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    "Electric Devices and Meters" Physics – PHA202 – PT2E Santos‚ Nickerson Jeff F. February 27‚ 2002 0001864 Experiment No. 7 Electric Devices And Meters OBJECTIVE: To familiarize the students with the different types of electric devices and meters. FOREWORD: In order to perform experiments dealing with electric circuits‚ you must become familiar first with the devices and meters needed for such experiment. Some of the most common devices and meters to be used is

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    273-word is remembered as one of the most famous speeches in the American History. The speech contained some stylistic devices such as Asyndeton and repetition. The elimination of conjunction made the speech look more effective and dramatic by speeding up its pace and rhythm. The Asyndeton was also used in the speech to emphasize the dram or the gravity of his topic. Lincoln used repetition

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    creative and memorable comparisons were all made without the use of “like” and “as”‚ therefore the reader enjoys this. Symbolism was also used in the writing of “IF” to create an “interest in readers as they find an opportunity to get an insight of the writer’s mind on how he views the world and how he thinks of common objects and actions”. It was also used to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense. Example of these is: “Knaves” could

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    Across the poem “ Do I dare?” (Eliot 38‚46‚121) and “Should I presume?” (Eliot 54‚61‚68) appears multiple times. The reason for the repetition of these rhetorical questions is to emphasize the question if he should do something or dare to do it. These questions support how ambiguous Prufrock is in making choices in his life. Critics that analyzed this specific poem found the repetitions was confusing. “The

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    Through the first paragraph‚ Thoreau declares that he wants to live a simple‚ yet purposeful life. The distinctions he makes in paragraph one are that he wants to live his life to the fullest with whatever it throws at him. The antithesis in paragraph one is in sentence one when he contrasts life and death to explain that he did not want to die to understand that he did not truly live. The word “dear” was meaning that life was precious‚ and “mean” was to explain how difficult or harsh it could be

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    Rhetorical Analysis of Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare. He grew up in Stratford‚ England‚ and dedicated his life to work at the Globe‚ where he made many plays and stories. Shakespeare wanted couples to appreciate their love because love can be very dry and unwilling to sacrifice themselves for their spouse‚ so he wrote this wonderful story. Romeo and Juliet had a purpose and a reason for its existence in the literature world. The purpose of Romeo and Juliet is never to rush love‚ as shown by the character’s

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    repetition of the word “Blessed.” This is the example of anaphora as is it emphasizes the idea of those who are blessed according to the sermon. One can see this literary device used throughout the first eleven verses of chapter five (Matthew) and of course serves as the introduction and attention grabber of the speech. Though not used in the introduction‚

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    The image above was created by the Bangalore traffic police in India. The main purpose for the creation of this advertisement is to advocate against talking on the phone and driving‚ it uses many rhetorical devices including Aristotle’s three appeals - ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos - that he believed made a convincing argument. The picture is directed to any person who drives and talks on the phone and shows how dangerous the act really is. The photographer Mallikarjun Katakol and the graphic designer

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    Rhetorical Analysis of “Gaara’s Speech” In chapter 516 of Naruto Shippuden‚ it was time for the Third Great Ninja War to begin. All five kages rallied their villages to the great confrontation center. This is where Lord Gaara delivered his speech to all shinobi. He spoke about the hatred that every village has displayed upon one another the past centuries‚ as well as why they must cooperate to defeat the Akatsuki‚ the common enemy that started it all. In his first statement he said “Three times

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    I am going to show that the whole piece is aimed at entertaining the reader. Writers use different stylistic devices to create humorous effect. There are many comic effects used in this extract Dominant prose systems in this story are narrative and interior monologue‚ which overlap and go together t(he story is told by the 2 people simultaneously) The author uses this strategy not only to reveal character’s personality‚ but also to break the monotony‚ to create humorous effect. General tone of

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