The Gettysburg Funeral Oration Pericles’ Funeral Oration and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address are two of the greatest and most memorable speeches ever given. Despite the fact that the two speeches were given some two thousand years apart‚ there are remarkable similarities between the two‚ including content‚ length‚ and the situations in which the speeches were given. The majority of speeches that were given in President Lincoln’s time tended to be extremely long. It was not uncommon for a person
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Commentary “A Piece of Cake” “A Piece of Cake” is the third short story of Roald Dahl’s collection Over to you published in 1946. The collection deals with Royal Air Force pilots or civilians who participate in World War II. The story deals in a first part‚ with an unknown first-person narrator who doesn’t remember his accident well. Before the latter happens‚ he and Peter‚ his fellow pilot plan to head towards Mersah Matruh. As they prepare to fly off‚ an airman warns them to be careful
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The book “A Piece of my Heart” by Keith Walker is a compilation of twenty-six stories told by the Women who served in Vietnam. Each woman has their own story and memories that they tell to give the reader an appreciation for all of the women that served alongside the men. These women all show us the reasoning behind why they served‚ their experiences in Vietnam‚ and their life following the war. Whether these women were nurses‚ activity planners‚ or “doughnut dollies” (women who were reminders
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Funeral Oration "...Bear with me; / my heart is in the coffin there with Caesar‚ / And I must pause till it come back to me." (JC III ii 47) Marc Antony’s speech at Caesar’s funeral was so cunning and powerful that it caused the crowd’s loyalties to sway. Prior to Marc Antony’s oration the crowd favored Brutus and the conspirators. However‚ Marc Antony’s compelling discourse caused the plebeians to support him‚ and not Brutus. Marc Antony used three literary devices during his funeral oration‚ rhetorical
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photographs‚ drawings‚ paintings‚ books‚ musical compositions‚ etc. are used for specific purposes. Whether those purposes are entertainment‚ information‚ or persuasion‚ artists have evolved the way that they use art to affect our daily lives. Personally‚ a piece of art that has had a lasting impact on my life would be the film I am Sam. This movie came out in 2001‚ after viewing the film; it influenced my career path‚ my relationship with my own father and my overall view of persons with disabilities. I am
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the picture itself‚ which is a comparison of excessive wealth and devastating poverty. The Piece is a work of Color Film Photography‚ and it was made in 1975. From a photographer’s point of view‚ the piece is executed well. The artist uses line to direct your point of view from the foreground to the background. In photography‚ diagonal lines can be used to guide your eyes from one element in the piece to another. In this work‚ you first notice the character dressed in pink‚ but then the lines bring
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Juan Carlos Garcia Ms. Garcia A.S. English 3-4 20 November 2012 A.S. English 3-4: An Annotated Bibliography Knowles‚ J. (1959). A Separate Peace. New York: The Macmillan Company In this nonfiction book based in the years of World War 2‚ the tragedy that happened to Finny during a summer at Devon set the topic for the story about the novel. During a summer at Devon Finny’s best friend‚ Gene‚ who is thoughtful and intelligent and had also developed a love-hate relationship with Finny‚ made
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+++Satan’s Threat+++ Don’t you know me look at me well‚ I am he who in fairer age ruled with grandeur and power‚ venerated and fear the absolute God of the Filipinos. As long as your people faithful to my holy cult‚ said their prayers before me. I saved them I thousand times from death‚ hunger‚ fear. Your fields overflowed with fragrant greenery the golden grain sprouted without labor from the hallowed earth then‚ undefiled. But now your rich land disconsolate and afflicted groans under the rule
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The groups change more swiftly‚ swell with new arrivals‚ dissolve and form in the same breath; already there are wanderers‚ confident girls who weave here and there among the stouter and more stable‚ become for a sharp‚ joyous moment the center of a group‚ and then‚ excited with triumph‚ glide on through the sea-change of faces and voices and color under the constantly changing light." F. Scott Fitzgerald’s style of writing is amazingly descriptive. His sentences are long and complex‚ filled
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Would you rather go to a supermarket five kilometers away or another supermarket selling the same things ten kilometers away? Would you rather go to a place closer to you or far away from you? So‚ would you rather go to Disneyland‚ which is a one and a half hour drive away‚ or Ocean Park‚ which is just five minutes away. Time should not be wasted on travelling long distances‚ so why bother travelling for one and a half hour when you can just basically do the same things in Ocean Park which is just
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