This summary provides context and details about the short story "Hearts and Hands" by O. Henry. On a train, a woman named Miss Fairchild sees her acquaintance Mr. Easton handcuffed to another man. It is revealed that Mr. Easton is actually a prisoner, and the man he is cuffed to is the marshal. The marshal pretends to be the prisoner to spare Miss Fairchild and Mr. Easton embarrassment.
The novel A Passage to India by E.M. Forster explores themes of power, religion, race, and friendship in British-ruled India in the early 20th century. The British are portrayed as enforcing a racist system that subordinates Indians, yet the novel also questions whether Indian independence could truly unify a diverse country. Religious differences are shown to divide both colonizers and colonized, though no one faith is presented as superior. The novel examines the difficulties of inter-cultural friendship between the Englishman Fielding and the Indian doctor Aziz, as they struggle to overcome barriers imposed by their political and social circumstances.
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is set in the fictional land of Illyria. Duke Orsino loves Countess Olivia but she refuses his advances while mourning her brother. Meanwhile, Viola washes ashore after a shipwreck and disguises herself as a man named Cesario to serve Orsino. However, Olivia falls for Cesario. Elsewhere, Sir Toby, Maria and Sir Andrew plot against Malvolio, tricking him for their own amusement. Ultimately the true identities are revealed and the couples are united with Viola and Orsino and Olivia and Viola's twin brother Sebastian.
The sailors encounter the Lotus-eaters, a people who feed on the lotus plant. The lotus fruit causes those who eat it to forget their homeland and desire only to remain with the Lotus-eaters. Three of the sailors are sent as envoys and eat the lotus, losing their will to return. Odysseus drags them onto the ships and has his men embark to leave, worried others may eat the lotus and forget their journey home.
This document provides a summary of E.M. Forster's life and career as well as an in-depth summary of his novel "A Passage to India". It outlines the key events in Forster's life from his birth in 1879 to his death in 1970. It then analyzes the novel's setting, major characters, themes of imperialism, racism and the difficulty of intercultural friendship under British rule in India. The document is divided into sections on cultural background, historical background and detailed summaries of each part of the novel.
This document provides an overview of the Theatre of the Absurd. It defines the term as theater that represents the absurdity of human existence in a meaningless universe through bizarre or fantastic means. Some key characteristics discussed include questioning existence, distrusting language, using illogical plots and speeches, emphasizing abstract values of life, and lacking clear time, place, or character. The movement was influenced by existentialism and began in experimental Parisian theater before spreading internationally.
This summary provides context and details about the short story "Hearts and Hands" by O. Henry. On a train, a woman named Miss Fairchild sees her acquaintance Mr. Easton handcuffed to another man. It is revealed that Mr. Easton is actually a prisoner, and the man he is cuffed to is the marshal. The marshal pretends to be the prisoner to spare Miss Fairchild and Mr. Easton embarrassment.
The novel A Passage to India by E.M. Forster explores themes of power, religion, race, and friendship in British-ruled India in the early 20th century. The British are portrayed as enforcing a racist system that subordinates Indians, yet the novel also questions whether Indian independence could truly unify a diverse country. Religious differences are shown to divide both colonizers and colonized, though no one faith is presented as superior. The novel examines the difficulties of inter-cultural friendship between the Englishman Fielding and the Indian doctor Aziz, as they struggle to overcome barriers imposed by their political and social circumstances.
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is set in the fictional land of Illyria. Duke Orsino loves Countess Olivia but she refuses his advances while mourning her brother. Meanwhile, Viola washes ashore after a shipwreck and disguises herself as a man named Cesario to serve Orsino. However, Olivia falls for Cesario. Elsewhere, Sir Toby, Maria and Sir Andrew plot against Malvolio, tricking him for their own amusement. Ultimately the true identities are revealed and the couples are united with Viola and Orsino and Olivia and Viola's twin brother Sebastian.
The sailors encounter the Lotus-eaters, a people who feed on the lotus plant. The lotus fruit causes those who eat it to forget their homeland and desire only to remain with the Lotus-eaters. Three of the sailors are sent as envoys and eat the lotus, losing their will to return. Odysseus drags them onto the ships and has his men embark to leave, worried others may eat the lotus and forget their journey home.
