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    tension prior to the shooting. This essay discusses the language devices used and its effectiveness on the reader of the text. The techniques that Harper Lee predominately used in chapter six include short sentences and also dramatic and effective words. The author was also very descriptive whilst describing the setting‚ which is essential in building tension. Harper Lee was also telling the reader what the character was thinking. First of all‚ short and staccato sentences were used by the author

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    different takes on the experience were written: an article‚ a passage and a video. Although these three all convey the same subject matter‚ they present it differently; the article simplifies the information for the reader‚ the video summarizes the information and provides a visual for the reader‚ and finally the passage provides a more detailed and objective analysis of the experiment. The video “Elephants Show Cooperation” brings

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    Kakutani is correct in her claim that Gladwell’s writing style and arguments in the book Outliers are ineffective due to his inadequate evidence and overly optimistic approach. She is also correct in arguing that Gladwell’s story-like style of writing makes the tragic events that he describes seem significantly less severe than they truly are. Kakutani describes Gladwell’s books as full of‚ “colorful anecdotes and case studies that read like entertaining little stories. Both use PowerPoint-type catchphrases

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    Furthermore‚ the epic of Beowulf is an additional great example of hero in literature‚ providing a hero who stands at the face of danger and his/her enemy with bravery and courage‚ and also various antagonists who act as boosts to the already increasing intensity of what will be the hero’s next move. Beowulf is what is expected of a hero‚ the key to the success of the epic in fact. In a quote found in Beowulf that states‚ “So times were pleasant for people there until finally one‚ a fiend out of

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    literature "makes the reader feel that he [or she] is not in a book but in a world‚ and a world that has in common with his own some of the things that are most important in both."�. Two examples of literature that do just that are "The Glass Menagerie"� by Tennessee Williams‚ and "Of Mice and Men"� by John Steinbeck. These works use different techniques to draw the reader into the book‚ relating it’s world to theirs. "The Glass Menagerie"� by Tennessee Williams creates a view for the reader of an unstable

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    John Foulcher writes interesting poetry because he can make the reader see‚ feel‚ and think. Summer Rain ‚ demonstrate to the reader that Foulcher’s poetry is not only thought provoking and realistic‚ but it is also able to capture aspects of society through his unique use of imagery. Summer Rain is a longer poem than most others written by John Foulcher‚ which has messages throughout it. Summer Rain is set on a highway during a traffic jam‚ an experience many people have experienced. The

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    in the eyes of a goodly portion of the characters. In some of the first times the readers are introduced to Reg‚ in person so to speak‚ is through the eyes of Jason‚ his son. Jason’s first person point of view has the readers see the man in all his glorious faults as only children or family can see those short comings‚ not that it wasn’t a wrong impression. REDEMPTION 3 In one part‚ the reader peruses an account of how Jason thinks his father views relationships. “…I wonder

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    inform the reader about the Florida Okefenokee Swamp. HE starts of the passage with geographic features to give the reader some background of the swamp. For example the author describes the location of the swamp. He uses this technique to inform you that the Swamp is located in southeastern Georgia and northern Florida. He also gives you basic information of how big the swamp is and where the swamp leads. In the same passage another major difference that is uses techniques to convince the reader to come

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    from happiness‚ to envious‚ ending in depression. The author successfully uses different tones to keep the readers attention and realistically tell a story that can be identified with today’s society. The author uses happiness to draw in the reader’s attention and to keep the reader happy as if he or she was actually there. The author describes Richard Cory in a manor that makes the reader feel like he or she is happy to see Richard walking down the street. The author states: Whenever Richard Cory

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    point Romeo is at‚ and now he is ready to make the final move and “join” Juliet in the afterlife. The use of this metaphor is an example of showing how Romeo has fallen to the evil side of humanity for choosing suicide. This literary device makes the reader feel the gravity of the situation that the entire cast of characters would come across later in the act. The use of personification in Romeo’s last speech adds to the dark tone with this example “Death‚ that hath sucked the honey of thy breath‚” (Shakespeare)

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