The lottery 1. Describe the mood the writer creates and support this description with evidence. The story starts with the sentence: “The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny‚ with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green.” By starting with this sentence the writer creates a cheerful mood. The writer also creates a curious mood. When I read the part where the writer describes the moment were the pieces of paper are being grabbed
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OBLIQUE MOODS IN SUBJECT CLAUSES Subjunctive I a) Of the type: It is necessary (it seems‚ it becomes) that he come. It is important that a young man have real friends. b) In exclamatory sentences beginning with ‘How…’‚ ‘What…’: How strange that she be here! Suppositional mood a) In sentences beginning with: It is necessary that… It is important that a young man should have real friends. (syn. It’s likely + may/might + infinitive It was probable that I might get an excellent
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In the passage be ginning "They had picked " from the novel Snow Falling On Cedars‚ the author‚ David Guterson‚ uses many techniques to give the passage a depressing‚ and frightening mood. He uses vivid imagery to describe Carl’s dead body. He also uses figurative language‚ such as metaphors and similes to show the severity of the situation. Finally‚ his diction shows the reader how reading about a crime scene can seem real if the word choice is right. All the techniques Guterson use help the reader
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stress is current by factors for people who experience it unexpectedly. Consider these questions if you are a victim of stress: How well do you manage stress in dysfunctional and functional environments? How does stress affect your long and short term goals? How does stress affect your psychological state of mind? Where do you seem to find yourself stressed out in the most unpredictable environments? What treatments have you used to reduce stress even if you are not aware of the proper methods? According
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or defeated by life in some way that he will not reach out. Now in his poem he is telling how he wants to find the meaning of life by saying he will set the sails to and find it. The mood of this poem is depressing‚ and demoralizing. The author has no meaning in life and it is horrible as he puts it. The mood is set in this poem by some of the words like sorrow‚ dreaded‚ madness‚ and torture. These are used to show how it is like during and before the journey towards a meaning. The first
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“If music be the food of love‚ then play on.” (Shakespeare‚ William‚ NSU Academic Planner‚ Week of February 9‚ 2009.) If music be the food of love‚ then play on. Food is essential for people to live healthy happy lives. Without food hunger controls the mind and the only experience the body can feel is weakness. Upon consuming food‚ the body is revitalized and becomes strong again. Love is passion for life and satiation with oneself. Food is to the human body what music is to love.
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No Name Professor Smith English Rhetoric in Food Inc. Michael Pollan‚ author and co producer said “I had no idea that a few companies change what we eat today” (Food Inc.). Today’s food companies are so large that they control every aspect in the food industry. The company’s control who grows the crops‚ what crops are grown‚ where the crops are shipped‚ how the crops are utilized and who can use the new products. The farmers have no say on how to running their own farm. The companies try to
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The song “Amazing” by Kanye West describes my summer and my personality for a few reasons. First and foremost‚ the mood of the song reflects my personality to a decent extent. For instance‚ this song has a slower‚ more “chill” feeling to it. As a person‚ I am predominantly calm‚ but have occasional moments of intensity. The Young Jeezy verse reflects the intense side of me‚ as the verse suddenly lashes out at you with wrathful‚ raspy vocals‚ while my calm side is reflected by the Kanye West verses
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The Beast in the Cave is a short story written by H.P. Lovecraft circa 1905 and published over a decade later in 1918. Like many other works by the author‚ thematically‚ it is a horror story. Antiquarian writing‚ a sense of helplessness‚ and a quiet tension bubbling beneath the surface all contribute to the overall feel of the plot. Born Howard Phillips Lovecraft in Providence‚ Rhode Island‚ H.P. Lovecraft was a relatively unknown writer in his time. It was only after his death in 1937 that he found
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The color of the wallpaper is “repellent‚ almost revolting; a smoldering unclean yellow‚ strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight.” The Yellow Wallpaper is a short story which was written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman in January 1892. We are never given the full identity of the narrator in the story‚ yet we do know she “neglects proper self-control; taking pains to control myself- before him‚ at least‚ and that makes me very tired”‚ showing the reader she is mentally ill. Her and her husband John
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