This document provides a summary of E.M. Forster's life and career as well as an in-depth summary of his novel "A Passage to India". It outlines the key events in Forster's life from his birth in 1879 to his death in 1970. It then analyzes the novel's setting, major characters, themes of imperialism, racism and the difficulty of intercultural friendship under British rule in India. The document is divided into sections on cultural background, historical background and detailed summaries of each part of the novel.
This document provides an overview of the Theatre of the Absurd. It defines the term as theater that represents the absurdity of human existence in a meaningless universe through bizarre or fantastic means. Some key characteristics discussed include questioning existence, distrusting language, using illogical plots and speeches, emphasizing abstract values of life, and lacking clear time, place, or character. The movement was influenced by existentialism and began in experimental Parisian theater before spreading internationally.
John Milton wrote the epic poem Paradise Lost in blank verse. The poem tells the Biblical story of Adam and Eve and the fall of man. It describes Satan convincing Eve to eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, leading to their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. The poem was first published in 1667 with 10 books, and a second edition in 1674 expanded it to 12 books. It increased Milton's fame and reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time.
Tragedy comes from Greek drama and refers to works that invoke emotions like sadness and anger in audiences through depictions of human suffering. Tragedies typically involve the downfall of a great person due to some superior force like destiny. According to Aristotle, tragedy is an imitation of action that is serious, complete, and of magnitude, told through embellished language to purge audiences of emotions like pity and fear through catharsis. Key elements of tragedy include the plot, characters, thoughts or ideas, diction or word choice, music, and spectacle or visual elements.
Passage to india major characters and themesdoaa2015
1. A Passage to India is a 1924 novel by E.M. Forster set during the British colonial period in India. It examines the conflict and tensions between British colonists and Indians.
2. The main characters are Dr. Aziz, an Indian physician; Mrs. Moore, a British woman visiting India; Miss Adela Quested, a young British woman; and Cyril Fielding, a British schoolmaster who befriends Aziz.
3. Adela accuses Aziz of assaulting her in the Marabar Caves, inflaming racial tensions and exposing the prejudices between Indians and their British rulers. Aziz's trial becomes a symbol of these divisions in colonial India.
Pip is the protagonist and narrator of Great Expectations. As a child, he meets the wealthy but eccentric Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Estella. Pip falls in love with Estella but she treats him coldly. Later, Pip receives a mysterious fortune and moves to London to become a gentleman. He learns that the source of his fortune was actually a convict named Magwitch, not Miss Havisham as he had assumed. The novel follows Pip's personal growth and development as he matures and comes to understand the complex social hierarchies and characters that shaped his early life and expectations.
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales between 1387-1400, inspired by Italian works and a pilgrimage he joined from London to Canterbury. The tales feature stories told by a group of pilgrims traveling together and told from the perspective of an innkeeper. It includes descriptions of three pilgrims - the Knight, an experienced soldier; the Squire, the Knight's son and traveling companion; and the Wife of Bath, a wealthy woman on her sixth marriage who is knowledgeable about romance.
John Dryden (1631-1700) was an influential English poet, playwright, literary critic and translator. He was born in Northamptonshire, England and died in London, being buried in Westminster Abbey next to Geoffrey Chaucer. Dryden came from a landed family with connections to Parliament and the Church of England. He received an education at Westminster School and Trinity College, where he studied classics, rhetoric and mathematics. As a writer, Dryden was a leading figure of the Restoration period in England, known for works such as Absalom and Achitophel and Mac Flecknoe. He made major contributions as a poet, playwright, and literary critic through works such as An Essay on Dra
This document provides information about Victorian literature and the poet Robert Browning. It summarizes Browning's life, influences, styles of poetry including dramatic monologues, and analyzes some of his most famous poems like "My Last Duchess" and "Porpheyria's Lover." The document also discusses key characteristics of Victorian literature such as its emphasis on order, morality, and influence of science.
The document summarizes Alexander Pope's poem "The Rape of the Lock" in 3 sentences:
The poem satirizes a real incident where a Lord cuts a lock of hair from a woman named Belinda's head without her permission. It is written as a mock epic in five cantos using rhymed iambic pentameter and deals with the vanities of humankind in a trivial situation. The summary outlines the plot, which involves Belinda getting ready for a card game, a fight over the stolen lock breaking out, and the lock ultimately becoming a star or constellation.
