Stylistic analysis of the text: “The lumber-room” by H.Munro From: Glazko Anastsiya FL81.2 Stylistic analysis of the text “The lumber-room” Hector Hugh Munro (December 18‚ 1870 – November 13‚ 1916)‚ better known by the pen name Saki‚ was a British writer‚ whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. His tales feature delicately drawn characters and finely
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In my very first lecture in C&E‚ I learned about the ingroup/outgroup bias that all humans experience. It was explained to me that all humans have a pre-conscious bias to classify other people into either an in-group‚ where they are accepted‚ or an out-group‚ where they aren’t. One of the most prevalent issues we humans classify other humans into either an in-group or out-group is based on race‚ simply because it is the most immediately recognizable trait of a person. One can’t look at a person and
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Assignment: Bias‚ Rhetorical Devices‚ and Argumentation The examples of bias are: The working man and the slum child are a gender bias. Kane is only pointing out that men are the only ones working and that all the children are slum. Kane makes a statement about “the decent‚ ordinary citizens know that I’ll do everything in my power to protect the underprivileged‚ the underpaid‚ and the underfed.” I feel this could be a begging the question fallacy; it is as if he is saying that the underprivileged
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The Waiting Room When I was seventeen and in my senior year at high school‚ my mom had surgery to remove a malignant brain tumor. After the tumor was discovered‚ I prayed and cried myself to sleep every night. That spring I learned a little about death and about how I wanted to live my life. The doctors had decided that my mom needed to undergo intense radiation therapy which consisted of twenty minutes of radiation directed at the cancerous area‚ five days a week for six weeks. My mom could not
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Room 101 I wouldn’t say I’m a negative person‚ but I found three things to banish from this world surprisingly easy. Room 101 is designed to house the things that you hate but perhaps others love. I could have put a long list of things in it such as marmite and the many mouthfuls I have later regretted making with this substance involved. But nothing gets me more annoyed than the following three things‚ and by the end I hope you can agree with me. Boxes of Chocolates These sugar-filled boxes
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My Favorite room in my house is my bedroom. A four by four secluded chamber my room is one of four bedrooms located in the very far corner of my house. One must stroll through a long winding spiral hallway to reach the entrance of my room. He or she will automatically be greeted by a sleeping seven foot eggshell door. The door communicates via a cylindrical brass knob. To say hello one must turn the knob counter-clock wise. The door’s cooperation depends solely on his mood. If one annoys the
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The analysis «The Lumber Room» The text under analysis is written by an outstanding British novelist and short story writer Hector Munro. Hector Hugh Munro (December 18‚ 1870 – November 13‚ 1916)‚ better known by the pen name Saki‚ was a British writer‚ whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. His tales feature delicately drawn characters and finely judged
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problems are caused and escalated‚ due to confirmation bias. Confirmation Bias‚ according to about education‚ is a type of cognitive bias that involves favoring information that confirms previously existing beliefs or biases. When one has confirmation bias‚ they tend to push any idea and information about it‚ only because it contradicts their side of an argument. People tend to do this all the time‚ not even realizing that it is happening. Confirmation bias is often not noticed‚ and can create many problems
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My room is my favorite place in my house. I feel as though nothing can describe anybody better than their room can. Just the little things in a room can describe a person more than anything. Such as bedroom suites‚ colors of the walls‚ and decorations. Until my brother had graduated high school and was ready to move off to college. I shared a room with my sister whom is three years older than me. My mom was the one who had always decorated our rooms when we were little‚ and then again when we
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important to a Media outlet; however‚ it is increasingly popular for the Media outlet and even reporter’s opinion to matter more. Within America a great debate rages over whether the news is bias‚ or the readers. It is the bias of the media that begins all‚ the original bias comes from the word themselves. Media bias is a serious problem within America today‚ and many examples help to prove this. Many of the tendencies of the news have certain causes that attribute their biases. For one‚ the geographical
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