eechhttp://engquizzitive.wordpress.com/gk-for-snap/ Simile: A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things‚ usually by employing the words "like" or "as"... "if" or "than" are also used though less commonly. A simile differs from a metaphor in that the latter compares two unlike things by saying that the one thing is the other thing. Using ’like’ A simile can explicitly provide the basis of a comparison or leave this basis implicit. In the implicit case‚ characterized
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Figure of speech From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Figures of speech" redirects here. For the hip hop group‚ see Figures of Speech. A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. Figures of speech often provide
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During 500-1500 almost everybody was thinking that this time in Europe was a bad time . A time of decline and hate‚ lack of food‚ money‚ population‚ trade‚ etc. also known as the "Dark Ages". The term Dark Ages was created by wise man named Petrarch. Now days people can argue that it was a growth age. This was not a "dark age" because of many changes. For example the Magna Carta. According to document A "No man shall be forced to preform more service for a knight’s ’fee’‚ or other free holding of
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San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle Thursday‚ January 3‚ 2013 Zero Dark Thirty "Zero Dark Thirty" arrives in theaters already surrounded by controversy. Three U.S. senators (John McCain‚ Carl Levin and Dianne Feinstein) have called the film "grossly inaccurate and misleading" for its suggestion that the CIA’s use of torture led to the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden. Director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal have countered that their movie does not favor torture but does accurately
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What are greatest moments? Are they the best moments in life‚ the ones we remember or the events we try to forget? When asked‚ people generally seem to say the moments they consider the best: Weddings‚ graduations‚ the birth of children and personal enlightenment. The key word here‚ it seems‚ is Greatest‚ and Great does not necessarily mean best‚ it means most important. The Greatest moments in life are just as likely to be tragedies as they are triumphs because bad moments are just as likely to
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Zero Dark Thirty is a movie about the manhunt for Osama bin Laden that lasted almost 10 years beginning after the September 11‚ 2001 terror attacks on the United States and finally ending on May 2‚ 2011 when Osama bin Laden was killed. The film bounces around in different locations around the Middle East and the United States as the CIA is on the hunt for bin Laden. Pakistan is the primary focus‚ however. The film takes the viewer to different locations of Black Sites. Black Sites were places of
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The Medieval Period in history was between the 5th and 15th centuries. Also called the Middle Ages‚ or Dark Ages‚ it was a time of change in Europe. The Middle Ages began with the fall of the Roman Empire to several invading German tribes‚ and ended when Renaissance came to Europe. The Dark Ages were not "Dark". The people of the Middle Ages had a different lifestyle than the Greeks and Romans. The Middle Ages were faced with several problems. People had to constantly worry about possible foreign
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Introduction In this essay‚ I will be comparing and contrasting terrorism and honour crimes. I will define these crime types and discuss the motivations for carrying out these crime types. Statistics from the Global Terrorism Index (2015) and Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation ((IKWRO) 2016) will be included as well as the prevalence of the crime and who the perpetrator’s victims are more likely to be. Awareness from the police and charities will also be discussed. Definition of Terrorism
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the genre of crime writing covers a wide diversity of texts‚ these texts all engage with investigating a crime and associated social and moral issues. Evaluate this statement. Although the crime-writing genre consists of a wide array of subgenres and hybrids‚ these texts all focus on a criminal investigation using this as a platform/vehicle to explore and comment on the values and the social context in which it was composed. In doing so‚ crime fiction texts do not just tell a crime story; they make
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When first approached about this essay‚ I originally planned to collect data on my hometown‚ Columbus‚ and Madison‚ where I work and attend school. However‚ as I arrived at the site in which I intended to collect the needed data from‚ I realized that the site did not list Columbus on the data sheet. This did not come as a surprise. I have lived in Columbus my entire life‚ and crime has never been an issue‚ so it did not shock me that it lacked the crime rate or population to make the list. However
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