George Eliot's 1860 novel The Mill on the Floss follows siblings Tom and Maggie Tulliver and their family. Mr. Tulliver owns the Dorlcote Mill but loses it after a lawsuit brought by Mr. Wakem. This causes financial and emotional strain on the family. Maggie and Tom grow apart as Tom resents Maggie's intellectual curiosity. Maggie falls for both Philip Wakem and Stephen Guest, but her love for them is rejected by society and contributes to her tragic fate when she and Tom die together in a flood while trying to save each other. The novel examines themes of love, sympathy, and the influence of society on individuals.
Dr. Johnson praised Shakespeare in his "Preface to Shakespeare" for his fidelity to human nature and realistic portrayal of characters. Though he found faults in some of Shakespeare's plots and comic scenes, Johnson believed Shakespeare excelled at depicting the truths of human psychology and capturing the diversity of human passions and motives. While Shakespeare violated the classical unities of time and place, Johnson argued this was not really a fault, and that the unities were not essential to a good play. Overall, Johnson provided a largely balanced critique and is credited with recognizing Shakespeare's profound understanding of human nature.
Sidney's "Apology for Poetry" argues that poetry is a divine and socially useful art form. It summarizes Sidney's main points that poetry: (1) is the first form of education and instruction for humanity; (2) acts as a channel for divine inspiration; and (3) can teach virtue while delighting readers more effectively than history or philosophy. The work refutes claims that poetry is a lie, unprofitable, or leads to sin by asserting poetry's noble aim to inspire readers rather than corrupt them.
The document provides biographical information about T.S Eliot and summarizes his major poems including The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, The Waste Land, and Four Quartets. It then discusses Eliot's poem The Hollow Men, describing its themes of fragmented identities, allusions to religious texts, and symbolism of dryness and brokenness to represent the hollow state of humanity after World War 1.
The document discusses the themes of desire and love in William Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night". It explores how Shakespeare examines different types of love through a love triangle between Duke Orsino, Olivia, and Viola disguised as Cesario. Throughout the play, Shakespeare satirizes the characters' ideas about romantic love and uses mistaken identities and confusion to further complicate the relationships between the characters. The document also includes several quotes from the play that illustrate its exploration of love and desire.
This document provides biographical information about the Victorian poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. It discusses his early life, family history including mental illness that ran in the family, his friendship and mourning of Arthur Hallam, his achievements as Poet Laureate, and summaries and analyses of some of his most famous poems including "The Eagle," "Crossing the Bar," and selections from "In Memoriam."
Wordsworth's poem "Tintern Abbey" refers to a place he visited five years prior in Wales. In the poem, he compares his mature present state of mind to his pure childhood state, finding solace in nature and in reconnecting with memories of the past. Wordsworth sees memory as something that shapes the mind and provides comfort, as he tries to reconnect past experiences to his present through remembering his prior visit to Tintern Abbey.
The document discusses the rise of the novel as a genre in the 18th century. It provides definitions of the novel and traces its origins from prototypes in Elizabethan literature. The rise of the novel coincided with the rise of the middle class in Europe as printing technology advanced and literacy rates increased. Early novels took different forms such as epistolary, realistic, philosophical, and experimental novels. Major early novelists included Defoe, Fielding, Richardson, Sterne, and Swift. Theories on the rise of the novel discussed include formal realism, progressive narrative, and specific novelistic features before the formal establishment of the genre.
The Rape of the Lock was written by Pope to chide gently the Fermor family when Lord Petre cut off a lock of Arabella Fermor’s hair on a certain fateful day and such dire consequences followed. Pope started something that culminated into a piece of literature that has remained to this day a leading example of the mock epic satire.
Pride and Prejudice: Character introductionsEmma Sinclair
This document provides background information on the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. It discusses Austen's life and background, an overview of the plot and characters in the novel, including Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy, Charlotte Lucas and others. Key quotes from characters are also included to aid in analyzing their roles and development over the course of the story.
