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Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter And Sweet Essay
Metaphor - swirling sea of people there were a lot of japanese people and it's being compared to a sea because there are so many people. dialect- yay yay and yin yin figure of speech- jail would be a cakewalk in comparison jail would be easier than going to jail because his daddy is really strict symbol- i am Chinese button explanation- He doesn't want to be judged by his race, but by his merit. He wants to be known by his personality and how he acts. euphemism- gone as in dead explanation- gone is a more settle way to say someone is dead rather than saying it harsh hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet
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dialect- yay yay and yin yin figure of speech- jail would be a cakewalk in comparison jail would be easier than going to jail because his daddy is really strict symbol- i am Chinese button explanation- He doesn't want to be judged by his race, but by his merit. He wants to be known by his personality and how he acts. euphemism- gone as in dead explanation- gone is a more settle way to say someone is dead rather than saying it harsh hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet hotel on the corner of bitter and sweetMetaphor - swirling sea of people there were a lot of japanese people and it's being compared to a sea because there are so many people. dialect- yay yay and yin yin figure of speech- jail would be a cakewalk in

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