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    Cait Sackman Mrs. Mary Ellen Minogue A.P. Language and Composition A October 3‚ 2013 Foster’s Rhetorical Strategies Master novelists craft their texts in such a way that style supports subject matter. In a passage from the beginning of Chapter XX in the novel Howards End by E.M. Forster‚ it is clear‚ due to Forster’s use of rhetorical strategies‚ that the power of love is underestimated. Forster uses diction‚ syntax‚ and tone to illustrate this concept of love. Forster

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    one of the largest recognized brands in the world‚ and that credit is owed to the large part of the company’s advertisement. Several other soft drink companies have tried but yet failed to compete with Coca-Cola’s advertising‚ making it a significant lead in the region of marketing. Coco-Cola uses ethos and pathos as rhetorical strategies to make the claim that their drink is delicious and refreshing‚ even Santa Clause‚ busiest man in the world‚ takes time out to drink it. The Coca-Cola Company

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    some people views in innocence is freedom from sin‚ moral wrong‚ or guilt through lack of knowledge of evil. At some point in everyone’s life they will eventually lose there innocence‚ it just depends on the choices they have made. In Joyce Carol Oates “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been.” She uses characterization and imagery to show how Connie is dealing with the loss of her innocence Oates characterization of Arnold Friend shows how Connie’s perspective of Arnold and his looks leads to the

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    Rhetorical Strategies and Stylistic Devices Alliteration- the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Ex. “GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE‚ COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN‚ AND WISDOM ALWAYS TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE.” (Slaughter House-Five‚60) Allusion- a brief and indirect reference to a person‚ place‚ thing or idea of historical‚ cultural‚ literary or political significance. Ex. “Canst thou draw

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    Commentary on "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" 10/17/06 Joyce Carol Oates has achieved many things through her writing‚ and is recognized worldly for her short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" This story is centered on a young teenage girl as many of her stories are. Oates as a writer is fascinated with adolescence of young females. She chooses to write about the trials and tribulations of growing up in modern society. She pries on the dark aspects of youth often

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    endured. Crime as a main source of London’s social problems ran rampant‚ streets became unsafe as criminal activity spiked and new criminals were being imprisoned every day. In these times criminals were considered to be the lowest people in terms of social class and so were often deemed as dangerous‚ Disgraceful and generally bad in every sense. Charles Dickens believed that there are exceptions to all criminals being bad‚ in the sense that you cannot determine a person’s character just because he commits

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    Miller 1 Timothy B. Miller Prof. Nicholas Young LITR-221 June 23‚ 2013 Where Have You Been‚ Where Are You Going: A. Friend’s View. His name was Arnold Friend. He was getting older but still liked the young ladies around town. Arnold came from a broken home. His father had been in prison since right after his birth for some reason or another and his mother did her best to raise him courting a string of good-for-nothing losers who were in and out of her life faster than crap through a goose

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    Alfred Green uses many rhetorical strategies to convince free African Americans to join the Union forces. Green uses allusion‚ pathos‚ and repetition to persuade them to join in the fight. Green alludes to Thomas Paine‚ Washington‚ and Jackson. In lines 21-22‚ he uses the expression “days that tried men’s souls” as a direct allusion to Paine’s inspiring writings at the time of the American Revolution. He mentions the “brave deeds of our fathers” (line 9) Washington and Jackson as people who fought

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    Where It All Started Ama Baffoe It all started on a Saturday morning. I used to hate basketball so much‚ but my dad woke me u saying that I had basket ball the next day. I was so furious but it was morning so I thought i was dreaming. Once I found out it was real and not a nightmare I ignored my dad which only lasted for about 30 minutes. Me being the 6 year old I was I couldn’t ignore my parents or hold a grudge for long. My parents drove me to Nike Outlet and got me my basketball shoes and my

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    Lurvin Magana-Calles Heidi Kozlowski English 1B September 28‚ 2014 Where Are you Going‚ Where HaveYou Been? Analysis “Where Are you Going‚ Where Have You Been? Is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about a fifteen year old girl’s that lives a dual life for self-importance‚ an unforgiving desire for irresponsibility‚ yet doubtfulness to leave the security of family and the comfort ‘of sleeping on her bed again’ ( Oates 77) . Connie is a young girl that likes listening to music ‘that made everything

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