This document provides an introduction to literature II which focuses on short stories, novels, and prose. It summarizes several short stories that will be covered including works by Oscar Wilde, O. Henry, Guy de Maupassant, Edgar Allan Poe, and Ernest Hemingway. It also provides definitions and strategies for reading short stories as well as biographies of the authors.
Tobias Wolff is an accomplished American author known for his short stories. The story "Bullet in the Brain" follows Anders, a cynical book critic, as he is caught in a bank robbery. Anders cannot help mocking the thieves, aggravating one who shoots him fatally. As Anders dies, the story explores what he does and does not remember, focusing on a joyful childhood memory of playing baseball.
John Milton wrote the epic poem Paradise Lost in blank verse. The poem tells the Biblical story of Adam and Eve and the fall of man. It describes Satan convincing Eve to eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, leading to their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. The poem was first published in 1667 with 10 books, and a second edition in 1674 expanded it to 12 books. It increased Milton's fame and reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time.
Tragedy comes from Greek drama and refers to works that invoke emotions like sadness and anger in audiences through depictions of human suffering. Tragedies typically involve the downfall of a great person due to some superior force like destiny. According to Aristotle, tragedy is an imitation of action that is serious, complete, and of magnitude, told through embellished language to purge audiences of emotions like pity and fear through catharsis. Key elements of tragedy include the plot, characters, thoughts or ideas, diction or word choice, music, and spectacle or visual elements.
Passage to india major characters and themesdoaa2015
1. A Passage to India is a 1924 novel by E.M. Forster set during the British colonial period in India. It examines the conflict and tensions between British colonists and Indians.
2. The main characters are Dr. Aziz, an Indian physician; Mrs. Moore, a British woman visiting India; Miss Adela Quested, a young British woman; and Cyril Fielding, a British schoolmaster who befriends Aziz.
3. Adela accuses Aziz of assaulting her in the Marabar Caves, inflaming racial tensions and exposing the prejudices between Indians and their British rulers. Aziz's trial becomes a symbol of these divisions in colonial India.
Pip is the protagonist and narrator of Great Expectations. As a child, he meets the wealthy but eccentric Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Estella. Pip falls in love with Estella but she treats him coldly. Later, Pip receives a mysterious fortune and moves to London to become a gentleman. He learns that the source of his fortune was actually a convict named Magwitch, not Miss Havisham as he had assumed. The novel follows Pip's personal growth and development as he matures and comes to understand the complex social hierarchies and characters that shaped his early life and expectations.
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales between 1387-1400, inspired by Italian works and a pilgrimage he joined from London to Canterbury. The tales feature stories told by a group of pilgrims traveling together and told from the perspective of an innkeeper. It includes descriptions of three pilgrims - the Knight, an experienced soldier; the Squire, the Knight's son and traveling companion; and the Wife of Bath, a wealthy woman on her sixth marriage who is knowledgeable about romance.
John Dryden (1631-1700) was an influential English poet, playwright, literary critic and translator. He was born in Northamptonshire, England and died in London, being buried in Westminster Abbey next to Geoffrey Chaucer. Dryden came from a landed family with connections to Parliament and the Church of England. He received an education at Westminster School and Trinity College, where he studied classics, rhetoric and mathematics. As a writer, Dryden was a leading figure of the Restoration period in England, known for works such as Absalom and Achitophel and Mac Flecknoe. He made major contributions as a poet, playwright, and literary critic through works such as An Essay on Dra
This document provides information about Victorian literature and the poet Robert Browning. It summarizes Browning's life, influences, styles of poetry including dramatic monologues, and analyzes some of his most famous poems like "My Last Duchess" and "Porpheyria's Lover." The document also discusses key characteristics of Victorian literature such as its emphasis on order, morality, and influence of science.
The document summarizes Alexander Pope's poem "The Rape of the Lock" in 3 sentences:
The poem satirizes a real incident where a Lord cuts a lock of hair from a woman named Belinda's head without her permission. It is written as a mock epic in five cantos using rhymed iambic pentameter and deals with the vanities of humankind in a trivial situation. The summary outlines the plot, which involves Belinda getting ready for a card game, a fight over the stolen lock breaking out, and the lock ultimately becoming a star or constellation.
