What are stylistic devices? In literature and writing‚ a figure of speech (also called stylistic device or rhetorical device) is the use of any of a variety of techniques to give an auxiliary meaning‚ idea‚ or feeling. Sometimes a word diverges from its normal meaning‚ or a phrase has a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it. Examples are metaphor‚ simile‚ or personification. Stylistic devices often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. Alliteration
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A study on Leisure reading habits and interests among secondary school students in Sri Lanka P.H.A.S ABEYRATHNA FACULTY OF COMPUTER SCIEINLE ANL iNi OKMATION TECHNOLOci 3 UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR 2004 P serpu takaan Uniyersi t Mal aya iii 5 2 2 II I ABSTRACT This is an exploratory study of the leisure reading habits and interests among secondary school students and their use of the school library facilities. Using simple random sampling‚ three hundred male and
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Year 12 Chemistry 2011 Student Handbook Table of Contents Errors 2 Significant Figures 2 States of Matter in Equations 2 Revision Hints 3 Equations 4 VCAA 2008-2011 Key Skills 6 Unit 3 VCAA Study Design 7 Unit 3 Timetable 8 Unit 3 Work Set Questions 10 Unit 4 VCAA Study Design 11 Unit 4 Timetable 12 Unit 4 Work Set Questions 14 ERRORS When instruments are manufactured‚ there is a specified uncertainty within which the instrument is designed
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Final Project: Analyzing Financial Statements Erin Magoon - Resource: Appendix A - Review the financial statements in Appendix D. - Calculate the following: Current ratio‚ long-term solvency ratio‚ contribution ratio‚ programs and expense ratio‚ general and management and expense ratio‚ fund-raising and expense ratio‚ and revenue and expense ratio for the years 2003 and 2004. Current ratio 2003 – 82‚058/93‚975 = 0.87 2004 – 302‚902/337‚033 = 0.90 Long-term solvency ratio 2003 – 359‚863/259
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unlawful‚ become void when the act become impossible or unlawful.” The circumstances under which a contract may be discharged by supervening impossibility include‚ inter alia‚ a supervening event defeats the whole purpose or object of the contract. The English case Krell v Henry [1903] 2 KB 746 is a good illustration of the above rule. In this case the court held that because the King’s illness was considered a supervening event which made it was impossible for the defendant to achieve the real purpose
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Essay War‚ what is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Around the World everyday there is some type of war happening. War affect everyone and thousands or even millions die because of war. The problem or issue that I’m going to talk about is why war is morally wrong and can war ever be justified. This Essay will talk about many thing including the three traditions of thought that dominate the ethics of war and peace: Realism; Pacifism; and the Just War Theory. Another thing I’m going to talk about
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lot. Whether it is business‚ transport‚ education‚ communication‚ new technology did a lot. Gadgets and their importance 1. Gadgets increase our efficiency. Before the invention of the telephone or the more recent e-mails‚ sending messages and letters would take days to reach its destination. The soft wares used for application in the internet and the telecommunication are nothing but technical gadgets. These gadgets actually have increased human productivity in terms of work and made the world
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CURRICULUM-VITAE AHMAD RAZA S/O Mr. Mohd. Rais Village & Post Fareed Nagar‚ Teh- Thakhurdwara Distt. Moradabad (UP) Pin No. - 244601 E-mail: ahmadraza.238@gmail.com MOB: +91-9758185786 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address for correspondence : H.No.- H-33‚ Opp. Kapoor Park‚ Lajpat Nagar Moradabad- 244001 (U.P.) Contact No
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[pic] Queenwood Department of English Year 11 Assessment: Area of Study Task 2: Creative Response Due Date: Tuesday 13th March (Day 2‚ Week 7) 2012 Word Limit: 800-1000 words Outcomes: P3‚ P4‚ P6-8‚ P11-13 Weighting: 10% ‘Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.’ Anna Karenina‚ Leo Tolstoy Using the stimulus provided‚ compose a narrative which demonstrates your understanding of relationships. You will be
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TRADITIONAL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION ARE STILL IN USE TODAY‚ DESPITE THE MOST ADVANCED METHODS OF MODERN COMMUNICATION. DISCUSS. N. P. Weerasooriya has done this for her project in Mass Communication‚ Aquinas University College‚ Sri Lanka. Introduction In traditional forms of communication‚ people learned and shred ideas‚ opinions and experiences in an orally transmitted manner. Within the development of language‚ the capacity to communicate become more effective
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