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    teach a literary concept or background detail as it relates to the play Macbeth. The class will be take a test on Monday‚ 5/12 including all of these concepts: Topics: -aside -apostrophe (literary term‚ not punctuation) -hyperbole -subtext -paradox -soliloquy -iambic pentameter -meter vs. prose in Shakespeare -When and Why Shakespeare uses rhyme -clothing metaphors in Macbeth -use of threes in Macbeth -the historical‚ real Macbeth -the Globe Theater -acting companies in Renaissance

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    In his book What is Intelligence?‚ James Flynn outlines four paradoxes he associates with the Flynn effect—the intelligence paradox‚ the mental retardation paradox‚ the identical twins paradox‚ and the factor analysis paradox. But seen in the light of both neuronal intelligence and environmental intelligence‚ it becomes apparent that what Flynn is describing are not really paradoxes at all. Instead‚ what Flynn is describing are unjustified conflations of neuronal intelligence and environmental intelligence

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    Lyndsey Tilton Ms. Jacoby Honors English 11 7 September 2012 “An Ingenious Paradox” Gosh‚ I find myself sitting here contemplating so many paradoxes of the world today and which one to bring up. Saying an ingenious paradox alone is a paradox‚ and it almost seems as if you word something correctly about an issue then it can be a paradox. Swirling around in my little teenage brain‚ are every paradox that John Steinbeck wrote about in What’s Happening to America?. They all touch a small spot

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    usually run or hide at the sight of a human‚ but it was the saviour of the knight’s body as it carried and buried the knight in a spot of peace to protect the body. This act is very humane and not the normal behaviour an animal would usually have. The paradox in this poem mostly is associated with hound‚ hawk‚ and the doe as these animals would be acting more so wild and cautious towards a human instead of acting

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    present‚ the existing and invented word that came to mind were paradox and obscribtion. Not only are the terms rhetorically associated‚ but also they are terms that many use when writing literature‚ poems‚ or when speaking. My term obscribtion is taken from the term objective description‚ which is a strategy many writers use when writing. They either need to be objective or subjective and I chose the unbiased term‚ objective. Paradox is a figure of speech and is defined as a statement or proposition

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    everything. Oliver allows herself to experience nature in an intimate way. She writes about both the all-consuming terror and beauty that nature holds‚ and explains the complexity of these elements through her use of immense detail‚ juxtaposition‚ and paradox. Description is key when writing an effective piece of literature. Not only does it make the piece interesting to read‚ but it entices the reader‚ and allows them to see from the speaker’s perspective. Oliver writes a

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    of slavery‚ (Slavery and Freedom: An American Paradox‚ page 5). This statement holds true as a paradox. A paradox is defined as statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth (Dictionary.com). Edmund S. Morgan specifically states that the developments of freedom and equality arrived hand and hand with slavery and occurred simultaneously in his article Slavery and Freedom: An American Paradox. Freedom and slavery are thought of as opposites

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    Serena Crowder October 13‚ 2010 AFAS 342-002 Yuxuf Abana “It was a common enough tale; no one would think it a paradox.” From the very beginning‚ it is extraordinarily easy to step into the mind of the main character and narrator Manon Guadet and how the world she lives in becomes an eerie reality. Deeper throughout the novel‚ there are many themes presented through Manon’s eyes. Through the use of many paradoxes‚ the themes of racism‚ gender oppression and marriage in Property‚ by Valerie

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    as well. Currently‚ this is the top paradox within Human Resources. Every article on the future of Human Resources discusses the strategic necessity. For decades‚ Human Resources has processed paperwork for new hires‚ benefits‚ equal opportunity reports‚ etc. Business is now seeing that Human Resources makes too many decisions not to be involved in all planning processes. Remaining an administrative expert while becoming a strategic leader is a paradox of the highest caliber. Human Resources

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    Angeline  Foote   00215-­‐0022     Mathematics  SL     Inter’l  School  of  Tanganyika   2014                 The  Birthday  Paradox:  An  Exploration   of  Probability                           Angeline  Foote   Candidate  number:  00215-­‐0022   Mathematics  Standard  Level   Teacher:  Mr.  Michael  Smith   International  School  of  Tanganyika   2014    

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