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Thinking activity : Education and Technology.

In 21st century we see that Technology and Education becomes two side of one coin. We can not depart them. By using technology we can see that students can improve there learning outcome more.  To prove these thing there are people who worked on that path. As this blog is part of my thinking Activity there are some video to watch and then we have to think about it and to give some of our opinion.  To view the videos please click here  . When we see the video of Sir Ken Robinson we see that he talked about the changing paradigm. He say that every country on  earth at the moment is reforming public education for two reasons ; first is Economy and second is culture. He also added that the problem of current Education system is was design and convinced for a different age. He say that in this age we need an education system that allows us to be creative. When I listened this video I also feel that it is true. Now a days practical things are much more import...

Workshop on Quality and Authenticity of Web Resources.

This era is era of digitalization. This digitalization is result of development of Internet and device which allows us to access Internet whenever we want. There was a time when we can use internet only in PC or leptop. But now we can use that from our smartphone also. Because of this revolution people started getting knowledge from internet. They rely on internet for  even small things. There is lots of source of everything on internet. But that has question of authenticity.  Most of students use internet source for there academic work like assignments and presentations. But many time students don't know that actually this side is authentic or not ?  I am student of department of English Bhavnagar University. In in our department we also use the source of internet for our assignments and presentations. To give us a knowledge about how to found found good site or automatic side for our assignments and presentation our sir Dr. Dilip Barad has organise workshop o...

How Native is represenat by colonizers?

When we talk about the postcolonial studies that time  Foucoultian idea of power and knowledge is always at the centre. One who is in power will always got authority to poteray who is in not power or whom they consider 'others'. This idea is also given by the Edward Said in his book Orintalism. In which he say further gives the idea of the Orient and Occident.  If we want to look at the example of it,  Danial Defoe's Robinson Crouse is one of the best example of it. We see that in that Novel Friday is native. And when we look at description about him that time we see that he is show me the person who don't have any culture. We also see that he he is represented as the person who accepts the Robinson as his master. He doesn't find any problem when Crouse gave him name of Friday the day he met Crouse. He doesn't even have language that represent that he don't have any culture because language is connected with the culture. So we see that natives are alway...

Communication and Mass Media.

In our life communication place vital role. Communication is not just a simple talk. Communication means a human relationship of two or more  person who come together to share, to dialogue and to commune. Thus communication is not just a proses but also social and cultural togetherness.   Need or Importance of communication :  Communication is as Natural as eating or sleeping. It helps us to understand our surrounding environment, peoples, cutler, way of leaving.  It also helps us to getting information of what is going on in a world we leave. According to me this are basic need or Importance of communication. When we talk about the mass media.  Mass media refers to a diverse array of media technologies that reach a large audience via mass communication. When we talk about the mass media in this it adds communication through technology like; Television 📺 , Radio 📻, cinema 🎬  📽️ print Media like Newspaper 📰 🗞️ , even now a da...

Novel : Far From the Madding Crowd.

Far from the Madding Crowd is written by Thomas Hardy. Hardy has created his own world called Wessex. We see that all his story take place there same way this story is also take place there. When we see this Novel we found that this Novel is devided in to 57 chapter. The major character of Novel are, Bathsheba Everdene, Gabriel Oak, Surgent Fransis Troy, Fanny Robin, william Boldwood.  When the Novel began we see there is first discrimination of farmer Oak. And there is also discrimination about the Bathsheba. They first meet in the bignning in the Novel.  Oak helped her  by giving two pence. Then they also meet two three time.   But once Oak came to know that Bathsheba has gone to place name Wetherbury. Oak still have feeling for Bathsheba.  When Oak was on the way at that time he helped farmer to save farmer in the fire of one farm. Then he come to k ow that this farms are own by Bathsheba.  Then he started working there.  B...

Literary criticism and philosophy by F. R. Leavies.

F. R. Leavies was English literary critic who championed seriousness and moral death in Literature and criticize what he consider the amateur belletrism of his time. His notable works are new beginners in English poetry and the great tradition. The essay literary criticism and philosophy was first published in scrutini in the year 1937. It was response to wellk  suggestiont that life should spell out the theoretical basis of his criticism. After review revelation the ancient Kriti and literary historian wellk wrote allow me to sketch your idea of poetry your names with which you measure every poet, your way it must be in serious relation to actually lyric word. It must have rain grass on actual it must be in relation to life it was not cut off from direct where you are living. The reading demanded by poetry is of direct kind then demanded by philosophy. the critic is reader of poetry and is concerned with evolution but not judgement. The critic should be realise as com...

