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    reference to life prolonging medical treatment. It can also hold what a person would like for medical personnel or a doctor to do should an emergency arise and the family doesn’t know what to do. The purpose in having a living will is so that when dying or near death if a person would like specific medical treatment d are not able to speak for themselves not only will the family know what to do but so will medical personnel and doctors. A living will also will not be effective in its use unless you

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    also can know what happens around us through reading. All information can we get from it . Furthermore ‚ if you are in stress ‚ reading is also helpful to reduce it . Many benefits can we get from reading actually . But ‚ in this era ‚ reading is a dying culture . Especially in group age 13 to 19 . Majority of them dislike reading . This is because a few factors had affect them . First factor is social networking and second factor people nows are too busy with their work . First and formost ‚

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    Dying Leaf Monologue

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    Dying Leaves The tongue-tickling aroma of fall eludes him‚ as he is entranced by his auspicious walk within the tunnel of dying leaves. They wrap their arms gently around him as they liberate themselves from the now naked branches. Him‚ the hundred and seventy pound man defined by height and silver-lined‚ faded blonde hair that pairs sweetly with his carefully goldened skin‚ pursues his destination with great purpose. His significance: the only name in which he desires to be trickled into the

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    English 1102‚ 12:30‚ TR September 3‚ 2009 Essay #2 –Fiction Irony in “A Cask of Amontillado” Verbal irony has a meaning (often contradictory) concealed behind the apparent meaning of a word or phrase in order to get a point across; whereas situation irony is often coincidental and contradictory to the situation at hand in an improbable way. Throughout the story “A Cask of Amontillado”‚ Edger Allen Poe uses verbal and situational irony to add a touch of macabre humor‚ build suspense‚ and foreshadow

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    Death hasn’t left life’s contract‚ but it’s made some major changes. At the beginning of the 20th century‚ for every 1000 live births‚ six to nine women in the United States died of pregnancy-related complications‚ and approximately 100 infants died before the age of 1. The life expectancy was 47 years of age. Only one person in 25 had then survived to age 60. If this longevity had remained the same to our present day‚ only half of those born in 2000 would be alive today. Today‚ life expectancy has

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    In the story “The sniper‚” the use of dramatic and situational irony brings out the theme of war knowing no limit. Irony helps the theme of this story by making the reader notice the details that are important in the story. Dramatic irony is shown when the sniper “considers whether he should risk a smoke. It was dangerous. He decided to take the risk.” In this example‚ the sniper takes the risk of smoking and the readers knows that he will be spotted by the enemy. This displays how people tends

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    The Pardoner’s Tale: Irony Nearly every aspect of the Pardoner’s tale is ironic. Irony exists within the story itself and in the relationship between the Pardoner and the story. The ending of the story presents a good message despite the Pardoner’s devious intentions to swindle money from the other pilgrims. By using irony in the Pardoner’s tale‚ Chaucer effectively criticizes the church system. The irony begins as soon as the Pardoner starts his prologue. He tells the other pilgrims

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    Fate is full of irony‚ what you dish out will come back to you. This slogan has never rung truer than in the ironic tale of the Cask Of Amontillado. Presumably taking place in the Italian countryside this story follows the protagonist‚ Montresor‚ in his quest to reap revenge on the antagonist‚ Fortunato‚ for an insult in the past. Ultimately culminating in Fortunato being buried alive this story is a textbook example of revenge. Edgar Allen Poe’s dark tale revolves around themes of betrayal‚ pride

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    Dramatic Irony In Macbeth

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    The role of “dramatic irony” is expressed in many ways through the play Macbeth written by Shakespeare.The dramatic irony plays a very important role in this play because it builds up into the theme. The theme of this play would be ambition. Macbeth had the ambition to become king and that’s what he did‚he got what he wanted.¨ I dare do all that may become a man.¨ ( Act 1 Scene 7 Line 51) Macbeth would do anything it takes to be a man. The way that dramatic irony is shown is in the one

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    Irony: Purpose Of Satire

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    An Introduction to Satire sat.ire n. 1. 2. A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony‚ derision‚ or wit. Irony‚ sarcasm‚ or caustic [bitterly cutting/burning] wit used to attack or expose folly‚ vice‚ or stupidity. (dictionary.com) Ian Johnston‚ retired instructor at Malaspina University-College‚ Nanaimo‚ British Columbia‚ Canada‚ offers helpful information in more clearly defining the use and characteristics of satire: Purpose of Satire: “If we see someone or

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