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    In human society‚ every couple married has different opinions and circumstances. For some people‚ husbands are ruled by their wives instead of men. However in people`s opinions and minds‚ wives have a lesser value than husbands in everywhere. Of course in the poem “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning‚ the speaker also considers his wife is just a woman whom needs to be quiet all the time. The poem begins with him drawing the attention of the person whom he is talking to‚ who‚ asks about the smile

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    Irony in "The Lottery"

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    Irony in “The Lottery” Irony‚ generally described as expressing something different from or opposite to a literal meaning‚ is used as an underlying theme in Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ The Lottery. As an age-old tradition‚ the lottery is one in which a single person in the town is randomly chosen‚ by a drawing‚ to be violently stoned by friends and family. The main example of irony throughout the story resides within the fact that the word lottery suggests that the winning villager is going

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    the epitome of neo-Classical style while the Guggenheim is a modernist powerhouse. Each museum serves the same purpose: displaying humanity’s greatest achievements. By comparing and contrasting their history‚ location‚ façade and interior‚ I will investigate how they arrive at this goal in contrasting styles Location of a building is significant‚ often giving an insight into the edifice’s function. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is located on Fifth Avenue between 88th and 89th streets (picture1)

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    The Irony in Trifles

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    Evermind English 1302 2 March 2012 The Irony in Trifles The play Trifles written by Susan Glaspell is set in the nineteenth century. A trifle is a thing of little value or importance‚ so in the play Trifles the irony of the story is quite humorous. In this time period women were not treated as equals‚ men believed women did not have as much intellect as themselves‚ and treated them accordingly. With this in mind the irony of the play revolves around how much better the women were at finding clues

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    Anne Bradstreet poem To My Dear and Loving Husband If ever two were one‚ then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife‚ then thee;  If ever wife was happy in a man‚  Compare with me‚ ye women‚ if you can. I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold  Or all the riches that the East doth hold. My love is such that rivers cannot quench‚ Nor ought but love from thee‚ give recompense. Thy love is such I can no way repay‚ The heavens reward thee manifold‚ I pray.  Then while we

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    The Crucibles; Irony

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    ?Irony is used extensively in The Crucible. Discuss three examples of irony in the play and the significance of each example. In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ irony is used a number of times throughout the play. The main example of irony would probably be how the town seems and acts to be like a group of friends and a tight-knit community‚ but by the end of the play‚ the town has turned against each other and it turns into a question of morality how everything flips upside-down. The society

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    Irony Essay In the timeless tragedy Oedipus the King‚ Sophocles implements masterful irony in the forms of dramatic‚ verbal‚ and situational ironies‚ which are essential contributions to the theme of the limitations of a man’s potential caused by fate. The dramatic end of Oedipus raised a crucial question of the extent of a man’s impact on society in the minds of the Chorus‚ “Luckless Oedipus‚ whom of all men I envy not at all” (1378). The reason that this question is elevated into the minds of both

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    Irony in the Crucible

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    Irony In The Crucible Irony in The Crucible In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ irony is used a number of times throughout the play. One of the examples in which irony is demonstrated is when Elizabeth Proctor lies in court about John Proctor’s affair with Abigail Williams. This technique is also found when the reader finds out that Abigail‚ Betty‚ and Tituba live in the minister’s house. Finally‚ irony is shown when John Proctor forgets one of the Ten Commandments when Hale comes to his house

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    MET Case Study

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    Background A medical emergency team (MET) is a multidisciplinary team that is implemented with the aim to rescue patients early from deteriorating and cardiac arrests‚ unplanned transfers to the intensive care unit (ICU) and reduce overall mortality rate (Scholle et al‚ 2006). A nurse-led MET has been successful in treating near-collapse and deteriorating patient in various hospital settings (DeVita‚ Hillman and Bellomo‚ 2006)‚ and it is newly implemented locally. The aim of this study is to explore

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    Chemicals SAMPLE NAME: Paracetamol Tablets ANALYSIS REQUIRED: Paracetamol CLAIM: Each tablet contains 500mg Paracetamol. THEORY: Paracetamol IUPAC Name: N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanamide N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetamide Molecular Formula: C8H9NO2 Chemical Structure: Paracetamol INN or acetaminophen USAN is a widely used over-the-counter analgesic (pain reliever) and antipyretic (fever reducer). It is commonly used for the relief of headaches and other minor aches and pains and is a major ingredient in

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