Dear Diary‚ Ever since the fight for the throne between my two brothers‚ Eteocles and Polynices ‚ nothing has been right. They fought for the throne‚ but the outcome came to be that they killed each other and the throne was left to my uncle‚ King Creon. My uncle is a selfish man who only cares about himself and when he became king of Thebes he got to do whatever he wanted to. My uncle ‚King Creon‚ decided to have a burial for only one of my brothers ‚Eteocles and did not want to bury my other
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Nikita Parigi Ms. Folly A-5 8 December 2012 Analysis of ‘Icarus’ by Christine Hemp In the poem “Icarus‚” Christine Hemp uses literary devices to convey that a father-son relationship can be problematic. Hemp pulls a twist on the original myth‚ and retells it in Icarus’ point of view. Her version of the myth shows that Icarus wasn’t very fond of his father Daedalus; however Daedalus didn’t realize that Icarus wanted to be free. “bound by the string…for years to untie TO I didn’t know…to
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Coventry taxi fares to rise by a quarter Sep.03‚ 2014 16:47 By Nkemdilim Odogwu 2 comments Commuters are in for a big shock after cab drivers believe that they will cover their costs Taxis (Odogwu 2014) Futuristically in Coventry taxi fares will increase by 25 percent from the end of September This rise was approved by the Coventry City Council on the 2nd September after the cab drivers complained that they wanted a better deal to cover their costs Journeys will be charged at 25p for every
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Dear‚ Journal I can’t believe that awful‚ no good man‚ John Proctor. He had the nerve to pick that whining wife over me. I am far better than that low life Goody Proctor. We have vastly different traits; we are like day night. She is a naive‚ simple woman. I on the other hand‚ am an adventurer. I am smart‚ healthy‚ and certainly far from simple. Why‚ any man would be lucky to have me as their wife. Elizabeth is a old hag who should just disappear off our land. I am a beautiful‚ young‚ healthy woman
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Project-English English Project Presented by: Date: May 10‚ 2012 Index 1. Presentation Page 2. Index 3. Introduction 4. Origin of English Language 5. Origin of the English Language 6. Origin of the English Language 7. How did the English Language spread around the world? & English as a major business communication around the world. } 8. Conclusion Introduction The English Language has been spoken for many years‚ in this project I will talk about
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Rhetorical Device Definition Example This is when you make a list but don’t put conjunctions. “Friends‚ Romans‚ countrymen‚ lend me your ears;” This is an expression of something which is contrary to the intended meaning; the words say one thing but mean another. “For Brutus is an honourable man; So are they all‚ all honourable men–“ A form of ellipse by which a speaker comes to an abrupt halt‚ seemingly overcome by emotion. “And I must pause till it come back to me.” Speaker
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it harder for Hong Kong ESL speakers to understand American English than British English? Hong Kong people are using Chinese basely‚ English as a second language. English will be an official language for the Official documents or legal (Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee). Now a day‚ under the education of Hong Kong‚ students needs to be learned biliterate‚ it will be Chinese and English‚ also trilingual speak in Cantonese‚ English and Putonghua. Hong Kong as a British colony from 1841 to 1997
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Written Task 2 Anushka Rajbhandari Ms. Rubeena Shrestha English A: Language and Literature Date: 6th May 2013 Rationale Title: My Diary Are of Communication and Type of Text: Diary Entry The recent improvement in mass media and technology has brought a drastic change in the society. People’s perception of life is being influenced constantly and with it the representation of teenagers in movies has changed. Earlier movies portrayed teenage girls as distractions and sexual objects. However
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her she was just writing in her diary like she always did. The Diary of Anne Frank tells Anne’s story while she was in hiding from Nazi oppression with her family during World War Two. The diary is admired by so many people because of it’s purity and abundance of raw emotions. The purpose of The Diary of Anne Frank was for Anne’s enjoyment at first‚ she explains that she wouldn’t have been able to survive without writing in her diary. Little did Anne know that her diary would someday be cherished and
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Diary at War Written by Steve Fallon Alexandra Davies March 12‚ 1915 Right now I’m sitting in one of the trenches‚ and I’m watching a rat eat on of the mouldy sandwiches. All around me is a deathly silence‚ and I can even hear the rat’s breath. I must admit I’m very scared‚ so scared that I can hardly function anymore. Mom told me before I left just under a year ago that this would happen‚ but I was determined to do my country proud. Today has been pretty rough. The dead are still
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