Plan 1. Figures of quantity: hyperbole; meiosis (litotes). 2. Figures of quality: metonymy (synecdoche‚ periphrasis‚ euphemism); irony. 3. Figures of contrast: oxymoron; antithesis. 4. Practical assignment Metonymy‚ another lexical SD‚ - like metaphor - on losing its originality also becomes instrumental in enriching the vocabulary of the language‚ though metonymy is created by a different semantic process and is based on contiguity (nearness) of objects or phenomena. Transference
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Grade 8 Graduation Speech Hello‚ graduating class of 2012! Good evening and welcome to all the parents and families who have came to this graduation ceremony today. Our parents are the people who know us the best in the whole world‚ even if that seems hard to believe‚ it’s true. They’ve helped us become the people we are today‚ and they’ve done a great job. After all‚ we wouldn’t be here without them. So‚ thank you‚ parents. Today‚ June‚ 26th‚ 2012‚ is the day that we‚ as a class
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Economics Paper 5 International Trade and Finance Speech Financial Pitfalls 2 Ladies and Gentlemen of the House‚ good afternoon to you all. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to speak to you this today on such an important topic – our economy. Our economy is in crises mode. To say that our economy has slowed down would be an understatement. The economy‚ to date‚ has taken a step backwards and the direction we are heading will take us from a record long-lasting
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Greek War of Independence Persuasive Speech Hello‚ friends! Thank you for gathering. I - a member of the Filiki Eteria - have assembled you here to inform you about a future revolution. The Filiki Eteria is an organization‚ and our main purpose is to overthrow the Ottomans for the Independence of Greece. I have been part of this organization for over six years since it had been founded‚ and for six years‚ we have waited for the right time. Now is that ‘right time’ we have so patiently been
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Michelle Ducote Title: Current Event Speech Saints Bounty Scandal Specific purpose: Inform others of the Saints Bounty Scandal and its details. Thesis statement: Although the Saints may have won the Super Bowl‚ their win will also bring about a scandal. I. Introduction 1. Background a. What is a bounty? b. Details about it 2. When it started a. 2009-2011 . II. Body 1. Who is involved a. Players i. Jonathon Vilma (1 season suspension)
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On Tuesday‚ September 11th‚ 2001‚ the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history occurred as four large passenger jets were hijacked then crashed‚ killing nearly 3‚000 persons. The attack was carried out by four separate teams of terrorists from the Middle East‚ all operating from inside the U.S. Each team had boarded an early-morning flight‚ posing as passengers‚ then forcibly commandeered the aircraft. Two fully-fueled jumbo jets‚ American Airlines Flight 11 carrying 92 persons and United Airlines
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Panida Sukthet 5480706 EC 3 (Section 3) Aj. James Whitlam Persuasive Speech II Outline Topic: Gay should be allowed to serve openly in military. General Purpose: to persuade Specific Purpose: to persuade my audience that we should allowed gay in military because not only straight that have enough potential to serve openly in military Central Idea: Many people in US disagree that president Obama will allow homosexual serving openly in uniform; however‚ every should have their rights
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the Laws of Supply and Demand The simulation in the text is about a small city by the name of Atlantis. Atlantis is a well-maintained city with many positive aspects for the community. All of the aspects make it a pleasant living environment. For example‚ the city has maintained streets‚ maintained sidewalks‚ large parks and jogging paths. To rent an apartment in the community of Atlantis an individual would have to go through Good life Management. The current vacancy rate is at 28 percent of availability
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Music has a strong presence within the play‚ providing variety and emotional subtext to many of the play’s scenes. It places the scenes within historical contexts and on some occasions suggests the irony of the situations in which the two women face. Examples include the use of the songs Rule Britannia’ and Jerusalem’‚ both of which depict the greatness and supremacy of England. However they are ironically used in reference with the fall of the British Empire and the capturing of the citizens whom England
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Summarising articles for thesis: Example 1 Karim‚ Zaidi & Wahid (2004) studied the performance of zakat distribution in Perak‚ Kedah‚ Negeri Sembilan and Selangor. The objective of the study is to compare the trend in zakat distribution in the selected states. They used the financial report of 1990 to 2001 from the respective State Islamic Religious Councils to analyze the trend in zakat distribution. They found that‚ on average the respective SIRCS only distributed 69% to 80% of the amount of
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