In this mock press release from The Onion‚ the author satirizes the way products are marketed to consumers. He seems to think that the methods used by advertisers are exaggerated and manipulative. The author shows his contempt for marketing techniques by using irony‚ diction‚ and hyperboles. The use of irony is evident in this mock press release. The author uses this irony to point out logical flaws sometimes seen in advertisements. For instance‚ a woman claims that “after wearing MagnaSoles for
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Allusions For this assignment‚ you’ll be creating a dictionary for ten terms from the assigned group. Yes‚ alphabetical order! Study these examples and nonexamples. Biblical Allusions Group 1 Creation Adam and Eve Cain and Abel David and Goliath Moses (birth to the promised land) Abraham and Isaac Tower of Babel Jonah and the Whale Samson and Delilah Solomon Job Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors Armageddon Greek and Roman Mythology Group 1 Prometheus Narcissus The Golden Fleece
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AP English 11 Zachary Bresnick AP English Writing Prompt 12/13/14 Anxiety Stems from Uprooting In the excerpt from Meena Alexander’s autobiography‚ Fault Lines‚ she describes her constant uprooting of her life as the cause of her fractured self. Her constant uprooting caused her ego anxiety which has triggered a division of self and has unconsciously forced her ego use self-defense mechanisms such as projection‚ repression‚ and regression. Alexander has constantly been moving around
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Question Responses to Henry David Thoreau ’s Civil Disobedience 6 claims Henry David Thoreau made in his essay: • "I heartily accept the motto‚__ ’That government is best which governs least; ’ and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically." (Page one; Section one) My thoughts: This is the very first sentence in Henry Thoreau ’s essay Civil Disobedience. His claim that government is best when it governs the least is explained though out the first part of his
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Jane’l Huntley Mr. Canning AP English Language and Composition 7 November 2014 Changes in Society Thesis: Some changes in society have produced many problems. I. A Change In Communication A. Going on social media B. Going to restaurants II. A Change In Morals And Values A. Society’s music and TV influence on the youth B. Society’s “perfect body” image influence on the youth III. A Change In Children Becoming The Future A. The adults’ hopes for their children’s
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Annie Vo AP English Language & Composition 5‚ July 2013 Question 1 In Chief Seattle’s oration to Governor Isaac I. Stevens‚ Seattle attempts to fight for equality for Native Americans despite their differences in social status with the Caucasians. Through the use of rhetorical strategies such as figurative language‚ organization‚ diction and tone‚ Seattle attacks the Governor’s malicious deeds‚ while at the same time praises him‚ and reminds him that the Native people‚ although presented
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Review Questions: Written Response Questions~ 1) Egyptians 2) 9000 B.C.E. 3) Nile 4) Old Kingdom/Archaic Period 5) Kushites 6) The parallelism between The Indus Valley and The Nile Valley was pretty much the same. 7) Earliest physical remains were and still are pretty much inaccessible and there is a lack of deciphered written records. 8) 40‚000 people 9) The Aryans were Indo-Europeans. 10) Varna or Caste True/False Questions~ 11) True 12) True 13) True 14) False 15) False Short Answer Questions~ 16)
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Kevin Quieti Tuesday‚ November 11‚ 2014 Ashes Response In life‚ it’s better to be prepared for the worse than to hope for the best. In the short story Ashes written by Susan Beth Pfeffer‚ this statement is clearly portrayed. Pfeffer talks about a little girl named Ashleigh‚ who goes by the name Ashes. Ashes loves her parents do death‚ especially her father who always makes her feel so special. Ashes is stuck between 2 choices:
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English II P-AP Period 5 Death Can Be a Friend At Times The wind blows‚ the leaves fall‚ but time still seems to stop You close your eyes‚ and pray to God‚ that your heart doesn’t pop You feel the bench below you; you see the grass and trees‚ But none of it seems real to you – it has to be a dream. You black out all the noises‚ hoping to fade away So everyone ignores you‚ leaving you with dismay. No one seems to notice‚ no one seems to care‚ The pain inside that’s killing you brings
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Question: In what ways were the late nineteenth-century Populists the heirs of the Jacksonian-Democrats with respect to overall objectives and specific proposals for reform? The Populists of the late nineteenth-century were in many aspects the heirs of the Jacksonian Democrats‚ carrying on the legacy and tradition left behind. The Populists were very similar to the Jacksonians in many of their overall objectives and specific reform proposals. During the Jacksonian Era from about 1828-1842‚ the
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