Date: 09 November 2010 Paper 3: Comparative Essay Instructor: Dr. Sturgis My Two Best Friends Many people have friends who are similar and different in numerous ways. Friends can be similar in age‚ attitude‚ and interests. On the other hand‚ some of the differences between these friends can include height‚ beliefs‚ goals‚ ethnicities‚ and cultures. I have two friends- Kenneth and Chris. Even though they are both my friends their differences makes them unique‚ and that is why I love them both
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Rite of Passage in My Life Throughout the lives of people all around the world‚ they must go through what is called is a rite of passage. Some go through numerous rites of passage during their lifetime. This idea of the rite of passage is a time in one’s life that they experience a change in identity. For women as an example‚ beginning the steps to womanhood come with an adolescent girl getting her first period‚ but in other cutlers they may see the steps towards womanhood very differently. As one
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In “The Odyssey‚” Homer effectively uses symbolism and irony to show the challenges of interrelation family commitment and spiritual patronage can influence the course of one’s destiny. During the classical period of Greek societal custom women were under the protection of their father‚ husband or a male relative. The opening scene in book 1 illustrates how the twenty-year absence of King Odysseus caused great legal and economic threat to the royal crown placing Telemachus the son and young prince
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several people who have influenced various aspects of my life‚ based on their personal characteristics‚ accomplishments‚ and values. But‚ when reflecting on truly personal influences in my life‚ no one has had a greater impact than my father. He was and continues to be a positive role model as a father‚ a husband‚ and electrician. My father has worked very hard in his life to make sure he provides his family with everything they need. Even though my father worked all of the time‚ he still managed to
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Unfortunate Irony In the poem “Hope” by Ariel Dorfman the use of irony is what really sets and delivers the mood of this heart wrenching story. The author uses a very straight forward approach in this poem because they are essentially just telling the story‚ adding loose rhythm and rhyme structure. The best way for the author to get the point of this tragedy across is with subtle but profound irony. The mother and father finding “joy” in this horrible event is the best example of irony. Irony in my
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Applying Psychology to Real World Issues My Lai massacre was an example of real-world destructive behaviour which involved psychological processes such as obedience‚ which involved American soldiers in Vietnam. My Lai was a small village in Vietnam where American soldiers killed over 350 men‚ women‚ and children. The soldiers were showing obedience to authority‚ where they were responding to a direct order from a figure with perceived authority with the fear of punishment and the belief in
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author‚ Edgar Allen Poe‚ uses irony to achieve and sustain suspense and horror for his readers. One example of irony(dramatic) is when the narrator repeatedly claims to be sane‚ but we become more and more certain that he is insane. “If you still think me mad‚ you will no longer when I describe to you the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body...First of all‚ I dismembered the corpse. I cut off the head and the arms and the legs”(¶12). It is dramatic irony since the readers can understand
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something that has been researched‚ highly discussed‚ and even written about. Voltaire’s well known French satirical tale Candide is among many of the written examples of enlightenment‚ which also happens to be one of the tale’s main themes. Voltaire is able to reflect a number of ideals about freedom and individuality while using humor and irony in his work. Though Candide in many ways represents enlightenment‚ a majority of the time during the novel‚ enlightenment is being tested by being
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Writers protest war by using imagery‚ irony‚ and structure. The writers in this DBQ to protest against war using and describing images and war. They use irony by making the title seem for war while the text really is against war. They use structure like lists and such to describe how they die because of simple thing. I think writers using imagery‚ irony‚ and structure is an effective way of protesting war. Writers use imagery to protest war by describing certain events that happened using sensory
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Sophocles‚ has a central theme of “one cannot escape their fate.” This theme is created using elements of dramatic irony‚ including diction‚ dialogue‚ and situational irony. This play is a Greek tragedy and it means the audience is already somewhat familiar with the main characters and the plot. The advance knowledge the audience has about what happens is known as dramatic irony. Dramatic irony in Oedipus the King affects the theme of “one cannot escape their fate” because throughout the play the main
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