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    Ludwig Van Beethoven

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    Life of a Legend Ludwig van Beethoven‚ also known as " The General of Musicians‚" was born on December 16‚ 1770. However‚ this date is not exact because it is believed that Beethoven’s father lied about his son’s age in order to portray him as an infant prodigy. As a result‚ Beethoven is convinced he was born on December 16‚ 1772 at the Rheingasse home‚ which belonged to the Fischers‚ who were close friends of the family (Orga 8). Johann van and Maria Magdalena Beethoven bore five children

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    English 1102‚ 12:30‚ TR September 3‚ 2009 Essay #2 –Fiction Irony in “A Cask of Amontillado” Verbal irony has a meaning (often contradictory) concealed behind the apparent meaning of a word or phrase in order to get a point across; whereas situation irony is often coincidental and contradictory to the situation at hand in an improbable way. Throughout the story “A Cask of Amontillado”‚ Edger Allen Poe uses verbal and situational irony to add a touch of macabre humor‚ build suspense‚ and foreshadow

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    Irony is the general name given to literary techniques that involve surprising‚ interesting‚or amusing contradictions. 1 Two stories that serve as excellent demonstrations of irony are "The Pardoners Tale" and "The Nun’s Priest’s Tale‚" both from Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. Although these two stories are very different‚ they both use irony to teach a lesson. Of the stories‚ "The Pardoners Tale" displays the most irony. First and foremost‚ the entire telling of the story is ironic‚ considering

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    In the story “The sniper‚” the use of dramatic and situational irony brings out the theme of war knowing no limit. Irony helps the theme of this story by making the reader notice the details that are important in the story. Dramatic irony is shown when the sniper “considers whether he should risk a smoke. It was dangerous. He decided to take the risk.” In this example‚ the sniper takes the risk of smoking and the readers knows that he will be spotted by the enemy. This displays how people tends

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    The Pardoner’s Tale: Irony Nearly every aspect of the Pardoner’s tale is ironic. Irony exists within the story itself and in the relationship between the Pardoner and the story. The ending of the story presents a good message despite the Pardoner’s devious intentions to swindle money from the other pilgrims. By using irony in the Pardoner’s tale‚ Chaucer effectively criticizes the church system. The irony begins as soon as the Pardoner starts his prologue. He tells the other pilgrims

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    Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

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    (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek) Anthony van Leeuwenhoek was born in Delft‚ Holland on October 24‚ 1632 to Philips Thoniszoon‚ a Dutch tradesman that made baskets‚ and Grietge Jacobs‚ the daughter of a brewer. He is also commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology"‚ and considered to be the first microbiologist. They lived in a comfortable home until his father and two of his sisters died when Anthony was just eight years old. Also‚ his mother was left with five young children. Therefore‚ Anthony was

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    Dramatic Irony In Macbeth

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    The role of “dramatic irony” is expressed in many ways through the play Macbeth written by Shakespeare.The dramatic irony plays a very important role in this play because it builds up into the theme. The theme of this play would be ambition. Macbeth had the ambition to become king and that’s what he did‚he got what he wanted.¨ I dare do all that may become a man.¨ ( Act 1 Scene 7 Line 51) Macbeth would do anything it takes to be a man. The way that dramatic irony is shown is in the one

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    types of irony such as basic irony which is the use of word to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning. Situational irony which is the moment a characters actions have the opposite of their intended effect. Finally there is dramatic irony which occurs when there is a contrast between the readers knowledge and the knowledge of the characters in the work. However situational irony is what mostly transpires in Kate Chopin short story "The Story of an Hour" Situational irony is used

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    growth rate could contribute to a better supply Weaknesses could have delayed container vans contribute in traffic congestion Opportunities can be helped by the government projects induce investors or suppliers Threats subject to such restrictions of laws effective within Manilla suppliers may be discouraged due to the cost of importing VI. Alternative Courses of Action: 1. Limit the numbers of jeepneys‚ utility vans and cabs; and introduce COMET. City Optimized and Managed Electric Transport (COMET)

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    Eddie Van Halen

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    and create their own perfect guitar. There are many amazing custom guitars but none have stood the test of time as much as Eddie Van Halen’s Frankenstrat. Eddie’s iconic guitar defined‚ and set in history‚ how a guitarist and their guitar connect. This connection is the strongest example of how an object’s value is determined by its relationship with its owner. Eddie Van Halen is considered one of the best guitarists of all time. He revolutionized shredding and popularized many majorly important techniques

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