSC 291) The story of J. D. Salinger begins in downtown New York, NY, where he was born on ... in World War II, where he eventually became a staff sergeant earning five battle stars. The time spent overseas played a major role in what would ultimately be the basis of most of Salinger's short stories. World War II is also where Salinger met one of his major literary influences, Ernest Hemingway. Although Salinger's style stems from Hemingway, their first encounter was not one that sat well on Salingers' ...
- 157: Edgar Allan Poe And The Raven
- ... Quite possibly a literary genius by the name of Edgar Allan Poe. Famous for romanticizing the darker, more Gothic side of life, E. A. Poe had quite a collection of works from his lesser known stories to his most famous poem, The Raven . This great man s life has been analyzed to death (no pun intended) to find key s to unlock the maze of his apparent creativity. Here, the reader ... Qrisse, Internet). (see Appendix R) Edgar Allan Poe s appearance is a suprisingly interesting topic, one that may be addressed with some importance. Poe was apparently an attractive, fit man (perhaps due to his earlier, short-lived military career). He also appeared dark, drawn in, and, towards the end of his life, sickly. Poe was a small man; records showing approximately 5 feet 8 inches in height and 140 pounds in ... his life he had few friends; those he had, he didn t rely on them. Poe was an obvious alcoholic and a rumored heavy drug user. Suprisingly, he had a well established college career, the short time that he attended. His activities included athletic and artistic abilities, and he was also a member of the debate club. In his later life, he used fake identities for reasons unknown. (ex. Henri ...
- 158: Spotted Horses Vs. Mule In The
- Spotted Horses Vs. Mule in the Yard William Faulkner wrote two short stories, which are alike in many aspects. Spotted Horses and Mule in the Yard are short stories that both involve comic animal chases and financial transactions. Even though the stories are written by the same author, have similar characteristics, and share similar plot features, they are entirely different stories. The ...
- 159: The Dark Romantics: Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville
- ... of Poe’s poetry was “beauty.” According to Poe “beauty is divorced from human wants and needs. Like the work of art, it exists in eternal domains.” Poe also felt that poetry should be kept short so that it could contain its “sublime realm.” If it could not be read in “one sitting” it was no good. Overall Poe’s poetry was simply a mystery. Its ability to control time, space, and reality itself is extremely hard to comprehend. Another important form of Poe’s literature came in short stories (tales). These stories were mostly tales of horror, terror, and the supernatural. In these topics Poe was quite a pioneer, being the first to write modern science fiction and modern detective stories, where death ( ...
- 160: What Effect Does Aging Have On Memory?
- ... well in studies in which recall of items is unaided. Also, older people show losses in remembering where and when an event took place - resulting in the annoying habit of older people retelling the same stories to the same audience! In contrast, some memory tasks show little or no age-related decrements. Motor skills (such as driving) and cognitive skills (such as reading) decline very little, as long as they are ... to vivid memories of events in the distant past. In brief (as this shall be discussed in depth later) such memories are not mundane occurrences and are frequently recalled. Two main types of memory are short-term memory (STM) and long-tem memory (LTM). In discussing age-related changes, STM can be divided into two subtypes: primary memory and working memory. In brief, primary memory contains small amounts of information to be remembered for a short period of time; for example, in a task in which information is held ‘passively’ and then given back as a response in the same form as it was presented. Whereas working memory is used ...
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