explore the similarities and differences between the linguistic and presentational techniques used to have an effect on the reader used in two articles with the shared topic of pets. The first article is by two women who call themselves ’Barking Blondes’‚ the use of the word ’Barking’ having two meanings: one relating to the sound dogs make and secondly referring to madness. This may be because they are slightly eccentric dog lovers. The formal online newspaper blog article is called ’Dealing with
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Blurring the ’Male Gaze’ "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" is a 1953 Musical-Comedy released by 20th Century Fox‚ directed by Howard Hawks and starring Marilyn Munroe and Jane Russell; the two greatest sex symbols of the era. The camera’s point of view is that of the ’male gaze’‚ where women are regarded as objects of fascination and the men are assumed to have a position of power. Hawks shows how it can be easily hijacked by females smart enough to control‚ manipulate and ultimately blur the ’male gaze’
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speakers” of English -- from the USA‚ England and Wales‚ and Australia -- had earlier been eliminated in the heats. South Africa‚ always a strong contender‚ also failed to make it to the finals. The theme of the competition this year was “A Borderless World‚” with as many interpretations coming out as there were speakers. The diversity added excitement to the event. Patricia was easily a crowd favorite even during the preliminaries. Her speech was praised by one of her heat’s judges as "very well crafted
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For a contract to be legally binding all of the following elements must be present. If one or more is absent the contract will be considered invalid or void. The first element of the contract is Offer and Acceptance. For a contract to be considered valid one party (the offer) must make an offer to another party (the offeree). Before an offer is accepted it must be communicated to the offeree. A offer is immediately made into a contract when the offeree accepts the offeror’s tender. An offer can be
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When it was written in 1925‚ Gentlemen Prefer Blondes‚ by Anita Loos was heralded as a tremendous novel. It was seen as cutting edge and insightful‚ yet somewhat risqué in its portrayal of Lorelei Lee and her escapades. I can see how this may have been thought at that time‚ seeing as how women were looked at in such a different way then they are currently. The fact that a women with as little know-how as Lorelei can manipulate men the way that she does‚ leaves no question as to who is the superior
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categorize the world into little groups because it satisfies the need to understand the social world. Misconceptions exist because of false information people give. People tend to think of things as the truth‚ but really it is not real. Individuals tend to discriminate blondes because of stereotypes and misconceptions. Blondes should not be categorized based on hair color because they are like everyone else. Stereotypes and misconceptions are used everywhere and
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As a young girl I always wanted people to play with my long‚ straight‚ blonde hair. My mother as well as my aunts would fix my hair to match whatever I was wearing. Whether it was a bow‚ clips‚ tiara‚ or braids I seemed to always have something in my hair. As I got older I knew something was changing‚ and I was not sure if I would like it. When you are in a military family you have to be somewhat okay with moving and change‚ but I have never liked change. There was no such thing as a small bow‚
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I am writing an essay to compare‚ Barking blondes: dealing with the death of a pet and Your right pet along with contrasting the two texts. The article appropriately named; Barking Blondes features a play on words‚ an intended pun which denotes the fact they are both barking dogs as well as two eccentric women. This text‚ primarily for pet owners‚ conveys how to cope with the loss of a pet. The second piece of writing is targeted at people thinking of‚ or who own a pet. The main purpose to inform
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HARTLY AND THE AUTO DEALER Tameeka Brown Hartly and The Auto Dealer Southern New Hampshire University October 20‚ 2013 Hartly & The Auto Dealer What do you think about this situation? Should parties to a sales contract be able to rescind a contract because of mutual mistake of fact? Why or why not? Did either party act unethically in this case? Why or why not? What application does the UCC have here? Finally‚ in the overall context of contract law
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Running head: HOW TO LEGALLY TERMINATE AN EMPLOYEE How to Legally Terminate an Employee Abstract Statistics reveal that approximately four out of every one hundred workers are fired or resign from their jobs each month‚ and an estimated one million workers are fired from their jobs each year (S.M. SACK 99). Many people who are fired are done so unlawfully. When a company terminates an employee unlawfully it can create astronomical financial burdens from law suits filed by these employees
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