Archive for May, 2010

Is anyone doing World Literature on Nora Helmer and Adela?

Monday, May 31st, 2010

I’m doing a literature paper on this subject. . . What is the importance of secrecy in A Doll’s House and The House of Bernarda Alba? And I’m focusing on Nora and Adela. Please give me advice on the reasons and examples. Thanks

Erik’s photo and article

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

World Literature

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For My IB English A1 HL, I would like to do my world literature paper one on books my teacher didnt choose?

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010

Basically, my teacher chose four works of world literature our paper 1. Two of the works I do not care, but the other two do not like. So I was wondering if it would be possible for me to make my writing a world of paper books that were not elected by my teacher, but are in the book list IBO IB English A1 HL?

South American Literature

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

What is this South American writers that makes them unique and fascinating at the same time?

For those of you who have read Saturday, Cortázar, Saramago, Borges, Marquez and Llosa I congratulate you, probably because they were mesmerized by his work. I am convinced that his writing is deeply influenced (perhaps more European, or Asian American authors) of the national spirit. Do not forget we’re talking about a land forged by centuries long battles, tormented by poverty, conquerings wild and a tradition that continues to define them as a united people, if they come from Argentina, Peru, the Caribbean and Brazil.

I must admit I have never traveled to Latin America, but they have taken to this magical land of the stories told by their best spokesman. These stories are in part responsible for the cruel reality, but its real strength comes from the myths, legends and dreams. This is what unites all in a beautiful story in the tradition of escape, the patterns of the elderly. Pounding life for those who never knew peace or welfare, for the restless and those who are forced to demonstrate their courage and defense of their identity. E ‘this pain in the long run, that the novels as “The Double” (Saramago), “secret weapons” (Cortázar) and “Good Company” (Laura Restrepo) saw the light of day. These writings and the heart of its authors are a testimony of a voice, that of Latin America. The spirit of a country reflects the spirit of its greatest writers. The passion and vigor that breathes through his words is only surpassed by the fine art of craft a world ruled by fantasy and fairy tales.

Mallin? Rouge: Literature Review

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

We are in an era where space is controlled by men. We are forced to edit and compress the space in the way they represent the world to ourselves. With the availability of modern simulation techniques, we create a world within our world, and this can be provided in institutions of shopping, especially shopping centers, which are the main street of the suburbs and the center of our landscape.
The shopping center is flooded with images of great tease and entice buyers to buy, especially in the creation of the dream world of mass culture, so it was probably fitting to call the cathedrals of consumption. This shopping malls in his diabolical purpose fetishist, his division of the population of consciousness of reality. And this break with reality is also reflected in the way of knowing the shopping center context. It is said that parallel to the way television experience: both seek to stimulate and entertain at the same time, lulled by us. In other words, it creates the illusion that hides the failure of society in terms of politics and economy of material abundance through the image displayed in shopping malls. This illusion is created both a justification and pre-modern capitalist subjectivity of a person. The capitalists to create an attractive platform to facilitate the growth of production, the reproduction of labor power and profit maximization.
A typical feature of “Malling” is the feeling of eternity (“shopping as a way of life”), where people can relax and not worry. As the experience of television, there is a lack of sense of time in Malling. The jumble of shops and shopping services similar to our channel changing interactions with TV shows such as sailing at random by a comedy of a film a documentary, all in a minute. Thus, the mall is where the audience spellbound gathered to hear this unusual place, but fun and fabulous event, and unwittingly trapped in this illusion (which is a lot of material).

Multitasking

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

World Literature

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