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    Irony in Cathedral

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    Irony occurs in every single person’s daily life. The short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver tells a story in which many people in the world can connect to. From the way Carver writes the first sentence he sounds very annoyed. Within the first paragraph it says why he is so agitated and it is for the lone reason that his wife’s friend‚ a blind man‚ is coming to visit. Robert‚ the blind man‚ is not the only blind person in this story‚ but rather the narrator is as well. Not physically‚ but instead

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    Socratic Irony

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    The topic of my paper is the philosophy of Socrates. Specifically I will discuss Socratic irony and the Socratic method of inquiry. The main points I will cover are; what was Socratic irony‚ and why did he use the method he did to seek the truth? My paper consists of three main parts. First a description of the more important books by Plato‚ about Socrates; sines Plato is the main source for information about Socrates. The second part is an analysis of the texts‚ focusing on the above stated topics

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    The Crucibe- Irony

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    The Crucible Irony Open Ended Miller’s portrayal of Puritanism indicates that the society in Salem chooses false religious values over logical assumptions‚ which suggest attributes of stubbornness and their wicked beliefs in The Crucible. This proves to be ironic because the society would rather prefer believing propaganda shoved by the religious figures of the community‚ Reverend Parris and Reverend Hale. These men of priesthood are considered to be completely holy‚ and they were exempt of any

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    Irish Dramatic Movement

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    Irish Dramatic Movement History England’s role in Ireland prior to this had dated back to the 12th century conquest of Ireland. Henry VIII took the title of "King of Ireland" in 1541. England’s role in Ireland has been contested ever since. When Charles II assumed the English throne in 1660‚ any Catholics who had lost their property through eviction were not able to reclaim it. James II followed on the throne‚ but fled to Ireland when William of Orange and his wife‚ protestant Mary Stuart‚ were

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    Irony in"the Lottery"

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    Irony in “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” offers an almost classic study of irony of situation: the reader expects a celebration; she gets a stoning. Such a reversal is the work of careful planning by the author. The reader expects the lottery to be a celebration of some sort because Jackson describes the setting‚ details the activities of the townspeople‚ and refers to the lottery itself in terms that belie the outcome of the event. First‚ Jackson establishes a setting which suggests

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    Dramatic Play Observation

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    in a classroom setting where they are interacting with one another through dramatic play. Within the dramatic play area there are various materials including: costumes‚ appliances‚ dolls‚ animals‚ occupational tools‚ props‚ furniture and food. These materials help children become creative in their social‚ physical‚ cognitive‚ language and‚ emotional development. 8 Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic - Within the dramatic play area‚ all of your props‚ tools and furniture can be labeled so the kids

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    rewrite Lewis Nowras Cosi is full of dramatic techniques that have been cleverly integrated by the dramatist. The play incorporates several dramatic techniques including lighting‚ metatheter and setting that allows the play to show how Nowra has been successful in creating a play that incorporates so many dramatic techniques. It is clear that Nowra has incorporated many techniques that in turn allow for the reader to have a positive experience. The dramatic techniques of the setting is perhaps

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    Canterbury Tales

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    Law‚ Franklin‚ Haberdasher‚ Carpenter‚ Weaver‚ Dyer‚ Tapestry-Weaver‚ Cook‚ Shipman‚ Physician‚ Wife‚ Parson‚ Plowman‚ Miller‚ Manciple‚ Reeve‚ Summoner‚ Pardoner‚ and Host. (He does not describe the Second Nun or the Nun’s Priest‚ although both characters appear later in the book.) The Host‚ whose name‚ we find out in the Prologue to the Cook’s Tale‚ is Harry Bailey‚ suggests that the group ride together and entertain one another with stories. He decides that each pilgrim will tell two stories on the

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    Geoffrey Chaucer used narrative framework in The Canterbury Tales to bring different story tellers as on with strong individual characteristics and gained a bond with the stories they told. The definition of a frame story is a set of different small stories to form one big story to tell. A frame tale is a story within a story. Framing is mostly used in narrative writings to have more stories to tell. A frame story will have one character that will start the story off in the beginning or the character

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    The Pardoner's Tale

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    JooSeok Lee Mrs. McKenney British Lit Response November 1st‚ 2013 The Pardoner’s Tale The Pardoner’s Tale is different from a normal tale. The Pardoner begins to first stress the vices that corrupt people. He explains the vices of gluttony‚ drunkenness‚ gambling‚ and swearing. The pardoner deviates from the norm because he starts out with a sermon rather than a tale. Corruption is detrimental. Out of the many types of corruption‚ avarice is very destructive. Avarice can blind

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