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MODERN LITERATURE AND ITS HORIZON

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Literature always tires to capture the mode of living from time to time, though the events and happenings of each period recorded by the history man, but the real-time emotions and struggle for survival will be much witnessed. The perception would become possible only through literary insight and knowing it horizons. In this regard Shakespeare proclaimed and highlight saying “All the world\'s a stage, And all the men and women merely players”. The then he was credited as great writer by many great critics like Samuel Johnson for many reasons, if we immerse ourselves with literature then literature can be a great tool. Many individuals like literature ; some wore it as hat and other as vehicle to convey individuals emotions either sadness or happiness. going with the same lines the literature provides view of each ones’ from genesis to present, even a case where it travels too beyond the scope of one’s mind. For the all above responses, Modern Literature is not an exceptional.
KEYWORDS : Literature, Genesis of literature, Modern literature, Emotions

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A DEDICATED NATIONAL PLAN TOWARDS EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN: A PRE-CONDITION TO STOP DOMESTIC ABUSE

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Domestic violence against women can be physical, sexual, economic or psychological in nature. According to the statistical data available, it is mainly perpetuated against women by their spouses with an end to subjugate, suppress and deny women of their self esteem and identity. It not only causes bodily harm but also debilitating emotional and mental scars on a woman while exposing innocent children to a cycle of perpetuating abuse themselves. As the society blames the victim rather than the executor of the crime, a woman is trapped from all directions with hardly any support. Such violence is a violation of human rights. The State is accountable to protect all its citizens both in the private and public spheres. Towards this end, the state has to address the discriminatory societal and cultural norms that shape the value systems of the community and sensitize the public opinion towards women. Secondly, women’s capacities have to be strengthened by creating means through which women can work as equal partners for the society. Finally, formulating policies from a gendered perspective, remodeling the existing programmes that are gender discriminatory, sensitizing judicial officers in dispensation of justice and strengthening the response system for the survivors is the need of the hour.
KEYWORDS : domestic violence, empowerment, sensitization, attitudinal change, welfare schemes

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TEACHING LANGUAGE SKILLS THROUGH LITERATURE: AN EXPERIMENT

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English has been the language of the globe, international communication, commerce and trade, the media and popular culture, and all these effects to motivate learning the English language. Moreover, English is no longer viewed as the property of the English-speaking world but is an international commodity. Further, this expansion has also influenced the teaching of English language in the classroom. The present language classroom is vastly different from that of the 20th-century classroom teaching. The present experiment offers an analysis of the recent study in the classroom of seventy students, which provided the means to identify current and emerging trends in Language learning.
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WOMEN STUDY - ADVERSE IMPACT OVER BUSINESSES – IN DEARTH OF WOMEN DURING INCUBATION / INNOVATION

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The position of woman in the global has been the concern to many great changes over the past few millennia. In the process of finding social and cultural erection of gender structure of privilege and domination; and the association between supremacy and gender as they traverse with other identities such as race, socio-economic status, sexual behavior and ailment. This paper studies focusing on the areas and dimensions of alienation of women’s presence at the time of technological incubations and new business proposals. It further points on the gaps and incompatibility of emerging technologies which are in blooming stage. Later deeply studies on various innovations taken place in the recent times - how gender gap has been forefront without involvement of women. Why it’s been said that women are not expected to achieve parity in patenting until 2092? And if so, what would be the consequences? Finally proving that for any innovation or business proposals needs to be sustainable in terms of Return on Investments (ROI) and that’s possible by diminishing the gender gap.
KEYWORDS : Innovation, Incubation, technology, Return on Investment, gender gap

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THE ADVANTAGES OF USING SMARTPHONES BY STUDENTS IN A CLASSROOM SETTING

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We live in a technology driven world. It is impossible for us to imagine life without technology. One of the most important inventions of modern technology is the mobile phone. As every coin has two sides, so also a phone has advantages and disadvantages. It is up to the human eye how we perceive things. A smart phone is a device which is owned by most of the students, engineering or otherwise. It is very difficult and irresistible for a student to part with his / her mobile for a long time. It is very evident that students are addicted to their phones. Though some educational institutions strictly follow a “NO mobile policy”, the students still come up with a way to bend the rules. The paper aims at providing ways to use mobile phones effectively in and outside the classroom.
KEYWORDS : Mobile phones, technology, students, advantages, disadvantages

