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    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_significance_of_study_of_computer_addiction Background of the study    It is known that we are living in technological era. The computers become irreplaceable tool in everyday life of almost each person. The adult users generally use it for business purposes while youngsters for computer games. Computers became the part of our life and very important component in the spheres of the life is leisure. And nowadays majority of young people spend their leisure time

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    Jewett uses the statement‚ “though a bright sunset still glimmered faintly among the trunks of the trees.” This statement paints a vivid picture in the reader’s mind which made the story pleasurable. Another aspect of which I liked was the figurative language. She used personification in phrases like “the tree stood still and frowned away at the winds” and similes like “Sylvia’s face was like a pale star.” These made the text more clear and comprehendible. The vocabulary used also was enjoyable because

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    article‚ Deborah S. Connelly talks about the history of book banning‚ its presence in society today‚ and actions that have and can be taken against it. Most of these actions stem from the responsibility of librarians and organizations. Connelly believes that librarians have an obligation to keep their content uncensored and readily available to the public. She has stated that the best way to prevent book censorship is to educate our society about the importance of diverse books. A more specific approach

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    ends when she is eight‚ this gives reader a feeling that we are growing up with Scout. Most of the time‚ we get descriptions of events from Scout’s point of view‚ sense of naivety is evoked as we get to experience just as Scout does. Lee’s figurative language shows how Scout‚ as a child‚ sees the world. For example‚ “Calpurnia was something else again. She

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    possessed at least five years of prior craft experience. Since blacks were largely excluded from the crafts unions‚ they were rarely able to acquire such experience. As a result‚ only 2 percent of the skilled craftworkers at Gramercy were black. A third federal review in 1975 found that 2.2 percent of Kaiser Gramercy’s 290 craftworkers were black; that of 72 professional employees‚ only 7 percent were black; and that of 11 draftsmen‚ none were black. Moreover‚ although the local labor market in 1975

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    Juliet tells the story of the Capulet and Montague feud in the city of Verona‚ where Romeo from the Montague family and Juliet from the Capulet family fall in love and try to end the ancient grudge between their families. Shakespeare’s use of figurative language and other literary devices prove that Romeo and Juliet’s actions can lead to love‚ desire‚ and despair. Hand imagery develops the idea that emotions have both healing and destructive powers‚ when emotions cloud reason‚ people act in extremes

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    Figurative Language Review (50 pts.) Directions: Copy and paste the following terms in a separate document. Find two examples of each of the following terms located in Romeo & Juliet. Copy the examples from the text and include an explanation how those examples relate to the term. Aside: Short lines spoken by a character to the audience that other characters are not supposed to hear. Chorus: A narrator role in a play. Comic Relief: A funny scene that follows a very serious scene. Couplet:

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    children younger than five-years old are focused on themselves and communication needs to be simple and concrete. Abstract or figurative language should not be used since it will be taken literally. Children that are in elementary school want to be prepared through explanation. Middle-schoolers and high schoolers can think abstractly‚ so figurative language‚ and more complex language can be used (Hockenberry & Wilson‚ 2015). One teaching technique that I always employ is the “teach-back method‚ in which

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    In Chapter 10‚ Douglass is living with Mr. Covey and claims that he is “called” by god for his abolitionist work. Douglass uses figurative language such as a simile to demonstrate that Douglass would rather die escaping than stay in the bond of slavery and die unfree. This simile is demonstrated in the following passage: “I had as well be killed running as die standing.” Douglass constantly uses the pronoun “I” to signify his defiance to his liberation. The phrases “killed running” and “die standing”

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    In both The Bell Jar and A Brief History of Time‚ the authors utilize figurative language. In The Bell Jar‚ Esther is overcome with a sense of helplessness when she is checked into a mental asylum. In her demented mental state she says‚ “It wouldn’t have made once scrap of a difference to me‚ because wherever I sat... I would be sitting under the same glass bell jar‚ stewing in my own sour air" (Plath 185). Esther uses a metaphor to compare herself to an object “sitting under a glass bell jar.” The

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