... literature, its functions, etc. Theory of literature, as much as possible, tries to answer these. First, it is quite necessary for us to know the definition of literature. Literature is a creative act. It is an art. On the other hand, literary study is knowledge about literature itself. Since long ago, there are some efforts to differ them. But these efforts only ... , Terrence Eagleton, attempts to make sense of it all during the introduction of his 1983 book, What is Literature. He described literature as, "imaginative writing in the sense of fiction" (Eagleton 1). If one then believes...

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... discussing thoughts. There are basically three sources of thought. The first kind is thought through prayer or silent meditation. (I won't discuss meditations here, because that involves writing a new essay with a new topic). I am sure, that this kind of thoughts creates a sense of humility, calmness, self-love and joy. Therefore, it ... . Even I experienced this thing once. It happened when I was about 13. I was at the class of literature at school and we were writing a kind of small papers on epos. After the teacher had checked them, she was astonished by the complete similarity of my ...

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... wrong reasons. Every artist in this world has special qualities and styles, which make them different, and makes up their integrity. When an artist writes a song, he or she is writing the lyrics to mean something and to show beliefs, experiences, and things of that nature. For someone to come in and make that person change the song content or change ... study us to know us," he said. "We are not an artifact. ... We are art in effect." Going along with this, Grandmaster Caz said, "We needed an outlet for our creative expression" and "Everybody wasn't into the gang thing. Everybody wasn't...

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