Compare the way distinctive voices are created in the speeches set for study and one related text. Distinctive voices can lead us to think about significant issues that occur in the world. Distinctive voices are created through a number of language techniques such as rhetorical devices. These enhance the meaning of the speeches and depict the key information that allows listeners to be alert of the issue the speaker is raising. They all challenge society by standing up for people and their own
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Hamlet and Oedipus as Tragic Heroes The term “tragic hero” is usually defined by one of the most important characters throughout a Greek or Roman play. Both plays Hamlet and Oedipus are both tragedies‚ because they display a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force which is their destiny. Having a distressed or catastrophic conclusion that leads to pity or terror. A tragic hero always acts exactly on his or her own emotions; thus aiding their tragic flaw and leading to their own demise
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offer his body to be burned just to become a hero. Touching lives and making a big difference is enough. Such are teachers. Teachers are our modern day yet unsung heroes. They are surrogate parents‚ molders of young minds‚ and the epitome of integrity. The school is our second home and within the portals of this institution are unsung heroes who spend their time‚ effort‚ and even money to make our educational journey worthwhile. Our teachers‚ like real moms and dads‚ shower us with love and understanding
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Lopez 1 Eng 1301.01 Professor Blakemore 22 October 2010 Comparing “Heroes” Heroes are people who do well with their lives. Heroes are people society looks up to; people who make a difference. In Losing Private Dwyer by Lawrence Downes and In Chronicle of an American Execution by Dan Barry‚ Daryl Holton and Joseph Dwyer were both “Heroes‚” they were men who were at one point looked up to but then everything changed. An army man is what they were. Within the two narratives‚ veterans Daryl Holton
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Myths And Heroes in A Lesson Before Dying A Lesson Before Dying During the time of the Enlightenment Period‚ a major issue mentioned by philosophers was that every man is born with natural rights. A hero is someone that does something that no other man can do; he does things for others‚ and is willing to face reality and any thing else that stands in the way. In the novel A Lesson Before Dying the author Ernest J. Gaines shows how a black man had to fight to have these
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Compare the ways distinctive voices are created in Burn’s poetry and in ONE other related text of your own choosing. Joanne Burns uses satirical free-verse such as ’public places’ and ’echo’ to expose and criticise society’s ways of thinking. Burns creates a distinctive voice in her poems by examining the themes of psychology‚ obsession and paranoia through the use of various techniques such as humour and irony. Similarly‚ Danny Katz’s article "Christmas: a time for peace‚ love and corpses decaying
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Dystopian Heroes A dystopian society mainly asks one question and that is‚ “What if?” Typically‚ their government‚ beliefs‚ and way of life are different from what we would find normal. All the literary works demonstrate a society unlike ours including: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Brave New World by Aldous Huxley‚ “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ “Harrison Bergeron” by Harrison Vonnegut‚ “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury‚ Anthem by Ayn Rand‚ 1984 by George Orwell‚ and Life As We Knew It
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While much of current international attention is focussed on the time from now to 2014‚ with the enteqal (handover) process moving into the focus – President Karzai just had defined the first seven areas of security responsibility affair‚ namely three full provinces and four other provincial capitals – in particular many Afghans look at the post-2014 period with fear. Our guest blogger Almut Wieland-Karimi(*) has thought about some scenarios – interestingly one which features a negotiated settlement
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however‚ the concepts of heroism differ greatly between Greek and Middle Eastern cultures and the modern idea such as the deeds one does and his or her attitude. A hero is a hero whether it be fighting a bloody battle to save all the citizens in the city or it be saving a small animal from a tall tree. Both express attitudes of helping others and selflessness by putting others before oneself. Characteristics differ through time periods and locations but they all have a common goal of helping the greater
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fought Grendal who was almost impossible to kill this can be seen when the text says “Man after man went into those terrible jaws and still Grendal came on unsatisfied his green eyes glaring his slimy skin not even scratched by the hacking axes”(pg 15). From this passage it is clear Beowulf was risking his life when he fought
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