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    Ruination and Drosscape Ruination is a recurring theme through the creative field; primarily in art, art theory and poetry. There is a grand human reaction to ruin that transcends this word into a conceptual state. It is a concept that artists have had an abiding interest in, which has in turn led the conception of the modern ruin. My uncoverage of this concept has been through a multitude of resources whilst researching for my own artistic practise. Art theorists and artists have thematically looked

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    and materialistic societies that lack hope and a sense of significance, various aspects of life have lost their meaning and have been reduced to trivial and superficial thing. One aspect during the modern epoch is represented in T.S.Eliot’s The Waste Land 1922 ‘The unproductive relationships “in the modern society that are dry, lifeless and sterile .This theme is one of the recurring subjects that T.S.Eliot tried

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    The modern era stands out as a time of great change. Throughout history, it is undoubtedly the period of time in which the most advancement has occurred in society, in the shortest amount of time. The three books, "The Interesting Narrative," by Olaudah Equiano, "Victors and Vanquished," by Stuart B. Schwartz, and "A Social Contract," by Jean-Jeacques Rousseau, each provide a view of the modern era in their own individual ways. Olaudah Equiano's account of his life as a slave is directed at the problem

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    “Drawing on the discussion of Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary in Reading B of Unit 2, critically evaluate Mitchell’s (2005) claim that, while grammarians were the guardians of the English language in the seventeenth century, lexicographers assumed that role in the eighteenth century”. The rules and explanations of “Grammar are different than texts and language in terms of words, sounds, sentences, and some other elements of language too. Grammar works on combined explanation of language and interpretations

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    “normal” member of society? Those with mental illness have. Poetry is a portal of escape for those that are inadvertently imprisoned inside themselves. Hurt is the strongest type of human emotion that all experience. William Wordsworth describes poetry as the “overflow of powerful feelings”. For an individual with a mental illness powerful emotions are a regular occurrence. “I am just carbon and bad timing” describes a poet with OCD. Poetry enforced the belief of the tremendous hurt these people experience

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    works offer the readers harsh depiction of the politics in the modern world. Ralf Black writes his poem 21st Century Lecture in the spirit of the time, with simple ideas implied in the complicated imaginary. The author's perception of the world in the poem is built in terms of criticism of how people behave in the modern society and the ways in which they tend to reveal their weaknesses. The poem reflects on the different aspects of modern life including the environmental damaging and resulting problems

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    In poetry, poets can shape every component (words, syntax, rhythm, punctuation, etc.) to convey a unique meaning. Small changes in such elements can have drastic effects on what the reader will draw from the poem. Often, poets will rely on some tools more than others to try and convey their meaning. Many times, the period in which the poet is writing will strongly influence how the poet uses these elements. John Donne and Gertrude Stein are considered shapers of metaphysical poetry and modern poetry

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    Modernism In Taxi Driver

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    the avant-garde and the expression of new ideas with a rejection of the past but was not confined to a specific style. There are many art theories that flourished in the modern era and many were created as reactions to others. Examples of modern art movements are impressionism, expressionism, dada, surrealism and more. The modern era, however, lasted until the late 1900’s where everything so forth became known as contemporary art. This, in all simplicity, is a period of art that has been created today

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    Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” Chaucer and Shakespeare accentuate the dialogue the women use to gain authority over the male population. Their use of the English language documents an occurrence of social and linguistic changes from Middle English to Early Modern English. Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Wife of Bath’s Prologue” in The Canterbury Tales and William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” address the subject of feminine authority through

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    Adrienne Rich was a literary pioneer for American women during the contemporary era. Rich’s career spanned 60 years and she is most famous for her inspirational poetry that advocated for women. As an author, wife, mother, and Jew, Rich’s work encompassed the many prejudices that women face. Wendy Martin wrote, “Her work explores the experience of women who reject patriarchal definitions of femininity” (Martin 550). Adrienne Rich’s feminist upbringing inspired her poem “Snapshots of a Daughter-In-Law

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