George Eliot's 1860 novel The Mill on the Floss follows siblings Tom and Maggie Tulliver and their family. Mr. Tulliver owns the Dorlcote Mill but loses it after a lawsuit brought by Mr. Wakem. This causes financial and emotional strain on the family. Maggie and Tom grow apart as Tom resents Maggie's intellectual curiosity. Maggie falls for both Philip Wakem and Stephen Guest, but her love for them is rejected by society and contributes to her tragic fate when she and Tom die together in a flood while trying to save each other. The novel examines themes of love, sympathy, and the influence of society on individuals.
Dr. Johnson praised Shakespeare in his "Preface to Shakespeare" for his fidelity to human nature and realistic portrayal of characters. Though he found faults in some of Shakespeare's plots and comic scenes, Johnson believed Shakespeare excelled at depicting the truths of human psychology and capturing the diversity of human passions and motives. While Shakespeare violated the classical unities of time and place, Johnson argued this was not really a fault, and that the unities were not essential to a good play. Overall, Johnson provided a largely balanced critique and is credited with recognizing Shakespeare's profound understanding of human nature.
Sidney's "Apology for Poetry" argues that poetry is a divine and socially useful art form. It summarizes Sidney's main points that poetry: (1) is the first form of education and instruction for humanity; (2) acts as a channel for divine inspiration; and (3) can teach virtue while delighting readers more effectively than history or philosophy. The work refutes claims that poetry is a lie, unprofitable, or leads to sin by asserting poetry's noble aim to inspire readers rather than corrupt them.
The document provides biographical information about T.S Eliot and summarizes his major poems including The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, The Waste Land, and Four Quartets. It then discusses Eliot's poem The Hollow Men, describing its themes of fragmented identities, allusions to religious texts, and symbolism of dryness and brokenness to represent the hollow state of humanity after World War 1.
The document discusses the themes of desire and love in William Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night". It explores how Shakespeare examines different types of love through a love triangle between Duke Orsino, Olivia, and Viola disguised as Cesario. Throughout the play, Shakespeare satirizes the characters' ideas about romantic love and uses mistaken identities and confusion to further complicate the relationships between the characters. The document also includes several quotes from the play that illustrate its exploration of love and desire.
This document provides biographical information about the Victorian poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. It discusses his early life, family history including mental illness that ran in the family, his friendship and mourning of Arthur Hallam, his achievements as Poet Laureate, and summaries and analyses of some of his most famous poems including "The Eagle," "Crossing the Bar," and selections from "In Memoriam."
Wordsworth's poem "Tintern Abbey" refers to a place he visited five years prior in Wales. In the poem, he compares his mature present state of mind to his pure childhood state, finding solace in nature and in reconnecting with memories of the past. Wordsworth sees memory as something that shapes the mind and provides comfort, as he tries to reconnect past experiences to his present through remembering his prior visit to Tintern Abbey.
The document discusses the rise of the novel as a genre in the 18th century. It provides definitions of the novel and traces its origins from prototypes in Elizabethan literature. The rise of the novel coincided with the rise of the middle class in Europe as printing technology advanced and literacy rates increased. Early novels took different forms such as epistolary, realistic, philosophical, and experimental novels. Major early novelists included Defoe, Fielding, Richardson, Sterne, and Swift. Theories on the rise of the novel discussed include formal realism, progressive narrative, and specific novelistic features before the formal establishment of the genre.
The Rape of the Lock was written by Pope to chide gently the Fermor family when Lord Petre cut off a lock of Arabella Fermor’s hair on a certain fateful day and such dire consequences followed. Pope started something that culminated into a piece of literature that has remained to this day a leading example of the mock epic satire.
Pride and Prejudice: Character introductionsEmma Sinclair
This document provides background information on the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. It discusses Austen's life and background, an overview of the plot and characters in the novel, including Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy, Charlotte Lucas and others. Key quotes from characters are also included to aid in analyzing their roles and development over the course of the story.
This document provides an introduction to literature II which focuses on short stories, novels, and prose. It summarizes several short stories that will be covered including works by Oscar Wilde, O. Henry, Guy de Maupassant, Edgar Allan Poe, and Ernest Hemingway. It also provides definitions and strategies for reading short stories as well as biographies of the authors.
