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    asserts that women must be approached without any sort of sexist stereotype‚ and she supports her claim by establishing who she is and where she stands as a woman‚ by categorizing all expectations society has on wives‚ and by asking a question with sarcasm. Brady begins her argument by introducing herself as a wife and mother that also suffers from the situation of being immersed in inequality. She narrates her own personal experience which creates credibility when she says‚ “I belong to the classification

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    Rules are in place for a reason. Without rules societies would collapse‚ people would do what they want whenever they want. Civilizations would be run by chaos. Although‚ too many or too strict of rules can also be the problem. Too many rules can limit a society or be inhumane to the citizens. So when should rules be broken. The novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a dystopian fiction about the struggles of a fireman‚ Guy Montag‚ trying to find what is truly right and wrong‚ in a society that

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    The ‘F’ Word written by Firoozeh Dumas is a passage full of humor and seriousness. Throughout the passage figurative language and rhetorical strategies are used‚ such as ethos‚ sarcasm‚ analogies and diction. Dumas uses these devices in such a way though the topic is serious they lighten up the mood to not made it seem so heavy. Dumas uses ethos to create a mood of accomplishment. The introduction lets the reader know all that she has accomplished and where she has graduated from. “She has received

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    that the doctors are corrupt. Ida uses sarcasm plus rhetorical question as she knows that the medical report isn’t true. The way “this doctor” is separated from the “he knows his stuff? Suggest to us the confusion Ida was having in her mind. In addition Ida also uses sarcasm and rhetorical question I know this because “He’s a first class doctor it seems clear‚ doesn’t it?” this shows that a first class doctor isn’t honest about someones death. The use of sarcasm was to make it seem as if she believes

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    Fortunato inside the vaults where he had tricked Fortunato into coming down into because of an expensive Amontillado wine. Montresor was going to keep to his family motto and therefore chastise Fortunato for what he had done. Montresor’s supreme sarcasm was displayed is this short story by Edgar Allen Poe. When Montresor was in the vault with Fortunato‚ he made several remarks that are sarcastic in nature and portray verbal irony. "Come‚ we will go back; your health is precious. You are rich

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    Columnist Response #2 Kathleen Parker’s op-ed‚ “So we’re banning words now? Here’s my list‚” published December 19th‚ asserts that it is absurd for the government to ban words that are simply discomforting. Parker achieves this by giving a background on the recent banning of seven words by the US government and then offers her own list of words which she has has a problem with to show the ridiculous nature of trying to ban words. This op-ed argues that the government cannot ban words and that usage

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    brunette” maybe to exaggerate the that brunette is just as dark as dark brown. Telling the landlord this shows a bit of humor in the sense that dark is dark no matter what type of person has it. “Considerate she was” not. Wole Soyinka uses a bit a sarcasm in this poem as well. “ Facially I’m brunette‚

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    Schooled means to be taught or learn a lesson in a certain way. In the book ‘’Schooled’’ there were many characters that were schooled in this novel. For example Capricorn‚ Sophie‚and Zach were schooled. They get schooled by their changes in the story . Most of these characters change ‚ or are dynamic in the story . Others stay static . Schooled is an appropriate title. One of the characters that was schooled was Zach Powers .The

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    In Candide‚ Voltaire uses sarcasm to explain his viewpoint of "reason plus action". His philosophy is that it is not enough simply to believe in certain values and morals‚ but it is more important that the actions a person takes reflect those beliefs accurately. In addition‚ Voltaire argues that life experience is necessary to the function of reason‚ meaning that the more experiences someone has had in their life‚ the more knowledge they will have‚ and the more accurate that knowledge will be. These

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    company and Grover Press; although one may initially assume Coca-Cola’s conclusions and be in accordance with the legitimacy of their complaint—in this case‚ the usurpation of an advertising slogan—all sympathies are dispelled by the cynicism and sarcasm of the Grove rebuttal. Coca-Cola speaks amiably and respectfully‚ never lowering to the level of mockery or debasement‚ and outlines two main arguments concerning the dual use of the slogan in question‚ each of which is

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