Paul’s Case by Willa Cather “Paul entered the faculty room suave and smiling. His clothes were a trifle outgrown and the tan velvet on the collar of his open overcoat was frayed and worn; but for all that there was something of the dandy about him‚ and he wore an opal pin in his neatly knotted black four-in-hand‚ and a red carnation in his buttonhole” (P. 160). Even in a situation as serious as getting expelled from school‚ Paul shows very little empathy for his mistakes. He gives his superiors
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Slaughterhouse Five Essay Herbert Hoover once said‚” Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.” This disapproving view of war parallels with Vonnegut’s view of war‚ evident in Slaughterhouse Five. Vonnegut uses a number of rhetorical devices in this novel in order to denounce war such as imagery‚ personification‚ and allusions. Slaughterhouse Five is a novel with a plethora of rhetorical devices‚ one being imagery. Whereas Slaughterhouse Five is a rather somber novel;
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Edexcel – Social Networking Childnet International leaflet activity cards Match the examples to these language techniques used in the text. Can you then sort them into two types of technique: those which are biased and those which are unbiased? Comment on their impact once you have matched them up. Fact Negative language An interpretation of a law for social networking sites Positive language Warnings about social networking sites Rhetorical question Reassurances for the
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Ben Sheldahl Pogreba AP Language 1/3/14 Meere Men? Or be we Bird-Gods? “A-well-a‚ bird‚ bird‚ bird‚ b-bird’s the word A-well-a‚ don’t you know about the bird Well‚ everybody’s talking about the bird A-well-a‚ bird‚ bird‚ b-bird’s the word A-well-a‚ bird” These sage words from “The Trashmen” hint at the fragility of the bird species‚ as well as emphasizing the necessity of birds in not just our physical lives‚ but our pop culture. In this excerpt from the book Silent Spring‚ Rachel Carson
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ENG 1501 Assignment 2 Question C- The Road to Mecca (Athol Fugard) The Road to Mecca is an eye opening play written by Athol Fugard that displays a deep and significant message about the importance women’s right to express themselves freely. Elsa‚ a character in the play‚ sums this idea up in a sentence she says in the play: “There’s nothing sacred in a marriage that abuses the woman”. The story is primarily based on a woman by the name of Helen Martin. Helen lived in a culture with certain
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Bodie Thoene once said‚ “What is right is often forgotten by what is convenient.” This quote means that most people forget the right way and just way to do things because of the easier and more convenient way. I agree with this quote because I have done it before many times‚ and have witnessed it many times. As an example‚ I once did something that was not kind‚ and when given the opportunity to be honest‚ I instead lied and covered up my wrong doing. I could have admitted my fault‚ but it was a
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The most beautiful things in this world are not tangible‚ the things you can only feel with your heart‚ the ones unexplainable to the rest. The power to inflict emotions upon an audience with just a story is a power I have always wanted to possess. I love the great storytellers but never believed I could be more than a consumer. For my senior project I will be creating a children’s story book. I have always loved reading children’s books‚ even now in my teenage years. Don’t get me wrong‚ I like Catcher
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The poem ‘Siren Song’ may be believed to indicate an alluring woman who has no morals. This could be alluded to‚ as the term ‘siren’ might be highlighting a feigning and insincere female trying to manipulate a man. On one hand‚ the poem could be interpreted as one‚ which subtly complains about women in general‚ as Atwood claims that the song ‘forces men to leap’. Through generalizing ‘men’‚ the poet naturally separates the two genders in order to convey that no one man is individual‚ similarly to
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Disabled. Disabled is a word commonly defined as being physically or mentally impaired‚ injured‚or incapacitated(dictionary.com.) Disabled is a word that brings a bad astigmatism over someone with its negative connotation. Nancy Maris dislikes the word disabled because she thinks that the English language uses to much euphemism in our speech. Maris want the language to use more straightforward language‚ even if it might offend some people. In her memoir Maris talks about how she became disabled from
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Skateboarding Skateboarding. A sport that only requires a board and four wheels. A sport that tests you to push you to the limit‚ and do the unthinkable. It seems pretty simple‚ doesn’t it? Well‚ all I can say is‚ practice makes perfect. Skateboarding can push you to go farther than you probably ever thought you could go before. I know that‚ because it happened to me. I never thought I was going to ever be good at skating. But during the summer‚ I started a routine of getting
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