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    Hemingway uses a variety of literary techniques to produce a sense of ambiguity in the reader in Cat in the Rain. He starts by using rain to evoke feelings such as melancholy and emptiness in the reader. He then uses techniques such as characterization‚ repetition and symbolisms to express feelings in the characters and to further develop the text. Through her actions and words‚ we may find that the American wife is probably the most pivotal character throughout the text. In fact‚ what seems to be

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    Discussing this‚ Coffield (2000: 3) says that professional development is characterised by “conceptual vagueness”. As a result‚ teachers’ PD can be viewed at “macro-level concerns or micro-level realities” (Guskey‚ 1991: 240). That is‚ teachers may view PD as needing to relate to their individual professional needs‚ while management in schools may view it in terms of supporting policy implementations‚ and at a national level it may be viewed as regulations for teachers reflecting greater accountability

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    The Scarlett Letter as a whole is more focused on the ambiguity of issues such as sin in this case. Upon taking a deep dive into the what is really behind the story‚ one would say that the focus here is on the effects of the sin rather than the sin itself. Despite all the ambiguity Hawthorne portrays throughout the novel‚ he is one to believe that one can only free themselves from the sin they might have committed through forgiveness and benevolence of a good heart. During a lifetime‚ forgiving

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    In William Shakespeare ’s play‚ Macbeth‚ the theme of ambiguity and equivocation stands our quite clearly. The Oxford definition of equivocation is: ‘use of ambiguity to conceal the truth ’. Macbeth ’s voluntary misinterpretation of the ambiguity and equivocation of the witches relates to the play ’s theme. After the first of the witches ’ prophecies comes true‚ Macbeth begins to believe in their truth. However‚ he also believes that the prophecies must all lead to his enrichment and empowerment

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    The Claim of Value essay The existence of aliens has been one of the most controversial topics of all time. Some call it a man’s wild imagination to quench his thirst of excitement and craftiness. Others claim to have been in contact with them or even have been abducted by them. There is no proof as to claim their existence or to claim that they do not exist. A lot of people hold this image of the extra-terrestrials as creatures with four limbs‚ big black eyes and grey/green skin. An alien

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    description along with use case diagrams. The use case diagram is a part of the Unified Modeling Language (Rumbaugh‚ Jacobson et al.‚ 1999)‚ more commonly referred to as UML. In this chapter‚ we will first introduce you to UML. Then‚ we will show you how to document your requirements using use cases. 1 An Introduction to UML UML is a modeling language or graphical/diagrammatic notation for object-oriented programming – a way to express the “blueprints” of your system. Within UML‚ there are

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    the new millennium in "Far From Heaven." Sirk propelled Rock Hudson to movie icon status as a regular player in many of the director’s popular flicks using‚ I think‚ the actor’s secret sexual preference to create characters that had a certain ambiguity about them. With "Far From Heaven" writer/helmer Todd Haynes seems to be doing the same for Julianne Moore. This is the second film that Haynes and Moore have worked together‚ the first being "Safe‚" and in this latest collaboration we see a professional

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    Delia Valdez Prof. Abad English 1B June 14‚ 2015 Is Financial Aid Distributed Fairly to Every Social Class? In a society where a college education is necessary to attain a job‚ people will pay any price to get a degree. Since 1965 government assistance programs such as FAFSA have made attending college much more simple for the working class. However‚ such programs focus much of their efforts on assisting lower income students and fail to contribute to students from middle class families. Middle

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    Ambiguous Claims Quiz I (See related pages) Your Results: The correct answer for each question is indicated by a . Identify the ambiguity in these examples. 1 "A claim whose ambiguity is due to the ambiguity of a particular word or phrase." B) Semantic ambiguity. 2 "A claim whose ambiguity is due to a problem with its structure." B) Syntactic ambiguity. 3 "A claim whose ambiguity rests on a confusion

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    treatise” meant to ward individuals away from the life of immorality and sin through a practical example or if the novel temps those into immoral behaviour. The essay will look at the historical context in which the story was written‚ the moral ambiguity and sexuality of the characters like Manon and des Grieux- whether it promotes or discourages immoral actions and finally look at the language‚ style and structure of Manon Lescaut. This story focuses on a young man‚ the Chevalier des Grieux‚ who

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