The Great Gatsby- Diction and Selection of Detail The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ uses a specific choice of words along with selection of detail to develop the characters of Tom Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson. This essay will cite specific examples that correspond to Fitzgerald’s use of diction and details. Although this passage does not emphasize on Tom Buchanan‚ his character is developed through the use of literary techniques. Tom’s character speaks three times during the course
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him to write 100s of articles and books. That word is‚ Success. Gladwell has one point that he tried to get across to us in his book Outliers and articles such as “Most Likely To Succeed” and “Late Bloomers”. The main point that the book and articles revolved around was; what is success‚ and how to define the successful ones. With the spaces between his words you would start to realize that at certain times‚ Gladwell contradicts himself‚ and at the end of the paragraph he would leave you
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family‚ and even their will to live. In Night‚ Elie Wiesel uses diction‚ imagery‚ and tone to illustrate the loss of humanity during the holocaust. Loss of humanity was a huge theme during the holocaust because of all the things they had lost and the way the Naziz did this. “The three ‘veteran’ prisoners‚ needles in hand‚ tattooed numbers on our left arms. I became A-7713. From then on‚ I had no other name” (42). Wiesel uses diction to show how much the Naziz wanted the Jews to think that they were
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To trace dark emotions upon readers most authors will use the concept of negative diction. For instance‚ “Harried by day and haunted by night”(Paragraph 11‚ Letter from a Birmingham Jail). The words “harried” and “hunted” make you feel scared‚ sick to the stomach. A spine-chilling pity will roam through your body. Allowing no positive emotion to be sense.Negative diction stained murky words into the Clergyman’s mind‚ making it almost impossible to ignore the action that is required
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his speech in order to deliver his purpose to his audience. Winston Churchill was well known for his speeches that he used diction to support his purpose. In this speech “We Shall Fight On The Beaches” Winston Churchill used a lot of war diction in order to support his purpose of writing this speech. Churchill began his speech saying “rapid retreat” to signify the horrible attacks that lead to the soldiers to back away quickly. Following that Churchill said “the destruction of the fine Belgian Army”
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The Complex Style‚ Diction‚ Tone and Syntax of John Milton John Milton was inspired to write a great epic‚ much like the works by Homer‚ Dante and Virgil‚ and with this inspiration he created Paradise Lost. Paradise Lost is an incredible piece of literature that tries to embody the idea of the epic poem. Milton puts a lot of effort (some even say too much effort) and significant thought into how he writes the story of The Fall of Satan‚ his infiltration of the Garden of Eden and the temptation of
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’s "feat." (Line 12‚ Byron) Upon further analysis of "London" and "After Swimming from Sestos to Abydos‚" however‚ one can similarities between the two pieces in terms of their structure and in particular‚ Byron and Blake ’s use of diction. The use of diction is an almost inevitable commonality between Blake and Byron‚ as many poets of varying movements use it as a means to further develop the emotional appeal and imaginative images present in the piece‚ particularly those classified as Romantics
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In Chapter 7 of Outliers: The Story of Success‚ “The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes‚” Malcolm Galdwell continues to discuss how people’s behavior is influenced by their cultural legacies‚ particularly the way they communicate. The ways to communicate in cultural legacies differ greatly and reflect different cultures. China is my home country. In China‚ the typical communicating style of my own culture is in an indirect way. It influenced my ability to communicate effectively after I came to U.S.
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While I was reading Outliers: the story of success‚ I was introduced to many new ideas and concepts as well as explained things that I had thought about‚ but never quite understood why they were the way they are or realized the outcome. The examples that were most personal to me were how the time of year the hockey players were born affected their success and the rice paddies and the three components to satisfying work. I found
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48 The McKinsey Quarterly 2004 Number 1 Ron Chan When your competitor delivers more for less When your competitor delivers more for less Value players will probably challenge your company. How will you respond? Robert J. Frank‚ Jeffrey P. George‚ and Laxman Narasimhan Companies offering the powerful combination of low prices and high quality are capturing the hearts and wallets of consumers in Europe and in the United States‚ where more than half of the population
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