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    and not for truly wanting to be with him. In another quote‚ it explains‚ “She was appalled by West Egg‚ this unprecedented ‘place’ that Broadway had begotten upon a Long Island fishing village--appalled by its raw vigor that chafed under the old euphemisms… She saw something awful in the very simplicity she failed to understand‚” (page 98). Daisy does not enjoy herself at Gatsby’s party because of the prejudices that she possesses about West Egg. Because West Egg consists of the newly rich‚ Daisy

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    AP English Language and Composition Summer 2014 Assignment David Gold Introduction: An AP course in English Language and Composition is essentially a course in rhetoric that engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of rhetorical contexts‚ and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes. Both their writing and their reading should make students aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes‚ audience expectations‚ and subjects‚ as

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    Cartoons are the most frequent and easily accessible source of entertainment which we provide to children. With the vastness of media and extension of channels‚ it has become easier for children to watch their favourite cartoons on a single click and at the same time it has become more convenient for parents to provide children with this all-time favourite activity of theirs. Time which was previously spent by children in outdoor activities is now replaced‚ as now they can be found glued to the TV

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    On the Rhetorical Devices of English News Headlines Abstract: Newspapers constitute a part of media discourse‚ which is an extremely important field of research in both rhetorical analyses. Specifically‚ certain features of news headlines and also their important role in appealing and directing readers ’ attention have made the interface between the linguistic analyses of newspaper headlines. Through conducting an analysis of selected headlines‚ culled from the editorials of the English newspaper

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    Synopsis: The short story “The Adventure of the Retired Colourman” by Arthur Conan Doyle is one of the stories of the Case Book of Sherlock Holmes. One of the characters named Sherlock Holmes in this story is investigating on a missing case. He is hired by an old retired man‚ Josiah Amberley‚ to investigate about his wife’s missing with a neighbor‚ Dr. Ray Ernest. Mr. Josiah also claims that two people are missing along with his cash and securities and therefore he wants to catch both of them. Holmes

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    I’ll go ahead and say it: Neal Gabler’s "Life the Movie" makes valid points. Because of America’s dependence on technology-based media entertainment it is impossible not to interact with the distracting and alluring world of expressive communication. The world we live in today is sadly not the one that Henry David Thoreau was able to circumnavigate for two years in 1845. Today‚ to avoid media‚ is to be totally shut away from the world. Gone are the days of subtle newsprint and objective journalism

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    how is the theme of loss and separation explored in remember‚ a mother in a refugee camp and poem at thirty nine? The three poems Remember written by Christina Rossetti‚ A Mother In A Refugee Camp by Chinua Achebe and Poem at Thirty-Nine by Alice Walker share the same negative theme of loss and separation. Remember explores the pain felt by losing loved ones. A Mother In A Refugee Camp emphasizes the relationship between a mother and her child living in a refugee camp. Poem at thirty nine is

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    justifications have been identified by Bandura and Kelman that are used to reduce the psychological discomfort an individual may feel about aggressive actions. These four kinds of aggression justification involve manipulating one’s perception of the aggressive action‚ motivation‚ harm‚ or victim to provide comfort for individuals’ aggressive behavior. The aggressors’ justifications for aggression serve as a “distancing” function making it easier for the aggressor to engage in harmful actions. The

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    and using straw man fallacies and he also two others ones false dilemma and slippery slope plus begging the question too . He also uses a few different types of rhetorical devices in his speech ‚ which include the following alliteration ‚hyperbole‚euphemism and paradox and metaphor. How did the speaker address arguments and counter arguments? In his first argument he stated that he had one purpose only in his election for governor

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    Also‚ Napoleon uses propaganda and rhetoric to deceive the animals and to justify his immoral actions. Squealer is used as Napoleon’s mouthpiece to trick the animals that Napoleon is always right. Oral strategies‚ such as rhetorical questions‚ euphemism and

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