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    Have you ever (on the weekends) watched a good movie and relaxed. What is your favorite movie? Why is it because of the qualities that the movies has or the actors? If I had to pick my favorite kid movie is The Lorax because of the qualities the movie has. I think a perfect movie qualities are meaning‚ a funny movie‚ and a twisty ending. Using the qualities that The Lorax has I picked three traits that make up a perfect movie‚ one is meaning. The Lorax has a meaning of going green‚ stop cutting

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    The poem Acceptance Speech by Lynn Powell is about a housewife who feels undervalued by her family and by society. The title of the poem suggests that the character has received an award for achieving something brilliant‚ but in fact she is being sarcastic and conducting an imaginary award ceremony for herself in her kitchen‚ since no one else is willing to appreciate her hard work. The poet uses irony and personification of kitchen utensils and ingredients to add humour to the play. She uses the

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    Monkey's Paw

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    Marun-Batista Ms. Oleksyshyn ENG2D1 15 October 2013 The Monkey’s Paw W.W Jacob’s the Monkey’s Paw has some very distinctive differences when placed in direct comparison with the film adaptation. In the short film‚ it seems that various aspects of the story do no hold true to the original story. A few of the more noticeable changes include the scenes‚ dialog‚ and the addition of the occasional slips humour from the characters. The story according to W.W Jacobs begins in the parlour of Laburnam

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    Oedipus Commentary: Corruption of Power Power‚ in the right hands can be a very rewarding thing. But when given to the wrong person‚ that power can blind one’s judgment. In Oedipus pages 15 to 16‚ Sophocles portrays this exploitation of power and authority through the use of characterization‚ diction associated with death‚ and dramatic irony. Through the use of characterization‚ Sophocles is able to mold Oedipus’ character into Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero. Oedipus is a very admirable

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    “That’s really funny!” That phrase may bring back memories that are associated with happiness. High comedy comes in more forms than just sophisticated jokes‚ it also involves elements such as wit‚ wordplay‚ sarcasm‚ puns‚ hyperboles‚ and allusions. The two most important elements of high comedy allusions and wordplay are used by many comedians‚ television shows‚ and literature. Allusions and wordplay are important elements because they require the audience to think about what is said‚ keeping

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    hello this is a great essay love is great love is perfect every one needs love for life. You need to be able to feel love from the tips of your eyelashes from the bottom of the soles of your feet. wejwqbigqibguoi3ejbf kefbjeb3giq3h uewefiwbf wefwhfjwefjw fhwjkf hw fhwjf hwkfwjkhfjwfkwfjwk fhwkj fhwkfhwkjfhjkwehfkjw hfui2h ui h2iruh 2ui rh2ui rh2 rjkqwhfjkwfjkwhfjkwfh fhwjf hfw jhfj fhjw fhjwk fhwjkf hwjf hwf jwhfkwhf fhjwk fhwj fhwjfk hjwfhjwefuywf uwe uef wue kwf uew kwefhewifh uwif wie fheuwif

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    30 Funny Persuasive Speech Topics 1. What to do with good advice that actually isn’t good? 2. Everyone a university degree. 3. How to get rid of boring blind dates. 4. If you think you can‚ you can - or not. 5. How to laugh every day. 6. Bingo keeps grandmoms off the streets. 7. What is a funny topic or humorous speech anyway? 8. Why vegetarian don’t love animals. 9. The bigger the worser‚ or vary on the adjectives of this funny topic for a persuasive speech. 10. Limiting alternatives will

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    Irony: Purpose Of Satire

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    An Introduction to Satire sat.ire n. 1. 2. A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony‚ derision‚ or wit. Irony‚ sarcasm‚ or caustic [bitterly cutting/burning] wit used to attack or expose folly‚ vice‚ or stupidity. (dictionary.com) Ian Johnston‚ retired instructor at Malaspina University-College‚ Nanaimo‚ British Columbia‚ Canada‚ offers helpful information in more clearly defining the use and characteristics of satire: Purpose of Satire: “If we see someone or

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    Satire is defined as a literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony‚ derision‚ or wit. Voltaire‚ George Orwell and Charles Dickens used satire to provide a humorous perspective to the social‚ political and ideological views of their times. Candide by Voltaire‚ Animal Farm by George Orwell‚ and Hard Times by Charles Dickens are very successful in using satire to show the flaws of each era ’s current views. Voltaire‚ Orwell‚ and Dickens use different forms of satire to make

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    Satire is the use of sarcasim or humour to draw attention to something which is absurd or bad. The humour of satire isn’t upfront‚ however subtle. Sattire is illustrated in George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm‚ the poem Five Ways to kill a man by Edwin Brock‚ Icarus Allsorts by Roger McGough and the play Loot by Joe Orton. They all portray similar ideas about satire to demonstrates opinions about different events. In his novel Animal Farm Orwell uses the techniques of satire‚ allegory and fable to

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