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    On Compassion Analysis

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    “On Compassion” by Barbara Lazear Ascher The purpose of this essay is to question the readers. Ascher wants the audience to analyze themselves to determine the reason behind why people show kindness‚ whether it is out of fear‚ pity‚ or compassion. Compassion is learned through experience and seeing those less fortunate; it brings out sympathy because one cannot ignore it when unfortunate people are everywhere. “And yet‚ it may be that these are the conditions that finally give birth

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    Submission #1 Topic #5 As former CEO of a successful computer based company called Apple‚ Steve Jobs gives an inspirational speech‚ urging the graduating class of Stanford University to trust their own instincts and have the courage to persevere and pursue their own personal goals despite others opinions and the trails and tribulations that may come with each decision. Steve Jobs was born on 1955 and at the age of 13‚ Jobs met 18-year-old Stephen Wozniak‚ who shared his love for electronics and

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    Bibliography: Pearson Education Limited‚ 2005 Rhetorical question – retrieved from:

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    Death With Dignity

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    bonds with the patient and his family as the story develops‚ along with the use of a multitude of literary devices. Huttman expresses incredibly poignant moments throughout the narrative that stirs piteous emotions within readers with the use of rhetorical devices to substantiate the emotional moments throughout the composition. She uses tone to show us the emotional toll that Mac’s toils take on her with the quote‚ “And every night I prayed that Mac would die‚ that his agonized eyes would never again

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    uses rhetorical questions on page 129 lines 30 to 34. He asks “Who is here so base that would be a bondman?”‚ “Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman?” and “Who is here so vile that will not love his country?”. Rhetorical questions are often used to put a thought into a listeners mind without that listener recognizing such a thing. In this particular case‚ the audience would not have taken the point that Brutus was attempting to get across easily‚ therefore his adding of a rhetorical question

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    matter who you are‚ darkness will always be prevalent in your life. She does this by using an evident contrast between light and dark throughout the entire poem. Of major note in this contrast are the speaker’s point of view‚ Biblical allusion‚ and rhetorical questions. One of the biggest contributors to the overall theme of the poem is the author’s use of point of view. The point of view in the poem is second person. Pastan uses this point of view in order to draw the reader into the poem. By using

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    Kite Runner Analysis

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    Her use of a hyperbole is highlighted when she describes of how ‘notoriously’ unreliable the public transport is daily. The use of an anecdote and over exaggeration helps create a sympathetic emotion towards the writer. The use of inclusive and rhetorical question is used when May Brown asks Mr Black on how ‘good’ of an idea for students to play a role in setting rules. She makes him think about the answer for a brief second‚ with outlining the individual skills that will be acquired such as responsibility

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    Feliks Skrzynecki The poem Feliks Skrzynecki expresses the emotional challenge that an individual confronts when coming to terms with their own cultural identity. Through the relationship between the persona and his father‚ the poem illustrates the cultural rift which has emerged as a result of their differing experiences. Despite the persona’s heritage‚ he is incapable of developing a strong connection with his culture and thus he feels unable to share the same positive perceptions upon life as

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    Poetry Comparison

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    POETRY COMPARISON Lucy Pittman A poem is an expression of emotion or ideas through literary work‚ often with a distinctive style and rhythm. Kenneth Slessor’s ‘Beach Burial’ and Bruce Dawe’s ‘Elegy for Drowned Children’ both present ideas on how individuals lament for the passed‚ through the major theme of death. Beach Burial follows the recurring events of the battle of El Alamein in WW2‚ whilst The Elegy for Drowned Children questions the fate of those unfortunate souls who have drowned. Although

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    Philip Larkin

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    to hold and horrify. This alliteration emphasises his fear of death‚ which as result consumes most of his time. Correspondingly‚ Larkin writes another poem‚ Toads. Larkin uses a rhetorical question asking why should I let the toad work‚ squat on my life? Can’t I use my pitchfork and drive the brute off? This rhetorical question he asks is him complaining about the exhaustion of work. The first five stanzas in the poem show Larkin’s grey moods as it’s how Larkin feels about working. He hates that

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