The Function of criticism at present time by Matthew Arnold

Matthew Arnold was any English Victorian poet literary critic and social critic noted specially for is classical attracts on contemporary text and manners of " barbarians", "the Philippines"and  "the populace". He become the apostal of culture in search work is culture and anarchy. Creative ability is better than critical ability. This essay by Arnold was published in "essay in criticism "in the year 1865. The major cause concern is in this essay was priviliing attitude that creative and constructive capacity is more important then political capacity. He says critic can not be creative. Arnold here try to elaborate on the definition of criticism by saying that, " It is enbaeour in all the branch of knowledge, philosophy, art history science to see  the object itself really is." According to Arnold you should not be creative if you are critic. Therefore it can be say that in order to be a create something which is valuable will r...

From work to text by Roland Barthes

Roland Barthes  was French essays and social literary creating who's writing on semiitice and formal studies of symbols and science pioncred by Ferdinand -de - saussare, help established structuralism and new criticism as leading intellectual movement. In this essay from work to text, Barthes argue that the relation of writer reader and observer is changed by movement from work to text. From work to text is based on following theories, The method  The general The sings The plurality The filiation  The reading/ referring The pleasure. 1. The method :  Text is not definite object that is why material separation is not possible of work and text. Work is concerned with the text is methodological field. there may be text in a very ancient work while many produce of contemporary literature are in no way text.  bird can be seen in book stories in card catalogues and on list while the text reveals itself  articulates against certain rules. W...

The Imagination by I. A. Richards.

I. A. Richards in full Ivory Armstrong Richards was English critic, poet, and Teacher who was highly influential in developing a new way of reading poetry that led to the new criticism and that also influenced some forms of reader-  response criticism. There are six different and distinct sense of the word Imaginary and we need to look at each of them Separately.  Production of vivid images and too visual.  Use if  figarative  language and the wholeness of experience along with it's variety.  In the nerrover sense it is the sympathetic reproduction of other people state of mind, perticulary their emotional state.  Innovativeness , that means bringing together element which are not oridnarily connected . Ordinary of experience in a relevant manner value consideration are unplayed which are conditional, it is for diffrinate purpose.  The most important one is the synthetic & the magical powers to which the name Imagination is given....

Myth, fiction and displacement by Northrop Frye.

Northrop Grumman in full Herman Northrop Frye. Canadian educator and Literary critic who wrote much on Canadian Literature and culture and become best known as one of the most important Literary critic of 20th century. Myth is conception reading through multiple faculty of through anthropology, phycology comparative religion, sociology and several other. A question is why Literature ? It has always been integral part of Literature. As Literature has tendency to convince. There are two division for Literary works 1. Fiction : Novel, plays, narrative poetry, folk tales. 2. Thematic : lyrical , essay.  In this particular essay we are constant with fictional part of Literature. Myth is looking at Literature existence pearly by looking  beyond the movement of time. Continuity is important in Literature. It may be logical, pseudo logically, psychological and rhetorical. The whole concept of continuity may be an illusion bas well as reality plot remain the essence of fiction. ...

The Nature of criticism by Herbert Read.

Sir Herbert read is a poet, and critic who was chief British advocate and interpreters of modern art movement from 1930s to 1960s. His critical scrutiny embraced society, art and Literature from the point of view of philosophical anarchist. The Nature of criticism is divided in to three part. Part : 1 The nature of criticism is an essay which talks about the inclusion of  scientific element for emotional appreciation. To understand any character you must do psycho analysis. There are many weapons used to criticize work of art. It was perhaps Coleridge who tried to give Literary criticism a scientific approach by reading it to technical process of philosophy. In Traditional criticism the structure of emotional Analysis was important but now it has perished and every body is trying to look at the rasenality of art. Any science covers a large verity of every Goldberg and he or she evaluate Literature from that point of view. In order to analyzed Literature esthetically, y...

Prefeace to the plays of Shakespeare : Samuel Johnson.

