“EPICAC” by Kurt Vonnegut is the story of an intelligent supercomputer which is being used for unauthorized purposes. The given passage takes place as EPICAC chooses to short-circuit himself as a result of losing a woman named Pat to his user‚ due to not being sufficient for her. In this passage‚ Vonnegut anthropomorphizes EPICAC by using dialogue that suggests he has human feelings‚ which creates more emphasis on the effects of events leading up to his destruction. In the passage‚ EPICAC is
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Regret is a strong emotion‚ that can drive people through their memories and into the present. Our past actions can dictate our actions today through psychological acknowledgement and conditioning. The main character‚ Amir‚ in The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini shows the theme of redemption through his actions during the novel in order to show a revelation and forgiveness for one’s past. From the start of the novel‚ Amir is an absent-minded child‚ blind to the hardships of the true Afghan world
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him objective‚ subjective‚ passionate‚ deadpan‚ ironic‚ humorous‚ serious? Cite examples to support your assessment. A popular form of narrative in 19th-century America was the "tall tale‚" an action-packed story set in the wild and filled with exaggeration‚ humor‚ and the boasts of a colorful protagonist. In what ways does Smith’s account resemble a tall tale? At least one literary scholar has pointed out that self-creation is a common theme in American literature. Indeed‚ the individual’s ability
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explain why mosquitoes annoy people. She uses animals in the story to show us how our actions (or lack of actions) can affect how people view us. The story begins one sunny morning in an African jungle by a watering hole‚ a mosquito tells Iguana an exaggeration about the farmers yams. After the mosquito told Iguana the Iguana said “... don’t lie to me” and walked away. I think the Iguana jumped to conclusion to fast. As Iguana went on he passed by Python. Iguana just kept walking when python said “Hi”
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world a good thing. There are several examples of hyperbole in the poem “Daffodils.” “They stretched in a never-ending line” is an example of a hyperbole because this is an exaggeration of how far the daffodils go. “Ten thousand saw I at a glance” is another hyperbole that is seen in this poem. These exaggerations show us how important nature is to Wordsworth. Wordsworth shows his association of the daffodils with heaven in a subtle manner. The comparison of the daffodils to the “twinkle”
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Trade as well as religion has always been a part of world history. However when you put the two side by side‚ it is often questioned whether trade is encouraged or advocated in a specific religion or not. Within the time period of 600 CE to about 1500‚Islam and Christianity were able to be the world’s dominant religions. As both religions rose to power they began to develop their own attitudes towards merchants and trade itself. The two religions differ in their initial attitudes towards trade and
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turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story. The climax represents the point of greatest tension in the work. Foreshadowing - hints of what is to come in the action of a play or a story Hyperbole - a figure of speech involving exaggeration. Juxtaposition - synonymous with contrast‚ two objects or texts that oppose one another Metaphor - A comparison in which one thing is said to be another. Ex: The cat’s eyes were jewels‚ gleaming in the darkness. Metonymy - a thing or
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"Trouble with Math in a One-Room Country School" is broken into 25 lines and divided into three stanzas; it can be considered not just a free verse poem but also an anecdote. In the context of the title‚ which obviously states trouble with math‚ the meaning of the first line is clear: the poem’s speaker is a student left behind while all the rest have begun working on a test or quiz of some sort for division. The student resorts to asking for help from her neighbor. In the 3rd to 7th lines we know
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self-disciplined‚ giving respect to others and importance of hard work is important for achieving goals. Ties of friendship develop faster on a sports field. One of the main norms of Olympics is to develop brotherhood o f man. It will certainly not be an exaggeration to state that that if due importance were given to sports by all men‚ a better race of men would most certainly emerge as
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population at the same time.” While wemay consider some people obese‚ it may be an overstatement tocategorise obesity among plagues such as influenza and smallpox.However‚ there are those who would argue against this analysis of the“epidemic” to be an exaggeration since some statistics do confirmthat obesity and childhood obesity has in fact increased.Epidemic or no epidemic there is indeed a need to change something- even multiple things in order to improve the well-being of NewZealand children. To determine
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