This is my eclectic essay regarding Barack Hussein Obama’s 2012 victory speech held at McCormick Place Chicago‚ Illinois: ”We are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions‚ and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. We are and forever will be the United States of America.” This is one of many bold declarations made by the 44. President of the United States of America in his Presidential Acceptance Speech 2012. Barack Hussein Obama won the election 303 electoral votes
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ENGLISH AREA OF STUDY As you like it The notion of belonging is influenced by an array of individuals and situations. This is portrayed in William Shakespeare’s play As You Like It‚ the film Little Miss Sunshine directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Farris (2006) and Bruce Dawe’s poem Homosuburbiensis. The composer’s use of literary and filmic devices shows . In Shakespeare’s play As You Like It the characters sense of belonging is portrayed through their various interactions with others and places
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A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples NOTE: FIGURE OF SPEECH : A mode of expression in which words are used out of their literal meaning or out of their ordinary use in order to add beauty or emotional intensity or to transfer the poet’s sense impressions by comparing or identifying one thing with another that has a meaning familiar to the reader. Some important figures of speech are: simile‚ metaphor‚ personification‚ hyperbole and symbol. Alliteration: repetition of the same sound beginning
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Gazing afar the galaxy of poets‚ none shines as brightly as William Shakespeare. Indeed‚ his ingenious depiction of characters‚ uncanny medley of vocabulary‚ and use of rhetorical devices was unprecedented. Shakespeare‚ in the famous play Macbeth‚ examines the psychological aspect of crime. He puts forth an interesting notion – that one could be easily shocked by crimes which appear abruptly in their full magnitude‚ but alleviated by the stratagem of self-deceit‚ one could be negligent of the gradual
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ofmetaphor) in which an inanimate object or abstraction is given human qualities or abilities. 1) The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. 2) The sun glared down at me from the sky. 3) The tornado ran through town without a care. D. Apostrophe - A figure of speech in which some absent or nonexistent person or thing is addressed as if present and capable of understanding. 1) "Bright star‚ would I were steadfast as thou art" 2) "Science! True daughter of Old Time thou art!" 3) "Welcome
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Development from birth to teenage years Age Physical development (gross and fine motor skills) Social and Emotional Development Language and Communication Skills Pre-linguistic stage is approximately from birth to 1 year. Intellectual and Development Birth - 4 weeks May be able to lift head for a few seconds. Looks at Mum when feeding. They look at bright lights‚ and can follow parent’s face using their eyes. There is no language communication other than crying to indicate hunger‚ pain or
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Professional Writing Standards Critical Thinking CRITERIA • • • • Audience Purpose Context Frame Strategic approach Logic and Reasoning • • • • Logical units of discourse Claim or assertion Idea unity and integrity Supporting evidence Structural Coherence • • • • Coherent “whole” Internal logic Section unity & integrity Transitions Language use Information Design • • • Format and channel Visual design Readability/accessibility Professionalism Error interference
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Shakespeare: One of the Greatest Writers in the "Western Literary Tradition" William Shakespeare wrote about romance‚ drama‚ and comedy in many of his wonderful works. Shakespeare had a skill for language‚ imagery‚ pun‚ and creative adaptation of myth and history‚ which arguably has made him one of the greatest playwrights of all time. He is also well-known for his poetry‚ especially his sonnets. Some of his best-known plays include Romeo and Juliet‚ Hamlet‚ and Macbeth. Shakespeare’s
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF LOUIS MACNEICE’S "THE SUNLIGHT ON THE GARDEN" The sunlight on the garden Hardens and grows cold‚ We cannot cage the minute Within its nets of gold; When all is told We cannot beg for pardon. Our freedom as free lances Advances towards its end; The earth compels‚ upon it Sonnets and birds descend; And soon‚ my friend‚ We shall have no time for dances. The sky was good for flying Defying the church bells And every evil iron Siren and what it tells: The earth compels‚ We are dying
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Summary: Preface Frankenstein opens with a preface‚ signed by Mary Shelley but commonly supposed to have been written by her husband‚ Percy Bysshe Shelley. It states that the novel was begun during a summer vacation in the Swiss Alps‚ when unseasonably rainy weather and nights spent reading German ghost stories inspired the author and her literary companions to engage in a ghost story writing contest‚ of which this work is the only completed product. Summary: Letter 1 The novel itself begins with
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