Literature Review Assignment Objective: You are asked to write a literature review surrounding a topic that you would like to investigate. You will be expected to deliver a 4.5-7.5-page literature review based on your topic and area of interest. Please use size 12 font, and please be sure to double-space your assignment (I recognize that I didn’t do that in my example). Introduction (1 page) Select a topic in mass communication (e.g. television, radio, film, video games, social media, newspaper, magazine, ect..) that you believe is relevant and would be fun to investigate. Conduct research in this area, and see what has been done. It is important that you make an argument surrounding why a particular topic should be studied. Your first paragraph should introduce the subject, and your second paragraph should surround the academic gape in the literature. Your third paragraph should discuss the significance of the study, and what you will be contributing to industry and to academia. Remember, we have gone through an academic article, and the key is to read abstracts of studies to see…
Greek value system The birth of Zeus According to ancient Greek mythology, Zeus was born in Crete to Rhea who was married to Cronos. They gave birth to; Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Zeus. Cronos learned that he was to be overcome by his own sons from earth and Heaven. Cronos did not want to let any of his children hold the kingly office, he, therefore, stood guard and swallowed all his children. Rhea full of grief over the death of her children decided to conceal the birth of Zeus and went to her parents to seek help and retribution against Cronos. She was sent her to Lyetus in Crete. Zeus upon birth was received by Earth to nourish and bring him up. She secretly took Zeus to Lyctus and hid him in the cavern under mount Aegeum .When Zeus came of age he overthrew Cronos and he spewed out the first stone he had swallowed. Zeus set this stone in Phytho under the narrow valleys of Parnassus as a symbol and a wonder to mortal men. He freed the…
Cultural Literature Review For this assignment, locate find articles that identify certain cultural beliefs, practices, and subsequent development on children. We want to think about how specific cultural practices impact what we do as teachers and administrators in programs for young children. If research confirms that talking to a child, reading to a child at an early age, singing songs, etc. all promote cognitive and language development, then we would obviously want to do that in our classrooms and we hope that our parents would also engage in frequent and quality language and interactions with the child. Knowing this, what are the applications for our programs? What kinds of parent information sessions, or programs can we provide? How can we help parents who speak a primary language in the home that is different from the one spoken at school, provide the best linguistic environment for the child? This is basically what the assignment asks you to do. Read about culture, the impact of culture on development in one specific domain, and describe how we can implement practices and procedures to…
Poem analysis People express their feeling in various ways, like songs and poems. Poets use poems to express their feelings and ideas to their audience. To achieve this, poets use various figures of speech to communicate with their audiences. Most used figures of speech include similes, metaphors, hyperboles, and personification. Furthermore, most poets present most of their ideas in a manner that creates imagery for the reader or the audience. Lastly, the idea that the poet wants to present to his/her audiences is presented in the form of a theme. To comprehend this, the essay below analysis three essays to show how figures of speech and imagery have been presented, and the theme of these poems. This essay will include three poems, namely “Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold, “Drinking Alone by Moonlight” by Li Po, and “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop. For these poems, this essay will focus on how figurative features are used, imagery, and the main theme in two of these poems. Use of Figurative Features Figurative features are used to enhance the effectiveness of the poem and…
Zodiac Signs of the Characters Othello and Prince Hal in Shakespeare’s Othello In Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello, different characters have exhibited distinctive character traits that make it relatively easy to assign a zodiac sign based on their behaviors. Just as the Zodiac signs allegedly predict the character trait of an individual based on the probable timeframe of their birth, characters such as Othello and the Duke of Venice would be instrumental in the essay as they are represented by the Zodiac signs of Aries and Leo respectively. The following are evidence that aligns the characters Othello and the Duke of Venice as Aries and Leo, respectively, as far as the Zodiac sign in respect to Shakespeare’s play Othello is concerned. Othello as Aries In the Zodiac signs, Aries epitomizes individuals who are valiant, passionate, and hot-headed and those who are naturally aspiring to lead. These individuals are driven by the desire to conquer challenges, remain outstanding, and defy odds by proving a point. However, these individuals are equally at high risk of succumbing to their undoing as jealousy and desire to…
