“The big lesson I learned from Hurricane Katrina is that we have to be thinking about the unthinkable because sometimes the unthinkable happens‚” is a quote by Mike Leavitt. In the story‚ “ Leaving Desire‚” written by Jon Lee Anderson‚ the author’s specific purpose was to show the devastation done to one person. One aspect of the selection is that Petrie will never see his family again. Petrie had his family leave to other states early so they wouldn’t be in danger. Petrie only has his dog with
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Catherine Tennison Humanities DC A3 Venus Figures Venus figures have been found in various places of the world‚ at different time periods. This implies that all cultures shared a common belief or a common thought of women and their bodies. The Venus figures are most popularly known to represent fertility. These figurines were typically made from soft stone (steatite‚ calcite or limestone)‚ bone‚ ivory‚ wood‚ or ceramic clays. The similarity of each Venus figurine from each time period shows
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Figures of Speech Resemblance A. Simile - A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things‚ usually by employing the words "like" or "as". 1) They fought like cats and dogs. 2) She is as thin as a toothpick. 3) Geoff is handsome as a prince. B. Metaphor - A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image‚ story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g.‚ "Her eyes were glistening jewels." 1) Life
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Significant Figures Even in this day and age with all of the equipment and technology available to us‚ whenever someone works with a numerical value that was given‚ measured‚ or calculated they can assume that it has some degree of uncertainty. There will always be some degree of uncertainty because as human beings we do not possess the skill to make exact measurements. Take for example if a group of students were performing in a lab and a step in the procedure was to measure a piece of metal.
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The story of Oedipus is a tragic story. The story starts out with Oedipus being cursed by Apollo with a prophecy. The prophecy said that Oedipus will kill his father and sleep with his mother. Later‚ Oedipus leaves his parents and heads for Thebes. Along his way‚ comes a man in the center of a three way road way. Oedipus tells him to move and he refuses and Oedipus kills Laius‚ the king of Thebes and Oedipus real father. Then later on Oedipus becomes the King of Thebes and marries Jocasta‚ the Queen
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compared to hamlet there is one that stands out and shines brighter than the others. Oedipus the king is a story about a man whop steps out of the palace of Thebes and is greeted by a procession of priests and the sorrowful citizens of Thebes who have been faced with a terrible plague. Long story short Oedipus had to go through great strives to solve the murder of the former ruler Lais in order to drive out the murderer and end the plague that has befallen his people. While at the same time Prince Hamlet
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Oedipus at Colonus is the story of the last day in the life of Oedipus. After many year of wandering‚ Oedipus arrives in a grove outside Athens and understands that this is the place he would die. Theseus‚ king of Athens and its surroundings‚ promises to give Oedipus the right to be buried in Colonus and to protect his secret burial place. More than that‚ Theseus brings back Oedipus’ daughters who were abducted by Creon. Oedipus apologizes for not thanking Theseus right away‚ instead of talking to
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A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. Figures of speech often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. However‚ clarity may also suffer from their use‚ as any figure of speech introduces an ambiguity
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eechhttp://engquizzitive.wordpress.com/gk-for-snap/ Simile: A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things‚ usually by employing the words "like" or "as"... "if" or "than" are also used though less commonly. A simile differs from a metaphor in that the latter compares two unlike things by saying that the one thing is the other thing. Using ’like’ A simile can explicitly provide the basis of a comparison or leave this basis implicit. In the implicit case‚ characterized
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Leaving a Legacy of Hope…It’s Up To Us. So many people when asked what it was that drew them to this field would tell me‚ “I go home every night feeling good about the work I do.” Though this is a genuine and relevant answer to the question‚ it is not mine. I have always said that it is the people that make this work so special. What makes the population of people that we work with so incredible is that they are not caught up with the everyday way of life that you and I are. It is that freedom
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