SPOKEN ENGLISH AND BROKEN ENGLISH George Bernard Shaw is perhaps one of the most prolific writers of the modern era. Though he is best known as a playwright‚ Shaw was also a respected critic‚ journalist‚ novelist‚ and essayist. A noted social reformer‚ Shaw wrote plays which dramatized social commentaries‚ and in 1925 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. “The gramophone will one day be used for language teaching”‚ prophesied H.G.Wells. Shaw made a special recording on ‘Spoken English
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In Bernard Rodgers’ criticism of Jamaica Kincaid’s novel‚ Annie John‚ he points out the relationship Annie had with her mother growing up. He mentions how in the beginning‚ Annie loved being with her mother and doing things with her like taking baths‚ shopping‚ cooking‚ and just following her around and observing the things she did all day (Rodgers). Also‚ Rodgers reveals the change that took place in the relationship between Annie and her mother when she became an adolescent‚ around the age of
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A Character Essay on Eliza: Pygmalion The story of Pygmalion is based on a classical myth‚ and Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion plays on the complicated relationships in a social setting. Professor Henry Higgins takes Eliza Doolittle to teach her the art of phonetics and to refine her manners. Eliza was‚ at first a poor flower girl‚ but by the end of the play‚ is transformed so much‚ she is even mistaken for a duchess. It is obvious throughout the play that Eliza is changing in many aspects; the most obvious
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It’s true when they say that Philosophy is the process of being. One could look at a philosopher like a sage since he shows meaning to life and gives interpretations to many of our experiences. In short‚ they are full of wisdom. According to Bernard Lonergan‚ Philosophy is what gives education its vision and direction for without which‚ philosophy loses its social influence. When we have education‚ we gain knowledge. And as humans‚ our knowing involves experiencing which then entails understanding
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The Way of the World By William Congreve Play Summary Before the action of the play begins‚ the following events are assumed to have taken place. Mirabell‚ a young man-about-town‚ apparently not a man of great wealth‚ has had an affair with Mrs. Fainall‚ the widowed daughter of Lady Wishfort. To protect her from scandal in the event of pregnancy‚ he has helped engineer her marriage to Mr. Fainall‚ a man whom he feels to be of sufficiently good reputation to constitute a respectable match‚ but
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Mrs. Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Mrs. Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file‚ for any purpose‚ and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis‚ Faculty Editor‚ nor anyone associated with the
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Q 1.Discuss the plot of Dr.Faustus The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus‚ commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus‚ is a play byChristopher Marlowe‚ based on the German story Faust‚ in which a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge.Doctor Faustus‚ a well-respected German scholar‚ grows dissatisfied with the limits of traditional forms of knowledge—logic‚ medicine‚ law‚ and religion—and decides that he wants to learn to practice magic. He begins his new
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Good Intentions There is a famous proverb; The Road to hell is paved with good intentions‚ originated by Saint Bernard of Claivaux. In Native Son‚ a number of characters that fall into this category. They believe that they are doing what is best for this person; however‚ they find out that their good intentions were not all that good. The story mainly revolves around Bigger‚ Jan‚ Mary Dalton and her family. Bigger was an African American male who lived during the rise of communism. Bigger‚ Jan and
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Inescapable Fate Destiny is the predetermined course of events considered as something beyond human power or control. Many people think of destiny or fate as unavoidable and bound to happen. They feel there is a specific role chosen for them before birth which they must play‚ no matter what their personal choice. Some people try to change or alter their destiny by choosing different paths throughout their lives; only to find out the different course of action nonetheless leads them back to the
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author to convey an opinion‚ emotion‚ or personal experience. In this paper we will look at two essays that demand comparison; American History written by Judith Ortiz Cofer (1993)‚ and A Clack of Tiny Sparks: Remembrances of a Gay Boyhood written by Bernard Cooper (1991). The two works of literature seem so different on the outside‚ yet upon further analysis one can begin to notice many similarities making
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