mental picture in words. Some types of figurative language are the following: Simile: a direct comparison of two things‚ usually employing the words like or as. “He watches from his mountain walls‚ And like a thunderbolt he falls.” (Tennyson) “My heart is like an apple tree whose boughs are bent with thickest fruit.” (Christina Rosseti) Other examples: clouds like fluffy balls of cotton; snowflakes like soft white feathers; a motor purring like a kitten; a lawn like a green carpet; thin as a
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my brother my executioner I.BOOK DATA: Title of the book: My brother‚ my executioner Author: F. Sionil Jose Publisher: Solidaridad Publishing House Date Published: 2006 Number of pages: 192 pages II. GENEALOGY Luis was a illegitimate son of Don Vicente. Trining was his first degree cousin and also his lover. Ester was just a fling partner of Luis and also Trining’s classmate in school. Victor is Luis’s half brother. III.LITERARY MAP Baclaran Church‚ it is where Luis and Ester
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to survive everywhere‚ and anywhere you look around. My section for this presentation was to do a research on ex- convicts that are homeless. Basically my slides will consist of the following; first I will show facts on how ex -convicts are treated‚ statistics and quotes. For instance‚ some ex-convicts cannot return home because offenders convicted of drug crimes are barred from public housing. Secondly‚ I will talk about the laws to help ex-convicts with different programs. For example‚ President
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“There goes my hero‚ watch him as he go”. Foo Fighters’ song My Hero keep playing in my head as Madam Alindayu talks about the preparation for the Teachers’ Day with the theme MY TEACHER‚ MY HERO that is celebrated by the whole world. Of course‚ as a student‚ this is the right time to give thanks to our beloved teachers who brought us to where we are now. “Grabe‚ sobrang terror ni Sir! Lalo na yung si Madam sa isang subject ko! Hay!” phrase that somehow bugs me out knowing that teachers only do
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My Teacher‚ My Hero Teaching is an option. Sainthood is a preference. Heroism is a choice. Have you ever wondered what a true hero is like? When people say hero‚ they usually think of cartoon characters like Superman‚ Spiderman‚ or SpongeBob. If you mean a hero in cartoon or movies‚ then someone who is the strongest person around who wants to bring peace and justice. Heroes are not like real superheroes‚ people who could fly‚ who could hold a car using their forefinger‚ not even fighting villains
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My Brother‚ My Executioner was set on a time when the Hukbalhap was still fighting their questionable fight‚ and in two places‚ namely Manila and of course in the little town of Rosales. The book is one of the Rosales series after all. The Rosales part of the setting shows us a world torn in half: one is seemingly blissfully prosperous part that is under the shadow of the great Don Vicente Asperri‚ and the other one being the epitome of blight who’s farming community decided to oppose the evil feudal
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MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM The diet as well as the daily nutritional meals of the slaves‚ is made up of a huge quantity of ash cake‚ and two salt herrings or a small piece of pork. The slaves added a little water to their meal‚ to be thick indeed so that a spoon would be able stand vertically straight in it; and after the wood had burned away to coals and ashes‚ they would place the dough between oak leaves and lay it cautiously in the ashes‚ covering it completely‚ therefore‚ the bread is called
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I chose this path‚ leading me to identify my goals. My first goal is to obtain my bachelor’s degree in business‚ with emphasis in accounting. Secondly‚ I plan to take the CPA/CMA exam to receive my certification. Lastly‚ as I should say ultimately‚ I plan to establish my own accounting business‚ specializing in assisting my community‚ individuals‚ and small business with finance and accounting needs. My decision to form these goals was influenced by my current work situation. I don’t care for
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resulted from that. There are many things that can be used to identify a culture or a group of people‚ as well as an individual. Identification is what distinguishes you from others‚ and this a problem or a task‚ meaning that. We can see this in My Identity‚ My Allegiances. For example‚ the author‚ Amin Maalout‚ says that he is different from everyone else because there is no one else out there that has all of the same allegiances as him. He is trying to show that the combinations
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Introduction In this review‚ our group is doing on a short story named “Husband Material” which was published in The Literary Page‚ The New Straits Times‚ Kuala Lumpur on May 1996.This short story was written by Malachi Edwin Vethamani and was taken from his personal website. After reading this short story‚ we found out that societal restrictions can cause broken relationships.In “Husband Material”‚ by putting Shanti through all the struggles‚ the author used the main element of conflict to portray
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