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    Adjectives What are they? In Spanish as well as in English‚ an adjective describes the person‚ things‚ etc. that a noun refers to. We use adjectives to say what a person is like or seems like Adjectives can give us information about: • Quality • Size • Age • Temperature • Shape • Colour • Origin An adjective can also describe the idea(s) contained in a whole group of words -Robert’s ideas about the future are absurd They can give general or precise information -What ’s the car like

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    authorities. When these cases are talked about in news articles or just in conversation the word “allegedly” is used frequently. Allegedly by definition means that there is no proof to justify a case‚ therefore the case is just a claim. While the denotation of this word is the correct term to use when describing one’s case‚ it seems to also minimize the idea that the victim truly was raped by their rapist. We should stop using this word as a cushion to allow lead way for the possibility that the victim

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    no no no yes

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    listjrojnrognrok‚nrkngiytgffffffklemfkrgmrkgrkgrknrkgnrkgrkgnrkgrkngrkgnrknrk- ngrkngrknrknrkgnrkngrkngrkngrkgnrkgnrkngrkngrkngkrgnrkgnrkgn- krngrkgnrkgnkrgnrkngrkgrkrkgnngñ111111efdlsgk’l.gnek;s‚Literary Terms: Allegory: a story in which characters‚ events‚ and places represent something in real life. Alliteration: the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of a word‚ such as the repetition of b sounds in Keats’s "beaded bubbles winking at the brim" ("Ode to a Nightingale") or Coleridge’s

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    as racism‚ sexism‚ and social class are no longer the main problems of the world; the dilemma is now purely humans hating mutants. Although the denotation of the X-men are gifted individuals who fight for justice‚ acceptance‚ and yearn to live at peace with mankind it reinforces stereotypes in our own society. The comic book series contains connotations of gender‚ sex‚ stereotypical ideologies and archetypes that are detrimental to

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    is to check how these several groups of parties and phenomenas are being representated and how these representations may effect on audiences. Throughout the essay‚ specific examples from the screenplay will be extracted and cited as evidence of denotation which are further explained and illustrated for the underlying conotation of such symbol. These research method is going to be carried out under the framework of referncing the mise-en-scene‚ cinematography

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    AP Literary and Rhetorical Terms 1. 2. alliteration- Used for poetic effect‚ a repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group. The following line from Robert Frost’s poem "Acquainted with the Night provides us with an example of alliteration‚": I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet." The repetition of the s sound creates a sense of quiet‚ reinforcing the meaning of the line 3. allegory – Where every aspect of a story is representative‚ usually symbolic‚ of something

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    .......George Orwell immediately begins the essay by first claiming his perspective on British Imperialism.George Orwell was “disgusted by the inhumanity of colonial rule that he witnessed while stationed in Burma” .He notes that the Burmese civilians were not allowed to own guns during his stay – a testament of British control over Burmese resources. He claims that it is evil and he is fully against the oppressors‚ the British. Though he is a British officer himself at the time in Burma‚ he feels

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    The Power of a United Nation On 1945‚ when the war on chaos finally went to an end‚ everything seemed to be going optimistic‚ however‚ without notice‚ the United States landed into another battlefield‚ the Cold War‚ which developed a rivalry and a sense of thread between two of the world powers. For the above reason‚ on January 20th‚ 1961‚ John F. Kennedy delivered in his inaugural address a sense of self-independence‚ security‚ and patriotism using rhetorical devices and rhetorical appeals to eradicate

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    The Gotra System In India

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    This paper shall keep tabs on the significance of gotra in Indian society stirring the lives of people amidst various cultural events and ceremonies. Science can bestow people with the tangible denotation of Gotra and its evolution. This paper shall help people to identify the basis of Gotra in Indian society and it shall also provide facts regarding the fallacy about Gotra in conext of science. This paper shall breach the space between science and

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    SPC 1017 10-07-2014 Prof. Cummings‚ Davina Sergio Martinez Gordon Rule Chapter 4 Verbal Messages The communication between people it is very important and necessary‚ but more important it is communicate in an appropriate way that make a strong and comfortable relationship. For instance‚ If you want that two person of a different culture‚ nature language and continents communicate in the appropriate way‚ would be necessary a common language. A language is system

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