Emily Benzing Mrs. Bogati July 16‚ 2013 Vocabulary 1. Alliteration- The repetition of a particular sound or letter at the beginning of a series of words or phrases. Ex: Bob bought big brown bagels. 2. Allusion- An indirect mention or reference to something else. Ex: Obama made an allusion to John F. Kennedy when he said “ask not just what our government can do for us‚ but what we can do for ourselves” 3. Anaphora- Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more
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Oliver Twist Charles Dickens ← Character List → Oliver Twist - The novel’s protagonist. Oliver is an orphan born in a workhouse‚ and Dickens uses his situation to criticize public policy toward the poor in 1830s England. Oliver is between nine and twelve years old when the main action of the novel occurs. Though treated with cruelty and surrounded by coarseness for most of his life‚ he is a pious‚ innocent child‚ and his charms draw the attention of several wealthy benefactors
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Oliver Cromwell – Hero or Villain? Oliver Cromwell was born on April 25th 1599 in Huntington‚ England and died September 3 1658. He was an English military and political leader and later Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England‚ Scotland and Ireland. However‚ he was a controversial figure and in this essay I will determine whether Cromwell was a hero or villain. Oliver Cromwell was a strong character who was a great leader‚ rising from modest origins to lead the country. Cromwell was instrumental
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Amber Lewis APUSH and AP Language Assignment 2nd period One huge change that has been brought on due to the social and political changes in our country is the overall interpretation of our coalitions‚ to our nation and ourselves. Because of the increase of nationalism‚ we‚ Americans‚ have changed our social boundaries and opened more opportunities for equality in the United States. As changes were beginning to happen‚ America grew troubled as it attempted to keep up with its political amendments and growing economy
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Coming Into Language Baca tells in his poem “Coming into Language” that he is faced with many problems in his life‚ including one in particular poverty. Poverty shapes the life of Baca‚ like a potter with clay‚ and made him the writer he is today. This however doesn’t just affect Baca‚ but people all over the world. So much that 80% of the world is affected by it and thousands of people die each die because of it. Poverty is much bigger than lack of money; it leads to depression‚ high school
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things‚ and it’s up to the reader of Oliver’s poem to decide. The poem is written so that the reader is in the point of view‚ creating an atmosphere in which the reader connects with the poem. Oliver conveys the idea that emotions only control people to a certain point through denotation and personification. Oliver portrays that people can take control of their feelings‚ but only theirs‚ through denotation throughout her poem. “The Journey” contains words that help the reader reach into their emotions
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Oliver Twist Child abuse is the physical‚ or emotional mistreatment of children. Child neglect is where the responsible adult fails to provide adequately for various needs‚ including physical (failure to provide adequate food‚ clothing‚ or hygiene)‚ emotional (failure to provide nurturing or affection)‚ educational (failure to enroll a child in school)‚ or medical (failure to medicate the child or take him or her to the doctor). Physical abuse is physical aggression directed at a child by an adult
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ideas that oppose their own‚ humor is often a safer tactic to use to lighten the mood and make points without coming off as too offensive. John Oliver often uses humor and lighthearted jokes to talk about topics and present ideas on his show “Last Week Tonight”. In his comedic attempt to explain and bring up issues dealing with economic development‚ Oliver uses information about how state and local governments offer extremely
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Throughout the passage‚ Knowles employs‚ predominantly‚ imagery as figurative language. For example the serenity one envisages following Gene’s description of a hypothetical grove‚ “A thousand miles due north into the wilderness‚ somewhere deep in the Arctic‚ where the peninsula of trees which began at Devon would end at last in an untouched grove of pine‚ austere and beautiful‚” can be construed as an attempt to hoax the reader into empathizing with Gene and his fantasies of a divinity away from
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Hero or villain? The first and only Lord Protector of England was Oliver Cromwell‚ a very controversial and unique figure in the history of England. He was credited with not only steering and protecting the protestant Church of England‚ but also in quelling many of the civil wars during that period‚ and contributing to the way England would be governed in future. However‚ he is also held responsible for creating religious tension and dividing the people of England due to his extreme Puritanical
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