Lori Arnold is a Crook After the meatpacking plant closed‚ farms started going out of business‚ and people began leaving Oelwein‚ Iowa‚ the town was left in a state of economic distress. To fill the gap‚ workers began using and/or selling methamphetamine in what would be known as “mom and pop” meth labs. Biker gangs like The Sons of Silence‚ The Grim Reapers‚ and The Hell’s Angels took the opportunity to bring in their own meth and sell it to the vulnerable and increasingly desperate people
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literary devices in their speech every day. However‚ few people know what they’re called. In his short story “The Whirligig of Life” O Henry demonstrates five common examples of literary devices. The first example of figurative language is in the very beginning of the excerpt‚ “The Ransom of Red Chief”. O Henry ironically uses the simile “as flat as a flannel cake” to describe the town of Summit. The irony is that the flat town of Summit doesn’t contain a single summit. The author presents many similes
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In response to Karl T. Compton article “If the Atomic Bomb Had Not Been Used‚” Compton attempts to persuade readers that the atomic bombings were needed im to stop the war from causing further destruction. The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary in order to stop the war. Karl T. Compton builds his argument in hopes to appeal to the audience’s emotional standpoint or pathos. Compton’s use of pathos was evident on the first page third paragraph in which he wrote “ I believe
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Past Events that have shaped the Present Kristy Schlak Axia College of the University of Phoenix Past Events that have shaped the Present Remembering our past is important; events that happened yesterday can shape next week or next year. The interesting thing about history is that it is not always recognized as important until much later. When Britain and France tried to appease Hitler with part of Czechoslovakia in 1938‚ the significance of giving into Hitler’s demands was not fully realized
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Stories of a battle between good and evil have been around for ages. Some may say that Satan is just embodies evil. “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates shows one example of how the devil is the master of deceit. With the help of appearance and actions an evil persona is rested upon Arnold Friend. Arnold Friend has an interesting description in this story. He is described initially with “shaggy‚ shabby black hair that looked crazy as a wig.” He is also wearing metallic
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Why‚ and to what extent‚ have conservatives been committed to tradition and continuity? Conservatism was a reaction to all other ideologies. It believed in conserving the best of the past and governing society with reform‚ not revolution. In the French revolution there was a lot of uncertainty because people did not know what to do afterward and they ended up in a worse position then they were before. Conservatives believe that humans are; psychologically imperfect‚ which means that we are security
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Aristotle’s Theory of Poetics Research Assignment Aristotle bases his theory of poetics on greek tragedy. He defines tragedy as "the imitation of an action that is serious and also as having magnitude‚ complete in itself." (Melani‚ 2009) He views that‚ "Tragedy is a form of drama exciting the emotions of pity and fear. Its action should be single and complete‚ presenting a reversal of fortune‚ involving persons renowned and of superior attainments‚and it should be written in poetry embellished
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are sometimes used to effectively convey a sense of place.” Explain and evaluate how this is achieved in text 22 and one other text of your choice. Text 22 and text 23 both use figures of speech to effectively convey a sense of place. Text 22 is a private diary in second person singular‚ this is a positive view on travel‚ the writer’s attitudes and personality emerges with exuberance‚ energy and enthusiasm for the people she meets and the landscape she sees. The audience of this text are middle-aged
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Steinbeck presents Curley’s wife as dangerous as she has the power as she is married to the owner’s son and she is not afraid to exercise that power. But also she is a victim of loneliness as Curley is not that interested in her and she has to stay on the ranch doing nothing but wondering around looking for company. This makes Curley’s wife both guilty and innocent. Steinbeck uses candy to forewarn the reader about Curley’s wife in their first meeting‚ this is significant as it shows that Curley’s
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than you. Your life will go by while you just compare yourself to others. You have to know that there are some people who are dying because they have no food‚ no water or no shelter. Right Now‚ you are reading my essay. You should appreciate that you are not illiterate‚ even though there are many illiterate people in the world. Appreciating the graces you receive each day and being content knowing that your needs have been filled simplifies life’s little joys. The things that you want will never bring
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