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    Ladies and Gentlemen on the Jury in the story ¨Scarlet Ibis” there is a younger sibling named Doodle and a older sibling called Brother. Brother knew of Doodles health conditions and his mental conditions but‚ still pushed Doodle over what he could do‚ both mentally and physically. In my speech I´m going to prove that Brother is in fact guilty of Doodles death. My first piece of evidence is that Brother knew from the day Doodle was born that he wouldn’t be able to do all the things a normal‚ healthy

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    A “hero” is defined as a person admired or idealized for their courage or noble qualities. To me‚ a hero is someone who will fight against the odds for what they believe is right‚ sometimes making a personal sacrafise for the benefits of others. In the book‚ the Scarlett Letter‚ author Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts main character Hester Prynne as the hero. Although it may be true that Hester commits the sin of adultery‚ we must look beyond that and on to how this sin not only beneficial to Hester‚

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    66th Foundation Day Sca celebrate 66th Foundation anniversary last February 22 and 23‚ 2013 at Sca Luna La Union The said campus wide activity showered with inspirational and mind messages by Dr. Luinio Tongson‚ MD of Philippines of Surgeon‚ Dr Jun Cosme Camat‚ Ph. D‚ PTA Executive Committee President‚ and Mrs Olive D. Rilloraza‚ PTA President – Pre – Elemantary – Department. One of the highlights is the “Thanksgiving Mass” at St Catherine Parish Church last February 22. And motorcade where all

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    stoic woman who fights her entire life through many trials and tribulations until she finds true love and achieves an almost nirvana-like state of being. The manner‚ in which Charlotte Bronte writes‚ her tone and diction especially‚ lends its self to the many purposes of the novel. The diction of Bronte usually had characteristics of gothic culture and showed the usually negative and angry inner thoughts of Jane. The tone of the novel was there sympathetic towards Jane and displayed her as an intelligent

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    family‚ and even their will to live. In Night‚ Elie Wiesel uses dictionimagery‚ and tone to illustrate the loss of humanity during the holocaust. Loss of humanity was a huge theme during the holocaust because of all the things they had lost and the way the Naziz did this. “The three ‘veteran’ prisoners‚ needles in hand‚ tattooed numbers on our left arms. I became A-7713. From then on‚ I had no other name” (42). Wiesel uses diction to show how much the Naziz wanted the Jews to think that they were

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    As Ishmael explained all that he had gone through in his journey of being a child soldier to being free‚ he uses diction in his writing to make the story easier to understand. A lot of times many writers use different types of diction so that the writing has a clearer meaning to the reader. In this memoir‚ Ishmael was able to use different types of diction for the reader to be able to understand the importance of scenes while in the war. “I stood there holding my gun and felt special because I was

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    To continue‚ both authors use diction as a way to differentiate the academic power of different characters and display how their intelligence impacts their lives. Diction is displayed by both authors to convey the way people talked in the past compared to others based on their social class. Twain uses slang to demonstrate how slaves talked because of their inferior level of knowledge. “‘[Jim]Say‚ who is you? Whar is you? Dog my cats ef I didn’ hear sumf’n. Well‚ I know what I’s gwyne to do:

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    Begin by getting as comfortable as possible...close your eyes...take a few deep breathes to get relaxed. For the next couple minutes‚ just concentrate on your breathing. This is not a time to be worrying about any of the things that are happening in your day-to-day life. This is a time only for you. For this very short period of time‚ you can completely relax. Take a big breath in . . . And sigh it all the way out. Now‚ imagine yourself on a tropical island. You can return home any time you wish

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    Alvarez’s use of diction in describing the setting shows the change in the mood leading up to and following the Discovery Day dance. The events of the party are mirrored by the weather ’s progression to a rain storm. It is acknowledged that it has been raining on and off for days‚ not down pouring but light rain that creates anticipation for the real storm. In this setting the reader sees Minerva discover the letters from Lio and her father’s other family. On the night her father comes back after

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    Amelia B. Professor Gao English 430 Spring 2012 “Scarlet Letter” Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter is a story full of themes of guilt‚ pride‚ hypocrisy‚ retribution‚ and isolation. Taking place during the seventeenth century‚ the story of Hester Prynne and her famed scarlet letter depicts a story of unconceivable proportions. Guilt‚ Sin and Judgment Perhaps the foremost purpose of The Scarlet Letter is to illustrate the difference between shaming someone in public and allowing

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