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PERIODICAL CHANGES IN THE THEMES OF LITERATURE

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We live in a technology driven world. It is impossible for us to imagine life without technology. One of the most important inventions of modern technology is the mobile phone. As every coin has two sides, so also a phone has advantages and disadvantages. It is up to the human eye how we perceive things. A smart phone is a device which is owned by most of the students, engineering or otherwise. It is very difficult and irresistible for a student to part with his / her mobile for a long time. It is very evident that students are addicted to their phones. Though some educational institutions strictly follow a “NO mobile policy”, the students still come up with a way to bend the rules. The paper aims at providing ways to use mobile phones effectively in and outside the classroom.
KEYWORDS : Mobile phones, technology, students, advantages, disadvantages

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A STUDY ON THE IMPACTS OF DIASPPORA AND TRANSNATIONALISM IN ARAB-AMERICAN WOMAN POETRY

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Poetry tries to make a connection between the absence and the losses that I feel in my person, and make the connection to the body feeling detached or feeling displaced, and the reality of land and shelter and the idea of the continuity of citizenship and the idea of ancestry. SuheirHammad. Since centuries, poetry has been a reliable means for expressing ideas, feelings, and ways of life in metrical composition for both men and women. In the other hand, Women find poetry a safe shelter to overflow their emotions and experiences in artistic mold to put some light to their own hardships of life. This paper examines the literary representations of feminist of the Middle East struggles in the western countries particularly in United States. It aims to explore the simultaneous articulation of pivotal concerns in contemporary English poetry written by Arab women. One of the primary goals of this paper is to explore the major effects of diaspora and mixed identity in the contemporary Arab-American feminist poetry and how it contributes in the poetic improvements inAmerican poetry and in the Arab-American women’s status. Most, if not all, of Arab-American women poets have gone back to their culture of origin and tried to understand it, be part of it, nourish it and expand it into their own lives and beings, while remaining in an American context or background. The concern of Arab-American women poets is to find a place in their bicultural upbringing, and their search for an Arab identity. Such struggle for an Arab identity has played a significant role in their poetry. Most of Arab-American women poets were born in the United States, of Arab descent, or born in the Arab world, and immigrated to the United States. It is estimated that about ninety percent of Arab-Americans originate from Levant. The majority of these women cannot speak Arabic; some have never been attached to the Middle East. Many might wonder how these poets claim to be Arab without speaking Arabic. Yet culture is not only language. Also not all Arabs are Muslims, and yet shared sociopolitical, historical, and economic experiences. This paper is to concern closely to Arab-American women poetry, its themes, and poetic identity as well as to examine the doubleness of Arab-American feminist poets and how it reflects in their poetic writings. Arab-American women poets have succeeded to affirm their ethnicity, their Arab and American identities, their national and religious identities through their literary works. Apart from the conflicts and complexities often attached to multiple identities and contexts; apart from politics, socio-cultural dynamics and turmoil; apart from crossing the boundaries of their identity and demonstrating alliances and parallelism with other ethnic groups; apart from demonstrating experiences of discrimination and marginalization, Arab-American women poets are also engaging in self-criticism and brining to surface subjects that are considered taboo in Arab-American society. Hence, the study attempts to examine their poetry as a tool for resistance, and as self-definition, as well as a space for conciliating the complexities of their hyphenated identities.
KEYWORDS : diaspora; hyphenated identities; self-definition; absence; loss; contemporary poetry; hybridity.

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Modern Trends in English Language Teaching: A Global Scenario

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Initially it was Latin which significantly dominated the European countries for centuries. But in today’s global scenario, the English language hegemony is seen across the globe. British colonial rule, its economic power, travel and popular culture are some of the significant factors that are responsible for the prevalence and sustenance of this language. It is accepted as a Lingua Franca, a shared language of communication used by people who speak different languages. Hence there is a huge demand and also a necessity to learn this language for being connected to the dynamic world. There are different approaches to English Language Teaching, some of them are addressed in this paper. Particularly, the modern trends in education which are practically used in different classroom settings in different countries are discussed. Emerging uses of technology, multisensory/multimedia approach and language laboratory are few methods that are discussed and how these methods are used by a language teacher to achieve the desired competencies are briefly explained in the paper.
KEYWORDS : English language, modern trends, technology, approaches and methods.

