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    In Dandelion Wine‚ Ray Bradbury uses a vast variety of rhetorical devices to emphasize Douglas imagination. The author describes his living area and the wonders he see’s. In lines 18-19 the writer highlights the "swarming seas of oak and maple." In the quote Bradbury imply that these trees resembles the swooshing;whirl wind sound that emits from rapid seas. The author states that when he said "swarming is being used to insinuate that the seas are vigorous‚ viscous and violent. Halfway to the passage

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    village‚ Mbanato. Achebe incorporates literary devices such as detail‚ dialogue‚ and analogy to reveal the Igbo tradition of eating together as friends and the challenges this traditions experiences which is people not inviting friends to feast together or people having feats as a form of retribution. Okonkwo threw this feast just to gather everyone together. Achebe successfully utilizes these devices to enhance his writing. Dialogue is a noticeable device used. Okonkwo claimed that “[He] have only called

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    niccolo machiavelli

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    judges by the result. 1 As Machiavelli said nobody in truth knows who you really are; they just see you for what you come into view as. The myth of Niccolo Machiavelli being the Devil has been present for centuries; hence the name Machiavelli has become a synonym for the Devil. Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli‚ born in Florence Italy‚ was a diplomat for 14 years‚ during the Medici family’s expulsion from the throne. Once the Medici family returned to the throne‚ Machiavelli was dismissed and jailed

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    Lao Open Source Movement and the Loalization efforts Mr. Anousak Souphavanh Open Source Developer/Evangelist March 18‚ 2010 Khone Kean‚ Thailand Agenda Country background Government and Private sector Lao Open Source movement and localization efforts Conclusion Background Country: East of Thailand‚ west of Vietnam‚ north of Cambodia‚ south of China Total Population: 6 million (2005) Number of websites in English and other languages: Approximately 100 websites‚ all in English (Lao langauge

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    Machiavelli: The Prince

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    Chapter XV Page 71 What does Machiavelli say it is necessary for a Prince to do to "hold his own?"  It is important for a prince to know how to do wrong and apply this knowledge or not depending on whether or not it is necessary. Machiavelli makes a long list of what he calls "virtues" and "vices."  According to Machiavelli which is more important for the Prince to have control of?  Why? This answer may continue onto page 73. It is more important for the Prince to have control over his vices

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    Simile: Similes are used in comparative figurative language. They make direct comparisons between the two objects similarities‚ these are usually distinct and different. Similarly‚ metaphors are another literary device used to compare two objects‚ and they also work in a similar way. Unlike metaphors though‚ similes use the words “like” or “as” to make their comparisons. Take the phrase the room was as calm as a twister. The simile here compares the rooms calmness to a twist using the word “as.”

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    Machiavelli and Humanism

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    ESSAY ON THE PRINCIPLES FOR LEADERSHIP AND RULE SEEN IN THE WORK OF NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI How far is Machiavelli and advocate of a republic and republicanism? INTRODUCTION The History of Republics and Republicanism has been interpreted in numerous ways leading to the ambiguity seen in the modern world of what a republic really stands for and what are its principles. The same can also be said about Niccolo Machiavelli. His work The Prince has been interpreted in many different fashions since

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    Machiavelli: Fear

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    According to Nicolo Machiavelli‚ fear should play a very significant role when it comes to the world of politics because it is the central driving vehicle to success as well as power‚ control‚ and reliability; it is because of fear that societies agree to justice and security. He believed that fear was an essential aspect to politics because of its relation to love‚ control‚ and hatred. When taking in Machiavelli’s perceptions of both the concepts of fear and love‚ it is clear that fear takes precedence

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    Applications of Machiavelli Project Company: Coca-Cola Company There are many ideas people can learn from history’s great thinkers and achievers. The Renaissance Era had the fastest progress in history. During this era‚ many thinkers and achievers such as Niccolo Machiavelli‚ Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo introduced new ideas and new forms of art. Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian politician and diplomat. The reason his theories are advanced is that he is already used critical thinking

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    In order to improve the situation of those incarcerated‚ she thinks it is imperative to concentrate on strengthening criminal justice remedies. The author makes use of analogies‚ ethos‚ and logos. These rhetorical devices support vivid ideas‚ logic‚ and trust. Logos is one of the rhetorical devices Davis employs. Logos makes logical arguments by appealing to the audience’s reason. According to Davis’ statement in the first chapter‚ "Many members of the Black‚ Latino‚ and Native American communities

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