Class - Student Pulse

Power and Transgression in Twelfth Night and Measure for Measure: Artifice and Ideology as Tools of the Elite

October 7, 2011 - 3636 words | Literary Criticism » Shakespeare

Shakespeare’s comedies, at first glance, seem to uniformly end on a positive note, with the fulfillment of desires, the overcoming of obstacles, and the victory over malevolent forces. In Twelfth Night and Measure for Measure, however, this is not the case. The... Read Article »

Keywords:

Shakespeare Twelfth Night Measure For Measure Marxism Social Class

Examining Intersectionality: The Conflation of Race, Gender, and Class in Individual and Collective Identities

March 28, 2011 - 1374 words | Political Science » Identity

As many cultural studies theorists have noted, identity is problematic (Hall, 1989; Ang, 2001; Brah, 1996). It is ambiguous because it is in a constant state of negotiation and interpretation: ever changing, always contested, sometimes contradictory, and continuously... Read Article »

Keywords:

Identity Gender Race Class Feminism Intersectionality

The Effect of Troy's Rebirth on Aeneas's Transformation in the Aeneid

February 18, 2011 - 1437 words | English » Ancient Greek Literature

In the Aeneid, Virgil depicts the struggle of the newly displaced Trojans to find a new home, under the leadership of Aeneas. The Trojans, having only recently lost the Trojan War to the Greeks, travel in search of a new home, eventually settling in Italy−to... Read Article »

Keywords:

Ancient Greek Literature Classics Aeneid Epics Virgil Troy Aenea

The Relationship Between Gods and Humans in Aias and the Poetry of Sapphos

February 9, 2011 - 1343 words | English » Ancient Greek Literature

Reading Greek plays provides valuable insight into the relationships between gods and humans. While both gods and humans have fairly similar personalities Greek gods have a certain amount of power that, given motivation from an arrogant mortal, they are all too willing... Read Article »

Keywords:

Ancient Greek Literature Aias Sapphos Gods Greek Classics Poets Greek Poets

Incorporating Technology into the Modern English Language Arts Classroom

January 17, 2011 - 3028 words | Education » Language Arts

The mere mention of the English Language Arts content area, for many people, might conjure images of ancient, dusty tomes, the sound of a Classroom full of pens scratching across college-ruled paper, or the palpable befuddlement of students staring down a school year... Read Article »

Keywords:

Teaching Strategies Technology in the Classroom Literacy Curriculum Language Arts English Language Arts Modern Classroom

Challenges Faced by "Gifted Learners" in School and Beyond

November 24, 2010 - 1506 words | Education » Gifted Learners

Gifted learners, although possessing higher levels of intelligence than their peers, are disadvantaged in the sense that they frequently do not, or are not given the opportunity, to reach their full potential (Farmer, 1993). Krause, Bochner and Duchesne (2003:212)... Read Article »

Keywords:

Gifted Learner Disadvantaged Special Needs Classroom Learning BFLP IQ

The Breakdown of Censorship in American Cinema

March 22, 2010 - 3653 words | Film and Cinema » Post Classical Era

In America, the years from 1946 to 1962, labeled the “post Classical era” of cinema, were years in a state of transition. American culture was simply unstoppable and alive, constantly changing and growing toward a more open society. However, though there... Read Article »

Keywords:

American Cinema Post Classical Era Censorship Sexuality Violence Language The Exorcist The Last Picture Show Sunday Bloody Sunday Film

Race, Class, and Oppression: Solutions for Active Learning and Literacy in the Classroom

January 6, 2010 - 2986 words | Education » Oppression

Oppression tends to exist in compartmentalized, clearly labeled categories of race, social Class, gender, or sexual preference. While these rigidly defined categories may have been applied to allow for rational discussion of problems and solutions, the truth is that... Read Article »

Keywords:

Classism Racisim Education Literacy Race Class Poverty Learning Kozol Economics Teaching Active Learning

Ovid's Metamorphoses and the Plays of Shakespeare

December 31, 2009 - 4547 words | English » Shakespeare

The number of ancient sources available to the readers and playwrights of Elizabethan times was truly immeasurable. These sources could be reached both as original texts in Greek and Latin, and in French and English translations. Popular indirect sources were translations... Read Article »

Confrontation with Death Illuminates Death's Mystery in the Odyssey

November 28, 2009 - 1396 words | English » Ancient Greek Literature

Even in fairy tales and fantastical legends, the trespassing of the breathing upon the domain of the spirits is rare. It is a disturbing idea; when the dead visit our world, we can at least find comfort in numbers. Yet the hero Odysseus braves the unknown and looks... Read Article »

Keywords:

Ancient Greek Literature Homer Classics The Odyssey Odysseus Hades

The Emobidment of Human Tragedy in the Illiad

November 23, 2009 - 1285 words | English » Ancient Greek Literature

Why raise the curtain on this 45 day by 45 night saga? In a story whose ending everybody knows already, why choose these actions of these characters to expound upon? The Iliad is not a war tale one might tell in which friends love friends, who in conjunction hate... Read Article »

Keywords:

Ancient Greek Literature The Illiad Classics Homer Epics Patroclus Achilles Hector