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    informative speech by kayla venable‚ mcneese state university Introduction: 1. Attention Getter: With the economy the way it is now and all that’s happening with the oil spill each and every one of us needs to put effort into saving the environment and our wildlife. The blame for global warming‚ landfills‚ and pollution rests in our hands. 2. Listener Relevance

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    strategies‚ is pronouncing the words the same as everyone around me so it sounds much more organized and it overall sounds better. The main thing the choir did well that I could work on is phrasing. I noticed that no one breathed in the middle of a word or phrase and I could work on that because it sounds impressive if you do. Lastly‚ blending is very important‚ and that is one of many things that I could do to improve my

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    17.Discuss on the traditional approach to the adverbial modifiers of purpose and condition and on their representation in terms of groups and phrases. An adverbial modifier is a secondary par of the sentence which modifies or renders more precise a verb‚an adjective or another adverb. Adverbial modifiers of purpose‚representing the reflection of the adverbial clause of the purpose on the plane of the syntax of the simple sentence.Usually‚such adverbial modifiers are introduces by ‘in order

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    grouping texts

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    In this essay I will group 2 texts (Matilda and The Jungle Book) grammatically. I have chosen to focus on a variety of grammatical features within the chosen texts and how they can be grouped together through similarities‚ differences and context. Firstly‚ the tone of Matilda is imperative-like‚ it consists of grammatical features which make the tone imperative-like. The main part of Matilda which supports the tone is ‘something had to be done about it’. In The Jungle ‘Wood and Water LAWS’‚ fulfils

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    Grammatical parallelism is the “symmetrical arrangement of words‚ phrases and clauses in sentences” (Turco‚ 1999‚ Page 6). In the first stanza‚ examples of symmetrical clauses include one main clause i.e. the whole stanza followed by two embedded subordinate clauses. The first being ‘For-put them side by side- The one the other will contain With ease-and You-beside’ and the second ‘-put them side by side- ‘. These are both adverbial clauses which makes it easier for the reader to follow the structure

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    The Use of Idioms

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    group of two or more words that together mean something different from the literal meaning of the individual words. "Without batting an eyelash" means to be passive‚ or show no interest in an event or situation. This phrase first appeared in the early 1900 ’s."Batting"‚ used in this phrase‚ was intended to mean "blinking". If a person is so cool and calm that they do not even blink when confronted with something unusual‚ they there is no outward show of emotion. "Without batting an eyelash" is just one

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    Wha Is Cliche

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    a lot that has become some common‚ it no longer really has any relevance or is even noticed in convrsation. Phrases such as  “to this day” or “next thing I knew” are examples of such a cliche‚ and you often say these phrases without noticing you are doing so. A cliché can also refer to an idea that has come to have special meaning different form its literal meaning. For example‚ the phrases “sweaty palms” or “twinkling eyes” have come to mean more than the fact that your palms are just sweaty or that

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    Brendon's Reading Skills

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    Introduction: The first running record was taken on six year old Brendon; he’s in first grade at the University of Hartford Magnet School. Brendon read Farmer Dan’s Ducks with me‚ which is a level D book with 126 words. There were pictures that corresponded with the words on each page. On almost every page the text was on the left and the picture was on the right. Burke interview: Brendon seems to rely a lot on pictures. He says he sounds things out‚ but as I interviewed him he made it obvious

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    Zeugma and Pun

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    It still makes the reader realize that the two meanings of the word ’stand’ are simultaneously expressed‚ one primary and the other derivative. The pun is another stylistic device based on the interaction of two well-known meanings of a word or phrase. It is difficult do draw a hard and fast distinction between zeugma and the pun. The only reliable distinguishing feature is a structural one: zeugma is the realization of two meanings with the

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    Glasgow 5th March

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    impression with the help of techniques like setting‚ imagery and word choice. In the first stanza Morgan makes excellent use of imagery and word choice‚ catching our attention with the words ‘With a ragged diamond‚ of shattered plate glass’ This phrase immediately makes the reader think of something sharp‚ sparkling and dangerously beautiful. When the words diamond and shop window are put together like this we imagine them as small sparkling diamonds. This impression is carried on later in the

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