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Using Tragedy, Gene Washington
Using Tragedy, Gene Washington
Gene Washington
Describes how three groups of people use tragedy: readers, writers, critics. Some effects are criticism of institutions, emotional effects, political, historical changes.
Hemingway And Normal Fallibility, Gene Washington
Hemingway And Normal Fallibility, Gene Washington
Gene Washington
Representing failure is common in literature. It is one of the major ways one keeps the plot going on and increasing in complexity. Hemingway's particular type of failure can be called "normal." It is the kind of failure that can happen to anyone. Thus it becomes an important part of his depictions of reality. the 'way things are."
Undergraduates And Topic Selection: A Librarian’S Role, Kacy Lundstrom, Flora Shrode
Undergraduates And Topic Selection: A Librarian’S Role, Kacy Lundstrom, Flora Shrode
Flora Shrode
Research shows that undergraduate students struggle with the initial stage of the research process, mainly identifying and defining a topic. Little current research addresses how undergraduates engage in this process, including how and where they seek help. The results of focus groups indicate that students have individual and varied methods for topic selection, but that many of them choose topics based on their perception of a few major characteristics, mainly perceived ease, pleasing the instructor/following the assignment, personal relatability and/or interest, and the ability to locate sufficient resources to research a topic. Many students identified their instructor as a person …