created a work he thought would grant him a place in the pantheon of great artists. However‚ instead of following the accepted practice in French art‚ which dictates that paintings of the figure are to be modelled on historical‚ mythical‚ or biblical themes‚ Many chose to paint a woman of his time – not a feminine ideal‚ but a real woman. He painted her in his own manner: in place of the smooth shading of the great masters‚ his forms are painted quickly‚ in rough brushstrokes clearly visible on the surface
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SYNTACTIC STYLISTIC DEVICES The sentence‚ as a unit of a certain level‚ is a sequence of relatively independent lexical and phrasal units (words or word combinations)‚ and what differentiates a sentence from a word is the fact that the sentence structure is changeable; it does have any constant length: it can be shortened or extended‚ complete or incomplete‚ simple‚ compound or complex. Besides‚ its constituents‚ length‚ word-order‚ as well as communicative type (assertion‚ negation‚ interrogation
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Page 1 of 4 Expansion Devices I. Introduction Expansion devices are basic components of a refrigeration system which carry out two major purposes: (1) the pressure reduction from the condenser to evaporator pressure and (2) the regulation of refrigerant flow into the evaporator. These expansion devices can be generally classified into two types which are namely the fixed opening type (flow area is fixed) and the variable opening type (flow area changes correspondingly with a change in mass
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In response to Karl T. Compton article “If the Atomic Bomb Had Not Been Used‚” Compton attempts to persuade readers that the atomic bombings were needed im to stop the war from causing further destruction. The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary in order to stop the war. Karl T. Compton builds his argument in hopes to appeal to the audience’s emotional standpoint or pathos. Compton’s use of pathos was evident on the first page third paragraph in which he wrote “ I believe
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Transitional Devices (Connecting Words) Brought to you by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab at http://owl.english.purdue.edu Transitional devices are like bridges between parts of your paper. They are cues that help the reader to interpret ideas in the way that you‚ as a writer‚ want them to understand. Transitional devices help you carry over a thought from one sentence to another‚ from one idea to another‚ or from one paragraph to another with words or phrases. And finally‚ transitional
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The term F.U.B.A.R originated in World War Two and was used as a military acronym by United States soldiers. During World War Two‚ F.U.B.A.R was used to describe the chaos and bedlam involved with trench warfare. It is unknown what word the term originated from‚ but it is suspected that it comes from the German word Furchtbar‚ which means terrible. F.U.B.A.R can be translated into two ways‚ Fucked Up Beyond All Repair‚ and Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition. Despite having slightly different connotations
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LITERARY DEVICES Copyright © 2007 by Jay Braiman www.mrbraiman.com Literary devices refers to specific aspects of literature‚ in the sense of its universal function as an art form which expresses ideas through language‚ which we can recognize‚ identify‚ interpret and/or analyze. Literary devices collectively comprise the art form’s components; the means by which authors create meaning through language‚ and by which readers gain understanding of and appreciation for their works. They also provide
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Video 1.06 Storage Devices Hard Drives Hard drives are comprised of platters Read/Write heads for each platter Read and write on top and bottom of platter Never exposed to magnets Data loss may occur 137 GB Limit Hard Drive size limited to 137GB Not a physical limit Limited by address the system can support 28 bit communications limited to 268‚435‚555 addresses equates to 137 GB Flash BIOS to upgrade hard drive interfaces PATA‚ SATA‚ SCSI‚ USB‚ and FireWire most common is the
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To help his audience understand his goal‚ Martin Luther King Jr. had used a variety of literary devices. This includes metaphors‚ similes‚ anaphores‚ and allusions. This great significance in his speech makes his speech the best out of John Lewis’s “Patience is a Nasty and Dirty Word” and Malcolm X’s “What Does Mississippi Have to Do With Harlem” speech. Whose speeches used little or no literary devices. Martin Luther King Jr used metaphors and similes to show the importance of equal rights to all
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1. Introduction to Network Devices All networks are made up of basic hardware building blocks to interconnect network nodes‚ such as Network Interface Cards (NICs)‚ Bridges‚ Hubs‚ Switches‚ and Routers. In addition‚ some method of connecting these building blocks is required‚ usually in the form of galvanic cable (most commonly Category 5 cable). Less common are microwave links (as in IEEE 802.12) or optical cable ("optical fiber"). An ethernet card may also be required. Network interface cards
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