What do you see as the social function of literature? Your discussion should address ideas presented in this course (and other sources as you prefer) and the essay should include attention to at least two set texts. The social function of literature takes on many forms. Literatures main function is to inform, arrange words into a meaningful format, yet the social function has far greater implications. Mythology can be defined as the study and interpretation of myth and the body of myths of a particular culture. ...

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Examination of fairy tales, folklore and nursery rhymes will graphically illustrate that a variety of media has for many years supported intimate violence, abuse and neglect. For example, wicked stepmothers in children's fairy tales, "the old woman who lived in a shoe-, beat her children. ...

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Magic realism is about taking the world as one knows it, and incorporating the fantastical to change the way one views it. From this, things the reader thinks he or she knows are once again made extraordinary and force them to rethink what is real and true. Isabel Allende, in The House of the Spirit...

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Discuss teaching and classroom management strategies to incorporate children with Asperger's Syndrome in Mainstream Primary Classrooms. I have chosen this subject because one of the pupils in my stage two, year four class, has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and is treated by the school in accordance with that diagnosis. Since I have not encountered a student with this disorder before; I believe it would be a beneficial area for me to explore in depth and observe the relationship between theory and practice. In order to understand Asperger's syndrome a teacher mus...

• Word Count: 2363
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