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    A Black Man Talks of Reaping Figure of Speech In Arna Bontemps’ poem‚ “A Black Man Talks of Reaping”‚ he uses many figures of speech like metaphor‚ personification‚ overstatement and synecdoche. Metaphor is the tool Bontemps uses in his poem. For instance‚ “Wind or fowl” (line 3) metaphorically refers to white race who are every where and can take the profit of African American race away like a wind blows grains away or like a bird intends to steal seeds of a farmer by pecking them away. Therefore

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    Statues are erected to reflect and / or represent an event or character that it depicts. The St. Catherines City Hall statue‚ erected in 1886‚ represents a militia member from the Winnipeg 90th division named Private Alexander Watson. The statue of Private Alexander Watson should be taken down as it does not represent what was once intended. Also‚ there are other concerns that support the removal of the statue‚ with the restoration price being one of them. As well‚ modern thinking about Louis Riel

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    Tubotein Taylor 2/10/13 Humanities 2 Bastard Children In the story entitled “Desiree’s Baby” by Kate Chopin‚ Desiree and her husband‚ Armand Aubigny‚ were blessed with a beautiful child to whom they could call their own. They were very much in love‚ until the site of their child could not go unnoticed any longer. There was no place for two whites to paternally and maternally take care of a Negro child. Since this is a white male dominant society‚ he automatically assumed that she was at fault

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    Figures of speech are sometimes used to effectively convey a sense of place.” Explain and evaluate how this is achieved in text 22 and one other text of your choice. Text 22 and text 23 both use figures of speech to effectively convey a sense of place. Text 22 is a private diary in second person singular‚ this is a positive view on travel‚ the writer’s attitudes and personality emerges with exuberance‚ energy and enthusiasm for the people she meets and the landscape she sees. The audience of

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    Good morning fellow listeners‚ I am Toni Turrell from the Facebook forum. Today i am here to talk to you about how the global village has affected everyone even small secluded Aussies like the Kerrigan’s in the movie “The Castle” by Rob Stitch. Whether the global village has a positive or negative impact on the individuals of this world is yet to be proven. Well can people now days live one day without facebook‚ msn‚ mobile phones‚ telephones‚

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    Male Speaker: This is a story about when Tabitha was kind of sick. Tabitha was kind of like you. Tabitha had a cough and everything‚ but if you remember when you had strep and your throat really hurt‚ well‚ Tabitha’s throat really hurt and it was like on a Friday night. Tabitha’s momma said we have to go to the store and get some cough medicine and sore throat lozenges and the stuff you need from the pharmacy to make your sore throat better. So‚ we will go on Saturday morning. Tabitha did not have

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    Gabriela Arrazola Com107 Outline Lucid Dreaming Purpose: To introduce a unique topic on a certain stage of dreaming Thesis: what is so important/interesting about lucid dreaming? I. Introduction A. Have you ever wanted to visit a place from a book? …How about recreate the greatest moment that you’ve ever lived or maybe even create one that you would want to live through? B. My name is Gaby Arrazola…will introduce term Lucid Dreaming C. (a) What exactly Lucid Dreaming means and

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    Good Afternoon Mr. Henry‚ Wonderful news. I hope that you will be able to assist us so that we can move forward in Kellynn’s best interests. Here are the answers to your questions. Please contact me if I can provide you with any additional information. 1. Where do you currently live (physical address)? Does Kellynn live with you? Physical Address: Mystery Lane‚ Wetherill Heights‚ Kayenta; 200 yds SE of the Kayenta Water Development in a Grey/White singlewide trailer on the same lot as a beige

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    Informative Outline Topic: Michael Jackson General Purpose: To inform Organization Pattern: Topical Attention Getter: ask a question about how many people in the class have listen to a Michael Jackson song. Importance of the Topic: Michael Jackson’s music has influenced many people in the world and his charities helped many lives. Preview of Thesis and Main Points: Michael Jackson‚ one of the most widely beloved entertainers and probably the most influential artists of all-time‚ left an imprint

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    Infinite Gratitude To our beloved principal‚ to our academic coordinator‚ to our ever supportive teachers and staff‚ and to our family‚ most especially our parents‚ friends‚ fellow classmates and students. Ladies and Gentlemen‚ a pleasant morning to everyone. High school life‚ an unforgettable memory in every student’s life. Before I entered this school‚ I was so clueless. All I knew was this is a catholic school‚ I’m doubting of entering here at first but in the end‚ I ended up here. And now‚

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