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    A garden is friendship. A garden is friendship. Each one is different and unique. Some take time to develop and some take off and grow wildly. Most require attention and upkeep in order for them to work and grow however‚ in rare occasions they can be left for months‚ even years without contact and are exactly the same when you return. Once they are let go though‚ it is difficult to get them back to the way they once were. Maintenance is the key to any successful garden; some fertiliser every now

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    Type of Building If I were a building‚ I would be a Skyscraper. The reason is that skyscrapers are tall‚ strong‚ and unique. I am tall‚ strong and unique. I am not only strong physically‚ but also emotionally‚ which means that when im having a bad day‚ I don’t cry about it‚ I suck it up and go on with my day. So‚ if I were to be a building‚ I would be one of the amazing skyscrapers. Song “Skyscraper‚” a song by Demi Lovato‚ is so empowering and it helps young people to stand up to bullies. I love

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    The Analysis of Light and Dark Imagery Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The House of the Seven Gables‚ uses many qualities of symbolism which help develop the novel’s main ideas. Darkness is the emblematic “color” of the Pyncheon’s. Contrasted with its opposite‚ light‚ it forms one of the major symbols of the novel: the opposition of dark and light. Hawthorne uses dark imagery throughout his novel to express a sense of decay‚ but he also uses light imagery to inject hope

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    Critical Thinking and Language PART 1: Metaphors are often confused with similes and/or analogies and are‚ at times‚ difficult to differentiate. A metaphor is "a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them" (Merriam-Webster‚ 2006). My grandfather‚ which I refer to as "my Papaw"‚ was a great influence in my life. I like to write about him‚ using metaphors‚ to pass on to my children to keep his memory fresh

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    poetry is often considered a complicated and confusing art‚ incapable of being fathomed by an average person. Poetry is written in the vernacular which typically becomes outdated and therefore unfamiliar. With regards to Anne Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband” and Edward Taylor’s “Huswifery”‚ this is not the case. Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor use two different writing styles to compare a similar topic in drastically contrasting ways. Anne Bradstreet often pursues an informal or

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    The Concurrent Validity of Money Metaphor Inventory By MUOKWUE MARTIN E. M. Department of Psychology‚ Faculty of Social Sciences Nnamdi Azikiwe University‚ AWKA. 1.1 INTRODUCTION Researchers have of recent turned their search light on the impact of money to human activities‚ especially as it concerns ethical issues about money. It is no doubt that we are really in the age of the economic man and money play a pivotal role on the day to day activities in the modern society.

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    as figuratively presented in Walt Whitman’s extended metaphor poem‚ O Captain! My Captain!. In this elegiac‚ a sailor recalls the joyous celebrations of the people on shore‚ exulting over his crew’s safe return. However‚ to his horrid surprise‚ the beloved‚ father-like captain‚ lies “Fallen cold and dead”‚ suppressing the cheers of the people on the port. Thus‚ through the use of metaphors and symbolization to establish an extended metaphor‚ Whitman portrays his admiration and praise towards Abraham

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    usually is very essential to understanding the poem’s theme. As one of the significant elements‚ extended metaphor may convey one of key ideas in poetry. Depending on the poem‚ extended metaphor may provide the opportunity to reflect on even more deep and hidden‚ but just as important concepts the author chooses to convey. Similarly‚ in the poem # 371‚ Emily Dickinson uses extended metaphor as practically the most essential element to convey her feelings in regard to The Antique Book held as fascinating

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    2. Metaphors are an effective way in creating depth and adding creativity within stories. In the novel‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ Neale Hurston used motifs of the horizon numerous times to illustrate a symbol of Janie’s crusade to find contentment. The horizon was the strongest metaphor presented in the novel‚ for it had many effects. Janie often stared toward the horizon in search of hope and justification. Her horizon changed continuously as she set out for something bigger. One example was

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    slaves had to endure throughout their time spent on the plantation’s cotton field such as: nurturing an infant while proceeding in harsh labor and confliction between slave and slave owners. Presence of Literacy Convention: Metaphors and Similes Throughout the story‚ a few metaphors and similes were used in order to create and establish a comparison between certain objectives. Within this simile‚ “With that she leaped straight up into the air and was gone like a bird‚ flying over field and wood.” (57)

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