The facades of masks tend to be seen through the eyes‚ but the interior of these masks are hidden behind the many unrealistic dreams of others and the stereotypes kept upon. While not everyone in "The Great Gatsby" were of great wealth‚ most and if not all kept a mask on throughout the book with the intention of covering their tracks. However‚ the masks began to disappear and what was behind them was a reality that no one wished to see. In the excerpt from chapter two‚ Fitzgerald utilizes bleak diction
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Adele Douglas and J. Kenji Lopez-Alt both start their argumentative piece by defining who their argument is targeted to as well as what they will be arguing. Over the course of the two contrasting papers‚ they both use similar and contrasting methods to try and convince the reader of their opinion. By doing this‚ a number of flaws as well as good techniques can be seen in both writings. In Adele Douglas’s argumentative letter‚ she starts by making her definitive stance‚ that stance being that eating
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twice‚ to show us that the People-First Critics’ arguments should not be taken seriously because of the schoolyard “tactics” like name- calling. Wilson also calls them “extremist”‚ which relates to the extremist religions‚ which have a negative connotation. Wilson’s first essay criticizes the People-First Critics’ point of view by writing about how the Environmentalists have a “far left” “hidden agenda”. With this Wilson is able to show how the People-First Critics are unable to address the issue
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crow are tangled’ and ‘Dust tumbled’ connote a mundane ordinariness. The alliteration of ‘tangle’ and ‘tumbled’ draw our attention to the ignoble description of the battle. We expect the crow to be victorious and magnificent due to the positive connotations of ‘bird from the sky’ and are surprised that instead it is ‘on its back‚ wings outstretched’ and now the embodiment of defeat. The predatory nature of the bird is conveyed by the metaphor that describes the bird as having ‘target eyes rimmed
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Clara Chu Ms.Courey English10 Honors‚ Period 7 10 February 2015 Title Unscrupulous denotation is having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair. While Machiavellian denotation is cunning‚ scheming. Mark Antony is both a unscrupulous person and Machiavellian. He is manipulative by using rhetoric devices to manipulate people‚ and Antony is also liar because he talks behind his allies back or he tricks his enemies‚ and finally he is not a faithful to his country when he causes chaos and
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In this report‚ I shall be looking at the attitudes towards the word sassy. I will see if there is a difference in views before two different generations. If there is suggests that the word’s meaning has changed. At first I shall discuss the data I got. Starting with under 30’s then over 30’s. Followed by a comparison of the differences in meaning and the attitude people have towards it. For under 30’s one thing that nearly all of people asked struggled with was actually defining the word. They
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foolishly they are living their lives. The formal diction used by the author contains a simple vocabulary‚ yet the points made by the narrator are harsh and critical. Words such as‚ “nasty”; “cruel”; “stupid”; “curiosity”; and “dirty” have a negative connotation that show how captious the narrator is towards the idle rich. The narrator states‚ “In the one case and in the other‚ the secret of it is‚ that you have got nothing to think of in your poor empty head‚ and nothing to do with your poor idle hands
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Abstraction to the Semantic Parable The best possible ways of communicating is by giving broad overviews as well as solid concrete statements. Hayakawa describes the Abstraction ladder to be a good way to process something from the most concrete to the most abstract. Hayakawa describes the Abstraction ladder to be one of the most effective ways of communicating. The Semantic Parable is a good example to show how Abstraction can be a simple way for individuals to realize the right or wrong in making
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and his feelings of despair and hopelessness at what life has become for him without her. To convey his theme to the reader‚ Hardy uses a range of language and literary devices such as juxtaposition‚ varied line length‚ sound devices‚ imagery‚ connotation‚ word choice‚ rhetorical question and repetition. In the first stanza Thomas Hardy illustrates his great grief at the loss of his wife. He misses her a great deal and senses that she is calling out to him. He longs for her and longs to be with
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Chapter 1 Words . 1. detriment- Something that causes damage‚ harm‚ or loss 2. dexterous -Skillful in using the hands or body 3. discretion -Good judgment or tact in actions or speaking 4. facetious- Humorous; playfully joking 5. gregarious- Sociable; enjoying and seeking the company of others 6. optimum- Experienced through the imagination; not experienced directly 7. ostentatious Meant to impress others; flashy 8. scrupulous. -Careful about moral standards; conscientious 9. sensory-
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