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    appealing to humour‚ repetition‚ appealing to emotions and the timing of revelation of information. One predominant technique used by Iago to manipulate other characters is by appealing to humour. This is mostly evident when Iago persuades Cassio to become intoxicated using songs. "And let me the cannikin clink‚ clink..." (2‚ 3‚ 60) This comical song about drinking appeals to Cassio’s sense of humour encouraging him to drink more. Thus‚ Iago is able to persuade Cassio through humour. The scenes

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    an informal piece of writing. Levine has made humour a major element from the beginning of the extract. The use of humour is exemplified when the writer includes a familiar image by comparing this race to the famous cartoon animations‚ "Wacky Races". At this point‚ she tries to involve the Western culture with that of the Eastern one‚ by adding a pinch of Western aspect in a quite humorous and indeed an interesting manner. This adds a sense of humour to the piece and it performs well with the colloquial

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    Dream Children

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    An Analysis of Lamb’s Dream Children Or Charles Lamb as a Romanticist Charles Lamb was a famous English prose-writer and the best representative of the new form of English literature early in the nineteenth century. He did not adhere to the old rules and classic models but made the informal essay a pliable vehicle for expressing the writer’s own personality‚ thus bringing into English literature the personal or familiar essay. The style of Lamb is gentle‚ old-fashioned and irresistibly attractive

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    SHC 32

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    Learner name: Magdalena Sliwka Awarding body number: ULN Assessor name: SHC 32 1.1 We should have a very clear idea about the school structure and our role within it. We should have an up to date job description which is a reflection of our duties. There may also be a person specification‚ which should set out personal qualities which are relevant to the particular post. Be a good communicator and enjoy working with others. It is vital that an assistant is able to share thoughts and ideas with

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    the damages caused by love through the mental patients but uses comedy to humanise and break down the audience’s preconceived perceptions of them. Like Lewis‚ Nowra assumes that the audience has had little experience with the mentally ill. He uses humour to allow the audience to understand mental illness and human suffering in a light hearted way by breaking down preconceived distinctions of ‘mad’ and ‘normal’ by society. This is evident when Doug describes burning his mother’s cats to heel their

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    into the action. The time is now‚ and Bridie is being asked to recall the events of fifty years earlier. As the first scene progresses we learn a little of Bridie’s character- she is self-assured and forthright‚ and displays a sardonic sense of humour as she reveals her own situation and that of the women who were evacuated during the fall of Singapore. We are introduced to the shoehorn‚ given to her by her father as she was about to be posted overseas‚ and we gain an insight into the arrogance

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    British Sense of Humour

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    British sense of humour "Britain is known for its humour as France is known for its food and wine". If people who are living outside the United Kingdom are asked to characterise British humour‚ many of them will probably mention the jokes of one of the Monty Python series or maybe quotes from Fawlty Towers. Of all the characteristics‚ good and bad‚ for which the English are known in the outside world‚ their sense of humour is one of the best-known. One significant element in the British

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    Culture Shock

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    Culture shock Moving to a new environment cannot be easy. When coming to live in another country or a place different from the place of origin one suffers the physical and emotional discomfort. The difficult period during which people gradually become comfortable in the new environment is called culture shock. The term‚ culture shock‚ was introduced for the first time in 1958 by the American scientist Oberg to describe the anxiety produced when a person moves to a completely new environment

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    One stair up

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    One Stair Up by Campbell Nairne The book “One stair up” was written by a Scottish novelist Campbell Nairne in 1934 and describes the life of a working-class family from Edinburgh. And we can see a fragment that shows fine style and good sense of humour. The scene takes place in one of the Broadway cinemas. Two young people – Andrew and Rosa – decided to watch some movie. The culminating point of this story is the moment when Andrew says in excitement‚ “Good‚ isn’t it?”‚ but receives the answer

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    The Pigtail

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    grows in front of our head‚ we would be unable to see‚ breath understand it would affect our normal life and we would have to face so many bad consequences. The illogical‚ irrational behavior of this sage creates humour‚ and we readers cannot help agreeing that the poet has made humour successfully ‚ out of sage’s behavior. “he mused upon this curious case And swore he’d change the pigtail’s place” Actually this case neither has anythi g to worry

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