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    electronic devices

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    Electronic Devices Society depends a lot on technology nowadays‚ they can obtain a lot of information in just a little device. Now some people read books in tablets or iPad‚ not in the real books. Some things are so different like they used to be. Some people prefer to get information with just giving a single touch to the screen of the table. There exist a lot of electronic devices that are changing our society‚ like the IPad‚ IPod or MacBook. The people who are more likely to buy this devices think

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    reader know where they are when reading his poems‚ but not necessarily always where he is going with them. While most poets hide information or the fine points from us‚ Billy Collins does not. Instead‚ he indulges the reader with his clear topics‚ literary devices and precise imagery throughout the poems. In the poem‚ Introduction to Poetry‚ Collins chooses to use a personal experience of his own to form the topic. The poem describes

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    Language Devices

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    another. Personification: When non-living things‚ objects and concepts are given human characteristics. Alliteration: Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of several words in close succession. Assonance: Repetition of the same vowel sound in a sentence to create internal rhyming. Onomatopoeia: Words that imitate or suggest the sound that they are describing (Bang‚ splash‚ pop‚ whoosh‚ etc). …and remember to also look for: Elements of Voice: Volume‚ pitch‚ tone‚ pace‚ pause‚ clarity

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    important that the author stays respectful while writing about the topic‚ but also that they focus on which rhetorical devices they are using to ensure that the readers will respond well to the articles purpose. Throughout these two articles‚ many of the same rhetorical devices are used‚ such as terminology‚ pronouns‚ paper structure‚ etc.; however‚ the specific placement and use of these devices differ based on the purpose of each article.

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    The Devices of Ads

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    Alexus Neal April 15‚ 2013 English 101 The Devices of Advertising In his essay “With These Words I Can Sell You Anything” William Lutz informs readers about devices companies use to get people to buy their product. He explains many devices and techniques used in ads or commercials and how each of them work. There are many devices explained but there are 7 devices that are used most frequently. A dramatic claim uses a word and presents a dramatic claim after. Meaningless words are verbs that make

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    influenced the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence established an informative tone that appealed to logos‚ while Common Sense appealed to pathos by expressing emotion.          Paine and Jefferson both used certain rhetorical devices that emphasized their point. In the Declaration of Independence‚ Jefferson  states "He has refused his Assent to Laws‚ the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance

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    Rhetorical Devices Schemes Term Definition Example Alliteration頭韻 the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August. Anadiplosis反覆法 repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause The crime was common‚ common be the pain. Anaphora首語(句)重複法 regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses We shall fight in the trenches

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    Prosthetic Devices

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    Prosthetic Devices A prosthetic is an artificial body part that replaces a missing or non-functioning body part such as an arm‚ heart or breast. Humans have been making prosthetic limbs since the Ancient Egyptians to replace limbs lost during battle‚ work or just by mistake. Evidence has been found of Egyptians trying to replicate toes with copper ones. Although these were very impractical as they were solid and so were mostly for aesthetic purposes. In the 1400s‚ prosthetics arms made out of

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    Sound And Fury Summary

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    Sound and Fury follows a family with one deaf brother‚ one hearing brother‚ and their respective wives and families. The specific communication disorder displayed is deafness‚ which is a cognitive sensorineural hearing impairment in this film. The individuals have been deaf since birth‚ and it is because of a reduction in sensitivity caused by the cochlea and/or auditory nerve. Peter‚ Nita‚ and their children are all deaf‚ while Chris and Mari are hearing. However‚ one of Chris and Mari’s newborn

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    The Importance of Sight We may often hear the statement‚ “First impressions are important‚” and this statement is ideally true because the first time we see something or someone is when analyze them or that item the most. When we first look at someone or something‚ we start gathering information for our own interpretation of what we saw. We may even begin questioning ourselves on why something or someone appears to look that way. However‚ the way someone or something appears to someone could even

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