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    "Oranges"‚ the author uses certain literary devices to get the poems point across better. One of these literary devices is free verse. A free verse poem is a poem that does not have a fixed line length‚ stanza form‚ rhyme scheme‚ or meter. For example in verses one through four‚ the first time I walked with a girl‚ I was twelve‚ cold‚ and weighted down with two oranges in my pocket‚ there is no fixed line length‚ stanza form‚ rhyme scheme‚ or meter. The poet used a free verse in this poem to keep it in

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    forces. Even though African Americans were not allowed to fight for their country during the year of 1861‚ Alfred M. Green uses many powerful strategies in order to get them prepared to fight in this war when the time came. Green uses an abundance rhetorical strategies to argue his message and speak back to counter arguments that his actions he’s encouraging may lead to. In the first three paragraphs in which Green is speaking‚ he maintains a positive tone. Green addresses the negative counter arguments

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    archaeology lectures covering very different topics‚ but both of these topics tie into‚ and expand upon the knowledge I have gained in the lectures and discussions of Anthro 103. Dr. Daniel Joyce from the Kenosha Public Museum gave the first lecture entitled Pre-Clovis Megafauna sites in the Western Great Lakes Region. Dr. Mark Hauser of Northwestern University gave the second lecture. His lecture covered the topic of Community‚ Archaeology and Slavery in colonial Dominica. Both of these lectures were

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    the experiences of an aspiring supermodel named Renee Thompson is used to argue that the modelling industry is a racist environment that are not giving equal chances to models of ethnic backgrounds. Throughout the film‚ St. Philip uses statistics‚ Thompson’s experiences‚ and reputable sources to connect with the audience’s emotions and increase the credibility of the film’s argument. After analyzing St. Philip’s use of rhetorical techniques‚ it is clear that the great usage of ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos

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    Rhetorical Analysis‚ Declan Devaney  In his awaited response to Chicago pastor‚ Jeremiah Wright’s uncivil outburst‚ Barrack Obama puts to shame the hasteful denunciations from Americans. He creates redemption for Wright’s actions which produces an emotional appeal with his citizens. Ushered forward by Obama is the back story of Reverend Wright‚- something Obama’s audience had been comfortably oblivious to until now- his hardships‚ victories‚ and benevolent deeds that reveal his true nature; not the

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    Rhetorical Devices and Strategies: Coca Cola and Grove Press Within society power struggles are inevitable and in the business world it is no different. The letters of correspondence between an executive of the Coca-Cola Company‚ Ira C. Herbert and a representative of Grove Press‚ Richard Seaver express their different viewpoints on the use of Coca-Cola’s slogan “It’s the Real Thing”‚ in an advertisement promoting Diary of a Harlem Schoolteacher by Jim Haskins. Both Herbert and Seaver attempt

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    “Getting into the sport it was totally accidental” Coach Randy Roth from Berks Gymnastics Academy Says. This past weekend we interviewed extraordinary coach‚ Randy Roth. He coaches Gymnastics of all levels at Berks Gymnastics Academy in Reading‚ PA. Coach Randy played baseball for 11 years before he started coaching. “I didn’t know it at first‚” Randy says when asked how he knew gymnastics was the right sport for him. “After my friend introduced me to gymnastics‚ I was sixteen‚ and from then

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    Why did Randy Travis have such an adventurous life? Randy was the world’s best musician. Travis was born May 4th‚ 1959 to Harold and Bobbie Traywick. Randy’s father was a musician and wanted Travis to play when he was younger‚ Travis quotes “ My dad wanted me to play when I was a kid‚ so I learned to play the guitar. I pursued a career in music because I love it so much and I enjoy what it does to those who hear it.” At only the age of 8 Randy began doing music lessons. Randy Travis was born May

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    Earnest is better than hip In The Last Lecture there is a section that is called “Earnest is better than hip” written by Randy Pausch. In this paper I am going to explain what the lesson Randy learned was‚ and what the incident he learned the lesson from was. At the beginning he explains that he would take an earnest person over a hip person any day. He says that because a hip person is someone that is not serious and jokes around a lot. An earnest person is someone that is honest‚ hardworking

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    Edgar Allan Poe used literary devices of setting to create a dark ‚threatening tone in his short story Tell‚Tale‚Heart Which are mood and atmosphere‚time‚and population. The most powerful tool that poe used was mood and atmosphere. One example was when the old man’s room blocked out all ray of light.This enhances the darkness and threatening because it makes the reader feel scared at night in their room.(pg.538:2). Another example of fear darkness that Poe used was how the murderer

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