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    Gift Giving in Japan

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    Acknowledge portion of the book‚ Gift-Giving in Japan: Cash‚ Connections. Cosmologies. After that she had her graduated training in the University of Chicago funded by the National Science Foundation and the University itself‚ including one year of support from the Committee on Japanese Studies. Before the writing of this book‚ Katherine Rupp took twenty months of field work In Japan which is funded by the Japanese Ministry of Education. She finally completed the manuscript of Gift-Giving in Japan as a postdoctoral

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    types of irony such as basic irony which is the use of word to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning. Situational irony which is the moment a characters actions have the opposite of their intended effect. Finally there is dramatic irony which occurs when there is a contrast between the readers knowledge and the knowledge of the characters in the work. However situational irony is what mostly transpires in Kate Chopin short story "The Story of an Hour" Situational irony is used

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    Irony of the Pearl

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    The Pearl‚ by John Steinback‚ recalls a parable in the bible. In the novella‚ the pearl is the central symbol‚ and unlike in the bible‚ is never clearly defined. Kino‚ Juana‚ and Coyotito are affected the most by the product of the pearl. At first‚ the pearl is seen as a stroke of divine providence‚ but through-out the novella‚ it will bring misfortune. The flawless pearl is deceiving and its true essence contrasts between its apparent‚ good outcome‚ and its intended‚ bad outcome. When Kino finds

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    Irony of Plato

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    One could often hear politicians to be regarded as charismatic or charming. However‚ seldom‚ if ever‚ does one associate these adjectives with a political system. The lack of connection between the two words did not stop a great philosopher‚ Plato‚ to describe democracy exactly with one of these terms: “Democracy … is a charming form of government‚ full of variety and disorder; and dispersing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike” (Plato 214). The underlining message of the quoted sentence

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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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    Ultimate Gifts Reflection

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    In the movie The Ultimate Gift‚ the main character James has to do several tasks in order to get his inheritance from his recently dead grandfather. Throughout his tasks he learns many valuable lessons about being a good person‚ and living life not only for himself‚ but to help others. All through out this movie there were universal themes that were presented; such as‚ the massive conflict that was taking place within James another universal theme which was shown in this movie was the ability to

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    Gifts to boo radley

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    Brenda Suarez Legorreta Mr. Stefanelli English CP /"Gifts to Boo Radley" March 13 2014 At the end of the novel of Haper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ many things unravel. An adult Scout says‚ "Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls‚ a broken watch and chain‚ a pair of good-luck pennies‚ and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We never put back into that tree what we took out of it: we

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    Gifts of the Holy Spirit

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    The gifts of the Holy Spirit contain a big role in the spiritual life of the believer. There are said to be seven gifts to around eighteen gifts of the Spirit to be brought upon those who believe in God. Each denomination has a certain gift that they focus on more then others. As Pentecostals believe that speaking in tongues is the ultimate gifts and thats what shows that a person has been filled with the Spirit‚ Mennonites dont focus on speaking in tongues at all. Each Gift of the Spirit has a certain

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    Everyone gets lucky at some point in their lives. I personally was lucky at birth. Being born into a kind and caring family‚ parents with well paid jobs‚ and are very strong financially. I live in a beautiful house that not many people could afford. I receive a proper education‚ preparing me to do the same for my children‚ and the generation after‚ and so forth. See‚ I live in an age where technology has evolved. Teachers use smart boards and online textbooks to teach lessons and prepare us for our

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    War Imagery And Irony

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    achieve the protest of war. They use Imagery‚ Irony‚ and Structure. A way writers use to protest war is by using Imagery. Crane used very strong glorifying imagery. He put negative images next to the glorified images and that was his way of protesting war. “Hoarse‚ booming drums of the regiment” is an example of glorified images. “A field where a thousand corpses lie” is a negative image placed with a glorified image. Wilfred Owen wrote about how war is kind and that it is right to die for your country

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