Tobias Wolff is an accomplished American author known for his short stories. The story "Bullet in the Brain" follows Anders, a cynical book critic, as he is caught in a bank robbery. Anders cannot help mocking the thieves, aggravating one who shoots him fatally. As Anders dies, the story explores what he does and does not remember, focusing on a joyful childhood memory of playing baseball.
"The Ransom of Red Chief" is a 1910 short story by O. Henry first published in The Saturday Evening Post. It follows two men who kidnap and attempt to ransom a wealthy Alabaman's son; eventually, the men are driven crazy by the boy's spoiled and hyperactive behavior, and end up having to pay the boy's father to take him back.
The story and its main idea have become a part of popular culture, with many children's television programs using a version of the story as one of their episodes. The tale is a light-hearted example of the ultimate in "poetic justice" and fortuitous intervention for the public good: the crooks had intended to use the ransom money to fund an even larger and much more elaborate scam that would likely have caused widespread monetary damage to the local populace, and so having their plans "foiled in their infancy" by Red Chief's shrewd father saves countless other honest folks from financial ruin. It has also been often used as a classic example of two ultimate comic ironies—a supposed "hostage" actually liking his abductors and enjoying being captured, and his captors getting their just deserts by having the tables turned on them, and being compelled to pay to be rid of him.
paper no-5 The romantic literature "Gender stereotypes in sense and sensibility jinalparmar
This document summarizes a paper on gender stereotypes in Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility. It provides background on Austen and an overview of the novel, focusing on the main female characters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. It then analyzes how Austen presented the patriarchal gender conceptions of her society through fictional reconstructions, with Elinor exhibiting traditionally masculine virtues and Edward feminine ones. The document examines how the novel dealt with some of the gender issues of Austen's time through the characters and their behaviors.
Ernest Hemingway was an American author known for his terse and understated writing style. He was part of the "Lost Generation" of writers who came of age during World War I. Hemingway employed an "iceberg theory" of writing where he kept most of the story's meaning under the surface. Some of his notable works include "The Sun Also Rises," "A Farewell to Arms," and "The Old Man and the Sea." He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 and committed suicide in 1961.
Tobias Wolff is an accomplished American author known for his short stories. The biography details Wolff's difficult childhood, moving frequently with his abusive mother. Wolff forged documents to attend private school but was later expelled. He went on to graduate from Oxford and Stanford, and is now a professor at Stanford. The story "Bullet in the Brain" follows a cynical man, Anders, who is shot during a bank robbery. As he dies, he remembers moments from his childhood but not his adult life, showing how innocence can be lost over time.
Washington Irving was a pioneering American short story writer in the early 19th century. He is considered the first American writer to make a living solely through writing. Some of his most famous works include the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." The latter story follows schoolteacher Ichabod Crane and the local legend of a headless horseman. The story explores themes of rationality versus superstition and the power of fear of the unknown. Irving helped establish the short story as a significant American literary genre and influenced many writers who came after.
Henry Fielding was an 18th century English novelist known as the "father of the English novel". Some of his notable works include Joseph Andrews, Jonathan Wild, and Tom Jones. He made important contributions to the development of the novel by devising the theory of the comic epic in prose, establishing techniques for plot construction and characterization, and being one of the first authors to approach the novel as a serious artistic form. Fielding helped establish the realistic novel by depicting common life in great detail and portraying diverse human characters as real people. His novels had a strong moral vision and used humor, satire, and irony to comment on societal issues of his time. Fielding revolutionized the novel and established it as an effective means
The poem describes the River Vaigai that flows through the city of Madurai in India. It notes how older poets only sang of the river's floods but did not mention the real destruction it caused. The poet witnessed a flood of the Vaigai himself and saw it destroy three village houses, a couple of cows named Gopi and Brinda, and one pregnant woman expecting identical twins. He criticizes other poets for ignoring these harsh realities in their portrayals of the river.
Language acquisition - How Childern Acquire Language and its stagesMurk Razzaque
This document discusses the stages of language acquisition in children. It outlines 6 key stages: cooing from 0-4 months, babbling from 6-8 months, one word stage from 9-18 months, two word stage from 18-24 months, telegraphic stage from 24-36 months, and multiword stage at 36 months and beyond. At each stage, children's language abilities progress from making sounds to speaking single words to forming simple sentences and eventually using complex grammar. The stages show how children unconsciously and naturally learn language through interactions with people in their environment.
