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    world people are fighting for their own freedom; in the story “ The Story of an Hour‚” you have a woman who finds freedom from her husband. You also have Naheed Mustafa‚ who talks about how she felt wearing her hijab in society. Bob Marley’s quote can be so relatable no matter what type of freedom you are fighting for. Many of us rather die fighting for our freedom‚ than to feel like a prisoner. For instance‚ in the story “The Story of an Hour” you have Mrs. Mallard‚ seeking for her freedom. She seems

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    right? In the short story‚ “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ Louise Mallard is a housewife that receives the opportunity to create her own identity‚ become strong and independent and embrace her newly discovered independence. First of all‚ Louise builds her own identity after the demise of her husband.

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    RHETORICAL DEVICES & FIGURES OF SPEECH (Bringing Brightness and Buoyancy to Language: Prose & Poetry) 1. allegory: (Greek‚ ‘speaking otherwise’) It is a story‚ poem‚ or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning‚ typically a moral or political one. It has a double meaning: a primary or surface meaning; and a secondary or under-the-surface meaning. It is a story‚ therefore‚ that can be read‚ understood and interpreted at two or more levels. 1. Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress is

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    “The Story of an Hour” is falsely displayed as an incredibly sad loss of a husband to a good house wife named Mrs. Mallard whose first name is not important enough to become known. Unfortunately‚ there is more than one side to Mrs. Mallard and the relationship she has with her husband‚ Bentley Mallard. When Mrs. Mallard supposedly lost her husband she was brainstorming the possibilities of life after the death of her abusive and controlling husband just to be disappointed by the return of her so

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    Reaction Since I have already read this story as a junior in high school I do not have a very strong reaction to it‚ although I can recall my reaction from when I first read this sad short story. I read this in my AP English class in high school and I had the teacher that stressed how everything had a meaning. Since this skill was already burned into my brain by the time we read this work by Kate Chopin‚ I could easily pick apart and decipher the meaning of this story. I believe that Kate Chopin carefully

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    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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    “There’s something magic about figure skating. Something that keeps me from giving up‚ and that makes me feel incomplete without it. Something that makes me addicted.” I remembered all the tough practice sessions. The falling and getting right back up. All the tears shed‚ and the memories made preparing for this moment. All the months spent getting ready‚ and all the time spent on the ice. All the hard work was worth it for my two minutes performing. Memories played through my head as I walked

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    Introduction: Figure of Speech Figures of speech (or ’rhetorical tropes’) are ways of using words that may seem unusual but have a specific and desired effect. Read as ’normal words’ they often break normal rules of grammar‚ but can be nevertheless understood they are common in poetry and eloquent speech. ’Figures of speech’ is often used generically‚ and the big list here includes not only figures of speech but also a wider range of rhetorical and linguistic devices. Discussion: Kinds of Figure of

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    In regards to the speech in figure 11-9 I would improve the style of the speech in a different way. In addition after reading about oral reports I get a clear understanding the importance of business communication and the manner in which an individual is been treated by their colleagues in a facility or company. The manner in which I would improve the style of Ethanol in Fuel speech‚ I would begin with a greeting depending on the type of day such as Good morning or Good afternoon‚ several of these

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    The Story of an Hour and The Interlopers are two different stories which share a few similar details. In The Story of an Hour‚ there is a struggle which the protagonist‚ Mrs. Mallard‚ had to overcome; the death of her husband. While she sits in her room‚ she looks out the windows and sees the possibilities‚ and she tells herself that now that her husband is dead‚ she doesn’t have to worry about him anymore. She has overcome her struggle. When she walks out of her room‚ she finds Mr. Mallard‚ who

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