Pearsall compiled complications of Sir Gawain to highlight the ambiguity of a text “set up to engage our interest so as to provoke our frustration” (248). He said the poem is structured for a “naturalistic reading” in which a reader’s imagination tries to see the logical or realistic versions of events (250). For example‚ he believed when Arthur swung the axe around‚ he was not simply testing the weight‚ but actually attempting to behead the Green Knight (Pearsall 251). The situationwas slightly
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In the thought-provoking play‚ J.B.‚ Archibald MacLeish retells the story of Job in an interesting and modern way. He creates actors‚ Mr. Zuss and Nickles‚ to play the roles of God and Satan‚ but does not create their personalities to be as black and white as they are in the bible. The readers struggle to define if Nickles is good or evil‚ creating a morally ambiguous character in the play. This decision is pivotal in the play because it allows Nickles to bear qualities that make him seem more real
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be followed. That order is Exponents‚ Multiplication‚ Division‚ Addition and Subtraction from left to right. In mathematics‚ more than in some other forms of written expression‚ ambiguity must be eliminated. Otherwise‚ different people may assign different meanings to the same symbols‚ and communication is faulty. Ambiguity is eliminated using grouping symbols and the order of operations
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LITERARY DEVICES AND THEIR USE IN POETRY The task set out in this essay is to examine the listed devices (accentuation‚ creation of hierarchies‚ shifts of accent‚ ambiguity‚ semanticisation and creation of relationship) of syntactic foregrounding‚ using examples from poems as illustration. The word ‘foregrounding’ when used in a literary context means to ‘make strange’. In other words poets use various literary and poetic devices in order to highlight a particular unit within a poem‚ in order
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In addition‚ Ruby Moon is typically non-realist and non-traditional‚ and this ambiguity is evident in the unresolved ending of Ruby’s existence; “was there a child‚ Ray?...or are we just having the same nightmare?” Leaving the audience with more questions than answers opts out of the traditional resolution and rather mirrors the confronting
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“Yet I number him in song”. This paradox expresses Yeats’ inner turmoil between his personal opinions of the man‚ verse his acknowledgment of his patriotic and heroic actions for Ireland. However‚ by not directly naming MacBride in this stanza the ambiguity of the turmoil remains‚ allowing audiences to relate to such inner conflict despite their unique contexts. Similarly to Easter 1916‚ The Second Coming ambiguously explores Yeats’ inner conflicts allowing audiences to connect the poem to the basic
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Why is the definition and measurement of crime problematic? The term crime is not by any means easy to define. It does not have any simple or universally accepted definition in modern day society. Crime is the result of a complex social process‚ therefore not every criminal act is considered to be a crime. It has been said that a crime has only been committed when a court decides that one has occurred. For example a reported offence may not make it to trial due to a lack of evidence‚ so no further
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sustained for at least some time if it has the following characteristics. A. Physical uniqueness‚ path dependency‚ causal ambiguity‚ and social complexity B. Psychographic uniqueness‚ path dependency‚ causal ambiguity‚ and substitutability C. Rarity‚ path dependency‚ causal ambiguity‚ and social substitutability D. Geographic uniqueness‚ cause dependency‚ social ambiguity‚ and path complexity 5. A crash MBA program (one-year) cannot replicate a successful learning environment developed by a
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The brief pauses allow a realistic feeling of seriousness that Paulina radiates. The loosely constructed stage directions create an atmosphere of ambiguity to run throughout the play. It also makes the play more realistic‚ as conversation does not continually flow without pauses and interruptions in real life. This creation of ambiguity is in Act I‚ Scene III‚ which is entirely composed of stage directions. This scene is essential to contributing insight to the twisted and dark intentions
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Many people think that its usage should be abolished. However‚ there are also people disagree with them saying that the neutral sense of man should retain. In my point of view‚ the generic use of man should be replaced by other terms due to the ambiguity it creates by its double-meaning characteristic‚ and sexism it brings when referring to both sexes by the masculine word. In the following part of this essay‚ I will use three sources to argue for my point. The study Frank(1989) did concentrated
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