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    he is portrayed to not be fuelled by emotions and rather by manners and the preservation of his reputation. Throughout the poem Grays parents are shown to be quite opposites of each other‚ yet they also have a mutuality in their relationship. The example of his parents allows Gray to communicate to the reader how people may be close to each other but entirely unalike. Gray has used poetic techniques such as punctuation‚ asides and a careful choice of words to convey meaning to the reader in his

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    too narrow. Traditionally‚ literary satire involves a topical work that examines human folly‚ shortcomings‚ vices‚ abuses‚ or irrational behavior. The author might use exaggeration‚ distortion‚ or irony to hold up weaknesses for ridicule‚ derision‚ or just plain fun. Sometimes the result is amusing; sometimes it’s touching or even horrifying. The seventeenth-century English poet‚ dramatist‚ and critic John Dryden distinguished between two major divisions of satire — comic and tragic — basing his categories

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    as well as his relationship with him working as a farmer . Consequently‚ we notice that fondness for rural areas‚ the mode of husbandry which is pretty primitive and all sort of tilling activies with a variety of tinges in this short story. For example‚ as regards to ‘agricultural theme’ just pay attention into the background which is made up of countryland and fields dress up in green and rainy dies. Or the primitive mean of transport that is used by mother and son. Or even the farming implement

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    definitions of words do not track what people really mean when they use them. And when we look at the real world‚ we find the supernatural is universally meant and understood to mean something metaphysically different from the natural. I could adduce many examples of the bad fit between real language and this ill-advised attempt at an "official" definition‚ but here are just two: The underlying mechanics of quantum phenomena might be physically beyond all observation and therefore untestable‚ but no one would

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    Hawa jb zard patton ku‚juda shakon sy krtii ha…. Mujhy us say bichr jana‚bht he yaad ata hair Bhot dushwar hota hai ksi ko yun bhula dena... K jb wo shakhs shamil ho ragon mein khoon ki maanind!! Tu jo roothay kbhi to mana lunga tjhe‚ mgr dekh. . . .! Muhabbaton mein meri shaamil koi dusra na ho. . . .! Mera raakh hota hua baddan‚thak kr mjse sawaal krta ha! Kia ishq krna zruri tha? Meri bat maano mohsin! tm chor do shararat!!! Ye jo ishq kr rahe ho barbad ho rahe ho..

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    |SECTION B | | | |Spend about 1 hour on this section. Think carefully about the poems before you write your answer. | |In the first

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    Facts: Martin Pariag submitted a bid for the construction of a mental health hospital. The advertisement noted that bids would be assessed on the basis of price and technical competence and that the South Regional Health Corporation would not be bound to the highest or lowest tender. Martin received a letter indicating that a decision was taken to pursue discussions with the lowest bidder. Issue: Can the SRHC go against its stated criteria for bid assessment‚ that is‚ price and technical competence

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    Satire in Gulivers Travels

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    Satire in Gulliver’s Travels Satire is a literary genre of Greek origin (satyr)‚ in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn‚ derision‚ or ridicule. Although satire is usually meant to be funny‚ its purpose is often irony or sarcasm‚ ideally with the intent of shaming individuals‚ religion‚ and communities themselves‚ into improvement. In Gulliver’s Travels‚ satire is shown through narration‚ setting‚ character‚ and plot. Jonathan Swift uses utopia and dystopia as elements of setting‚ and

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    of these words. The first line ‘My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun’ shows use of a simile the same as most of the last line ‘I think my love as rare as…’ More use of similes could have been made in the following lines. There is an example of weak alliteration in line eleven ‘I grant I never saw a goddess go’ There is a metaphor in line four when he talks about his mistress’ hair‚ saying they are ‘black wires’‚ this view today would be a completely different view from when the

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    symbolism are common in medieval literature‚ perhaps more so than in modern writing. Religious and philosophical messages were often conveyed through the use of figures‚ such as the panther‚ an animal which represented Christ. Old Norse and Irish poetry often contains figures of baffling complexity which allowed listeners who puzzled them out to pride themselves on their mastery of the form. One of the most noticeable features of medieval literature is the prevalence of religious subjects. For much

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