In Elie Wiesel’s memoir‚ Night‚ holocaust survivor Eliezer suffers from one of the most painful events in human history: the Jewish Holocaust. As a result of his suffering‚ he is radically changed from a devout Jew‚ to a devout cynic. His religious fervor is lost‚ and little hope is provided for its salvation. The definition of holocaust is mass destruction; this is usually associated with the mass destruction of human life. Another definition‚ although horribly ironic‚ is a burnt offering. Perhaps
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Dramatic Irony in Oedipus Rex In Oedipus Rex‚ by Sophocles‚ there are several instances of dramatic irony. Not only does this irony give the plot a rounder shape‚ but it helps the audience understand‚ or follow along‚ the plot better. Dramatic irony is sometimes used to intensify a scene or act. By doing this‚ the plot of the story‚ or play‚ is made more interesting. One example is Oedipus taunting Teiresias for his blindness‚ both physical and stellar. He says‚ "You sightless‚ witless‚ senseless
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Irrational use of water resources - Water is the most important element of any creature’s life. A person can survive weeks without any food‚ but none can survive 3 days without any water. People waste water in their homes without even realizing it. We have become so accustomed to have a 24 hour supply of water to meet all of our needs from cooking‚ to cleaning‚ to drinking‚ that we sometimes forget that we do not have an infinite supply of water. Everyday water is wasted through leaky taps
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“Monologue for an onion” by Suji Kwock Kim The poem “Monologue for an onion” by Suji Kwock Kim begins with the peeling of an onion that could very well describe her and her agony‚ but further reading reveals that the majority of the poem is directed at the person doing the peeling. The reader cannot help but sympathize with the peeled onion‚ whether the emotions stem from the hurt state of the onion or from the aggressive peeler. Clearly the poet’s attack of the peeler grabs the attention of
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In the fantasy story Artemis Fowl‚ readers follow an Irish boy named Artemis (Fowl) on his journey of restoring his family’s riches. Written by author Eoin Colfer‚ we see the journey of two societies colliding face-to-face for the first time. By searching the internet‚ Artemis learns the existence of “The People”‚ an underground society formed of many mythical species hidden from human eyes. He learns of their practices‚ gathers information of their ways of life and formulates a plan to take valuable
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pure love are dogs and infants” (Johnny Depp). The average human has either owned or owns a pet today. There are many different kinds of pets in today’s day and age. The assortment of pet can range from the exotic to common. Examples of the more exotic pets are tamed tigers‚ foxes or moneys. More practical and common pets include the goldfish‚ cat or dog. Above all‚ a dog is the best pet because they can be trained‚ family friendly and available in different breeds. To begin‚ a dog is the best pet
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Meet Elie Wiesel Look‚ it’s important to bear witness. Important to tell your story. . . . You cannot imagine what it meant spending a night of death among death. —Elie Wiesel The obligation Elie Wiesel feels to justify his survival of a Nazi concentration camp has shaped his destiny. It has guided his work as a writer‚ teacher‚ and humanitarian activist; influ- enced his interaction with his Jewish faith; and affected his family and personal choices. Since World War II‚ Wiesel has borne witness
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So that he can help a poodle fulfill its maternal instincts‚ there was a dog psychologist who prescribed a box turtle. What you can expect from him is that he takes his work seriously that he even wrote a book called understanding your dog. According to the book of this doctor who is both an associate professor of psychology at local university and associate director for research at the local zoo is that animals should be considered as individuals too. A lot of things are usually assumed by people
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Exercise A Dangerous dogs 1. Give an outline of the various views on dangerous dogs presented in text 1‚ 2 and 3. There are different opinions in the three texts. In text 1‚ “Police bask new law on killer dogs” by Jamie Doward‚ the police officer‚ Bernard Hogan-Howe has demanded a change to the law on dangerous dogs so children are better protected and so the new rules will target the owners of dangerous dogs‚ rather than the animals themselves. That happens after five-year-old Ellie Lawrenson
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A dog attacks without provocation when the victim is merely present and is otherwise unaware of the dog’s presence prior to the attack‚ provided the victim’s presence at the site of the attack is not unlawful. (Messa at 4.) In Messa‚ the plaintiff was attacked by a guard dog when she exited the elevator on the fifth floor. When she entered the elevator she was unware that the fifth floor was residential and that it contained guard dogs. Once she exited the elevator the guard dogs immediately attacked
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