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    Throughout Chapter 1 of 1984‚ the reader is exposed to the many kinds of manipulation that the government uses to control the people of Oceania. The Party uses numerous examples of verbal and dramatic irony as part of its campaign to exercise its dominance over the people and control their daily actions. Verbal irony‚ an incongruity that has a deeper significance than the surface meaning‚ is displayed throughout the society of 1984 in Chapter 1. The primary theme of this chapter deals with Winston’s desire

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    “Night Face Up” is a fiction about a man goes through a motorcycle accident and the combination of dream and reality at the hospital. He feels uncomfortable because of the medical treatments‚ but the strange thing is that he dreams of a savage world where he comes from Motecas. Acolytes of Aztecs are looking for him and they want to kill him‚ so he has to run to avoid them. The philosophical assertion in this story is Aristotle’s hylomorphism because both reality and the dream are alive to the protagonist

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    "Desiree’s Baby" In "Desiree’s Baby"‚ Kate Chopin uses foreshadowing‚ symbolism‚ and dramatic irony to reveal how a person’s personality can be sadly determined because of people’s viewpoint towards one another. At the beginning of the story‚ Chopin says‚"when Monsieur in riding through the gateway of Valmonde had found her lying asleep in the shadow of the big stone pillar‚" (Chopin 240). Chopin uses foreshadowing to show that darkness is going to be a factor in this story. Chopin is putting in

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    To everything there is a season Mandujano‚ Maria English 9B‚ Period 1 February 3‚ 2014 Poetic Paraphrase: Every day of our life counts to make a change in the way we express ourselves‚ just like a season. A time to start off with new feelings‚ a time when everything ends up wrong. A time to plant new goals and a time to collect the success. A time to have laughs with your people and sad

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    Everything is possible. Charles F. Kettering said that “Nothing ever built to touch the skies unless some man dreamed that it should‚ some man believed that it could‚ and some man willed that it must.” Everything is possible in each of our lives; we simply have to sense it‚ see it and act upon it. After all‚ where would we be without men like Thomas Edison who believed there could be light‚ saw the vision in his mind and acted upon everything that was possible for him? Emily Dickinson phrased it

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    story between Jim and Della‚ which is transfigured by O.Henry’s unrivalled flowery language‚ academic and belles-letters style‚ and his superb ironical tone. At the end of the story‚ readers will only be able to say “How ironical their life is!” “The irony of life” in “The Gift of the Magi” is presented through a story of love and sacrifice between a young couple‚ Jim and Della‚ who are poor materially but not poor spiritually. They always live happily in a poor living condition. Their happiness is

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    as an investment portfolio. The second involves assessing each business business’s strength by considering the market’s growth rate and company’s position and fit in that market. The third is establishing a strategy. For each business‚ the company must develop a game plan for achieving its long-run objectives. Most large companies consist of four organizational levels: the corporate level‚ the division level‚ the business unit level‚ and the product level. Corporate headquarters is responsible

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    Image is everything The piece “The Bully in the Mirror‚” by Stephen S. Hall‚ talks about the ongoing issue of appearance amongst young women in society and the disturbing trend amongst teenage men that has been rapidly growing. It also talks about a young man‚ Alexander who became obsessive with his appearance. In my opinion‚ it is crazy how fanatical people get over looking their finest. Alexander said‚ “The more you life the more you look in the mirror‚” (419). Hall talks about how when researching

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    I am Racheal Flannery. I’m 19 years old. I was born November 7th 1997 in Louisville‚ Kentucky. I have 4 brothers and 2 sisters. My parents are divorced‚ but have remarried since. My childhood was pretty hectic. In result to my parents being divorced I felt as if I was a pawn in some game. When I got older I stayed mostly with my father. He never allowed me to do much fun‚ so I had to make school my fun. That’s when I realized I wanted to be a teacher. Many have asked me why I want to be a teacher

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    In Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find”‚ multiple themes are conveyed through her use of foreshadowing and irony as well as a consistent point of view. The story centers around the major conflict between the Misfit and the grandmother along with her family. This story can be viewed in many ways because of the unusually large number of themes used in this story ranging from religion to society and class. Foreshadowing can be found throughout the story leading up to the brutal execution

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