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RAYDA JACOB’S THE MECCA DIARIES: A STUDY IN PEACE AND TOLERANCE

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In this paper, the influence of Haj as expressed in the Haj travelogues is discussed. The aspect of Haj travelogues as narratives teaching tolerance and peace is highlighted. Understanding the impact of Haj on pilgrims through their narratives is attained.Haj travelogues reveal equality and harmony among ethnic groups andIslamic sects and increased belief in peace, and in equality and harmony among adherents of different religions. The selected Haj travelogue by RaydaJacob’sThe Mecca Diaries is re-read from the perspective of humanistic approach, as this is the dire need of today’s global community especially when the mention of Islam or Muslims brings to mind the picture of terrorism or terrorists and how Islamophobia is propagated credits to western ideologies and their media. This paper is divided into two sections. In the first section Understanding Haj, as the heading suggests, the rites, requirements, objectives and guidelines are discussed for complete comprehension of the pilgrimage. Further on its historical, social, religious importance is explained. In the second section, Pilgrimage Narratives, Haj travelogue as a genre of travel literature is studied and its importance as narratives teaching tolerance and giving peace education with respect to Rayda Jacob’s The Mecca Diaries written in 2005 is discussed. The excerpts are selected from her narrative which justifies this aspect of Haj travelogues.
KEYWORDS : Haj Pilgrimage, Haj travelogues, Spirituality, Peace, Tolerance, Understanding, Empathy, Religion, Social Interaction, Identity, Beliefs.

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UNVEILING THE VISIONS: A STUDY OF MODERN TRAVEL LITERATURE

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With the progress and advancement of reasonable, economical and reliable means of mass transport, the twentieth century witnessed explosions both in the frequency of long distance travel and in the travel writing dimensions and volume. Now the discipline of science has provided things very easy for man. He can easily avail the means of transportation like automobiles, railways and aeroplanes. The destinations that took him long years to reach have now become reachable within a few hours. While most of the travelling is done for various reasons such as business, organizing events, international relations for peacekeeping, excursion, pilgrimage, and campaign work. The effective means of transport made it easy for new varieties of travelling. It became more than a necessary evil; a burden to be borne by, for pilgrims, merchants and explorers, it rather came to be constructed as an end in itself, in a method of pure pleasure. Travel was not extended anymore a solely aristocratic preserve. Subsequently in 19th century it was increasingly interpreted as the most important bourgeois experience that had its origins in romanticism and industrialism.
KEYWORDS : Modern Travel Literature, Science and Technology.

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TECHNOLOGY AND LITERATURE: A STUDY OF IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON LITERARY OUTPUT

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Technology is all around us. It has penetrated into various spheres of our lives, including our education, lifestyle and cultural production. Our day-to-day life is influenced and driven by technology. In the Digital Age, it is highly impossible to imagine any work reaching its desired recipients without being processed or affected by technology or tools at any stage during its production lifecycle. This paper explores the use of technology in producing literature right from printing innovation, and its impact on writer as well as literary work.
KEYWORDS : Technology, Literary work, Digital Age, Cultural Production

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LITERARY GERONTOLOGY: A STUDY OF FEMALE AGEING WITH REFERENCE TO THE TEXT FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN BY ANITA DESAI

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Man is a social being. He lives in the society and keeps social relationship with his family members, kin, friends and neighbours. Thus each one in the family depends on the other. A wife depends on her husband for livelihood, and children born to the parents require their nurturing for being brought up properly and safely. In return parents expect children to provide old age security. The issue of ageing is raised here to encourage exchange of views and ideas, as ageing in the present scenario has become a mystery, though the old generation are the backbone of society and young are the future hope. The same society which tries to obliterate the differences of age, sex and race has also witnessed the rise of gerontology. The text discussed here presents the outburst and endurance of an elderly woman. The implication is that the physical sensibilities lie second to the emotional sensibilities which weaken and disappoint them intensely, making their existence more pitiable and impossible in a self centred society.
KEYWORDS : Ageing, Literary Gerontology, Social Exclusion, Ageing Narratives, Role overload, Role Isolation, Generation Gap, Identity Crisis