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    For Holmes‚ he is characterized as a very intelligent detective. In order to get information about the cases‚ a detective needs to communicate with all kinds of people who come from different social classes. So‚ for the convenience of having the ability to contact both people who are either from the upper class‚ like nobles and capitalists‚ or the lower class‚ such as worker and farmer‚ Holmes is characterized as middle class. This characterization makes his meetings with Wilson and Mr. Merryweather

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    James Henry Hammond and Hinton Rower Helper were two southerners that expressed different views on slavery in the South. During this time‚ there was much debate going on about whether slavery should exist or whether it should be demolished. These articles show two completely different opinions on slavery and whether it should exist. Hammond was proslavery and defended slavery against the abolitionists. Meanwhile‚ Helper was an abolitionist and argued against slavery. In response to abolitionists

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    Academic advising is an important and effective tool used by 2 year and 4 year institutions. With academic advising comes a huge responsibility to lead students in the path for success. “To advise effectively‚ advisors must have institutional knowledge (rules and regulations‚ academic policies‚ majors‚ minors‚ certificate programs) and an understanding of the students they will advise including knowledge of any special population groups.” (Folsom‚ Joslin‚ & Yoder‚ 2005) To gain better knowledge of

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    Charles Chauncy “Enthusiasm Described and Caution’d Against” In the excerpt from his sermon “Enthusiasm Described and Caution’d Against” from 1742‚ Charles Chauncy makes use of metaphors and similes in order to describe the so called “enthusiasts”. On the other hand‚ he changes his register by incorporating words related to business and thus establishes a contrast between the “enthusiasts” and the “reasonable” (387) followers of God. Towards the beginning of the application of his sermon‚ Chauncy

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    in the first stanza - abab‚ in the second - cdcd‚ in the third - efef‚ and in the fourth - ghgh. The meter is trecet iamb ( stressed unstressed - three times per line ). The central image in the poem is the metaphor in which the beatings are described as a waltz. The poet is led around the house‚ dancing - not beaten around. Which is also brought throu by the meter - trecet iamb - the beat of the waltz‚ thus the main image is shown through the meter as well‚ giving the reader more of the feeling

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    but does not include an author’s name). Attach your answers to this document and then upload the completed Reading Check to this assignment link. 1. How are Grendel and Hrothgar described in ways that suggest a Christian tone? Grendel and Hrothgar are described as polar opposites of each other. Grendel is described as a demonic beast in his introduction. Demons typically represent

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    Outline and illustrate the turn-taking system as described in Conversation Analysis Introduction to Discourse Student Number: 12022165 Academic year 2012/2013 TABLE OF CONTENT 1 INTRODUCITON 2 TURN-TAKING 3 STRUCTURE OF THE TURN-TAKING SYSTEM 3.1 Techniques for selecting the next speaker 4 OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE CONVERSATION 4.1 Openings 4.1.1 Topic 4.2 Closings 5 CONCLUSION INTRODUCITON In conversation people seem to follow a certain rule of communication which

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    The Imagery of War and Its Effect on People Described in Literature Literature plays a big role in describing a warfare and its consequences. Many literary works of writers and poets describe how horrifying the war can be and how it effects and changes human behavior. They create universal images of war and send powerful messages about how it builds new characters in soldiers and how that changes their lives for a lifetime. Stories and poems describe terrifying scenes of war‚ how the soldiers shoot

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    always tells him the story: ‘ok‚ someday- we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs and..’. Every time Lennie hears this story it reassures him and cheers him up. Lennie is described as a ‘huge man’ with ‘sloping shoulders’ with ‘large pale eyes’ who ‘walked heavily’ and is portrayed by Steinbeck as a child‚ who would never do anything to hurt anyone on purpose. However its a tragedy to me to read that‚ because of the way Steinbeck

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    While both passages were well-crafted‚ passage two was the one that really stood out from its counterpart. Carefully planned‚ elegant‚ and organized‚ the diction and syntax are clearly expressed through the author’s word choice and phrasing. The diction is very well thought and relates exceptionally well to the passage at hand. Yann Martel uses rather formal language for the diction‚ which give this particular passage a lyrical and philosophical sense‚ an example of this would be the usage of “nonetheless”

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