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    Keeping Up to Date

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    It¡¯s necessary for companies involved in highly technological industries to keep their employees up to date. With continuous advancements in technology‚ the needs and requirements of the company change‚ and so will the needs and requirements of employees. Jim Malanson‚ vice president of technical development at Palo Alto‚ believes that any technology organization needs to ¡°keep pace with the speed at which new products are coming to market in their sector¡± (reference). The pharmaceutical company

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    Hemingway Tone Analysis

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    "A Clean‚ Well Lighted Place" Although tone is an extremely complicated issue to analyze‚ it is one of the most elementary literary elements. Like a tone of voice‚ the tone of a story may communicate joy‚ anger‚ love‚ sorrow‚ and contempt. It shows the feelings of the author‚ so greatly that we can sense them. The tone adds to the overall feeling‚ and effectiveness portrayed in any literary work. Those feelings may be similar to the feelings expressed by the narrator of the story‚ but sometimes

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    Victim or Suspect? Inciting a debate over the morality of keeping a secret‚ Susan Glaspell captivates reader’s minds in her story “A Jury of Her Peers.” Through the exploitation of the personalities of characters Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters‚ Glaspell explores the chronicles of the discovery and subsequent investigation of the murder of John Wright. As the story unfolds‚ the question becomes not “Who murdered John Wright” but rather “Why was John Wright murdered.” This leads to the idea that Mrs

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    she was imprisoned. A major part of this film was the use of handheld camera. Filming from a handheld camera really portrayed the chaos in scenes such as the hostage situation in the news building. The tone of the movie is clearly set by means of loud orchestral music and soft frightening tones and sounds. V’s theme song throughout the whole movie is a loud‚ motivating orchestral ensemble that drives home the utter insanity within his mind. While V is leading a revolution against the government

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    Tone: “Tone is the author’s attitude toward the reader of the subject of the work. It can be described with adjectives such as formal or informal‚ scolding or encouraging‚ or humorous or serious.” (700) Pearson Example: “...make her queen. They would put her on a throne where I could not go to see her.” (802) Mistral‚ “Fear” Context: In the short poem “Fear” written by Gabriela Mistral; the narrator‚ faced with the dilemma of possibly losing her child‚ describes her anxiety over the possibility

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    Jack London Tone

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    In “War” by Jack London‚ the setting taking place in a war and the steamy temperature is significant to the text because it develops the tone in the story which is concerned. First‚ the setting taking place in a war develops the tone because it is very hot where the war is taking place‚ the heat is almost unbearable. The narrator is constantly battling the heat in the story. Jack London writes‚ “The ban of his cavalryman’s hat was fresh stained with sweat. The roan horse under him was likewise wet

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    Snowy Evening Tone

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    feelings of what is being stated. The tone in every written piece of literature has a certain idea to provide a deeper meaning. In some cases‚ the author uses ideas‚ such as foreshadowing and similes to provide extra entertainment for the reader‚ but mostly the author uses a specific tone. Tone projects a more enticing‚ edgy work of literature to include the reader in the story’s action. In “Stopping in the Woods on a Snowy Evening‚” the author‚ Robert Frost coveys the tone to be placid and soothing by using

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    that seeks to understand her role as a female poet in a male-dominated Puritan society. She knows that her poetry is perceived as inferior because it was considered the province of men and appear to humble herself within the context of the poem by indicating her unworthiness‚ yet through the subtext‚ Bradstreet craftily challenges men and proves her poetic prowess. With an eloquent mixture of apologia and verbal irony‚ Anne Bradstreet produces a powerful poem that displays her creative talents and raises

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    The Crucible Tone Paper

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    The Crucible Tone Paper In Arthur Miller’s book/play The Crucible‚ the tone he adopts towards the subject of witch trials and witch hunts‚ and towards the characters that maintain them‚ is carefully written. His ironic and cynical tones throughout the play poke fun at the religious officials doing what they thought was right‚ executing people they thought were witches. They also further the outlook on the lack of justice in a harsh‚ Puritan society. Miller continually uses irony in situations

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    Joan Holtz 5-3

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    Joan Holtz CASE 5-3 JOAN HOLTZ (A)* (1) Electric utility bills. An electric utility company can estimate with reasonable certainty the expected revenue in a given period by taking into consideration some of the following: customer habits‚ average historical trends‚ demand and supply forecasts‚ and environmental changes. The electric utility industry effectively uses an insurance industry concept—the law of large numbers‚ to determine with certainty‚ expected revenue. The law of large numbers

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