gender and culture because it involves direct and indirect way of communication. The use of language has been proven to demonstrate power in the ways we talk/speakout‚ and the ways we perform in public. An example in which language is a source of power is shown in the excerpt by Audre Lorde in which she states‚ “ For we have been socialized to respect fear more than our own needs for language and definition‚ and while we wait in silence for that final luxury of fearlessness‚ the weight of that silence will choke us” ( Lorde 119)
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02/14/2014 Phil 201-B15 Liberty University Professor Ronald Kuykendall In comparing the movie The Matrix and the readings from Plato and Descartes‚ the major similarity found among the three is deception. It is the deception of the mind that these excerpts deal with. The idea of being in an illusion or reality is addressed. All three take into account sense perceptions. Also‚ all three have an outside influence that is controlling the mind that is forming the illusion‚ whether it be a computer‚ a
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their speech every day. However‚ few people know what they’re called. In his short story “The Whirligig of Life” O Henry demonstrates five common examples of literary devices. The first example of figurative language is in the very beginning of the excerpt‚ “The Ransom of Red Chief”. O Henry ironically uses the simile “as flat as a flannel cake” to describe the town of Summit. The irony is that the flat town of Summit doesn’t contain a single summit. The author presents many similes in his writing.
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Rhetorical Analysis of Douglass In the excerpt “Learning to Read and Write”‚ Frederick Douglass talks about his experiences in slavery living in his masters house and his struggle to learn how to read and write. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer‚ orator‚ writer‚ and statesman. Some of his other writings include “The Heroic Slave”‚ “My Bondage and My Freedom”‚ and “Life and Times of Frederick Douglass”. In this excerpt‚ Frederick Douglass uses an empathic tone‚ imagery
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The excerpt selected is from the novel Wieland; or‚ the Transformation. The author of the American novel is an American-born writer‚ Charles Brockden Brown. The quote was expressed by Clara‚ the protagonist of the story. Carwin‚ the supposed antagonist‚ is seemingly trying to deceive Clara to fall under his wishes. Even though Carwin is trying to trick Clara‚ she knows that freedom is on her mind and that her willpower is strong enough to stop the artifices. At the same time‚ Clara believes that
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put a line through the box x and then mark your new answer with a cross x. PART A: AURAL ANALYSIS Answer both questions. 1 COMPARISON The following questions require you to compare and contrast two excerpts of music. The excerpts are taken from the same work. You will hear each excerpt three times in the order AB AB AB. The playings will be separated by pauses and the lengths of these pauses
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flower. For “Russian Dance”‚ another excerpt from The Nutcracker‚ the music started loud and intense‚ and the movements that the dancer did mirrored the music. The dancer‚ as the song continued‚ did many twirls and jumps which gave off the impression of a glorious win. Each of the movements were fast and sharp‚ with many high jumps added in. The dancer was once again smiling which showed the victorious dance to celebrate his victory. In “Spanish Dance‚” another excerpt from The Nutcracker‚ there was
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Excerpt A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects was a work published in 1792 by the British writer Mary Wollstonecraft. The work encompasses some of the earliest ideas that were later incorporated by feminist philosophy (Powell). During the period of writing and publication of the work‚ political and educational theorists did not stand for the idea that women should be provided with the opportunity for education and self-development. In her work‚ the
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reasons to live? In this essay the questions‚ “What does Lizabeth mean at the end of the story when she says that she too has planted marigolds? What do you think the marigolds have come to mean in the story?”(Question 9‚ 129) will be answered with excerpts from the text. First of all‚ the short story‚ “Marigolds” is all about how a young girl (Lizabeth) growing up during the Great Depression‚ is left home alone and makes some unwise decisions‚ that at the time‚ allowed her fit in with her peers. Lizabeth’s
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Prose appreciation The East‚ an excerpt from the short story “Youth” written by Joseph Conrad is a descriptive paragraph about a young mans first impression of the east. The tone of the excerpt is admiring because the writer uses words such as “impalpable” and “enslaving” suggesting that the young deckhand was overwhelmed by the magnificent sight of the east. The aim in descriptive paragraphs is to build descriptive detail. The writer mostly uses long sentences which are suitable for a descriptive
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