Samuel Johnson, often referred to as, Dr. Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contribution to English Literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, Literary critic, biographer, editor, and lexicographer regarded as one of the greatest figure of 18th century life and letters. Johnson wrote so many works but among them for us remembered to worthy is his dictionary and his lives of the poets. The lives of the poet are the simplest and most readable of his Literary work. He was a very good critic. He wrote essay on the play of Shakespeare. In that essay he wrote positive things as well as negative things about Shakespeare's play. Positive of Shakespearean style of writing :  In this essay Samuel Johnson wishes to justify the reliance of the Shakespeare even after so many years, he unlike author dramatic does not use any hyperbolic language for any character which makes the plot readable. Shakespeare use  very easy language so comean people can understand what's ...

Othello

Shakespeare's idea of tragedy is the main analogous to that of eristotal Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth and King Lear are chief tragedies in which he has express his idea at life and its terror and Mystery. When we look at the Othello we see that he has to face tragedy because of his jealousy. When we see the Othello we found that it is the only tragedy whose hero is not a King or prince. Othello   is, in fact a concentrated  tragedy it  is the one tragedy of Shakespeare which is as remarkable for its villain as for its hero. Othello is also Shakespeare hero who is more poetic then his any other hero.  The suffering of Desdemona is the most nearly intolerable spectacle that Shakespeare offers us For one thing, it is mete suffering, that is much worse to witness than suffering that issues in action. Desdemona is helplessly passive. She can do nothing whatever. She can retaliate neither in speech nor in articulate feeling. This helplessness issues not because ...

Novel : Kim

Kim is Novel written by Rudyard Kipling. Kim is a religious story which represent the Indian culture. This story represent morality and optimism. Background of the play or How Kim and Kipling are similar with each other :  Kipling prized his story of Kim as his favorite book for boys, probably because he was more at home with as stalky & co. or that in America as in Captain courageous.  Kipling's own boyhood was spent in Lahore, where k is represented as living at the beginning of story. His father was curator of the labour Museum.  Consequently we find in the first chapter Kim is talking to some extent about Kipling's own interests as a child.  Summery :  Kim, by Rudyard Kipling (1901) is a brilliant peace of work in which the author offers another example of his versatility. It exhibit his extraordinary power of eharacterization as well as his probably unsurpassed knowledge of Indian modes and customs.  Kimball O'Hara known as ...

Short story : The Tiger smiled.

The Tiger smiled is a narrative story of the Jim corbett. He talked about one of experience of hunting a Tigress. The story starts with Jim Corbett and other two companion following the tigress in ravine. He finds nest of nightjar bird. There were two eggs. He takes the eggs because nightjar eggs were missing in his collection. They go further into ravine. His fellow tells him that did he heard tiger growling? Jim denies but suspect that tigress is following them. Soon they faced the tigress face to face. Jim thoughts it he should act instantly or should he make his move slowly that the tigress do not get alarmed. He points rifle toward tigress with difficulty. He pressed the trigger. The bullet had injured her spine and shattered the upper portion of her heart. The tigress was killed. They recognises species of the tigress. It was Chowgarh tigress who had killed sixty four people. They climb over the rocks and go out of ravine. In the party Jim decided to put the eggs in th...

Short story : Trunk of Ganesha.

Trunk of Ganesha is a story of well-known Craftsman. Who was making beautiful ideol of Lord shiva, Ganesha, Goddesh durga etc. Once he made a idol of Ganesha. In that idol so many tears were visible. Particularly under the trunk, where it turns. So, Govinda Rana was very sad and miserable. He started believing that because of his mistake this thing happen. When his wife gave him cup of tea his wife could see the gear on his face. But she knows that Govinda was best Craftsman of his time. He was making the best quality of idol of lord Ganesha. But because of this he became the pathetic. His youngest son understand the pathetic eyes of his father. He took New clay and  filled the statue were there was mark of tears. He made new statue of Ganesha. Father and son both desied to keep watch and examined if in trader comes or not. What happens of statue at night. Both take their meal early and stated keeping watch on statue. The darkeness spread around them. Now Raju started sl...

Poem : When We two parted.

