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    As I look around from my where I stand‚ I see many faces; familiar and unfamiliar. We are all gathered here for one reason: to pay tribute to my Baba; Agha Sahib to most of you. I am aware that most of you have travelled long distances just to be here and this sheds light on the kind of man he was. For those of you who aren’t acquainted with me‚ my name is Amir and this is my father. Baba was the most hard-working person that I have ever met. He worked hard at his career‚ at being a good father

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    punctuations. as for example "Don’t STOP" and "Don’t‚ STOP" do both of them are same? NO‚ just a comma changed full meaning. This is how the essays impressed me. "The comma is a flashing yellow light that asks us only to slow down" this line has been taken from the essay "In Priase of the Humble Comma" paragraph no.2 line no.5‚ this is the line which gives all the description about Comma. Like this in every essays they described each punctuations in this way‚ which I was hoping to.

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    1973‚ as well as the Guggenheim Fellowship in creative writing by Conrad Aiken. He is known to have introduced the "reversed consonance rime scheme" in writing poetry‚ as well as the extensive use of punctuation marks—especially commas‚ which made him known as the Comma Poet. He used the penname Doveglion (derived from "Dove‚ Eagle‚ Lion")‚ based on the characters he derived from himself. These animals were also explored by another poet e.e. cummings in Doveglion‚ Adventures in Value‚ a poem dedicated

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    “Sonnet 83” by William Shakespeare conveys the indescribable beauty of a person using punctuation‚ imagery‚ and figurative language. The word “painting” as used in the first line of the poem is a type of poetic imagery that means praise or poetic flattery. This accompanied with “painting set” creates a much more elegant image than simply writing the word praising. Imagery and figurative language is more heavy and emphasized in the last two lines of the quatrains. The last line of stanza one for example

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    were short and choppy. However‚ in act 3‚ his sentences were much longer‚ and included many semicolons‚ commas‚ and colons in each one. For example‚ “To be‚ or not to be: that is the question:/Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer/The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune‚ Or to take arms against a sea of troubles‚ And by opposing end them?” (A3S1) In this one sentence‚ there are three commas‚ two colons‚ and one question. In this whole soliloquy‚ there are a total of five sentences. Hamlet’s

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    Punctuation ■ Common punctuation marks are: full stop‚ comma‚ apostrophe‚ quotation‚ colon‚ semi-colon‚ capitals ■ Leave only one space after punctuation Full stop ■ Use a period at the end of a complete sentence that is a statement. e.g. I know that you would never break my trust intentionally. ■ If the last word in the sentence ends in a period‚ do not follow it with another period. e.g. Please shop‚ cook‚ etc. I will do the laundry. ■ Use the period after

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    deeds. Through these accounts (comma: prepositional phrase) we come to the understanding of why he is so loved and believed as the true protector and helper of those less fortunate or in need (St. Nicholas Center‚ n.d.). Saint Nicholas was born around the third century A.D. in Patana‚ which is a city in the ancient district of Lycia in southern Asia Minor (Encyclopedia of World Biography‚ 2004). Though‚ his parents were well to do‚ they reared him with a more humble and holy lifestyle. His parents

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    which is its worst offspring. On the other hand‚ he always had a warm welcome for humble repentance. A friar was brought before him one time who had sinned against obedience and merited just Punishment. Looking at him. Francis could see sure signs that he was genuinely sorry and he was so pleased with his humble contrition that he decided to be easy on him. At the same time‚ he was anxious to avoid encouraging others to revolt by letting him off

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    1a. The words “Praise God! God bless him who comes in the name of the Lord1 god bless the coming kingdom of King David‚ our farther! Praise God!” was said as Jesus was entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. b. Jesus was going to Jerusalem for the Jewish festival of Passover. c. Jesus rode on a donkey‚ because donkeys are humble creatures. They are neither proud nor extravagant‚ but simply humble. Jesus‚ the King of Kings‚ chose to demonstrate His humility by riding on a humble beast. When they

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    Brave New World Rhetorical Mode and Purpose ?It is better that one should suffer than that many should be corrupted.? Existing under a socially oppressive government‚ Bernard Marx constantly endures mental distress as a consequence of his unorthodox views. In Brave New World by Adolf Huxley‚ the primary protagonist struggles to voice his bitterness and disgruntled opinions‚ but the repressive World State tyrannize the society‚ and he ultimately loses his fight in becoming exiled. Narrated in the

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