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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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    Compare and Contrast: GYV and AAM In Gentlemen Your Verdict (GYV) and Always A Motive (AAM) the main character takes on te role of a hero. Joe from (AAM) returns the little miller boy to his family and Commander Oram (GYV) saves 5 family men from an underwater submarine disaster. GYV and AAM are similar in many ways. The main characters perform amazing hero like feats. The characters do what they think is best in there own unique situation. Although in GYV 5 people are rescued compared to

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    II. Topic Sentence: Martin Luther King used Metaphors through all throughout his speech for one reason. To make his audience get an idea of how something that is beyond their power can be compared to something that is relatable. A. Example‚ Reason‚ Detail‚ or Fact from the text: For example‚ in the text King compares how injustice to a boil. He says “Like a boil‚ that can never be cured as long as it is covered up but must be opened with all its pus-flowing ugliness to the natural medicines of air

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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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    Life Goes On Life is like a flower‚ so beautiful and healthy when it’s well taken care of‚ but even then it dies and all that’s ever left is ashes. A day like any other‚ May 25‚ 2011‚ I was at my school‚ John C. Fremont High‚ in the cafeteria when I received the worst phone call ever. It was the phone call that impacted and traumatized my life. My best friend’s mom had called me and simply said‚ “I need you to calm down‚ and I need you to take this calmly.” As she started to cry‚ she

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    major strengths of the culture metaphor rests in the fact that it directs attention to the symbolic significance of even the most rational parts of organizational life" ( Morgan‚ G. 1986) Discuss the issues raised in the quotation above‚ and comment on: • • • the effects of organization culture on the design of organization structure; the effects of national culture on organization culture; and the ways in which power exists in different organization cultures. Metaphor is a method to explain a phenomenon

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    Chapter 1 page 86: "Not a hair was out of place in the blonde chin whisker outlining his jaw: it was like the edging of a flower bed around his long‚ dreary face with its small eyes and hooked nose." The poetic device of simile used to describe Monsieur Binet helps the reader visualize how meticulous he is. A meticulous man is the last thing a person wants in a small and very interconnected village. The reader after such a brief description becomes aware of this character and his possible significance

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