Introduction The study analyses the stylistic features in the “Declaration of Conscience” by Margaret Chase Smith based on the characterized language of the public speech English. The sample is a typical political speech which possesses many stylistic features of public speech. By analyzing the stylistic effect of the sample‚ the paper also explain the function of the stylistic features. Background Margaret Chase Smith (December 14‚ 1897–May 29‚ 1995) was a Republican Senator from Maine‚ and one of the most
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for longer than the three years it really had. What if time travel was possible and people were able to visit themselves and give warnings. What if it were possible to enter our novels and change the story. In real life‚ these are impossible‚ in Jasper Fforde’s The Eyre Affair‚ these things occur everyday. The setting? England‚ 1985‚ in the midst of the Crimean War‚ where Shakespeare is fought over and England itself is a police state. All these affect deeply‚ how this novel influences the reader
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Both Sunday in the Park and Jasper Jones have also utilised settings to establish similar notions surrounding hypermasculinity and its prominent position in society. Sunday in the Park sets us off with an ordinary family having an ordinary outing in the park on an ordinary Sunday afternoon. The mood starts off as peaceful and pleasant‚ but as the story progresses‚ the mood gradually develops into something more morbid and foreboding. The transition in the mood of the story symbolizes the change in
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not need consent from the bride-to-be in order to take place. Though arranged marriages are not typical in the U.S‚ in this story it was normal‚ whereas arranged marriages are common in other countries- China‚ South Korea‚ Japan‚ and India. Katie Chase uses a pop culture references such as Barbie dolls to show that this story takes place in the United States. In many cultures where dating is not prevalent‚ arranged marriages perform a similar function‚ bringing together people who may have not met
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Financial Week‚ June 23‚ 2008. Copyright 2008 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. JPMorgan is a marketing name for the investment banking businesses of JPMC. Securities‚ syndicated loan arranging‚ financial advisory and other investment banking activities are performed by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. or other appropriately licensed subsidiaries of JPMC‚ and lending‚ derivatives and other commercial banking activities are performed by JPMorgan Chase Bank‚ N.A.; other activities may be provided by other
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To what extent is the novel quintessentially Australian? Jasper Jones is an Australian novel by Craig Silvey that explores issues prominent in the author’s 1960s context. Set in the fictional mining town of Corrigan‚ the novel is a bildungsroman following Charlie Bucktin as he is awakened to the harsh reality of human nature. The novel addresses the main themes of morality‚ justice and trust‚ but these universal human issues are coloured by an Australian setting‚ reflective of Silvey’s contemporary
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Act One The First Act The Chase The time: just past midnight‚ cold winter of December 1959 The place: downtown Manhattan‚ the seediest of all underbellies The name: Detective Bill Harper‚ who’s asking? Sweat stains my overcoat and I realize‚ this outfit costs more than this bastard’s life. Say what you will about the blacks‚ but these people can run. We’re out in the open now‚ sprinting down a dirty main street‚ dodging streetlights and lots of blacks. It’s safe to assume they
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beneath his soap dish. Chase though that only fresh blood could save him‚ but the worst part was he didn’t care where it came from or how he got it (Bovsun‚ 2010). Richard Chase was raised in a strict household and was beaten often by his father. In his teens he became an alcoholic and also developed a preference for killing and disfiguring animals and fire-starting‚ all common characteristic with serial killers in their childhood (Ramsland‚ 2007). In high school‚ Chase had a handful of girlfriends
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Elaine Chase faces four misconduct charges A nurse who injected a terminally ill teenager with morphine twice in five minutes has insisted she was acting on instructions and in his best interests. The 16-year old boy‚ who was suffering from cancer‚ died a couple of hours after Elaine chase gave him the pain-killing drug. On Friday‚ the 51-year old fro Benfleet‚ Essex‚ insisted the boy’s comfort was her priority. She denied four misconduct charges at the Nursing and Midwifery council. Following
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authority. When Senator Margaret Chase Smith spoke out against McCarthy’s actions on the Senate floor‚ she became the first Republican to openly criticize McCarthy. Although opposing McCarthy’s political crusade could have put here career to an end as she could have been McCarthy’s next targeted victim‚ her actions resulted in her emergence as a “woman of national importance.” Similar to the Senators appreciated in John F. Kennedy’s Profiles In Courage‚ Margaret Chase Smith adhered to her “independent
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