of strong verbs ’’broke‚ yanked‚ smashed’’ conveys the degree/extent/enormity of their violence. Cormier’s choice of blunt and confronting language ’’they shit on the floors and pissed on the walls’’ emphasises their complete disregard to the people who owned the house. The recording of the specific details such as the times they entered and left the house- ’’ 9:02 pm‚ 9:51 pm’’- stresses the short period of time in which such extensive destruction occurred. The use of personification
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The two assigned textbooks‚ We the People and American Politics and the African-American Quest for Universal Freedom (AAA)‚ are very different in content and concept. The We the People textbook had more of “universal”‚ less biased‚ view of American government as opposed to AAA. The We the People book wrote mainly about government and politics without zeroing in on racial groups and their disadvantages. The AAA book also focused on government‚ but specifically on African-American influence throughout
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Americans overcame the separation of people based on their skin color‚ but there always has and will be a little animosity toward any minority in the United States. Americans should not be divided among themselves; God created all people to be equal and to live with each other in peace. I firmly believe that “All Lives Matter‚” especially because the world is becoming more and more racially mixed‚ which means that some individuals are putting their differences aside for love. Everyone should love
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Why do we sleep? Time is money. But every day we spend 8 out of 24 hours to sleep. In such a busy world we live in‚ those precious 8 hours could be spend for a lot of things. However we are all acknowledge at some point that sleep makes us feel refresh. After a good night sleep‚ we are able to concentrate better and feel happier. The difference between sleep makes us feel better and not having sleep makes us feel terrible explain why sleep might be necessary. Until today‚ despite our advanced technology
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apologies: how do people apologize in English and Catalan cultures? Marta Martínez Montoya Meritxell Sellarés Puig Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. The speech act of apologising 3 3. The Catalan apology forms 5 4. The English apology forms 8 5. Catalan vs. English apology strategies 10 5.1 Similarities 5.2 Differences 6. Discussion 12 7. Conclusion 12 8. Bibliography 12 9. Appendix 13 1. Introduction The aims of this paper are
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in the limited amount. If the use of oil will continue with the careless nature it is going to exhaust definitely at one day. Hence conservation of this valuable resource is the need of the hour. Therefore in order to generate awareness among the masses about the urgency of conserving petroleum products‚ the celebration of an Oil Conservation Week (OCW)‚ with the participation of the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) and the entire oil industry under the guidance of the
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Smoking is on the increase among young people. While is on the decline among adults‚ the latest US Surgeon – General’s report indicates that increasing numbers of youngsters are taking up the habit. Perhaps the main reason for this alarming fact is the seductive advertising campaigns aimed at young people by the tobacco companies. Other contributing factors include the lack of awareness on the part of school children of the dangers of smoking‚ and the widespread availability of cigarettes. Furthermore
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cosmetic procedures have a significant impact on certain aspects of aging‚ such as deep‚ wrinkling‚ sagging‚ and volume loss‚ they fail to address the overall quality of the skin. Daily skincare routines‚ potentially can have a significant long-term impact on the overall quality of a person’s complexion. By expanding our product knowledge‚ we can help our patients individualize their at-home skincare routine using effective products and ingredients designed to address their specific skin concern and support
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Diophantus was a Greek mathematician that lived in Alexandria in the 3rd Century. His estimated birth and passing years are said to be from 150 B.C. to 350 A.D. Although there is not enough information about his life‚ there is a riddle that estimates how long he lived. The mathematic puzzle is known as ‘Diophantus Riddle’. The riddle states he married while he was 33‚ then he had a son who lived for 42 years and the total years Diophantus lived according to the riddle was a total of 84 years. Through
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School Segregation There have been numerous controversies concerning segregating schools over decades of years. Students and the parents of students of segregated schools have brought this issue to the light for the courts to see‚ hoping that the students who are being forced to attend schools of less quality than their peers can have equal rights so that they can go to the schools of higher quality. This issue in American education is still a problem to this day. American history and its role
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