The First Time I fell in Love It was a cool summer morning‚ and we got up early to enjoy the weeping willow trees. She ran out into the sunrise. All I could hear was her laughter‚ silent giggles that she tried to stifle. She ran farther into the damp field. Then she turned around and faced me. She beckoned for me. This was only our second date in two weeks and thinks have been going wrong at my job‚ but her calling me towards her‚ had let that all disintegrate. I wanted to go to her‚ so I began
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LITERARY DEVICES (ELEMENTS AND TECHNIQUES) Allegory Definition: An allegory is a symbolism device representing an abstract idea. Example: Faith is like a stony uphill climb: a single stumble might send you sprawling but belief and steadfastness will see you to the very top. Alliteration Definition: Alliteration is a literary device where words are used in quick succession and begin with letters belonging to the same sound group. Example: The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way. Allusion
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In his speech “Faith in America”‚ Romney talks about how he is here to inform America about his religious views and how all of it relates to his candidacy. He tries to convince the people that he is a great candidate to run for president. Mitt Romney effectively uses rhetorical appeals such as logos‚ pathos‚ and ethos in his speech to persuade the American population that his religion will not interfere with his presidency. Throughout his speech “Faith in America” Romney appeals to pathos in order
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PROHIBITON LEADS TO ORGANIZED CRIME “Dry America”: The First Phase * The initial impact of the prohibition was what was expected – a decline in drinking. The national consumption of alcohol declined 1 1/4th gallon per capita during the war years. (1921 – 1922). Although alcohol use rose again after the war‚ it never reached the height it had in the pre-war days. * Alcoholism as a medical problem severely dropped and many hospitals closed their alcoholism wings because of lack of patients
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to the country. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the president during that time‚ his duty was to address both‚ the nation and the Congress to inform them about what had happened he did this through his speech “Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation”. The speech was extremely important‚ not only because of how delicate was the subject‚ but also because he had the challenge to inform two very different audiences about the occurred. His first audience was Congress which was important because in the end they would
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anaphora throughout the course of the speech which puts emphasis on his claim. The most apparent example of anaphora that King incorporated in his speech was "I have a dream." He would follow up this quote with things that he felt needed change in America in order for it to be united and stronger such as racial discrimination. The audience would be questioning why this phrase was constantly repeated
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The United States of America has always been referred to as “the land of the free”. Although we are not completely “free”‚ as a democracy‚ the United States stresses the importance of equality among its citizens. The U.S. constitution guarantees each and every American basic civil rights which in turn gives our country structure‚ function‚ and some power to the people. Every unique person will have rights they feel are more important to them than others depending on our views‚ attitudes‚ and ethics
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Humorous yet serious‚ Peter Madsen’s “When Mommy Goes Off to Fight a War‚” reveals the truth about parenthood while using descriptive rhetorical devices. Throughout the story‚ the devices were used to convey his message about parenthood and his insightful experiences. For instance‚ towards the beginning of the story‚ Madsen is going to take his daughter to get her hair done. This was a task that was not on the “list of all the things that I should remember” made by his wife who was away at war. He
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SLAVERY & RACISM IN AMERICA THROUGH TIME Slavery & Racism In America Through Time AMENDMENT I – to the Bill of Rights‚ the right to be able to make your own choices about your life… In so many words that is true. The first amendment speaks of freedom of speech‚ freedom of religion and freedom of petition‚ but who did this pertain to? Not everyone was privileged to these rights‚ which is sad when in today’s society; we have so much to be thankful for. Our rights are being guarded‚ fought for by
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Being born in America is a privilege. This hit me when I took my first trip to Nigeria. As I exited the plane from a 16-hour flight‚ I could barely feel my legs because of how long the trip was. Everybody was so excited to leave the plane to see how Nigeria looked like. Don’t get it twisted‚ I was excited too but I wasn’t in any rush. As I finally ran out of the airport‚ I just remembered seeing people walking all around and looking at the new tourists that had just arrived. I was so excited to start
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