English 2309 section 009 WORLD LITERATURE Spring 2015 Instructor: Dr. Ana Savic Office Hours: TTh 2:00-3:00 p.m. Office: CARH 619 Email: asavic@uta.edu Class – section 009: TTh 12:30-1:50 p.m.; location ARCH 401. Course Description and Objectives In ENGL 2309 – World Literature‚ we will read a variety of world literature masterpieces that raise significant aesthetic‚ cultural‚ and social issues. We will focus on developing your ability to engage intellectually with texts and ideas and to articulate
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Some suggest that Rick Blaine’s (Humphrey Bogart) popularity among college-age people grows out of his role as a classic existential hero. What is existentialism? What existential traits does Rick have? Are these appealing to you? Why would they have such appeal to the above-mentioned audience? Existentialism is an early twentieth century philosophy that deals with individualism‚ and assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves. Rick throughout a bulk
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convict proved to be a great positive influence; his benefactor. Also‚ his compassion and love for Estella proved to be a positive as well as negative influence. Pip’s desire for Estella guided him in becoming a "gentleman"; this is an example of existentialism; the belief that any individual assumes the responsibility of their existence‚ allowing them to control their own destiny. The real influence in his becoming a gentleman was in fact‚ ironically‚ the convict; the convict financed his change‚ while
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one another to influence a written piece of work. In the years following the Second World War‚ the works of European philosophers despite doctrinal differences‚ shared the belief that philosophy begins with the human being‚ also known as existentialism. Existentialism claimed a significant presence within the literature of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Within the overarching existentialist movement there was a plethora of ideas that overlapped but were oppositional. Existentialist
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Liberty The three philosophers Simone de Beauvoir‚ Jean-Paul Sartre‚ and Hannah Arendt all have opinions and viewpoints about the ideas freedom and liberty. This paper will examine relevant passages from Beauvoir’s The Second Sex‚ Sartre’s Existentialism and Human Emotions‚ and Arendt’s What is Freedom. Along with looking at the three texts‚ the philosopher’s views on freedom and liberty will be examined‚ as well as my own personal thoughts. Out of the three views of freedom‚ I would agree with
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Difference Between Humanistic Geography and Positivistic Approach There are definite differences between positivism and humanistic methods that geographers use. Positivism‚ which has it’s roots in quantitative theories‚ excludes the human element and includes such fundamentals as cumulative data. Humanistic geography has it’s roots in qualitative procedures and focuses on the combination of research with the people. Positivism is a rigorous and formal way to collect and analyze data that was developed
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was born. There is a God‚ but we can’t really know him. And He moves things along and is in control‚ but is removed and not really involved in the day-to-day Now The 60’s and 70’s Enlightenment takes hold in the late 1800s and 1900’s Existentialism- American version of the Enlightenment that furthered the ideas originally presented. 20th century extension of the Enlightenment movement. It was a challenging of the notion of God. The Enlightenment rejected the ideas of the church. The
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essence of man is existence? How is the beingness of the human being different from that of non-human beings? Give at least one implication or attribute of the human being that makes him an existence. Describe this attribute. A main concept of Existentialism would include the statement that the essence of man is existence. What was meant by the aforementioned idea is for humans to see the point that they should consider is that they are humans; and that they are also contemplated as conscious beings
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discovering ourselves and exploring our potentials psychological tools to help facilitate the process of growth “I’m glad I am ME.” Psychological Methods used in Group Activity Session Psychoanalytic method Behavioristic and Learning theories Existentialism (here and now) Humanistic approach Field
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Music. ) Generally teaches children progressively‚ from less complex skills to more complex. Schools should transmit the traditional moral values and intellectual knowledge that students need to become model citizens. Focus is on basic skills. Existentialism rejects the existence of any source of objective‚ authoritative truth about metaphysics‚ epistemology‚ and ethics. Do not accept any predetermined creed or philosophical system and from that try to define who we are. Aim for the progressing of
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