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    between? People of Troy and Allie’s of Greek Kings. Epic and Values 1. What are epics? Long narrative poems that tell of the adventure of hero’s who in some way embody the values of their civilianization. 2. What were the Iliad and the Odyssey used for? To teach greek virtues.

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    Sarcasm Used in The Great Dictator In the movie The Great Dictator‚ Charlie Chaplin depicts a dictator named Hynkel who is racist‚ opportunistic‚ and a totalitarian ruler of a fictitious country called Romania. Chaplin uses a great deal of sarcasm in the movie to present ideas that influence viewers. Sarcasm used in the movie effectively shows us with humor and pointed messages how fascism is used to consolidate Henkel’s power by blaming Jews for everything and how that is against humanity. One

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    evidence highlighting inequalities in society today. In particular it will focus upon how relational identities are often characterized by inequality. Firstly‚ the essay will begin with a definition of the meaning of Social Identity and how these identities are created. Secondly‚ I will discuss some relevant facts in relation to how disabled people experience inequality on a day to day basis bringing into discussion how discrimination has had an impact for disabled people in House of Commons outlining

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    Both cartoonists use analogy to display and compare social classes‚ and how upper class reacts to lower classes. Analogy is the comparison between two things or ideas to clarify and explain the problem. In the “House problem” cartoon‚ showing middle class life Vs. Upper class is simple explanation for analogy. It is used successfully comparing middle class life and the upper class’ point of view. Although the rich man has a house and a car‚ he still thinks he is living like middle class. In the “Unions”

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    Often times‚ authors implement literary techniques to add certain elements in their stories. One way that authors do this is by introducing irony. Irony is an outcome of events that is contrary to what was expected. Many authors may use three different types of irony to get their point across. These types of irony are verbal‚ dramatic‚ or situational. They may apply irony to turn a story around and to give it a twist. One author who utilizes this technique is Geoffrey Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales

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    Colorful Othello :-an analysis of the color imageries used in the play “Othello” Imagery‚ in a literary text‚ occurs when an author uses an object that is not really there‚ in order to create a comparison between one that is‚ usually evoking a more meaningful visual experience for the reader or it may be defined as the use of more vivid figurative language to represent objects‚ actions‚ or ideas. And the color imagery is one of the prominent in them ‚it refers to the use of colors by the author

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    ESSAY SCAFFOLD WHY WAS THE WHITLAM GOVERNMENT DISMISSD? INTRODUCTION Answer the question and outline your arguments in support. eg. The Whitlam Government was dismissed by the Governor-General‚ Sir John Kerr‚ on 11 November‚ 1975. There were a number of reasons why the dismissal occurred. These included the growing unrest in Australian society brought about by the failing economy; the growing unpopularity of the Labor government brought about by its spending and economic policies‚ and the

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    In King Lear‚ Act 4 William Shakespeare shows how the characters can emphasize more than what is being read. The way Shakespeare’s conveys the identities of his characters can be brought to better understanding when reading HTRLLAP. Act 4 continues on with last scene of act 3 when Shakespeare just had blinded one of his characters in the utter most violent way. The torture that Gloucester went through was the revealing of his son’s betrayal‚"I have no way" (pg.78). HTRLLAP illuminates on biblical

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    they only had one hot meal a day. Other than that‚ they lived on ship’s biscuit (a dry flatbread)‚ dried bread‚ cheese and fish. Sailors used various different instruments to navigate and record their positions. A compass was used to keep the ship going in the right direction. They used a quadrant to record their latitude. They also had a log and line for speed and lead and line for depth. All these measurement were recorded in a logbook for use on future voyages

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    highlight the correlation between violence and romantic experiences which develops a theme of darkness. The stylistic devices the author uses are imagery‚ similes‚ and allusions. In “The Bloody Chamber” Carter effectively uses blood imagery to convey how bloodthirst and passion intertwine. In the passage‚ the narrator discusses the French Revolution: After the Terror‚ in the early days of the Directory‚ the aristos who’d escaped the guillotine had an ironic fad of tying a red ribbon round their necks

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