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    The novels ‘Big World’ and ‘Aquifer’ reveal deep insights into personal discoveries. Tim Winton explores personal discoveries of guilt through the narrators of both short stories. Both stories share similar traits‚ their main characters reflect on the past to discover their personal guilt. The narrator of Big World plans a road trip to escape from his home town and his failed final high school exams. He embarks on his trip‚ aware that his mother plans for him to repeat year 12 and begin a brighter

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    is so extremely open to interpretation even over different cultures and generations – a quality that all great works of music and lyrics include. Excellent music is music that is relatable by many‚ but more importantly‚ that one is able to find a personal significance with it. When many people can achieve this level of oneness with a work‚ the work can then be considered a work of genius (in the literal sense of the word). Some possible reasons why this work is so incorrigible will be examined. For

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    Personal Savings Strategy Sonya Beck FIS 210 October 09‚ 2010 Michelle Barnes With so many important aspects in life one of the most important is to save for the future. The best way to do this and most effective way is to create a saving plan. My savings plan starts with choosing the right account. A money market account that yields a higher return is always a good choice. This type of account however usually

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    are almost opposite poems. In the poem First Love‚ the persona is talking about how he felt and what happened to him when he fell in love for the first time. The theme in this poem is more warmer and more innocent‚ the persona talks about his most personal feelings from when he fell in love‚ and this makes the theme more emotional. The persona starts by saying "I ne’er was struck before that hour with love so sudden and so sweet"‚ meaning that he had never fell in love‚ a very profound and good feeling

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    picked…" from the novel Snow Falling On Cedars‚ the author‚ David Guterson‚ uses many techniques to give the passage a depressing‚ and frightening mood. He uses vivid imagery to describe Carl’s dead body. He also uses figurative language‚ such as metaphors and similes to show the severity of the situation. Finally‚ his diction shows the reader how reading about a crime scene can seem real if the word choice is right. All the techniques Guterson use help the reader to feel as if they were actually at

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    Looking at the results from all three of my career plans any it tells me a lot about myself. The results narrow me down to being someone that will be able to have a huge variety of career choices that means being able to help different people. I will be able to get a job as a counselor in a school‚ hospital and a large variety of society’s business that helps people with their life rather its children‚ sick‚ or someone that may need a career change or help trying to find a career path. The way

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    Please indicate the extent to which you agree with each of the following statements. 1 = strongly disagree 2 = disagree 3 = neutral 4 = agree 5 = strongly agree 1. I tend to bounce back quickly after hard times __4____ 2. I have a hard time making it through stressful events __4____ 3. It does not take me long to recover from a stressful event ___4___ 4. It is hard for me to snap back when something bad happens _3_____ 5. I usually come through difficult times with little trouble

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    of similarities and differences can bestow a sense of belonging but also potentially boycott diversity and change. Belonging as a potentially positive force is recognized in the poet’s representation of his father’s connection to his past. The metaphor describing his father keeping pace “with the joneses of his own mind’s making” evoking his fathers immersion in the polish culture and his indifference to the world surrounding. Additionally the authors use of simile depicting the fathers “love”

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    may involve referral to similar concepts or other contexts‚ and may involve overstatement. These changes result in specific figures of speech. Some of the types of figurative language that will be discussed in this essay are idioms‚ analogies‚ metaphors‚ similes‚ and clichés. In addition‚ you will read about amphibolies‚ flame words‚ hyperboles‚ euphemisms‚ and colloquialisms. Idioms are special expressions that can enhance your conversation. Instead of using a statement such as “You understand

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    would say you are “like something” whereas a metaphor would say “you are something”. A metaphor states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison without using the words “like” or “as”. In “The Road Not Taken”‚ Robert Frost uses a walk in the woods as a metaphor for making a decision in life‚ a situation that readers can easily identify with‚ therefore making it easier to imagine what they are reading. An implied metaphor is a metaphor that compares two things without being obvious

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