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    At Any One Moment

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    “At any one moment” uses context to give meaning to the story and and allow the reader to have a clear image of the events in their mind. The story was written in 2005 so the context it was written in was after the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004. Through the readers understanding and experience of this event the author is able to build images in the reader’s mind and allow them to fully understand the gravity of the situation occurring. Had the story been written in a time where a Tsunami had not occurred

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    Chapter 8 Summary 2

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    world. In chapter 8‚ Shuffle Off to Bethlehem‚ Postman uses three arguing styles very well: ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos‚ which help him push the reader‚ specifically televised religion viewers and churchgoers‚ to believe that televised religion is not a replacement for religion. Throughout the chapter‚ Postman creates the feeling of guilt by making the reader see the faults with televised religion. For one‚ he explains that watching television does not have the same significance as going to church does

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    Tremendous The Fish

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    creates a sense or respect also throughout the poem. The poem has a relationship made from beginning to end between the fish and the narrator. The catch of the “tremendous’ fish helps the reader understand why the fisherman lets the fish go in the end. Bishop shows tone and meaning at a deeper depth to show the reader the true meaning of what the narrator the narrator was thinking. These understanding are viewed through poetic elements such as imagery‚ symbolism‚ and tone. “The Fish” has so much imagery

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    much money do you have on you right now? “several hundred-dollar bills”‚ a reader would not expect her to have that much money because of the way she presents herself in school (Green 55). As a reader‚ this intrigues one because a connection can be made between Quentin Jacobsen’s trust of Margo Spigelman and

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    people and “discriminated” because of laws created to prohibit the places they can’t smoke. He tries to guarantee the reader about the discrimination that smokers are having by giving some examples to convince the reader about the situation. He also tells that anti-smokers attacks smokers with the help of organizations .However the author doesn’t achieve to persuade the reader with his argument. It is noticeable that the author argues about smokers being discriminated and restricted from

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    when they discovered a giant wall like maze. This scene is very suspenseful and mysterious‚ and it seems to make the reader share the character’s feelings. Later‚ Percy dreams of Luke plotting to use the maze as an underground invasion to the camp. Why I like this scene is because the suspenseful and mysterious background of the character entering the maze which leaves the reader with questions. Next‚ my second favorite scene is when Percy has to battle his godly brother‚ Antaeus‚ another child

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    Traveling through the Dark

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    said theme if looking too deep or taking the poem at face value. Luckily‚ we‚ as readers‚ are equipped with the knowledge to identify the poetic devices. These devices give us the ability to use such devices to dissect the poem and reveal the hidden theme.  Upon reading Traveling through the Dark‚ the author has an intimate conversation with the reader‚ sharing a personal experience. This allows Stafford to draw the reader deep into thought about what is really happening within the poem.  He accomplishes

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    meaning of character are the persons presented in a dramatic or narrative work‚ who are interpreted by the reader as being edowed with moral and dispositional qualities that are expressed in what they say - the dialogue - and what they do - the action (198 1:2) Therefore characters are important element in the story. The stories always introduce their characters to give a description to the readers. Character is commonly used in two ways (Stanton. 1965:17). The first is that character designates

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    How does the writer attempt to share her experiences of being at the races? Emma Levine‚ the writer of this travelogue; “A Game of Polo With a Headless Goat”‚ adequately shares her experiences with the reader through a number of stylistic techniques which captivate the reader into believing the experiences Levine had while she was at the donkey races‚ a common communal sport in Pakistan. The passage initially beings with a sense of pace - as the writer is already commuting to the scene of

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    story of grief but with different emotional rhythms.1 Kay’s poetic background radiates through her figurative language which serves to intensify the emotional impact of the novel. Kay alters between first and third person narrative voice giving the reader a multidimensional perspective of the Moodys and enabling her to build complex characters. Kay presents Colman Moody as the figure of a man torn by the conflict between his grief at the loss of his father‚ the distortion of his memories of his

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