The Sniper The sniper is a story about a civil war taken place in Dublin. It tells of a republican sniper sitting on a rooftop of a building near to O’Connell bridge. The war is between Republicans and the free states. the sniper is one of the fellow of republican‚ when a free state sniper shows himself on an opposite roof. they were waiting each other to see who would end up the better. Eventually the republican sniper gains the upper hand and after taking a bullet in the arm
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HAMLET MODULE PREPARATION – CHARACTER ANALYSIS Hamlet -Hamlet is a character of contradictions – he acts on impulse and is accustomed to rash thinking (e.g‚ when he stabs Polonius through the curtains in Gertrude’s chamber thinking it is Claudius spying on the proceedings)‚ yet he is also hesitant and prone to over analysis‚ which arguably delays his vengeance of his father (e.g‚ as quoted by Hamlet‚ he falls prey to “thinking too precisely on the event”‚ and he questions the truthfulness
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What techniques does Churchill employ in his rhetoric‚ making his speeches particularly inspiring and memorable‚ especially in the context of the Second World War? Winston Churchill is known for creating some of the greatest speeches in the world. His use of techniques such as rhetorical questions and repetition were used to manipulate his audience into being inspired and‚ ultimately‚ making his speech memorable. His use of rhetorical questions made his speeches memorable. In Churchill’s speech
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The image above was created by the Bangalore traffic police in India. The main purpose for the creation of this advertisement is to advocate against talking on the phone and driving‚ it uses many rhetorical devices including Aristotle’s three appeals - ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos - that he believed made a convincing argument. The picture is directed to any person who drives and talks on the phone and shows how dangerous the act really is. The photographer Mallikarjun Katakol and the graphic designer
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A Memorable Event A Memorable Moment The day started off as any other normal day but I would soon find out that this day was different. Like any other teenager I loved going out with my friends and so like any other Friday evening I was going out with my friends. I was going to go to my friend’s house to pick him up and we were then going to get something to eat. I got to his house picked him up and we left to go get something to eat. We were halfway there when I got a phone call from one of
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Literary Techniques in Hamlet‚ Act 1 Hamlet was originally preformed in 17th century London at the Globe theatre‚ where of course there was no artificial lighting or extortionate sets. Therefore Shakespeare had to set the scene through what the actors said and how spoke to one another. When Barnardo says “Who’s there?” to Francisco‚ stood only a few feet away from him‚ it suggests that they are unable to see one another. Francisco reacts extremely similarly to Horatio and Marcellus when they arrive
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Throughout this passage from Pride and Prejudice‚ Jane Austen utilises various narrative techniques. These include dialogic qualities (showing) and the use of third person narrative including focalisation and free indirect speech (telling). Both showing and telling work on different levels to further the reader’s interpretation of different characters and give meaning to the novel as a whole. The use of dialogue allows the reader to engage in conversations between characters‚ thus adding drama to
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your own choice. How does Shakespeare create dramatic effect through characterisation? Dramatic effect is the most prominent in the characterisation of Hamlet which Shakespeare portrays through Hamlet’s interactions with others; what they say about him‚ his internal thoughts and dialogue. In regards to his dialogue‚ Hamlet’s utterances are very philosophical thus depicting him as a thoughtful and intelligent character. In act 3 scene 1‚ Hamlet says‚ ‘To be‚ or not to be‚ that is the question
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Humour is a commonly used technique in English literature; it is put into practice by speeches and various pieces of writing‚ from poetry to prose. Humour is used to convey an idea or underlying message or to simply amuse the reader. Mad as Hell is a multi-award winning Australian comedy news television program hosted by Shaun Micallef which has gained traction over the last few years. Mad as Hell is well known for being able to incorporate various humour techniques such as understatement‚ allusion
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literary genre? Analyse with reference to the literary techniques used in two examples of New Journalism. Word Count - 2231 I suppose the most common sense point at which to start is by defining New Journalism‚ or Literary Journalism‚ as Eisenhuth and McDonald (2007‚ p. 38) say it is called at the “upper end of the spectrum.” The Collins Concise Dictionary (1999‚ p. 995) defines New Journalism as “a style of journalism‚ using techniques borrowed from fiction to portray a situation of event
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