A mixture of Christian and pagan elements in Beowulf The texts in old English were drafted at a time when the English civilization was in the process of turning to Christianity as of the past Pagan credence. For that matter, poetry like that of Beowulf is having a mixture of elements which have been drawn from both Pagan and Christianity cultures. With the transcription of Beowulf, the writer includes connotations of Christianity within the narrative which is significantly manifested period of Pagan-centric. Stylistically and thematically, Beowulf portrays standards as well as ethics of pagan credence combining it various biblical impacts which are prominent within the entire poem. Multiple actions of characters, as well as incidents within the poem, depict Germanic legends together with heroic folktales. In the poem, ethical codes have been illustrated by the characters manifesting the concepts of Pagan’s fates, vengeance towards adversaries, and loyalty up to kinfolks. Nevertheless, the poem is saturated with ideas of Christians turning to supernatural features as of mythical accounts of heroism. Besides, the Christian ideals turn to bleak fatalities which are seen…
Chimney sweeps Introduction By differentiating the two poems of Blake’s, we get the sense that he has feelings of experience and innocence, which is a contrary state. In the sweep of the innocence is that he does not know the kind of life his in. What the author is trying to pass the words that sound in our ears are different, which therefore brings the difference to the child. But the innocent child’s sound is not satisfactory to make any meaning in the child’s sorrow. The child does not know if he has been taught a language, which is false. Therefore that innocence makes the child think that sadness is always a fact of daily life. That makes the child fail to comprehend the life that he has found himself. That, therefore, makes innocence to be a scary state when compared to the experience. The chimney sweep of experience puts a child to know that everyday life is one of angry and misery that berates the society of the child. The difference between innocence and experience is that the child…
The Thistle Down There several instances of prose fiction in the Pauline thistle-down. Fiction is a fundamental element of every piece of literature, and Jonson succeeds in using it to convey the intended message appropriately. Through fiction, the author is able to incorporate some taboos and related moral issues in real-world situations. This element has been used so stylishly throughout the poem; as such, the author has been able to meld the mind sent of the writer with that of the reader. The author uses fictional to enable the various characters within the poem to interact with the world around them, making the poem livelier. The second line, “the west lifts the sun, her longing lips,” contains some fictional elements. The author describes the sun as “she,” meaning that the sun is seen as a woman. It is as a result of this that the author is able to describe the sun as a woman or lady that possess some attractive lips. The author therefore succeeds in hijacking the mindset of the leaders by making them see the sun as…
Character evolution in A Separate Peace by John Knowles In A Separate peace novel by John Knowles, Gene is portrayed as an innocent character who; leads a painful childhood. The painful childhood experiences helped him to deeply understand his journey into adulthood and his place in the world. At first, Knowles portrays Gene as innocent, unconcerned and his self-absorption was focused onto the tree that later on tested his real being. Conformity shields growth; people grow through struggles, conflicts and challenges. As the novel ends, John illustrates how Gene lost his innocence and gained more life experience by accepting his dark motives like being jealous of his friend Finny. Childhood innocence is a representation of happiness and conformity. Knowles opens his novel with Gene as an innocent child who was contented with life the way it was. He led a comfortable life and always obeyed the rules and only rebelled through sarcasm. Obedience is a virtue that keeps one safe; however, it does not help someone grow their character (Knowles). People grow through conflicts and struggles but not through comfortable…
Characterization of IDEO Process Characterization of IDEO is anchored on how it works well as ways in which the procedure in shape the IDEOS. The method of IDEO is based on the five major brainstorming principles. The process of the deep drive is used in generating a creative perspective alongside brainstorming. The process of d developing of IDEOS includes these processes as outlined below: Understating- this is the process where there is the marketing of technology, clients as well as getting the possible strains. Observation- individuals within a real-life circumstance Visualization-it is the process of viewing the customers who are likely to use the product Refining/evaluation- this process indicates the improvement series Implementation-refer to the commercialization of new concepts. Organization IDEOS has an organization level, which is remarkable. All the duties are broken into venture factions. The structures of these groups are executed upon which they are disbanded. Afterward, there exist no titles or occupational assignments which is changeless. Additionally, there are no organizational diagrams that can divert the work nature. IDEO provides preparing possibilities in offering their representative with…