that drugs do‚ ‘drugs will fry your brain’ is something I believed. In fact‚ it is a phrase that I have used and still use to this day. In addition‚ showing a visual and using fear to evoke others to come on board with the idea is not new. For example‚ my example for a PSA that is not so good‚ is the gal who must talk through the hole in her throat. I think this PSA goes overboard‚ in other words‚ it shows too much reality. Perhaps‚ the audio when have been enough. I know so many others that have turned
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"A grim specter has crept upon us almost unnoticed‚ and this imagined tragedy may easily become a stark reality we all shall know" (Carson 3). "Given time—time not in years but in millennia—life adjusts‚ and a balance has been reached. For time is the essential ingredient; but in the modern world there is no time" (Carson 6). "The chemicals to which life is asked to make its adjustment are no longer merely the calcium and silica and copper and all the rest of the minerals washed out of the rocks
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Fiallo 1 English 110 College of Charleston The True Culprits Behind Obesity David Zinczenko is the author of The New York Times article‚ “Don’t Blame the Eater”‚ published in 2002. Zinczenko provides a primary account to fast food industry’s
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“The Road not Taken” is an analogy discussing about a person who made an important‚ but irreversible decision of life in the past. The poem symbolizes how that person (the speaker) chose the risky decision that has a large impact in that person’s life. In fact‚ later the person feel uncertain if the decision was right. The “yellow wood” depicts the condition of carefulness and privacy. The decision that the speaker made particularly talks about a long-term private life decision. The speaker uses
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What Do You Put Into Your Car? The majority of civilized people enjoy cleanliness and taking part of the best things life has to offer. Thus‚ when you look at this advertisement of a man whom has become the outward expression of what the inside of a car looks like‚ people will tend to pay attention. The man himself is dirty and grungy and seems to be unhappy‚ but it is not until you realize that it is a petrol ad that makes it clear that the company is suggesting the consumer’s car is unhappy
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An Archetype or Two ( A Discussion Over Blake’s Use or Archetypes) In every story there is always some form of archetype. Archetypes are universal symbols which can be seen in many different ways‚ they can be seen through a character‚ symbol‚ or even a setting. Sometimes we overlook the importance of an archetype and think that it has no meaning when in reality it can be the most important thing. It could be something as little as a sidekick who doesn’t say or do much. Blake does an excellent job
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In the passage from the novel The Book of Saladin by Tariq Ali‚ the author talks about a particular moment in the life of the former Islamic leader Saladin. The piece is written in a first person narrative view and is told through the view of Saladin. The passage talks about Saladin’s youth and how he was at first considered rather insignificant‚ as he was not the eldest born son in his family hence not much was expected from him. The passage then goes on to talk about how only his paternal
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Introduction -In the wake of the dot-com industry’s collapse‚ the steep stock market drop‚ the rise of the dollar against foreign currencies‚ increased unemployment‚ and other economic factors‚ March 2001 officially began a nationwide recession that triggered budget problems in at least forty-five states. -The 2001 recession was the fourth recession in 30 years. After past recessions budget experts recommended establishing a “rainy-day fund” (saving funds during boom times in order to cushion
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1. In terms of the current ratio and the quick ratio‚ Asbil is more liquid than the average firm in their industry. Asbil has $2.63 in current asset relative to every $1 in current debt‚ compared to $2.5 in the average industry. And the firm has $1.64in cash and account receivables per $1 of current debt‚ compared to $1.35 for the industry average. The company has days in account receivable of 84.23 days‚ compared to an industry norm of 62.9 days. Thus‚ Asbil collects its receivables much slower
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Metaphor is a rhetorical figures that the reader or listener tries to understand through choosing the terms. Thus‚ the selection of the words helps to appreciate a good figure that needs a colorful consideration. Also‚ metaphor is a comparison that is implicit between two different phenomena by using the vocabularies figurative. I. A. Richards says that a metaphor has two parts‚ namely‚ tenor and vehicle. Tenor is the complete sense while the vehicle is the tool when he give us his view as : “…
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