The poem When We Two Parted is written by Lord Byron. In this poem port talk about the time when he and his lover had Parted. He expressed his feeling of that time. In the first stanzas poet say that when we two Parted at that time there was only silence and tears between us. He say that our heart are broken at that the and because of sclience I can hear that voice. We are going to separate for the years your cheek are pale an d cool. He also talked about that coldness he say that I am not able to understand that if that coldness is because of We are going to separated or it is because you don't have feelings for me. In the second stanza he talked about the Dew which is very romantic feature but it stay for very less time. So he say that our love also stayed for very less time. Even he talked about the rain which is allegory for rain. He also talked about the voves and say that all that voves are broken. He further say that when he will alone at that time he will rememb...

Poem : ode on solitude.

The poem Ode On solitude was written by Alexander pope. He was known for his satirical verse and for his transaction of Homer. This poem by Alexander pope written when he was  twelve years old. Pope is famous for his use of heroic couplet. In this poem post gave the defination of the happy person. If we simply read this poem we think that poet in this poem talk about gamer and his life. But when we go deeper in the poem we realized the real meaning of the poem. To give characteristics of happy man post use the symbolically language. In the first stanzas port say that if you have a person in your life who care for you then you are the happy man. He further added that if the person had his own morality then he is happy man. He also say that the person who leaves in the native place with the family heirloom don't need to go out for the job that man is happy man. In the second stanza he say that if the person has enough bread and for that Brad if he doesn't need to secrif...

Poem : To His Coy Mistress.

The poem To His Coy Mistress is written by Andrew Marvell. This poem is metaphysical poem. It has three stanzas. To read the summary of the poem please click here Theme :  To his Coy Mistress present the familiar theme in the Literature, a term coined by the ancient Roman poet Quintus Horatius. Here is gist of Andrew Marvell's poem. The poem is declaration of love for a young lady by young man. But lady is playfully hesitant, artificially demure. Young man want a physical relationship with lady but she refused to this. So, on the poem he try to prepare her for this. His language is very artful. He admire her. Actually not her only but there love also. He say that he loves her before ten years of the flood. By doing this he try to make ready her for taking there relationship one stape for further. And thisisthe main theme of the play. In this poem there are so many things which gave poetic charm to the poem.

Short story : The mother

The Mother is short story written by Somerset Maugham. The story mother was quite different story. It talk's about the passionate love of mother named La Cachirra. Her passionate love leads her to kill the lover of his son. We see that in the story kills Rosalia. Because she was lover of her son.  She don't want that apart from her anyone come near to her son. When we read the phychological deformity in her character we see that she spent her seven years in the prison. This isolated life leads her to this stage. She was in condision where she need a emotional support. And currito her son was her only support. But because of her possive nature he started to hate her. She did two murder for currito and even doesn't feel guilty. We see that her passionate love ruined not only her life but also of currito. Her passionate love has snatched everything from her life.

Short story : How Much Land Does A Man Need ?

This short story is written by Leo -  Tolstoy.  The name of the main character in the story is Pakhom.  Pakhom and his wife visited the elder sister. She was living the glomeruloirs life.  Pakhom joins in, saying that with enough land he would have nothing to fear—including “the  Devil  himself.  Pakhom has desied that he will have much land fir him self. There was a peasent who describe the story of Baskris. They gave Land to people. Pakhom leaves for the Baskris place.  Baskris put a condition to him and say that hif he wants a land so he has to Walk. They say that how much he can walk in a day that much land he will get. But he has to return by the end if the day.  Pakhom has accepted what they said. And next day started walking. When he was walking he became greedy. And he walk so much that he won't able to return. In order to complete his distance he walk so fast that he died.  We see that Pakhom's greed leads him to d...

Short story : The postmaster.

The postmaster is well-known Short story written by Rabindranath Tagore.  The maine character of the story is Ratan and postmaster. The story take place in Ulapur. The postmaster came here form Calcutta. He was well educated but people from Ulapur are not that educated. So he doesn't like to spend his time with that villagers so he desied to don't have much friend in village.  To deal with his loneliness he started writing poetry. Like that is the only way to express his sorrow. He doesn't have much money to spend money he cook for himself and there was a poor girl Ratan who helped him to do other household work.  They slowly started talking about their families. Postmaster used to talk about his family in Calcutta. And how much he misses his mother and sister.  Once he desied to teach Ratan how to read and write. But after some time he fall I'll. Ratan used to take care of him. But postmaster wasn't able to recover. So finally he desied to go ...