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    Human Remains Clonycaven Man/ Old Croghan Man 1) The site of discovery and the events which brought the remains to light 2) Scientific dating techniques 3) Forensic analysis of the remains to help determines the cause and context of death New technology‚ scientific dating and forensic analysis has made an immense impact on the development of and understanding of ancient human remains. This can be seen in the excavation of Clonycaven Man and Old Croghan Man who were discovered in 2003

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    Diction In Julius Caesar

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    bad. Through the use of diction‚ figurative language‚ and tone it creates the image of Caesar. Too some Caesar is good‚ but too others Caesar is dreadful. In scene two‚ from act three‚ the diction use creates a good and bad view of Caesar. At the beginning of the scene‚ Artemidorus insists that Caesar should read first the petition he has for him. Yet Caesar denies him and answers‚ “What touches us ourself shall be last served” (Act 3‚ scene 2‚ lines 17-18). The diction behind that illustrates

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    Diction In The Book Thief

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    by Marcus Zusak‚ the narrator‚ Death‚ tells the life story of a young girl named Liesel Meminger during World War II. He explains the events and challenges Liesel experiences due to Hitler’s words and influence. In this passage‚ the author uses diction‚ imagery‚ and details to help the reader imagine and have a deeper understanding of the events taking place and the character’s thoughts and feelings. This excerpt is from a chapter called‚ The End of the World (Part II)‚ and the author choses specific

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    My Diction And Energy

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    1. My diction and energy were best when explaining key descriptions of the need and satisfaction. For instance‚ when explaining the poor conditions of dog shelters (in the "need" part of my speech) I made my words very clear and drawn out like the word "miserable." I said "miserable" longer than I did other words as well as louder. My diction and energy were good at these particular points because I knew that in order to drive home the key points of my need and satisfaction (the majority of my speech)

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    January 28‚ 2014 English 1302 Blind Obedience The way society is depicted throughout Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” is extremely unusual yet completely realistic. Humans have the tendency to be cruel towards outsiders and that is highly portrayed within the townspeople and the family that finds the angel. It’s difficult to accept what is different because it is taught that what is different must be wrong. Society listens to their leaders. How does one go about

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    depression and the Dust Bowl. Steinbeck incorporates a great use of diction such as parallelism and strong syntax. In chapter five‚ he truly engages these skills to almost set the tone of the novel‚ which appears to be antagonistic and desperate. Steinbeck achieves his purpose of expressing a desolate ambiance by constantly using personification when describing the bank. He writes: “The bank is something else than men. It happens that every man in a bank hates what the bank does‚ yet the bank does it. The

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    OLD SPICE: The Man Your Man Could Smell Like/Responses It wasn’t just "Hello‚ ladies!" but "Hello‚ everyone!" Wieden & Kennedy’s pop-culture-infiltrating commercial and the "Responses" follow-up capitalized on the beloved Isaiah Mustafa’s character and the immediacy of social-media channels‚ creating‚ over a period of three days‚ more than 150 tailor-made YouTube responses from the Man to fans. The latter drummed up tons of media attention for Old Spice and generated some impressive statistics:

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    all about how we can benefit from others? This piece of work “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings‚” was written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It tells us about an angel who has fallen during a storm. Even though this creature had the same body structure and organs as a human‚ he was judged‚ locked up‚ and tortured because of what he was‚ how he looked‚ and how well he could benefit others. The people in this story see an old man in rags with wings and quickly start to judge his existence. “The parish

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    The Tyger Poem Diction

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    William Blake’s poem “The Tyger” relies on diction‚ syntax‚ figurative language‚ and imagery to convey a tone of violent indignation. Through these elements‚ we can conclude that the poem’s theme is about how a tyrannical government can cause negative emotions in the people under their rule. The author’s choice of words‚ or diction‚ was used in the sentence‚ “dare seize fire”. The author’s use of these words triggers a feeling of danger‚ making the tone violent indignation. The tone is also revealed

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    Improving your diction

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    improving the Diction in Your Writing Diction is one of the most important aspects of a work of writing. The diction is what keeps the reader interested and entertained. Compelling word choice and figurative language make up the majority of your diction. Follow these simple steps and your writing will be outstanding. What you will need: Thesaurus Dictionary Step 1: Figure out who your audience is. Gather an understanding of how you will approach and speak to them. Step 2: Use subject

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