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    As the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God comes to a close Zora Hurston uses a lot of figurative language. On page 192 Hurston uses personification to emphasize her point. She says‚ "There was a finished silence" which makes the reader pause even before they reach the end of the sentence. The reader could either interpret the silence as being over‚ or they could see it as being a complete and undisturbed silence that was coming about. Directly after that the readers questions are answered. By saying

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    Ballad of Birmingham By: Dudley Randall For many years‚ this country has been unjust and humanity has not always been treated equally. Dudley Randall‚ who is most famous for his literary contributions‚ wrote a poem called "Ballad of Birmingham" representing the inequality and racism during the early 1960’s (Encyclopedia.com). The main themes of the poem are racism and the struggle of African Americans around the time of the civil rights movement in 1964 (Encyclopedia.com). Randall’s poem focuses

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    Like any other airport‚ Birmingham International has enough competitors that want their own share of its market. The theory is the bigger the better‚ and better = more profit. ... This essay has been marked by one of our great teachers. You can ... www.markedbyteachers.com/gcse/business-studies/birmingham... - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport at Sunset: Feb. 6‚ 2013 | al.com 1 of 8 Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay The downtown skyline is shown as a business jet

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    Marcella Patton November 25‚ 2013 Soc.9a.m “Letter From Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King‚ Jr. King spent eight days in his cell. During that time he composed his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." The letter was ostensibly conceived in response to a letter that had recently run in a local newspaper‚ which had claimed that the protests were "unwise and untimely"; however‚ King also quite deliberately wrote his letter for a national audience. The letter reveals King’s strength as a rhetorician

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    segregation was the rule of law in almost all public facilities in the City of Birmingham. Since the mid-1950s‚ Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth‚ pastor of the Bethel Baptist Church‚ had been waging a war against segregation. Due to his efforts‚ he may hold the distinction of being a named petitioner in more Supreme Court cases than any other person. On April 2‚ 1963‚ Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ arrived in Birmingham to join Shuttlesworth in a direct action campaign to end segregation. Non-violent

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    Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King Jr’s letter uses tone‚ diction‚ and analogy to develop his argument. In his letter he addresses his clergymen’s criticism to his actions in Birmingham. He justifies his actions by arguing that he was invited here (Birmingham)‚ and that he belonged in Birmingham. Dr. King uses different variations of the rhetorical devices tone‚ diction‚ and analogy. Martin Luther King Jr’s letter uses different tones in his letter‚ to justify his actions in Birmingham. “If I sought

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    hour of the Civil Rights Movement‚ “Letter From A Birmingham Jail”. This letter to his clergymen allowed them to understand his rational of attacking injustice with direct action and non-violence. In the 1960’s Birmingham was the capital for racial inequality in the south. Attempting to rationalize civil rights for blacks through the courts would have taken greater lengths of struggle that blacks could no longer endure. In “Letter From A Birmingham Jail” King answers the question “Why direct action”

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    Question 1: List some of the micro operations to be found at Birmingham International Airport. i) Baggage handling operation ii) Ground cress loading and unloading operation iii) Airline ticketing operation iv) Information dispensing operation v) Cleaning operation vi) Customer services operation vii) Technical maintenance operation viii) Fire alert operation Each of these micro operations played a significant role at Birmingham International Airport to improve their business operations.

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    Symbolism in “The Ballad of Birmingham” Written in 1969‚ Dudley Randall’s poem “The Ballad of Birmingham” illustrates a mothers struggle to keep her young daughter away from harm during a civil rights rally in Birmingham. Throughout the poem‚ symbols such as a church‚ a child‚ and a shoe represent African-Americans and their fight against segregation. These symbols represent the struggle for equality during civil rights movement in the 1960s‚ and how these events changed the lives of blacks in

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    in history because of his use of figurative language writing skills.  In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare uses figurative language multiple times throughout the play.  Shakespeare uses figurative language in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar to create a special effect or feeling for the reader.  Some examples of figurative language that Shakespeare uses throughout the play includes: verbal irony‚ personification and metaphors.    By using figurative language in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare

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