Communicating the Workplace Dovey House University of Phoenix ENG 120 Dr. Thomas February 07‚ 2011 Communicating the Workplace “Shooting an Elephant” is a short essay written by George Orwell. The occupation of the main character‚ also narrator‚ Orwell‚ is a subdivision police officer. He protects and serves a small town in Moulmein‚ Burma. He includes a great deal of details and facts throughout the essay. I will attempt to analyze how tension between the facts and the artistic
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through the haze of alcohol” – Language analysis Essay. In the article “seeing through the haze of alcohol’ taken from the opinion page of the September 29th‚ 2011 Courier Mail‚ Jane Fynes-Clinton refutes the view of alcohol abuse amongst young people‚ and how the government isn’t doing enough to prevent the alcohol abuse. She presents her point of view in an agitated and frustrated tone. The writer uses rhetorical questions‚ negative connotations‚ inclusive language‚ statistical evidence and expert
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE The history of the English language is very extensively. It contains parts of French‚ Latin‚ German‚ Norse and of a few less known tongues. Before texts were written in English‚ they were mainly written in Latin and were reserved to be read only by the Pious and royal. The language how it is spoken today was formed only after Centuries of fierce battling‚ governments being overthrown‚ and a period of time known as the Dark Ages. During this time‚ the language began as Old
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“Coketown” The passage “Coketown” begins as Messrs Bounderby and Gradgrind walk through the industrial Coketown. Through the use of metaphorical language‚ and a repetition much like what industry seems to represent‚ and chiasmus the author brings across the point that society is often a reflection of what occurs because as industry mechanizes work‚ it mechanizes the lives of people as well‚ which is said in a rather melancholic tone. “Interminable serpents of smoke trailed” expresses how Dickens
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Using Language to Persuade – ‘Bans Will Protect Your Unruly Little Darlings’ Jo Thornely. The recent news of Drummoyne Public School’s ban on handstands has led to much criticism of parents being overprotective of their children. In her article‚ ‘Bans will protect your unruly little darlings’ (featured in the daily Telegraph‚ August 29‚ 2012)‚ Jo Thornely argues that Parents are too safety conscious of their children and are breathing down schools’ backs in order to keep their children safe. Thornely
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lack of determination. It is very good to have vivid image of the things you want in life. A lion doesn’t hunt its prey with its eyes closed so don’t blindly chase after a dream or hope to accomplish something without putting any effort towards it. Think about the things you want in the future and weigh out the possibilities. Once you know what you want in life then you can set goals to achieve your dreams. Although some people can have a very vivid image of the life they want‚ but when things get
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Parts of speech 2 The Simile A simile is an direct comparison that always contains the words “as” or “like” A simile compares one thing with another and in the process suggests some degree of similarly between things that are not the same. Example: The carpet felt like sandpaper under her feet (Here the carpet‚ which is usually soft‚ is being compared to sandpaper‚ which suggests that either there is something wrong with this carpet or it is uncomfortable to walk on. Identifying the similarity
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In “Still Memory”‚ Mary Karr uses vivid imagery to reflect on her childhood and understand how it shaped her into the adult she is today. Karr uses her dream to access the memories of her childhood locked in her subconscious. She revels in nostalgia as she sees her family again through the eyes of her ten-year-old self. She is especially emphatic about seeing her parents as she remembered them before their deaths‚ “my parents are not yet born each into a small urn of ash.” She recalls the familiar
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In Jack London’s account of the San Francisco Earthquake he uses vivid language to tell us‚ the readers‚ what went down that day. The immense amount of detail he uses makes us feel as if we were there right beside him. From the destruction of buildings‚ to the massive fires that blazed through the city. Even the people as they gracefully leave the city‚ exiled by the destruction of the earthquake‚ with little grief or despair to be showed. He uses great detail as well as personification‚ similes
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