The document provides a detailed summary of the novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling. It describes Harry Potter's journey of discovering he is a wizard and attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It outlines the main characters and plots points, including Harry battling the evil wizard Voldemort who is trying to steal the Sorcerer's Stone. The student argues that Harry Potter exhibits many characteristics of popular fiction, such as a plot-driven story, simple language, and leaving the audience curious to find out what will happen next.
The passage discusses the lasting impacts of British colonialism in Pakistan. It argues that while Pakistan gained political independence in 1947, it has been unable to achieve mental independence due to a lingering colonial mindset. This colonial mindset manifests itself in several ways, including viewing the English language and foreign culture as superior to native Pakistani culture and languages. It also negatively impacts the economy by promoting preference for imported goods over local products. Overcoming this colonial mentality is seen as key for Pakistan to become a truly sovereign and prosperous nation.
Alexander Pope was an 18th century English poet best known for his satirical verse and translation of Homer's works. Born in 1688 to a Catholic family, Pope suffered from tuberculosis from a young age which stunted his growth and limited his formal education, though he was a prolific self-learner. His most famous works include Essay on Criticism, The Rape of the Lock, and translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, all influenced by classical Greek and Roman authors. Pope made immense contributions to English literature through his Neoclassical poetry and criticism.
Alexander Pope was an 18th century English poet best known for his satirical verse and translation of Homer's works. Born in 1688 to a Catholic family, Pope suffered from tuberculosis from a young age which stunted his growth and ended his formal education, though he was a prolific self-educator. His most famous works include Essay on Criticism, The Rape of the Lock, and translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, cementing his status as one of the greatest poets of the Neoclassical period in England.
Alexander Pope was an 18th century English poet best known for his satirical verse and translations of Homer. He was born into a Catholic family in 1688 and suffered from tuberculosis from a young age, limiting his height. Some of his major works included An Essay on Criticism, The Rape of the Lock, and a translation of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey into heroic couplets over several years, which brought him great fame and success.
What is Qualitative and quantitative research?
Methods of qualitative research and pros and cons of qualitative research and the characteristics of qualitative research.
The document discusses different verb tenses in English, including the past tense and present tense. The past tense is used to describe actions that have already occurred or states that previously existed. It includes the simple past, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous tenses. The present tense also includes the present simple, present perfect continuous, and present perfect tenses. The present perfect tense indicates an action that has just recently finished.
Alexander Pope was an 18th century English poet best known for his satirical verse and translation of Homer's works. He was born into a Catholic family at a time when Catholics faced significant legal restrictions. His education ended early due to Pott's disease, but he was a prolific self-educated reader of classical texts. His most famous works included Essay on Criticism, The Rape of the Lock, and translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Though his religious background and poor health isolated him, Pope was a highly influential poet and considered a master of Neoclassical style during his lifetime.
Development of Dictionary and Sources of new words in Modern English in 19th...Murk Razzaque
Modern English has obtained new words through various sources such as borrowing from other languages, combining prefixes and suffixes, and forming self-explaining compounds. New words have also been coined through deliberate invention and by combining common verbs with adverbs to create new meanings. In the 19th century, the Philological Society arranged for the publication of a new dictionary through Oxford University. Dr. Murray was selected as the editor and began work in 1884, though he passed away before completing the dictionary. It became well known as the Oxford English Dictionary for documenting the history, meanings, and variations of words.
Writing stages - How to write an Effective EssayMurk Razzaque
The document outlines the various stages of writing an essay, including planning, organizing paragraphs and the main body, writing introductions and conclusions, and proofreading and rewriting. It discusses determining a topic and purpose, researching, selecting sources, using topic sentences and supporting details, grouping related paragraphs, emphasizing key points, and providing closure at the end. Proofreading confirms the text is correct, while rewriting revises the text before final approval.
