What is the meaning of Literature?

Literature is the writings having excellence of form or expression and expressing ideas
of permanent or universal interest. It is a term used to describe written or spoken
material. The term Literature is most commonly used to refer to words of the creative
imagination including works of poetry, drama, fiction and non-fiction. It is the body of
written works of a language period or culture.
What is the purposes of literature?
The purpose of literature has many root reasons itself. Literature is of vital importance,
since it has passed knowledge from generations and so forth. If it wasnt because of it,
we as a humans would not evolve, all data would be lost. Literature is used as a fine
communication to voice our thoughts and to get to know about different people and
races, so others use it for entertainment, such as adventure books; that people would
read presently. In the end the purpose of literature is to keep humanities
accomplishments, and not repeat something that has been already done; thus working
on newer and brighter things.

Forms of Literature

Scholarly journals
These are academic journals which publish both commentary and original
research on academic topics. These publications sometimes use a peer-review
process.
Books
A monograph is a scholarly treatise, usually on a specific topic. The work should
be read and interpreted as a whole rather than as separate chapters. The writing
and publication process means that this material will already be dated as soon as
it is available. These publications will most usually be available in print form and
increasingly in electronic form now, although this varies significantly between
disciplines
Dissertations/theses
These are a significant element of the scholarly literature. A thesis is a piece of
original work presenting a specific view as a result of scholarly research, usually
as a requirement for an academic degree award. The work will review concepts,
theories and previous research and present new, theoretical approaches and
novel research undertaken. There may be related conference papers, and journal
articles published by the researcher during the course of their work.
Reports
Reports are part of the process of disseminating programmes of research, or
presenting the work of specific groups. They may relate to policy and practice;
and to the work of particular organizations.

Government reports are a specific kind of report, produced by government

departments, official enquiries, or government committees established to
investigate and report on particular questions. The University of Southampton
Library has a nationally significant collection of United Kingdom official
publications, including government reports.
Papers presented at conferences, seminars, colloquia
These are papers which record presentations made at conferences etc. This
form may not be available anywhere else in print. Usually brief and timely, highly
current and may report on completed work and/or the most recent stages of ongoing research, which are not peer reviewed.
Newspapers
There are many different types of newspapers: international, national, regional,
local, daily or weekly. They are increasingly available electronically.
Grey literature
This material may be indexed electronically and it may be presented in a semipublished state. A good way to access this material is to go to the website of the
organization or body which is involved in or leading the work concerned. This
category of material includes market research reports, pamphlets, and leaflets.
Such material may be available in the University Library, but you may also have
to develop your own ways of collecting it: direct approaches to organizations or
by means of personal contact.
Personal contacts
These will consist of expert practitioners and researchers in the field who may be
known to you or whose details you have come across in your own explorations
online. You may make contacts at conferences and seminars in which you
participate. This is part of the process of contributing to the academic community
of practice.
Primary sources
Primary sources consist of manuscripts, reports, interviews, surveys, records of
observations and other data collected - original work which is presented for the
first time.
Secondary sources
These materials summarize, review and report on original sources. They are the
result of the academic filtering process which will itself be selective.

Jennilyn O. Gonzales

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Are presidential speeches literature?

The inauguration of John F. Kennedy was one of the most memorable political
speeches of the past century. Which is the John F. Kennedy reliance his speech on
biblical quotations, metaphors, parallelism and antithesis recall some of the powerful
speeches of Abraham Lincoln. Which he also used his most famous line, which is Ask
notWhile in the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, he focused on shoring up his
support in the North without further alienating the South, where he was almost
universally hated or feared. And until the final draft, Abraham address had ended with a
question for the south: Shall it be peace or sword? his famous line. And the last is the
inaugural speech of President-elect Joseph Estrada at the historic Barasoain Church in
Malolos, Bulacan, on June 30 will be the biggest show in town. And the "Millennium
President," often ridiculed for his mangling of the English language, will get his revenge
when he delivers his inaugural speech in Filipino.The language decision is in keeping
with the commemoration of the Centennial of the Philippine declaration of independence
from Spanish colonial rule.
These three presidential inaugural speech is a form of literature. As the word itself,
speech may be refer as the faculty or power of speaking, oral communication. The
ability to express ones thought and emotions. Where it is generally delivered in the form
of an address of discourse.