14 Figures of Speech EN9/NCSHS Figure of speech is intentional departure from straight-forward‚ literal use of language for the purpose of clarity‚ emphasis‚ or freshness of expression. In general or broadest sense‚ its purpose is to make expression more effective‚ more striking and more beautiful. One special effect of it is developing thinking skill for it indeliberately hides a true meaning presented in another form or figure. While there are about 250 identified figures of speech‚ fourteen
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us. There are many perspectives around the world about what a Christ figure might be. Some might think positively about Christ‚ spreading his greatness and others might think of him as a lost cause so there are many interpretations of him. A Christ figure is someone courageous‚ with integrity‚ and a strong will that is willing to fight on behalf of others. In the story‚“Beowulf”‚ by Burton Raffel‚ Beowulf is the Christ figure in this story of the epic hero. In the story‚there is this horrible monster
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Benefits of Official Crime Figures Official crime figures (OCF) are essentially figures which have been extracted from a set of data and allow people make informed decisions. Analysis allows for the identification of changes over time and plan and prepare for possible events in the future. They provide insight into crime and stimulates thinking and debate as to the manifestation of such crime. There are a number of different ‘stakeholders’ who use OCF. AGS use these figures as a valuable management
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Working Out Solo‚ Better Or Worse? A lot of people hear that working out with friends can be more beneficial‚ more fun‚ and even more motivating than a solo work out. Those all may be true‚ but a solo work out in the long run is more beneficial for over all goal achievement because when a person works out alone there is no trying to coincide schedules‚ or trying to make the time to get together‚ nor there is figuring out rides if car pooling is involved. The benefits of working out alone may
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Educational Failure “Every year‚ over 1.2 million students drop out of high school in the United States alone. That ’s a student every 26 seconds – or 7‚000 a day” (Thornbergh). Why this happening and more importantly‚ what is being done to solve this problem? Because of boring classes‚ too much freedom‚ and just a lack of motivation‚ students nationwide are dropping out of school‚ and are starting on the path of minimum wage and regret. Schools are trying to resolve this issue by giving the support
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specifically portrays Superman as a Christ like figure‚ which appeals greatly to the audience. This movie is supposedly based on the comic book entitled “Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice” however many movie critics and comic book fanatics found the movie to be considerably dissimilar from the comic‚ which enraged most and fluctuated the ratings for the film in a negative way. It has
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Becoming stronger If you are strong you can lift heavy and high amounts of weight right? Working out is a huge part of the society we live in today. The results of working out vary from strength‚ conditioning and even trying to be as healthy as possible. It all depends on how you push yourself and how you personally workout. You may think that the way to become stronger is to lift heavy amounts of weight but is this true? You might give off the impression that you are becoming stronger but this
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Working in IN-N-OUT Burger‚ people were referred to as “associates” rather than employees or workers. As a family-run business‚ treating employees as family members make them feel more connected to the business. Snyder is always held their employees in high esteem‚ paying them higher salary than other fast-food competitors. The company’s benefit packages are also generous‚ which include vision‚ medical‚ and dental benefits for both part-time and full-time associates. Such treatment engenders loyalty
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The Darkness Out There The Darkness Out There is about two teenagers doing a good deed for a pensioner – and discovering a dark secret that changes their view of life forever. Plot: Part 1 The story begins with Sandra walking through a field towards Mrs Rutter’s cottage. Pat organises a group called The Good Neighbours Club which arranges for local teenagers to help people in need. Sandra is visiting Mrs Rutter. Sandra keeps out in the sunshine and away from the dark woods called Packer’s End
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Figure skating is skating on ice‚ which is characterized by the performance of spins‚ dance movements and jumps (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). For figure skaters‚ however‚ the ice-ring is their second home and skating is their freedom‚ remedy‚ and life. For them‚ figure skating is not only about jumps and various movements; it is about handling nerves and controlling pressure. A skater needs to have good balance on the ice in order to remain stable. This is due to the understanding of the center
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