The Sun Rising by Jhon Donne Critical AnalysisMurk Razzaque
Jhon Donne's life greatly impacted his poetry. After marrying his beloved Anna More, the main subject of his poetry became love, exploring both the physical and spiritual aspects. Donne drew from his own experiences of love - at times writing about the company of his beloved, other times describing love as the most precious thing, and at other times discussing the unfaithful nature of women. His poetry reflected the experiences and events occurring in his own life.
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Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering.pptxDenish Jangid
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
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2. Discuss O’ Henry as Short story
writer.
William Sydney Porter aka O’ Henry, the
author decided to use a pen name for his
writing while he was in prison and
afterwards. He was an American. He was
born in 1862 in North Carolina. O’ Henry
was his stage name. His short stories are
known for wit, irony, clever characters,
wordplay and clever twist endings. He
wrote nearly 600 stories about life in
America. He is famous for his ironic short
stories. His famous short stories are “The
last leaf”, “Hearts and Hands”.
Writing style of O’ Henry: O’ Henry’s
typical writing style is humorous,
surprise ending and tearful smile.
O’ Henry’s ironic writing style can be
described as subtle yet surprising,
3. since irony usually happens at the end
and all at once. He is the master of
surprise endings. O’ Henry’s ironic
writing style is very much inspired by
his own life.
Text Analysis:
The “Heart” part of the title is dedicated
to Marshal. The “Hand” part is about
Mr. Easton. Hearts and hands is a story
about Kindness. O’ Henry is known for
writing about good people, irony and
symbolism, the story (hearts and
hands) has all three. In “hearts and
hands” Miss Fairchild is a high-class
lady who meets an old friend, who is in
handcuffs. Miss Fairchild easily believes
that her old friend, Mr. Easton is the
marshal when the man he’s handcuffed
to claims himself to be the prisoner. As
4. her friend (mr. easton) was dressed
nicely compared to the real marshal it
was easy for Miss Fairchild to believe
that Mr. Easton was the real marshal.
But in actual the real marshal does this
to spare Mr. Easton embarrassment.
Marshal is a kind man.
The literary Devices O’ Henry used;
Irony: Irony means that we as readers
know something that one of the
character in the story doesn’t know.
Verbal Irony: This is where a character
says one thing but means something
else. In these lines we see Verbal Irony:
“He’s taking me to Leavenworth prison.
It’s seven years for counterfeiting.”
5. Irony is a useful literary device for
Henry because it allows him to highlight
the story’s theme of the difference
between appearance and reality.
Imagery: The author vividly describes
the setting and the characters using this
element.
“Among the new comers were two
young men, one of handsome presence
with a bold, frank countenance and
manner, the other a ruffled, glum-faced
person, heavily built and roughly
dressed. The two were handcuffed
together.”
Explain with Referenceto Context.
6. 1. “The girl’s eyes, fascinated, went
back, widening a little, to rest upon
the glittering handcuffs. “Don’t you
worry about them, miss, “said the
other man. “All marshals handcuff
themselves to their prisoners to keep
them from getting away. Mr. Easton
knows his business.”
Reference: These lines are taken from
the short story “Hearts and Hands”.
Henry was an American short story
writer. His stories are famous for their
surprise endings. One of his famous
short story is “the last leaf”.
Explanation: In these lines we see
Marshal saving Mr. Easton from an
embarrassment, by convincing Miss
Fairchild that Mr. Easton is the marshal
and he is the prisoner. Because he was a
7. kind man, he was feeling sympathetic
for Mr. Easton as he was going to jail
for a long period of time and didn’t want
Miss Fairchild to know the actual truth
to save Mr. Easton from the
embarrassment.
2.“Money isn’t everything. But people
always misunderstand things and
remain stupid-“
Reference: These lines are taken from
the short story “Hearts and Hands”.
Henry was an American short story
writer. His stories are famous for their
surprise endings.
Context: These lines were said by the
character of Miss Fairchild as she was
8. talking to Mr. Easton in a sweet tone,
and assuming that people in the west
were poor.
Explanation: In these lines Miss
Fairchild shows her interest in Mr.
Easton and moving to the West as Mr.
Easton. As he made her believe that he
is a marshal indeed. But as Miss
Fairchild says these lines she becomes
bit judgmental by making an assumption
that the people in the west are poor and
uneducated. She clearly thinks little of
people in the West.
Murk Razzaque
Short Fiction