mental picture in words. Some types of figurative language are the following: Simile: a direct comparison of two things‚ usually employing the words like or as. “He watches from his mountain walls‚ And like a thunderbolt he falls.” (Tennyson) “My heart is like an apple tree whose boughs are bent with thickest fruit.” (Christina Rosseti) Other examples: clouds like fluffy balls of cotton; snowflakes like soft white feathers; a motor purring like a kitten; a lawn like a green carpet; thin as a
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Ela Bhatt : Hilary Clinton’s heroine - WASHINGTON: US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has hailed India’s eminent social activist Ela Bhatt as one of her "heroines" for her pioneering work in empowering women. "I have a lot of heroes and heroines around the world‚" Clinton said on Thursday‚ adding that one of them is Ela Bhatt‚ who started an organization called the Self-Employed Women’s Association (Sewa) in India many years ago. "She was a very well educated woman who had the options available
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My Mom… My Hero Have you ever wondered who your hero is? Or‚ who you look up to? My hero is my mom‚ Sangita Patel. She grew up in a small town named Fort Valley‚ Georgia and graduated at Groves High School. She then attended Armstrong State University and later continued to help her father in the hotel industry. Throughout the years‚ she has become a successful hotel manager. My definition of a hero is someone you should look up to and try to model yourself after. A hero is someone who sets good
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The Ode of Heroine: Mulan Many ladies have ever imaged a different life they would have if they were men. Some of them would like to do some real men’s things‚ challenging the task which they impossibly accomplished as a lady. But there is a young maiden called Mulan whose surname is unknown in the history of Ancient China‚ who disguised herself as a man to attend fight in an army replacing for her father. Frankly‚ Mulan was a brave maiden and her romantic life was written in a ballad named as
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Heroine Hollywood is very influential. North American audiences in particular have developed conventions on the base of a commonality in Hollywood films. Aliens in particular‚ have a huge fan base‚ because it is impossible to comprehend the universe and thus we cannot know if we are the only life form. the movie Alien (1979) has challenged those conventions though gender role reversal‚ a strong female surviving heroine and unexpected sexuality. the unconventional nature of this film is what makes
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The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest cat species‚ reaching a total body length of up to 3.3 metres (11 ft) and weighing up to 306 kg (670 lb). It is the third largest land carnivore (behind only the Polar bear and the Brown bear). Its most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts. It has exceptionally stout teeth‚ and the canines are the longest among living felids with a crown height of as much as 74.5 mm (2.93 in) or even 90 mm
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I must say that it means a lot to me to be a Filipino. Being a true-blooded citizen of the Philippines‚ one must be able to serve this country with all his heart‚ mind and soul. Not only that‚ he must be a law-abiding citizen‚ and a good follower of the government. Most of all‚ a Filipino is God fearing who believes and trusts in Him. There are so many characteristics that can define what a Filipino is – hospitable‚ helpful‚ cheerful‚ industrious‚ optimistic‚ etc. We have proven these characteristics
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In my opinion a hero is someone you can look up to‚ and depend on throughout your life and follow their footsteps. I would have to say my sister has been my hero throughout my life. If it wasn’t for my sister I wouldn’t be who I am today. My sister has always been there for me when I needed her the most. I can always go to her for anything that’s on my mind or that I’m struggling with. My sister and I have always been close through everything. If it wasn’t for my sister I wouldn’t be as strong
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My hero‚ my Grandpap‚ has always been a great inspiration to me.The first time I remember meeting my Grandpap was when it was Christmas time around when I was four years old. We visited them down in West Virginia for Christmas 12/18/9 ‚ It was really fun because we got to see many great sightings and was also the first time I found out my Grandpap was a U.S soldier in the army. He was born in West Virginia on 6/9/1945 . The main reason why my Grandpap is my hero is because he did what many other
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Steps to speed up your Firefox Browser: Step 1: type about:config in the Firefox address bar and hit enter. Click “i’ll be careful‚i promise!”‚ when prompted. Step 2: In the Filter search bar type network.http.pipelining. Here‚ if the value is set to false‚ then double-click it to set the value to true. Step 3: Again‚ go to the Filter search bar and type network.http.pipelining.maxrequests. Double-click on this option and set its value to 8. Step 4: Similarly‚ open network.http.proxy.pipelining
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