An American soldier‚ fighting in Iraq from 2003 to 2004‚ has written to his friends and family back home about his unpleasant time while serving his country. Through out his email he gives examples of what its like to live like a soldier and creates a vivid visual for his audience. He adopts a grim tone about his situation in order to give his audience the true experience of being an American soldier on the front lines. He creates this tone through his use of rhetorical strategies like figurative
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Politics and The English Language Response Clarity and simplicity‚ the only two factors that keep it real; at least the only two factors that help the readers understand the truth. Politics is always a tough thing to talk about‚ to follow‚ to express and even to educate yourself about. In the essay written by George Orwell “ Politics and the English Language” he deliberately expresses that writing of today isn’t the same writing of yesterday. In other words‚ George Orwell expresses his thoughts;
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Alliteration: The headline employs alliteration through the repetition of the letter ‘P’ in order to engage the reader as well as hold his attention. Allusion: The writer eludes to the horrors of the Holocaust in the hope of evoking a visceral response that will encourage support for the current Iraq War. Analogy The writer employs the analogy of cancer. In doing so‚ he likens gambling to the infamous malignant tumour as to suggest the devastating effects of gambling on the health of society
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AP LITERATURE OPEN RESPONSE QUESTIONS 2011: In a novel by William Styron‚ a father tells his son that life “is a search for justice.” Choose a character from a novel or play who responds in some significant way to justice or injustice. Then write a well-developed essay in which you analyze the character’s understanding of justice‚ the degree to which the character’s search for justice is successful‚ and the significance of this search for the work as a whole. 2010: Palestinian American literary theorist
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and government courses available I was questioned as to whether I would take AP‚ CCC‚ or regular English. Nonchalantly I said “Well AP of course”. My guidence counselor expressed a great deal of discomfort as she explained to me the difficulty of the AP English curriculum. My guidance counselor said “Just so you are aware‚ Mr Sullivan‚ the AP English teacher‚ is a very tough teacher”. After sparring over taking AP English in my senior year I managed to outlast my counselor and signed up for the course
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The skills I had developed up until this point further evolved in the AP (Advanced Placement) English class I attended during my senior year. AP English was the most challenging literature class I took during my time in high school; it was also the most enjoyable and rewarding. We read literary works such as “The Poisonwood Bible” by Barbara Kingsolver; “The Invisible Man” by Ralph Waldo Emerson; “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley; “The Things They Carried” by ???; and “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen
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In 2001‚ The American Scholar derived an excerpt from a talk given by Margaret Drabble‚ an English author who stated‚ “Our desire to conform is greater than our respect for objective facts.” This quote declares that as we tend to ignore our logic sense and morals in order to fulfill society’s needs. The desire to not be distinctive can make us cohere with something we normally wouldn’t agree to. As human beings we fall upon this constantly with smoking illegal substances‚ treating others with disrespect
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English speech I ask you‚ what is a journey? Is it something we merely physically embark on or somewhat more? Well‚ those who say a journey is simply physical are too naive to realise the existence of imaginative journeys. An imaginative journey is explored through speculation to come to a deeper understanding. An imaginative journey‚ may be one you read‚ see‚ think or relive and can often result in an individual finding a change‚ proving that without imagination there can be no change. This is
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Julia Franchi Unit 1 Free Response #1 The experience of the English colonies in the 17th and 18th century contributed to an expectation for self-government in the formation of political‚ religious‚ economic and social institutions. The House of Burgesses and the Mayflower Compact contributed to the political aspect‚ mercantilism and the South Atlantic system influenced the economic institutions‚ the Great Awakening and the Witch Trials supported the religious developments‚ while Bacon’s
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AP Prompt for Scarlet Letter Many authors use contrasting places to represent different forces or ideas. This opposition helps enhance the works meaning and themes. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne the use of contrasting places such as the forest and the scaffold scenes to develop the characteristics of sin. The forest represents the freedom of sin‚ the scaffold represents the punishment of sin‚ and both locations are used to acknowledge the presence of sin. The citizens use the scaffold
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