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    King Jr. was arrested during a peaceful protest against segregation. In his letter to clergymen‚ King conveys his urgency in changing segregation laws by using a series of rhetorical strategies‚ such as metaphors‚ antithesis‚ parallelism‚ personal anecdote‚ antimetabole‚ and ethos to strengthen his argument. In paragraph 13 King starts out by using a simple but effective method of using metaphors. “Disease of segregation” is used directly to compare segregation as if it were a disease. The take

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    A final question of mankind: the universe? Or the egg? The Egg‚ by Andy Weir takes place in second and first person pronouns - it is a dialogue between “I” and “You”‚ with the reader being “you” in this short anecdote. It starts off with the “I” speaker‚ of the story‚ talking to us - the reader‚ that we have died in a car accident. A dialogue then ensues‚ explaining to us that we have died‚ and subsequently‚ we ask the speaker if they are god‚ to which they confirm. The dialogue continues‚ revealing

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    decision. She also uses an anecdote‚ revealing the family’s daily routine‚ telling Mr Black how inconvenient and the difficulties that arise through the banning of mobile phones. With the decision to buy her daughter a mobile phone two years ago‚ seemingly making life ‘easier’‚ she exaggerates on how the public transport is late daily. Her use of a hyperbole is highlighted when she describes of how ‘notoriously’ unreliable the public transport is daily. The use of an anecdote and over exaggeration helps

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    poems‚ demonstrating copious readings‚ including psychoanalysis and deconstruction‚ especially palpable within “Diptych” and “The Meatworks”. Multiplicities of poetic techniques are used to reinforce Gray’s thematic concerns‚ including symbolism‚ anecdotes and imagery. Diptych is a confessional poem depicting Gray’s sentiments on humanism‚ while also psychoanalysing his parent’s relationship‚ “as the inadequacies of their temperaments are an underlying attitude of my poetry”. The name Diptych is

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    Similarities and Differences in Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” and Richard Henry’s Speech to the Second Virginia Convention There are many similarities and differences in Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” and Richard Henry’s Speech to the Second Virginia Convention. Both of these famous speeches were made by colonists to persuade the people of the colonies to dissolve all connections with Great Britain and fight for their own freedom. Patrick Henry made his speech before the Declaration of Independence

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    “M’Gill had an ear for engines. He spoke their language – he had the touch.” Portrays M’Gill as a stereotypical male who likes cars and knowledgeable in the area of mechanics. Anecdote “And it was M’Gill who found someone to fix the Dodge in a hurry‚ when he borrowed it while Dad was in Sydney and side-swiped that post.” The anecdote retells how M’Gil loved to and knew how to fix cars supporting the idea that males are familiar with cars. Characterisation “And fair enough‚ he was at the snooker hall more

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    there is an over-reliance on testimonial and anecdotal evidence - there are no facts found and only informal personal evidence is used to validate the claims of the advertisement. “The plural of anecdote isn’t fact” (Park‚ 2003) and there are far too many anecdotes found within this infomercial. An anecdote can be defined as an unreliable account or hearsay‚ an example found within this commercial is “slimmer and sexier looking waistline right at home‚ without ever driving to the gym‚ picking up a

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    hate crime” is the sentence she uses to begin her speech. We can see here that‚ she grabs the attention of her audience by starting off her speech with an anecdote. As for me‚ the usage of anecdote at the beginning of her speech is helpful as it assisted to centre the audience’s attention solely on her than other things. Not just that‚ the anecdote has also helped Suzanne to engage with her audience emotionally (pathos) as the sentences included emotive words. “I’m hopeful that by the end of this talk

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    time period known as the Civil Rights Movement‚ Vietnam War‚ and protests. Therefore‚ it is evident that this era was known for its highly political and cultural transformations‚ especially in literature. One author‚ known as Joan Didion‚ wrote an anecdote known as “Oh Morality.” With the use of many rhetorical devices‚ Didion establishes her opinion on morality. Didion uses lots of syntax to create more emphasis and clarity. Throughout the stories Didion lists‚ there is one that sparks morality more

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    Benjamin A. Saenz‚ in “Exile: El Paso‚ Texas‚” illustrates‚ by means of anecdotes and narratives from his individual experiences‚ that to be profiled and identified by the color of your skin as a possible illegal immigrant is flippant‚ demeaning‚ and misguided. Through his experiences‚ being profiled in El Paso‚ a border town to Mexico‚ Saenz illustrates that looking Hispanic does not deem an individual as an illegal immigrant‚ does not categorize any individual as a criminal‚ does not demand for

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