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    Language Devices

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    Terms & Definitions for Famous Speeches Repetition: Repeating a word or phrase‚ either to draw extra attention or to emphasise the importance of it. Analogy: A comparison of two things‚ based on the similarities between them; in this case‚ telling a story with a similar sort of message in order to make a related point clear. Rhetorical Questioning: Questions that the speaker might ask‚ but which do not actually require an answer. Rhetorical questions are used to make the audience think a little

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    Streets of London

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    Shannon McCaw April 19‚ 2005 Instructor Severson English 105 Streets of London "London" by William Blake is an emotional setting of man who is going though something in his life and he has found himself walking through the streets of London. It leads readers to believe that something has happened in which led this man to go on a long walk along the Thames River. The last line of the poem‚ "And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse" tells the reader that something has happened between this

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    Literary Analysis Stephanie Butler ENG 125 Introduction to Literature 1-12-15 There are many types of prejudice in our world‚ but in the two literary works “Country Lovers” by Nadine Gordimer and “What it’s like to be a black girl” by Patricia Smith‚ racism is the prejudice that the characters are battling with. Unfortunately racism is a global problem‚ but these stories discuss racism in America. These writers have used their ability to write to discuss these problems by short story and

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    Wall Street

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    INT. GORDON GEKKO’S OFFICE (BUD’S POV) - DAY Furnishings in hypermodern gray and black lacquer‚ Modern Art ranging from black field paintings by Ad Reinhardt to the smashed dishes of Julian Schnabel. Nautilus equipment‚ hi-tech gadgets are in evidence‚ including a splendid Howard Miller World Time Clock‚ and a world map... Three of Gekko’s people‚ young MBA’s dressed for success‚ are scattered about the room‚ on phones‚ calculators‚ coming in and out. GORDON GEKKO aka Gekko the Great as

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    women’s apparel‚ shoes and accessories into Malaysia. Live-Well Sdn Bhd has already secured the sole distributorship of Ann Taylor in Malaysia and is yet to be appointed for the Asia-Pacific region. This US based brand is called Ann Taylor (“the company”). The company offers its merchandise under a number of brand names including Ann Taylor‚ Ann Taylor Factory‚ LOFT and LOFT Outlet. Ann Taylor also sells products through the Internet. The Company primarily operates in the US. Its headquarters is in New

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    Leigh Ann Walker Case

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    Shortly after accepting an entry-level position on the auditing staff of a Big Six accounting firm‚ Leigh Ann Walker was assigned to work on the audit of Saint Andrew’s Hospital. While nervous about her first assignment‚ Ms. Walker was excited to be working under Jackie Vaughn‚ a third-year senior. Early in the engagement‚ Ms. Vaughn casually asked Ms. Walker if she had taken the CPA exam. Ms. Walker had in fact attempted the exam‚ but told Ms. Vaughn that she had not yet taken it. Ms. Walker was

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    When analyzed‚ Ann Putnam can be represented as suspicious‚ distressed‚ and manipulative. She is seen as suspicious because she is constantly analyzing other people’s actions. In The Crucible‚ Mrs. Putnam accuses Sarah Good of being a witch when she says‚ "I knew it! Goody Osburn were midwife to me three times. I begged you‚ Thomas‚ did I not? I begged him not to call Osburn because I feared her. My babies always shriveled in her hands." (Act 1.Page 47). Another explanation of her suspicion is

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    Street Gangs

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    initiation is “jumping in” or getting beaten by all the gang members and/or committing acts of theft or violence. In 2011 the National Gang Intelligence Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation asserted that "There are approximately 1.4 million active street‚ prison‚ and outlaw gang members comprising more than 33‚500 gangs in the United States." In this paper you will read about gang types and gang structure‚ why people join gangs‚ typical gang activities‚ gang violence‚ and how gang members identify

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    Ann Beattie wrote a story called “Snow” in which she tells us about a woman who had a relationship that ended. “Snow” used several universal short story techniques‚ thus the story shows an outline of what is expected in a short story. “Snow” includes aspects such as characters‚ a story’s point of view‚ the type of story and the story’s conflict. Without characters there can be no story‚ it would just be description with no central point. There must be characters‚ even just one to form a story

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    Medusa by Carol Ann Duffy

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    The world’s wife is a compilation of poems published in 1999 and written by Carol Ann Duffy‚ a modern feminist poet. It covers various myths in order to give women a voice. This includes the short monologue like poem: “Medusa”. How do metaphors‚ symbols and allegories contribute in clarifying the meanings of the poem? Primarily‚ they emphasise Duffy’s feminist ideals‚ Medusa’s emotions and aging difficulties. Medusa‚ the protagonist‚ uses the myth metaphorically in order to create a modern and

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