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    "Love Story" We were both young when I first saw you. I close my eyes and the flashback starts: I’m standing there on a balcony in summer air. See the lights‚ see the party‚ the ball gowns. See you make your way through the crowd And say‚ "Hello‚" Little did I know... That you were Romeo‚ you were throwing pebbles‚ And my daddy said‚ "Stay away from Juliet" And I was crying on the staircase Begging you‚ "Please don’t go" And I said... Romeo‚ take me somewhere we can be alone

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    In Jonathan Swifts‚ “A Modest Proposal”‚ he suggests that a way to deal with the overpopulation of children in Ireland‚ we remove the child from their family after the age of one to decrease the burden on the parents. This proposal is specifically designed for those family’s that are low income and are often found on the streets begging for scraps. The children will be offered to other families in the kingdom that are well off and can provide for the children until they can provide for themselves

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    A Modest Proposal By Jonathan Swift Even though it was a satirical essay‚ you could read between the lines the anger he had towards the English Protestants that inflicted abuse on the Irish Catholics. The part I really enjoyed was his reference to the children being substantial enough for the landlords‚ since they had already devoured the parents‚ meaning the landlords had robbed them in a sense they had eaten them up‚ I just like the way he put that. Mr. Swift not only talked about the English

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    the distinct and innovative writing style of Joseph Heller. Heller’s satirical style is perhaps the most important element of the entire novel and is the technique he uses to communicate a majority of the central themes within the story. Using irony‚ paradox‚ and hyperbole in particular‚ Catch-22 is a satire that ridicules the way in which World War II is fought and parodies the ridiculousness of bureaucracy in general. The satirical style of writing calls attention to how illogical and nonsensical

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    1 Social Criticism- Jonathan Swift “A Modest Proposal” Jonathan Swift in “A Modest Proposal” discusses his annoyance with the ineffectiveness of Ireland’s politicians and the dirtiness that many of the Irish people were forced to live in. Some of the major political issues that Swift felt contributed to the poor living conditions of the Irish people were high levels of poverty‚ too many children‚ and poor trade opportunities. A review of our society quickly reveals that these same political

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    Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift in their respective poems‚ The Rape of the Lock and The Progress of Beauty‚ offer opposite representations of the nature and function of cosmetics in eighteenth century society. In The Rape of the Lock‚ Pope gives a positive representation of cosmetic’s nature and function in eighteenth century society. On the other hand‚ Swift’s representation takes a very negative tone. Both poets clearly appreciate and admire the natural beauty of a woman and their opposite opinions

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    The main character of this story‚ Swift‚ has many important traits. Each of these traits guided the character to behave a certain way‚ tailoring the narrative around his decisions. For example‚ Swift is understanding‚ militaristic‚ old‚ traditional‚ independent thinking‚ responsible‚ and cool under stress. Since Swift was very traditional and independent in his thought process‚ he never truly trusted a machine to make choices for him. Rather than use Multivac‚ Swift simply allowed fate to decide his

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    Taylor Swift Diet Coke Ad This ad isn’t very complicated and has clear and simple parts. Through the simplicity of the ad‚ the audience feels inclined to buy Diet Coke because of the fact that it’s “diet”‚ Taylor Swift is very famous and it is good for creativity. Nowadays‚ many people worry about their outer appearance‚ especially their weight. While they may have enjoyed a nice‚ cool can of Coca-Cola before‚ some can feel like they need to restrict their Coke intake so that they don’t gain too

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    songs about heartaches and young love‚ Taylor Swift has found a way for making the age twenty-two better than eighteen and twenty-one combined. Taking a break from her more known country style‚ Taylor’s cute and sassy lyrics describe the joys of being a twenty-two year old. With one hundred and eighteen million views to date on YouTube‚ the music video “22” has found a way of touching all girls that just want to let go and have a fun night. Taylor Swift uses simple outfits‚ playful behavior‚ video

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    Modern “Art” What is modern art? The definition in the dictionary is “A genre of the fine arts created from the mid-19th century which strayed from traditional styles and techniques.” Modern art definitely strays from traditional styles and techniques I will give it that much. But a genre of the FINE arts‚ that’s a bit rich. The only fine thing about it is the fine it should incur when it is shown to the general public. The new piece of “art” in the city‚ the blood red wall‚ is an example of

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