The extract from Kate Grenville’s “The Idea of Perfection” is one that focuses on a particular bridge‚ located over Cascade Rivulet‚ probably in the outskirts of their town. In this passage‚ the extensive use of descriptive language is clear; the main character picks up many details of the bridge and its surroundings as she explores it. A thematic point in this extract is linked with the title‚ “The Idea of Perfection”‚ where through the tranquil style in which this extract is written‚ we get an
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V. В. SOSNOVSKAYA ANALYTICAL READING 4И(Англ) С66 FOREWORD Пособие рецензировалось на кафедре английского языка Пятигорского педагогического института иностранных языков и профессором Ленинградского государственного педагогического института И. В. Арнольд. С 66 Сосновская В. Б. Аналитическое чтение. Учеб. пособие для ин-тов и фак. иностр. яз. М.‚ «Высш. школа»‚ 1974. 184 с. с рис. На тит. л. загл.: V. В. Sosnovskaya. Analytical Reading. Пособие состоит из 2-х частей:
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influences of modernism (Higgins‚J) rather than using language as a tool to escape reality by romanticising it‚ Vallejo seeks to convey his own sense of reality‚ whilst he does employ modernist techniques such as religious symbolism and imagery that is connotative of beauty and art he subverts this imagery and in this way succeeds in conveying emotion in a manner much more personal and direct that lacks literary pretension and the glorification of the role of the artist (Miller‚ N). The poem explores Vallejo’s
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The art theorist W.J.T. Mitchell has argued that “Pictures want equal rights with language‚ not to be turned into a language (82).” Indeed‚ picture has an ability to make issues of the world become visible in a sort of photochemical language. In Shirin Neshat’s Rebellious Silence‚ which is one of the photographs of her Women of Allah series‚ she depicted a portrait of a typical Muslim woman who is veiled and armed. The woman is holding a rifle‚ and the long barrel bisects the portrait perpendicularly
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functional name which is purely descriptive of what the company does. Readers can know this company sells coffee at first glance on the logo. Second‚ the denotative meaning of the phrase ‘make it your drink’ is that choosing Starbucks as your drink. The connotative meaning is that make your own preference drinks in Starbucks. In the poster the word ‘your’ is underlined in order to sharpen the significance of customizing one’s own drink. Third‚ there are three sentences in small and white letters. ‘I’ve discovered
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CRITICAL THINKING ANSWER KEY Phantom phalluses Published: Monday | January 17‚ 2011 Garth A. Rattray‚ Contributor I. Background information to help your readers understand the nature of the work A. Information about the work ( 4 marks) 1. Title 2. Author 3. Publication information 4. Author’s topic and purpose: TOPIC becomes obvious from the second paragraph - “Our society (especially in the lower-income bracket) is filled with phantom phalluses that only give the illusion of
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confirms that he has. Jackson says of the pawnshop owner‚ “He closed his eyes and thought harder about the possibilities. Then he stepped back into the room and returned with my grandmother’s regalia” (Alexie) then the pawnshop owner gives Jackson his grandmother’s regalia stating that he won it back. Jackson states when he takes the regalia back‚ “Do you know how many good men live in this world? Too many to count!” This is significant because Jackson himself is a good man. He is an unlikely hero
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1. What Barthes meant by this “myth” that he speaks of‚ is that we can see this “myth” happening in the photograph “ Heroes and villain”. When looking at this image‚ you should think who is the hero and who is the villain (Hall 1997:226). One potential message relates to the ethnic group identity‚ all of the athletes within this image are from a distinct racial group. What you can see in this image‚ is Ben Johnson ‘winning’ the gold medal yet this is not necessarily what had happened in reality
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of expectation‚ before I answered back / the sound of their held breath / their disappointment when they realized / I wasn’t who they thought I was…” (35‚ 39-43). I feel sorry for her‚ as she expresses the sadness she felt. 4. What heavily connotative words are used? What words have unusual or special meanings? Are any words or phrases repeated? If so‚ why? Which words do you need to look up? This poem is very straightforward. There is no hidden meaning between the lines‚ just a wonderful
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The Little Prince The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery is a children’s novella written as much for adults as it is for children. The simplistic nature of the book can easily be misconstrued as a typical children’s story‚ however‚ the themes and morals of this story are designed to help adults live more fulfilling lives. The author dedicated the novella to his friend Leon Werth and simultaneously apologized to kids for making the dedication to an adult. The entire novella is a critique
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