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    ‘Shrek’ begins in a traditional way by using the most common phrase ‘Once upon a time’ that gives you an idea that the film has used some traditional phrases. Well you can tell by the opening scene that ‘Shrek’ is different to a traditional fairytale on how it shows Shrek doing his own thing. Shrek is very not like a stereotypical prince. Shrek is an Ogre which straight away puts a picture in your mind of like a dirty‚ scary and ugly and also could be the enemy. The music when we first meet Shrek is

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    George treatment did prove Lennie wrong. I don’t think that George acted mean but did act mean for the way of killing a guy. I think that Lennie got proven wrong that George would’ve done something wrong. Also in chapter six it stated that when Lennie put down the gun‚ "George looked down at the gun. ’’ So that one way to explain Lennie that George could’ve done something bad at the time but didn’t kept the conversation going. The imaginary rabbit was acting as himself and the rabbit would talk to

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    Luke Dawson How does Steinbeck make the Fight scene Dramatic? Mention uses of * Use of foreshadowing * Animal Imagery * Other Language Techniques The fight scene takes place in the barn where Lennie is looking at the new-born pups‚ and Curley ran into the barn with the impression that his wife was cheating on him with Slim. The scene is already made slightly dramatic by portraying Curley‚ who has previously been portrayed as a small thug‚ as a bit of an idiot‚ as there was no proof

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    signs and warnings that Steinbeck gives the reader using animals. Firstly‚ Steinbeck uses Animal Imagery to convey Lennie’s Character by using them in similes and metaphors‚ always in comparison to Lennie. The usage of animal simile is a subtle way of Steinbeck portraying Lennie as he is portrayed‚ with out telling the reader directly that Lennie is this or that. Within the first chapter‚ where Lennie and George are introduced‚ Steinbeck uses similes a lot to depict Lennie: dragging his feet a little

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    The tension that Steinbeck creates in chapter six is very prominent; there are moments of peace and moments of despair. The first case in which Steinbeck creates tension is at the very beginning of the first chapter where the reader can hear peace. It is only after reading chapter six that the reader on hindsight can compare the peacefulness in the first chapter to the tension in the last chapter‚ this creates tension as the reader is now well aware that one of Steinbeck’s narrative techniques is

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    In "Of Mice and Men"‚ Steinbeck shows every character’s desire for some kind of achievement in life as an example of the American dream and how unattainable it really is for them. The American Dream is one of liberty‚ untarnished happiness and self-reliance. At the beginning of the novel George and Lennie immediately bond together building a close friendship that teaches them both new things. Crooks is willing to work for nothing‚ just to gain the independence for a life outside the stables and to

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    The Official Language of the United States Do you know what the official language of the United States is? If you answered English‚ guess again. But don’t feel bad‚ the vast majority of people would answer that English is the official language of the United States of America. English is the de facto language since‚ at this point‚ it is the most widely spoken language in the nation. But Spanish is catching up millions Hispanics speaking their native language at home‚ at work‚ and on their daily

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    Language shapes the way we think‚ and determines what we can think about.” – Benjamin Lee Whorf Introduction The idea that language affects the way we remember things and the way we perceive the world was first introduced by the influential linguists Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf (Harley‚ 2008). The central idea of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis‚ today more commonly known as the linguistic relativity hypothesis‚ holds that “each language embodies a worldview‚ with quite different languages

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    The Crossover by Kwame Alexander coming to age novel was written in a unique poetic form uses line breaks narrative free verse also figurative language including metaphors‚similes and more.The Book shows drama and many emotional things such as Josh’s and Jb s dad dying because of this health issues‚the fight between Josh and Jb two identical twin brothers who had a strong bond that gets broken and threatened in many ways‚ such as Josh throwing a basketball at Jb s face and breaking his nose and

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    Role of Body Language in Communication | Table of Content: 1. Definition of body language 2. Significance of body language 3. Research on the role of body language in communication 4. Importance of using confident body language in career growth 5. How to use body language at work 6. References Definition of body language: Body language is a form of non-verbal communication‚ which consists of body posture‚ gestures‚ facial expressions‚ and eye movements. Humans send

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