Figures of Speech [ Examples ] 1. Metaphor ❖ "But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill." (William Sharp‚ "The Lonely Hunter") ❖ "Love is an alchemist that can transmute poison into food--and a spaniel that prefers even punishment from one hand to caresses from another." (Charles Colton‚ Lacon) 2. Simile ❖ "Good coffee is like friendship: rich and warm and strong." (slogan of Pan-American Coffee Bureau)
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Motivation to Further Your Education . Motivation to Further Your Education It is time for my life to change by taking the opportunity to go back to school for my children‚ a change in my career and finally my dream job. When I was in High School I did not realize how important it was to go straight to college. It wasn’t until I had children of my own to make me face reality. At my current employment industry‚ higher positions unavailable. What point do you finally
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to describe and discuss the methods you would use to address the following research question. Should there be further investment in sports within Plymouth Secondary Education. Developing the research question. After the group had been decided we got together to brainstorm some topics that we may all be interested in to see if we could agree on one we were all interested in. We came up with the following * Health * Sport * Curriculum Studies * Lesson Choices * School Participation
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three persons involved in a new challenge: should they listen to the customer feedback? Natalia is an experimented member of the company who hired Elizabeth as an marketing responsible. They have to propose a new marketing strategy based on the client feedback‚ but Henry‚ the founder of the company‚ has a different opinion. Why doesn’t Henry want to listen to the customers? Does he have a point? Are there some businesses where you should not listen to the customer? What about his Smurf comment? Henry
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------------------------------------------------- Figure of speech From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Figures of speech" redirects here. For the hip hop group‚ see Figures of Speech. A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. Figures of speech often
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Date: August 13‚ 2007 To: Cheryl Nobles From: Iana Machinskaia Subject: A mechanism process description of a stapler Figure 1 Stapler Introduction A stapler is a portable "device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and folding over the ends to secure the paper". (Wikipedia) Most office staplers are 30 cm long‚ 9 cm wide and 18 cm tall. The stapler is made of rubber‚ plastic and metal. Main components of an office stapler include
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LIST OF FIGURES Fig 3.1 Power Supply…..…………………......……..….………………………………………..6 Fig 3.2 Circuit Diagram Of MAX232…………..…………………………………...……………9 Fig 3.3 PIC Diagram………..……………………………………..……………………..............13 Fig 3.4 Relay Operation….……………………………………..….….………………………....14 Fig 3.5 Relay Energized (On)……...……………………………....…………………………….15 Fig 3.6 Relay De-Energizing (Off)………...……...…………………..…………………………16 Fig 3.7 Relay Operation (2)…...………………………….…….....……………………………..17 Fig 3.8 Torque Production in Dc Motor…………………………
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Furthering your education is a Plus General purpose: To persuade Specific purpose: To persuade students and teenagers to further their education after high school. Central idea: By furthering education after high school people are less likely to get Pregnant as teens or before marriage‚ gets put on welfare‚ and are more likely to make better pay. INTRODUCTION 1. Attention material A. Two brothers Ellis and Kidd both graduated from high school. B. After high school Ellis went on to college
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FARTHER Vs. FURTHER The English language is ever changing‚ so some people find it difficult to know the proper use of words to write. There are words whose meanings are similar‚ but we need to know the appropriate use for them. In this case we can confuse “farther” and “further.” Farther versus further is just one of the many words that we can find in the English language. Farther and further are historically the same words‚ so it is not surprising that the two have long been used more or less interchangeably
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“You are pacing down the dark silent street‚ it is so quiet you can only hear your pounding heartbeat‚ a car pulls up in front of your feet‚ as the car door opens‚ one of your friends tell you to get in‚ everyone is drinking alcohol and you slowly start to lose control. Your window is half open‚ your bed is untouched and your parents are unaware that you are moving further and further away from safety. How are your parents supposed to keep you alive when the car has crashed on the side of the road
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