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    These days‚ there is an issue about whether people should always tell a truth. Some people strongly argue that it is very important not to tell a lie to friend or family to keep good relationship because they believe truth is bridge that connects between people. It is undeniable that truth is important‚ however‚ I believe telling a lie plays as significant role as telling a truth. It is implausible for people to tell a truth every time. I think people should know telling a lie is also sometimes beneficial

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    The irony is the twist ending to this short story. When the story reached an ending‚ Jim sells his watch to buy combs for Della’s hair‚ but Della cut her hair and sold it to buy a chain for Jim’s watch. This story included a situational irony. I believe the number 3 is referring to the three Magi‚ Balthasar‚ Melchior‚ and Gaspar‚ with three homelands. In the story‚ he mentioned he would love Della no matter condition she is in‚ shows that he is a kind man. The story also mentions the watch has value

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    Things Are Not Always As They Appear By Tammy Templeton I guess you could say that the mistakes that I make are my fault. And‚ I should take on the responsibility of the consequences of my actions. It seems that everyone wants to blame everyone else for their problems. They end up in trouble with the law‚ or with drugs‚ or financial debt‚ and then they want to blame everyone else but themselves. People don’t want to take a look at whom they are associated with and wonder how they got themselves

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    Is The Customer “Always Right”? Abstract The customer is always right. It is the merchant’s wealth to safeguard the interests of customers. Many sellers think that some the customer is unreasonable and vulgar. Customer is always right for three reasons. First‚ the customer is always right is not the criterion of distinguished between right and wrong but is the criteria of the service work because the focus of the work is how to help customers make the right choices‚ and how to provide

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    4 August 2012 The Humorous Irony of Huckleberry Finn In literature often time in order to enhance a writing style or spice up a plot line authors will use literary devices. Literary devices such as irony‚ alliteration‚ foreshadowing‚ allusion‚ personification and more‚ each give a piece of literature a unique flare. An author that takes full advantage of literary devices and understands their value is Mark Twain. Twain’s novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of Huck Finn a young

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    Irony in “The Pardoners Tale” Irony is a literary technique characterized by a contrast between what is written and what is to be understood by the reader. There are three types of literary irony; verbal‚ dramatic‚ and situational. In Jeffery Chaucer uses all three types of literary irony in “The Pardoners Tale.” Verbal Irony is a device used to convey a contrast between what is said and what is meant. There are a few examples of verbal irony in “The Pardoners Tale.” For example‚ one of the rioters

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    Irony in “The Story of an Hour” Irony allows the author to engage and surprise the reader‚ which often also teaches an important lesson. The definition of irony is “using words to imply the opposite of what they are normally mean.” The reader can observe many instances of irony from “The Story of an Hour.” In the short story‚ Louise Mallard’s weak heart undergoes big transformations within a very short time by three different types of irony: situational irony‚ verbal irony‚ and dramatic irony.

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    Effective Dramatic Irony In Oedipus The King‚ Sophocles creates rising action by asking dramatic questions throughout the play. These questions generate suspense in the audience when they become dramatic irony and amplify the climax. During the falling action‚ Oedipus is engulfed in misery when he experiences a reversal of fortune. Finally‚ Oedipus goes through a discovery process ending when he discovers his tragic resolution. According to Aristotle‚ a tragedy consist of a drama that contains

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    Irony of The Cask of Amontillado Many of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories contain a wide variety of irony‚ motifs‚ and symbolism. The unity of these elements within many of his tales creates specific moods in and throughout his works. One story in particular‚ The Cask of Amontillado not only displays Poe’s exquisite attention to detail and mastery of literary unity‚ but it clearly portrays his expertise in the use of irony within this story. The most evident use of irony is through the character’s

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    The Use of Irony in “The Cask of Amontillado” In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado‚” Poe uses various types of irony to develop his theme of revenge as tool of justice. Poe’s use of irony deals the audience a vast knowledge of the story’s conclusion‚ and gives the narrative a dark humor that was signature of his work. In this story of an unreliable narrator in the first-person point of view‚ the dark humor and irony makes this tale of cold-blooded murder interesting and entertaining to the

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