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    the product‚ they were able to effectively get their point across that the soles were not what they were said to be. They used sarcasm‚ complicated words or words that appeared important‚ hyperbole‚ and poisoning the well. By using these rhetorical devices‚ they were able to accomplish satire‚ which was the primary way for getting their message across. By using sarcasm‚ which was a good way to pin point that this was a satirical article‚ they were able to get their point across. They were able

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    candidly telling the other person how they feel. Face to face communication strongly interprets emotion as opposed to the weak interpretation of social networking. Sarcasm strongly exemplifies the limits on social networking‚ one cannot express sarcasm through text or chat‚ but in a face to face conversation one can clearly identify sarcasm from tone of voice and facial expressions. There are frequent misinterpretation of emotion on social websites that usually spark major disputes and cyber bullying

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    writers made women seems so prefect and angelic; which is not at all the way most women really look. Shakespeare seems to want the reader to look at the true mean of love not the physical aspects of beauty which will fade in time. Shakespeare’s use of sarcasm‚ imagery‚ and satire brings a twist to his theme‚ which points out not all women are as beautiful

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    The Club (1978)‚ written by David Williamson‚ is a satirical play that follows the fortunes and misfortunes of a football club over the course of the season. David Williamson cleverly integrates the realistic portrayal of characters and dialogue into the play in order to effectively provide the reader with an insight into the power and politics of sport and the commoditisation of players. The main themes in The Club that David Williamson communicates across to the reader are power and the concept

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    give examples. Many of his reasons consisted of his analogies‚ humor‚ and point of view. Dennis Baron’s satire is effective for the defending opponents of the official English bill because of his overplayed satirical humor‚ along with his use of sarcasm; although his satire is not effective for the opposing opponents because of his lack of evidence‚ his choice of a one-sided argument‚ and his assumptions about what would happen with banning English through-out the satire. “Even if the British are

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    attract people with original minds sets. A Conductor need not understand the concepts of music‚ nor does he/she need to have any musical talent of any sorts. Composer Igor Stravinsky uses unflattering comparisons to politicians and actors as well as sarcasm and negative diction to reveal his point of view that conductors are arrogant fools. Stravinsky states in his passage that like great politicians‚ conductors need not be creative‚ nor do they need to be talented. Like Politicians‚ conductors “rarely

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    In order for a comedy to be considered a classic comedy‚ it has to have specific qualities. The film must be timeless so it will be easily understood after many years‚ contain a universal plot relatable to the viewer and must utilize superstantial levels of humor. Young Frankenstein‚ directed by Mel Brooks‚ is crafted in such a way it encapsulates all of these qualities. In the film Young Frankenstein‚ the qualities of timelessness‚ a universal plot and humor can be found in memorable scenes‚ witty

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    cut at me. I immediately reported the incident to Debbie Ray. Since then‚ there have been many occurrences where he intentionally created uncomfortable moments‚ called his co-workers names‚ and humiliated us in many ways. His attitude is built on sarcasm and his tasteless comments make many co-workers and myself uncomfortable. Last Wednesday on October 25‚ 2017‚ there was another episode where I had to experience another incident. This time Mark viciously approached me with his raised voice. He yelled

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    and because nothing productive has been done to change this he proposes the satirical solution of selling the poor Irish babies to rich Englishmen as food. Swift supports his proposal by taking on the persona of a rich Englishman and uses irony and sarcasm to make the proposal seem as horrendous and dehumanized as possible to the Irish so that they will stand up and rise out of poverty. Firstly‚ Jonathan Swift uses irony to bring out the evils of the Englishmen’s proposals to fix the problem of poverty

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    “I wish to persuade women to endeavor to acquire strength‚ both of mind and body” (par 1). With one quote‚ Mary Wollstonecraft summarized her purpose for writing‚ “A Vindication of the Rights of Women”‚ by persuasively using rhetorical appeals‚ modes of discourse‚ and rhetorical devices to argue why women should better themselves. Wollstonecraft used rhetorical appeals‚ namely Ethos‚ many times throughout the paper. “My own sex” (par 1). By acknowledging that she is a woman‚ she gained credibility

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