address: j.lepsiene@yahoo.com VILNIUS‚ 2012 CONTENT Introduction ................................................................................................................................3 INTRODUCTION Sarcasm‚ verbal irony‚ paradox‚ and pun are devices sometimes used to show humor. Heck‚ a simile or metaphor can also establish humor. One of my favorite funny lines from a book is a simile. Somewhere in the "Hitchhiker’s Guide" series‚ Douglas Adams described
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Result and Discussion Use-Case 1: Inclusive Government Policy Formation Module A: Section 66A of IT Act What is Section 66A of the IT Act? Section 66A defines the punishment for sending “offensive” messages through a computer or any other communication device like a mobile phone or a tablet. A conviction can fetch a maximum of three years in jail and a fine. What is the problem with that? The vagueness about what is “offensive”. The word has a very wide connotation‚ and is open to distinctive‚ varied
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Herberth Portillo Professor Montgomery English 112 February 19‚ 2013 “When I consider how my light is spent” Analysis John Milton’s’ poem “When I consider how my light is spent” is a great piece of art that he creates during his blindness. The sarcasm and the word choice in this poem also have a great impact on how he masts feel. Milton also presents us with a key point on how God plays an important part in his point of view and his life. One of the best thing of this poem is the tone and the feelings
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announced that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The man that was known to everyone as the "Pride of the Yankees"‚ on this very day‚ showed how courageous he was by giving a passionate speech to his fans that was filled with sarcasm‚ emotion‚ and pride. Gehrig’s speech to the 60‚000 fans sitting before him was short but convincing. He wanted to convince his fans that in his eyes this wasn’t a defeat. He proclaimed that he considered himself‚ "the luckiest man on the face
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to view certain people and groups negatively‚ and others positively. Characters are developed through the use of persuasive elements of construction in descriptions; this includes the types of information presented‚ persuasive language‚ structure‚ sarcasm and irony. Michael Moore uses statistics and other facts as evidence for the opinions he provides; this positions readers to accept his opinions as facts. "The $250 billion the Pentagon plans to spend to build 2800 new Joint Strike Fighter planes
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The United States in the 1970s was full of controversy. Riots‚ protests‚ and strikes were appearing all over the news throughout the nation‚ and the discrimination against Mexicans and Mexican Americans in the workforce was finally coming to light. During this time‚ Jimmy Santiago Baca wrote about some of these issues in his poem "So Mexicans Are Taking Jobs from Americans." The poem speaks volumes to what was occurring in America. Although the title may give one impression of the poem‚ the true
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Obama promised that he would spend a night in the Cedar Plains Family Fun amusement park for an entire night when he was only a presidential candidate. The article uses phony quotes from President Obama and other respectable individuals‚ deadpan sarcasm‚ and imagery to satirize presidential candidates‚ their promises to America‚ and American voting habits. The writer uses quotes from President Obama and other individuals to establish a foundation of ethos in order to provide credibility
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Employed: When Stewie tells meg: “You hear that Meg? Guys can marry other guys now. So‚ umm. This is awkward‚ but... I mean‚ if they can do that... that’s pretty much it for you‚ isn’t it? I mean you might as well pack it in‚ game over.” Effect: This is sarcasm towards Meg beating around the bush saying that Meg is a guy and it is okay now for her(him) to get married to another man. Author’s Tone: Seth MacFarlane isn’t making fun of the LGBT society. He is saying that the government is hiding big issues
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question whether or not Brutus really is honorable. He later turned that ethical appeal into sarcasm to condemn Brutus. Anthony used a really strong form of emotion at the end‚ saying that “his heart is in the coffin with Caesar.” And that made the crowd think. Anthony handled the appeals to reasoning better than Brutus did. He repeatedly stated that Brutus is an honorable man. By doing that‚ with sarcasm‚ he used ethics to convince the crowd that Brutus was not an honorable man. He used reasoning
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Kaitlin So English 28A Instructor Godden October 27‚ 2014 “Next to of course god America I” E.E. Cummings was very interested in modernist poetry. This is a satirical poem – which consisted of sarcasm and mockery against people encouraging the act of patriotism in others. The poem is unique because has two main speakers. “Next to of course god America I” by E.E. Cummings is a traditional sonnet because it consists of fourteen lines. The poem also contains enjambment because of the run-on sentences
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