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    Scroll down for part 1 III As Mercury lay there frozen the icicle he was cold in‚ he watched the moon and stars planets as well as Venus and Mars how they all flew past the skies‚ so very far viewing such a miraculous sight was not of par Yet there was one planet near Venus he could not name it irritated him‚ like a shirt with a stain ‘twas closest to the sun‚ it orbits it; its duty never done he decided to call it Mercury‚ it knew its path‚ yet its mind was filled with uncertainty

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    A Rhetorical Analysis of “Just Be Nice” Zahra Khan Eng101 Feburary 19‚ 2013 A Rhetorical Analysis of “Just Be Nice” The article “Just be Nice” is written by Stephen L. Carter. Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at the Yale Law School. This article was written for the Yale Alumni Magazine in May 1998‚ and was a response to former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s remarks that the citizenry

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    James Q. Wilson have described as the elevation of self expression over and over self control.Such as a black child was discipline in a Connecticut (1996)for wearing his pants sagging. Stephen Carter’s summary “Just Be Nice” starts out by talking about how life was different back in the day compared to how life is today. Children were taught right and wrong‚ yes mam and no sir and just simple rules of etiquette in school. Now teachers have to be very careful on what they talk about with students

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    writing January 17‚ 2013 Generalization Nice Guys Always Finish Last Nice guys is a term in the popular culture and general public discourse describing a male‚ young or adult‚ with friendly yet unassertive personality traits in the context of a relationship with a woman. Nice guy is said to be who puts their interest aside and out others first‚ avoids confrontation‚ does favors‚ gives emotional support‚ tried to stay out of trouble and generally be nice towards women. Although many people would

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    In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚" Jonothan Edwards makes use of similes‚ hyperboles‚ and repetition to strike fear into his audience in order to persuade them. By utilizing the sense of fear along with the rhetorical devices he manages to prove his point. By utilizing similes‚ Edwards makes a comparison to illustrate his point. An example would be when he states‚ "his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else..." In the quote the comparison being

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    necessary corrections before using. Pay special attention to personal names‚ capitalization‚ and dates. Always consult your library resources for the exact formatting and punctuation guidelines. References Edelman‚ R.‚ & Hiltabiddle‚ T. (2006). The Nice Guy. Harvard Business Review‚ 84(2)‚ 21-31. <!--Additional Information: Persistent link to this record (Permalink): http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=bth&AN=19406156&site=ehost-live End of citation--> The Nice Guy Paul Kennedy is a

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    The Personification of Family “I have found the paradox‚ that if you love until it hurts‚ there can be no more hurt‚ only more love”. As humans we learn to accept those we love despite their strengths and weaknesses. We create bonds that go beyond logic and reasoning. Bonds that overpower the mind and with the proper time allow us to omit our pain. Love stands superior to all faults in a relationship. Such is the imperfection of love that without experiencing pain‚ love is never really understood

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    In nowadays literature world personification is defined as attribution of humanlike qualities to non-human objects. Contemporary and long-recognized authors commonly use this technique in their writings. Moreover‚ until recently‚ personification was directly linked to allegory (Paxson‚ 1994)‚ so the most antique works of literature can be now associated with this writing method. One of those works is Homer’s Odyssey‚ which is filled with several personifications. Dawn is most commonly personified

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    Nature in the end continues to move forward in the cycle without them and washes away the footprint so that eventually any trace or remembrance of those who died will be forgotten signifying their insignificance in the world. In addition of using personification‚ Longfellow also uses imagery to characterize the value of nature as humankind being insignificant to the

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    Death” by Emily Dickinson‚ most people would assume that the poem would take on a gloomy mood because of the word death‚ but in this case the poem has a gentle and peaceful mood to it. Dickinson uses the personification of death to cast the peaceful and gentle mood for the poem. Personification and mood both play big parts in revealing the theme that death does not wait for anyone‚ and often comes unexpectedly. In the poem‚ Dickinson personifies death‚ and makes death a character in the poem. The

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