encounters during his time in Vietnam. Here‚ the author provides an allusion to war movies in regards to gender interactions. This provides the opportunity for the author to introduce the theme that not all aspects of war are bad in contrast to the connotation of war. War is commonly seen throughout the novel as gruesome and devastating; however‚ in this quote we see the beauty of war through a blossoming love. Before Perry and Pewee arrive in Vietnam‚ the author
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in front of a massive crowd‚ has its individual significance. A word’s sound‚ historical background and definition has the ability to evoke emotion and perhaps alter an individual’s thought. Although words might possess similar denotations‚ its connotation can easily differ. Religion and cult‚ and art and craft are two sets of words that can be used to prove this statement to be true. The words religion and cult share similar characteristics‚ most importantly dealing with the worship of a higher
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Barragan 1! Michelle Barragan Professor Salgado CJ 435 19 March 2014 Hall of Justice A visitation to the Hall of Justice on 850 Bryant Street is usually does not have a positive connotation‚ unless of course you work there. The Hall of Justice currently serves as the San Francisco Police Department operational headquarters. The complex serves as the main San Francisco County Jail and is the base of operations for the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department. In addition it is also the criminal justice
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Repeatedly throughout the beginning of part two‚ Pi uses several negative connotations to describe the hyena. He calls it “ugly beyond redemption (Martel 248)” before going on to explain the animal’s typical traits. Pi narrates that “cannibalism is a common occurrence during the excitement of feeding [in hyenas]…it feels no disgust
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What is the first word that comes to mind when thinking about the negative connotations of surgeons? A New York Times poll reads that 85% of people say arrogance. Surgeons are often portrayed as these self-absorbed‚ arrogant animals that will do anything to get ahead. No matter their specialty‚ whether it is plastics‚ cardio‚ neurosurgery‚ or something else entirely‚ surgeons ultimately get an extremely bad wrap. Admittedly‚ it is no secret that medical school‚ and ultimately completing residency
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aspects on the other hand go much deeper into the photograph‚ analyzing cultural‚ social‚ and historical significance and eliciting ideological and emotional meaning to the literal meaning(s) of the signs. In order to demonstrate how denotation and connotation can “create” renditions of history‚ I have chosen three photos‚ displayed below‚ from the Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive ca. 1918-1990 to do so. All three pictures are focused on a community in Los Angeles known as Chinatown. As someone
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literary devices. Among the literary devices‚ denotation and connotation are used often. Denotation‚ or a literal meaning of a word or phrase is exemplified in the line “she was healthy‚ tested intelligent” (line 7). This line truly has only one meaning and the words can be taken in a literal context. The line is stating that the girl in the poem was smart and healthy and it’s very difficult to read any more into the line. Connotation is another literary device used in the poem. The lines “So she
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flies into a flower. The bunny tells the bee to relax and feeds him chocolate. The bee and bunny both relax when a mole come digging by disturbing them and pops up where the bunny was sitting‚ she moves and offers him chocolate‚ then he blushes. Connotation- The area is outside and isolated from any industrial disturbances. Nature is seen as peaceful and calming. The bunny is wearing a pink bow around her neck to symbolise she is a girl; it also shows her as innocent and sweet with big brown eyes–
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1. Having demonstrated its versatility as a high-tech newswire‚ Twitter drew the attention of those who would prefer to see certain information suppressed. Synonym = Adaptability Explanation: I chose the word adaptability‚ because the original word‚ "versatility" meant that it could easily compete and play a strong role in the social media world. 2. Millions of users attempted to log into Twitter only to be greeted by the service’s iconic "fail whale‚" the image of a cartoon whale being hoisted
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Girlfriend April 2013 ‘Girlfriend’ is a popular magazine for teenage girls in New Zealand and Australia. The name of the magazine has a few connotations behind it; the team behind the magazine‚ though older than the target audience‚ are trying to create a magazine which is almost like a ’girlfriend’ (good friend). Meaning they can rely on it for advice‚ gossip and laughter‚ just as they can with a real ’girlfriend’. The magazine is published by pacific magazines‚ pacific magazines is a highly
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