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    Business controlled assessment To investigate the marketing strategies adopted by a number of locally owned businesses and those of a large limited company. Im going to be investigating the various different marketing strategies used by two local businesses and a large limited company. To do this I will be using secondary research which is information that has already been found‚ and I will be using primary research‚ which is information that I have found myself. Background research Berkshire

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    Liam O’Flaherty‚ the author of "The Sniper‚" uses situational irony and internal conflict to show how societal conflicts‚ such as a civil war‚ can have a harmful impact on individuals. An example of O’Flaherty emphasizing the impact of the war on an individual is when the sniper succeeds in killing his victim. Rather than having him celebrate his victory‚ the author shows the regret felt by the sniper in this detail‚ "The sniper looked at his enemy falling and he shuddered. The lust of battle died

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    Canterbury Tales consists of a General Prologue and a collection of twenty-four tales‚ two of which are fragments‚ told by a group of thirty pilgrims‚ including Chaucer the Pilgrim himself‚ on their journey from Southwark‚ directly outside London‚ to Canterbury in order to visit the shrine of St. Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. Chaucer uses the frame narrative technique in The Canterbury Tales‚ a story within a story. The outer frame’s pilgrimage sets the scene for the inner frame’s tales. Throughout

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    ROLE OF IRONIES IN OEDIPUS REX Oedipus Rex is one of the best tragedies. According to Aristotle‚ a tragedy must be an imitation of life in the form of a serious story that is complete in itself; in other words‚ the story must be realistic and narrow in focus. A good tragedy will evoke pity and fear in its viewers. Irony: Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. In Oedipus Rex‚ ironies play a vital

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    provided in the beginning‚ which implies a dramatic irony. Another type of irony that Morison includes is situational irony. Usually a father or father figure would respect the child they are raising but in this case Pecola’s father raped her leading to her pregnancy. We would assume that this type of situation would not occur since we know that it is a disturbing and morbid act‚ but alas Cholly‚ Pecola’s dad‚ gets her pregnant. Moreover‚ another irony presented towards other minor characters is

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    In Kate Chopin’s short story "The Story of an Hour‚" there is much irony. The first irony detected is in the way that Louise reacts to the news of the death of her husband‚ Brently Mallard. Before Louise’s reaction is revealed‚ Chopin alludes to how the widow feels by describing the world according to her perception of it after the "horrible" news. Louise is said to "not hear the story as many women have heard the same." Rather‚ she accepts it and goes to her room to be alone. Now the reader

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    Upon An Unimaginable Fairy Tale: Irony in Nadine Gordimer’s “Once upon a time” Once Upon a Social Issue Fairy tales have always been told to us as children; whether to comfort or entertain us‚ they always seem to be a part of everyone’s childhood. “Once Upon A Time”‚ the title is a characteristic of a fairy tale‚ but she leads the story to an ending that is anything other than “happily ever after” (Gordimer 12). Although Nadine Gordimer’s title is typical in a fairy tale in the story “One upon a

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    Irony in Markus Zusak’s The Messenger ABSTRACT This research paper‚ entitled Irony in Makus Zusak’s The Messenger‚ is a textual analysis of The Messenger focusing in a study of irony. The analysis is aimed to find out the types of irony employed in the novel and to reveal the meaning of the types of irony. This research is framed by theory of irony proposed by Littel (2002) which he categorizes irony into three types: verbal irony‚ situational irony‚ and dramatic irony. Based on the findings

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    In the story‚ Lamb to The Slaughter Mary Maloney and Patrick Maloney are husband and wife. The use of irony gives the story a humorous ending and can really make you want to continue reading. At first‚ Mary was nice and loving to her husband‚ until he breaks the news to her of his “affairs”. Situational irony is being used in this story. Patrick‚ knowing how jaunty Mary is‚ he would never aspire of her killing him in an act of jealousy.. “Darling‚ shall I get your slippers?”(2) As one can tell‚ Mary

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    Verbal irony presents itself well in Stevenson’s story (Stevenson 1-78). "I am quite sure of him‚" replied Jekyll‚ "I have grounds for certainty that I cannot share with anyone." (Stevenson 30). Jekyll is speaking about his good friend Mr. Hyde‚ whom no one knows is his divided "other" personality (Stevenson 30). Literally‚ Jekyll knows Hyde very well‚ but cannot disclose certain personal information about Hyde’s life that he does not wish to share; yet the reader finds out later‚ that Jekyll is

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