1. Which one of the following sentences or phrases is most likely to be considered a cliché? A. Look before you leap. B. How dead is a dead doornail? C. When in doubt‚ pout. D. Are you a man or a moose? 2. Which of the following would be an appropriate way to add variety to your sentences? A. Use questions and answers together. B. Use more close-up words. C. Add personal anecdotes. D. Make your sentences read like a spoken conversation. 3. Nelson ’s hobby is tinkering with small appliances
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affordable cost. Financial products& services are identified as basic banking services like deposits accounts‚ institutional loans‚ access to payment‚ remittance facilities & also life & non life insurance services. The following are the denotation & connotation of financial inclusion in India. 1.Affordable credit 2.Savings bank account 3.Payments & Remittance 4.Financial advice 5.Credit/debit cards 6.Insurance facility 7.Empowering SHGs (self help groups) An inclusive financial system facilitates
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alcohol‚ problem behavior‚ low commitment in academics. 2. Tarmageddon: Dirty Oil is Turning Canada into a Corrupt Petro State (p. 211) Andrew Nikiforuk Analyze Nikiforuk’s use of the word “Tarmageddon” in his title. Explore both the connotations and denotations of the term. Answer: The term‚ “tamageddon” used by the author Andrew Nikiforak‚ in this article demonstrates the meaning of tamageddon is the mixing of tar which is obtained from the oil industry to sand. This mixing of sand and
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to the act of mistreatment. Several words and phrases in the poem confirm this. For example‚ words such as "battered"‚ "scraped"‚ "beat"‚ and phrases including "But I hung on like death"‚ and "My right ear scraped a buckle"‚ are example of this connotation. In addition‚ the phrase‚ "The hand that held my wrist‚" in the third stanza‚ is another example. They would normally hold their partner ’s hand when dancing. The idea that the father was grabbing his son ’s wrists gives an evidence of abuse. We
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Culture Shock‚ Defined and Described Culture shock is defined as "a common psychological response to an unfamiliar culture [which] is characterized by disorientation‚ heightened anxiety‚ and more rarely by depressed or paranoid behavior." (1) Three groups of people are prone to culture shock - those outside of their own countries‚ those experiencing a very different culture within their own countries‚ and former ex-patriots who are now returning home. There are also three phases of culture
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curses.Now‚I wish that she is well. My rich white father died in a nice big house‚but my poor black mother died in a simple hut. I wonder where I will die‚since I am neither white nor a black man? Question 1 What different denotations does the title have? What connotations are linked to each of them? The title of the poem contains several meanings‚ all of which underscore the main theme. This poem relates to the speaker’s inner turmoil because if his mixed racial ancestry.First of all‚“crossˮcan
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LITERARY TERMS: allusion - reference to a person‚ place‚ or event that is well known antithesis - repetition of an idea by stating its negative or opposite connotation—the range of further associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its straightforward dictionary meaning (the denotation of a word) ellipsis – omission of part of a passage or parallel construction (sometimes indicated by: … imagery - descriptive passages! figurative language‚ especially metaphors and
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objectification that is present with it is damaging. Over time it seems most consumers have become desensitised to the sexual objectification of the sexes in song lyrics. The stars singing and the catchy melody have overshadowed the denotations and connotations of the lyrics themselves. We our now so used to women being called ’bitches’ and ’hoes’ that we do not bat an eye when we hear it on the radio. We hear how artists graphically talk of having sex and in many cases it sounds not consensual
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Elements of Nonfiction NONFICTION is prose writing that is about real people‚ places‚ and events. Unlike fiction‚ nonfiction is largely concerned with factual information‚ although the writer selects and interprets the information according to his or her purpose and viewpoint. Although the subject matter of nonfiction is not imaginative‚ the writer’s style may be individualistic and innovative. Types of nonfiction include: autobiographies‚ biographies‚ letters‚ essays‚ diaries‚ journals‚ memoirs
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Emotion is the basis of human interaction. Everyone has emotions and everyone responds accordingly. It is obvious that in trying to create an effective piece of writing‚ authors will turn to using human emotion to do so. In the speech by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ his stylistic choices are effective in persuading his audience by targeting their emotions. Ultimately‚ the content of the writing is unsuccessful unless delivered in a way that forces listeners and readers to feel a certain way. MLK Jr. expertly
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