Adam Sandler, Jason Statham, Chile, and Web Development
Adam Sandler: From SNL to Hollywood Star
Adam Sandler was born on September 9, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire. He developed a love for comedy as a teenager and performed stand-up at local clubs. After earning a degree from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 1988, he joined Saturday Night Live (1990–1995), where his quirky humor and comedic songs gained him widespread fame.
Sandler transitioned to film, starring in hits like Billy Madison (1995)
Read MoreUnderstanding the Essay: Characteristics and Literary Style
As Ortega y Gasset stated, an essay is a ‘scientific dissertation without explicit proof.’ The term ‘scientifically’ refers to the purpose of reflecting deeply and methodically about reality. Unlike other genres through specialized study, the essay prioritizes personal and self-reflection, waiving rigor and completeness (without explicit proof), with the purpose of making the reader think and suggest new ideas.
Others have defined it as a study being presented with humility, without definitive conclusions,
Read MoreRealism, Naturalism, Modernism & Generation of ’98
European Realism and Naturalism
In the mid-nineteenth century, a new literary movement began to dominate: Realism. Realism focuses on the accurate observation of contemporary reality. As a result, the predominant genre is the novel. The realistic novel aspires to become a credible and accurate document of the society of the time. Realism originated in France.
Around 1870, a related movement emerged that took realistic principles to an extreme: Naturalism. Naturalism seeks to uncover the causes of
Read MoreKey Concepts in Literary Modernism and Postmodernism
Why James and Conrad are Fathers of Modernism
Henry James and Joseph Conrad are considered the “fathers” of experimental modernism, first of all, because both saw the novel as art. That is, it must be as well-organized as a picture, where form and content are integrated. In addition to this, their interest in psychology was also very modern, as they started to use a character narrator to tell a story from his perspective and not from an omniscient narrator.
James, Reality, and the Omniscient Narrator
James
Read MoreDominican & Latin American Literature 1980-2000
Literary Competition
Cultural Characteristics (1980-2000)
In recent years, there has been an increase in the publication of novels in our country.
Dominican Novelists (1980-2000)
Some prominent Dominican novelists who emerged during this period include:
- Martha Rivera
- Tomas Modesto Galan Avelino Stanley
- Rita Indiana Hernández
- Carmen Imbert Cabral
Common Novel Types (1980-2000)
Existential and social policy novels are the most common types produced by Dominican authors during this period.
General Characteristics
Read MoreBritish Authors of the 1950s: Larkin, Selvon, Golding & More
British Authors of the 1950s
Philip Larkin
Born in Coventry and educated in Oxford, Philip Larkin was initially influenced by Yeats and Thomas Hardy. He became a dominant figure of “The Movement,” whose work was seen as a counteraction between Modernism and the influence of Dylan Thomas.
Key Works:
- Next Please (1954)
- The Trees (1967)
Sam Selvon
Sam Selvon, a “criollo” from Trinidad, was a Caribbean writer. He worked for the BBC and was known as a talented writer with a peaceful life. He eventually moved
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