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    100020247 Hind Al Muhairi 1000020268 Instructor: Dr. Jorge Submission Date: Wednesday October 17th‚ 2012 ------------------------------------------------- Case Summary Peter has been working for with the Bigness Oil Company’s local affiliate and established a trusting relationship with Jesse‚ manager of the local facility. Jesse was pleased with Peter’s work and recommended that he be retained as the corporate consulting engineer. One day‚ Jesse started telling

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    Mississippi River offers‚ through a descriptive and informative passage. The author’s fascination of the river is incredible due to the simple‚ solid facts that are stated. Throughout the passage the author uses many rhetorical devices to amplify his message such as diction‚ vivid imagery‚ and simile.  The author uses a series of rhetorical devices in the passage such as asyndeton to help communicate his fascination of rivers to the reader. An example of this is “It generates its own internal forces

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    means. Dickinson does not like a look of agony because she enjoys watching others suffer; she is fascinated by the expression of agony. The second line of the poem "Because I know it’s true-‚" (line 2) offers some insight into why she has this fascination. Many human emotions can be falsely projected or controlled. People tend to feel comfortable when they are in control of their emotions. People who are in agony cannot only experience pain but can also be removed from their comfort zone. This

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    The world of the “exotic” and strangeness is an inherently interesting subject matter among people. Fascinations with the “other” world are depicted in poems‚ novels‚ literary descriptions and art as an attempt to understand‚ romanticise or exploit another culture. The Napoleonic expedition to Egypt from 1798 to 1799 brought forth a heightened interest among artists to explore the world of the Oriental and spurred a torrent of “Orientalists” which became a pervasive force in 19th Century Western

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    Vanity Fair‚ by William Makepeace Thackeray In the novels of Thackeray‚ essay is so much mixed up with narrative‚ and comment with characterization‚ that they can hardly be thoroughly appreciated in poor editions. The temptation to skip is almost irresistible‚ when wisdom can be purchased only at the expense of eyesight. We are therefore glad to welcome the commencement of a new edition of his writings‚ over whose pages the reader can linger at his pleasure‚ and quietly enjoy the subtleties of humor

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    go even to the extent of thinking that art and literature should be content to give pleasure and should never set out to teach a truth or preach a moral. There are those who believe that the very appearance of the didactic spirit is fatal to the fascination of a poem. In Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner the didactic purpose is too apparent. The poet has nowhere attempted to conceal the fact that the poem has a definite moral purpose behind it. It is on record that Coleridge himself was intensely aware

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    Superiority or Interest: A Perspective on Hemingway’s “Indian Camp” When one reads “Indian Camp” by Ernest Hemingway one may find themselves wondering many things. Throughout the entire story the Indians are referred to as “Indians.” The woman giving birth is always called “the Indian woman‚” and Uncle George’s shout of “Damn squaw bitch‚” leads many to believe that Hemingway considered the Indians inferior. One may also begin to question why a Doctor was so unprepared for a surgery and whether

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    which have generated conspiracy theories that have fanatical believers (Arnold.112). There are tales of flying saucers and elaborate accounts of encounters with aliens. With all these conspiracies theories‚ TV shows‚ movies and alien life form fascination‚ it hard to decipher the fiction from the reality. E.T. moved movie audiences with a story of friendship between an alien and a human. Star Wars stretched the human imagination and demonstrated the possibility of an enterprise with human

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    entries to tell the story form a first person point of view. The Count‚ for whom the book is named‚ seems to be invincible to mere man. Stoker uses his character of Dracula to reflect the elements of romanticism through his supernatural powers‚ a fascination with youth and innocence‚ and imagery. Dracula seems to possess unexplainable supernatural powers. When Jonathan Harker is traveling to castle Dracula‚ he is unaware that the driver of his coach is the Count himself. During the nocturnal journey

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    For every teenager a drastic change to their form of life like moving schools can be catastrophic. For me it became a challenge‚ new school‚ friends‚ teachers‚ and a new environment. Life as I knew it was about to change and I could not assimilate it. Change seemed like the end of a perfect world. When I moved into the new house the smell was unrecognizable‚ the environment was somber and insipid. School felt strange and I felt everyone staring at me as a strange specimen from a lab. The first weeks

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