Sabri‚ Ruhma ELA A30 Mrs G. Stoner In the short story Two Fishermen by Morley Callaghan‚ the main character K. Smith reveals the author’s view against capital punishment through the contradiction of his affable nature and small appearance with his role of executioner. One of the first questions that are asked about Smith is "Did he look like the hangman?" This indicates that the author wants us to focus on Smitty’s physical appearance and compare it to that of a hangman. At the beginning of the
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Lovers of the Dark In William Shakespeare’s play of Romeo and Juliet‚ Light versus Dark imagery is an important device to contrast the hardships that Romeo and Juliet’s love endures. Further-more‚ dark imagery is a more dramatic element to highlight the affection‚ longing‚ and concern that Romeo and Juliet share. Despite Romeo and Juliet’s passionate love for each other‚ they are forced to hide in the dark‚ to keep it a secret from their feuding families. An example
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The safety of potential victims and the rights to privacy of convicted sex offenders has been an Issue that has in recent years been debated much in the media. When a victim‚ for example a child is brutally assaulted and murdered‚ one’s emotion may run high which may result into public outrage. In 1988 Christopher Stephenson ‚ an 11 year old Brampton boy was sexually assaulted and left to bleed to death by a previously convicted sex offender (FRISCOLANTI 01/14/20008). As a result‚ Ottawa was advised
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"The Cask of Amontillado" is a story of revenge‚ Montresor is an unreliable narrator; that whatever insult Montresor believes Fortunato committed is probably imagined. Fortunato has no idea of Montresor’s anger and this makes the story even more tragic. In the beginning of the story‚ Montresor says he must "punish with impunity." He states if the avenger is caught‚ or does not make the punishment known to he who committed the wrong‚ the wrong goes UN avenged. he sets the trap for Fortunato. But
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Analysis: “The Elephant” What does Slawomir Mrozek’s “The Elephant” show about human foolishness? The story may be absurd‚ even ridiculous‚ but what do his use of exaggeration and irony have to teach us about ourselves? In making your claim and supporting points‚ make sure to reference specific details from Mrozek’s text. OR Although Slawomir Mrozek addresses Polish communism specifically in “The Elephant‚” how does this story apply to any social institution (family‚ school‚ corporation‚ government
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corruption and the downfall of a once righteous person. Body Paragraph One Quotes “Brave Macbeth - well he deserves that name.” (I‚ii) - Wounded Captain “seated heart knock at (his) ribs” (I.iii) - Macbeth “Let not light see my black and deep desires.” - Macbeth “Art not without ambition‚ but without the illness should attend it.” (I.v) - LM “vaulting ambition‚ which o’erleaps itself and falls on the other.” (I.vii) - Macbeth Bady Paragraph Two Quotes “A dagger of the mind‚ a false creation‚ proceeding
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How to Find the Main Idea of a Paragraph An important part of developing reading comprehension is identifying the main idea of a paragraph or passage. The main idea states the author ’s overall purpose for writing. Identifying the main idea and restating it in your own words develops skills of comprehension and analysis. Though there are several techniques for identifying the main idea of a reading selection‚ some general guidelines and strategies for both reading and checking your decision can
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for 4 Paragraph essay INTRODUCTION: Hook (quotation‚ startling or interesting fact or statistic‚ imagine …‚ anecdote‚ etc.). More about the hook (explain the quotation‚ connect to the thesis). Précis: include author‚ title and one or two sentences that summarize what the story is about. Do not forget to include the setting: time and place. Thesis: include author and title‚ which arguments/reasons you will be using to prove the writing prompt. BODY PARAGRAPH #1:
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D.A.R.E. Program Paragraph In the D.A.R.E. program we learned many facts and a lot of information about keeping ourselves safe and healthy. We learned how to say “NO” to drugs‚ because it’s not just what you say; but instead‚ how you say it. When you say no to drugs you are saving yourself from many things like getting colds and upper respiratory problems‚ and cancer of mouth‚ throat‚ bladder‚ and kidney. We learned that nicotine is a powerful substance that causes addiction and if you take drugs
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------------------------------------------------- CONTRAST A contrast paragraph discusses the differences between (at least) two things. You can organize contrast paragraphs in much the same way that you can organize comparison paragraphs. In making contrast paragraph‚ they must be parallel in each other. In order to write a parallel construction‚ you must write about each character using the same categories of comparison. Here are some contrast conjunctions that you can use in making a contrast paragraph: SHORT CONJUNCTION | SUBORDINATING
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