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    War Imagery And Irony

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    subject of war and protest. Some writers have written to memorize battles‚ honor those who fight or just to glorify war itself. What tools can writers use to protest war? Writers use three techniques to achieve the protest of war. They use Imagery‚ Irony‚ and Structure. A way writers use to protest war is by using Imagery. Crane used very strong glorifying imagery. He put negative images next to the glorified images and that was his way of protesting war. “Hoarse‚ booming drums of the regiment” is

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    in others‚ irony is used in both stories to help readers understand their message‚ but the messages that are portrayed to the audience differ. “The Pardoner’s Tale” by Geoffrey Chaucer and “Federigo’s Falcon” by Giovanni Boccaccio portray how greed can be the start of something evil‚ and how sometimes sacrifices have to be made for the people that are most loved. Therefore “Federigo’s Falcon” and “The pardoner’s tale” are similar because both authors portray their message with irony. The three

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    authors fail to do. Unlike the general crowd‚ Sophocles uses positive personality traits to bring conflict to his characters. He breaks normal organization of works and pushes the use of character flaws out of view. With this‚ persuading irony is formed—an irony which immortalizes the play just as a proper burial would immortalize Polyneices. Standard positive traits result in Creon and Antigone’s disgraces. Creon is a determined captain of a severely injured ship. He is aware of the torn masts

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    The Rip City Youth Fitness Program By: Casey J. Fields June 5‚ 2013 Oregon State University H 476 – Health Program Planning Dr. Maxwell TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract - P.2 Section 1: Background/Introduction Justification for Program - P.3 Supporting Data/Statistics - P.4 Similar Programs of Relevance - P.7 How This Program Addresses Childhood Obesity - P.8 Section 2: Mission Statement‚ Goal & Objectives Mission Statement & Goal - P.9 Predisposing Factors - P.9 Enabling Factors

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    Cask of Amontillado Analysis In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story "The Cask of the Amontillado"‚ irony and symbolism and character are used to write this gothic tale. The two characters‚ Montressor and Fortunato‚ are no longer friends; as a result‚ this story is about revenge from Montressor and murder of Fortunato. Poe puts several instances of irony in this story. For example when Fortunato and Montressor are in the tunnel‚ looking for the cask of the amontillado‚ Fortunato coughs and Montressor

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    open-mindedness. Ironically‚ the Church – the representative of God – does not save his life but let him down‚ and it is not a peaceful place for people as it is said to be. “Save the best for last”‚ Maugham undoubtedly has bared this in mind as he lets the irony reach its peak at the very end of the story. Now that Foreman has become a successful businessman with more than 10 tobacco shops under his hand‚ he comes to the bank for his regular depositing. The bank manager‚ impressed by his great wealth‚ invites

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    Van Wert Narrative

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    It was a Saturday and we were playing Van Wert in a regular season basketball game and it was close. It was a Junior varsity game. We were only playing two quarters due to the lack of numbers. The game didn’t count for much but we were giving it our all. Van Wert wasn’t a favorite of ours and we were doing just about anything just to win. The game was intense. The coaches were yelling. The crowd was cheering. The gym exploded with sound coming from all directions. We were equally matched. We trailed

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    Symbols‚ Irony‚ and Feelings in “The Metamorphosis” and “Astronomer’s Wife” Randall L. Breeden Jr. ENG125: Introduction to Literature Deborah Duff May 11th‚ 2010 Symbols‚ Irony‚ and Feelings in “The Metamorphosis” and “Astronomer’s Wife” A community is defined as a unified body of individuals. The community is represented by a family‚ bank‚ and loggers in “The Metamorphosis” and a married couple and hired help in “The Astronomer’s Wife” The authors of these two short stories give

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    Irony in Richard Cory

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    ESSAI Volume 5 Article 13 1-1-2007 Irony in "Richard Cory" Peter Cohen essai_cohen@cod.edu Follow this and additional works at: http://dc.cod.edu/essai Recommended Citation Cohen‚ Peter (2007) "Irony in "Richard Cory"‚" ESSAI: Vol. 5‚ Article 13. Available at: http://dc.cod.edu/essai/vol5/iss1/13 This Selection is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at DigitalCommons@C.O.D.. It has been accepted for inclusion in ESSAI by an authorized administrator

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    there is more wine to drink‚ tricks him‚ and leaves him down in there to die. This story has tons of literary elements to help readers dig deep into this golden piece of literature. Along with all the other features about this story it shows signs of irony. In the story the antagonist is Fortunato. He is the innocent one in the text and shows how things can escalate quick. He is just playing small

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