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    “I’m Nobody! Who are You?” is a poem written by Emily Dickinson. The poem conveys the main idea of being alone‚ isolated from the society – or being “nobody”. This is partly influenced by the social gender status of Dickinson’s time – 19th century featured the inequality of sexes‚ where females were expected to stay at home and serve their husbands‚ thus disconnected from the society. As a result Dickinson had adapted and perhaps taken pleasure into being an outsider‚ whilst she found it boring to

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    The following essay consists of comparison between two commercials analysis‚ Girl’s Don’t Poop by Poo Pourri and The Man Your Man Could Smell Like by Old Spice. Poo Pourri is a company that has sold millions of scented toilet air freshener whilst Old Spice is an American brand that produced male grooming products such as soap‚ deodorants‚ shampoo manufactured by Procter & Gamble. Poo-Pourri is a company that specialized in making a toilet sprays and has advertise ‘Girl’s Don’t Poop’ featuring a

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    Looking for Alibrandi & Being Sixteen Essay The theme of change is explored throughout the novel Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta‚ Penguin Books 1992‚ where she confronts the readers about the variety of changes happening in Josephine Alibrandi’s life. Similarly Being Sixteen by Michael Khan also explores the changing of the persona as she grows up and changes her perspective. Change may be caused by many influences‚ such as family‚ culture‚ society and the environment; these influences

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    Ebola Issue Analysis

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    has purposely used these words to position the reader to worry less about Ebola and think on the bright side. Another Language feature used in the news article is Sarcasm. In the first line the journalist has written “We’re now witnessing the worst Ebola epidemic ever — and on your list of worries it belongs . . . nowhere.” By using sarcasm the journalist can mock the idea that Ebola is something to worry about. This makes the reader think that the idea of Ebola being out of control is a joke and that

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    A Girl’s Story By David Arnason Basic Content Questions Why does the narrator want to give the heroine blonde hair instead of black hair? 2) What does the narrator make the heroine take off? Consider the effect both for suspense and to foreshadow. 3) Why are biblical names a problem for the narrator? 4) Who is Linda? Who is Greg? 5) To whom does the narrator “speak”? 6) Why does the narrator say that‚ “Dialogue is about the hardest stuff to write”? 7) Linda sits on the riverbank‚ but Michael must

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    Caesar‚ Breaking election promises and Dynasty in power‚ death and politics Interpretations of texts are painted by the representations of personalities‚ through events and situations. They enthrall the audience to reflect on characters’ vices and virtues‚ determining their true nature‚ and spawning conflict between their various perspectives drawn from techniques. These differing personal interpretations evoke conflicting perspectives in the audience’s minds. Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”

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    Year 12 Module B – Close Study of Text – Model Essay How does Owen explore the horror of war through the power of poetry? Refer to at least TWO poems you have studied Wilfred Owen’s poignant war poetry is emblematic of the horror and brutality of war. His perceptive descriptions capture the true realities of war in a powerful and emotive way and could be representative of any war. The exploration of the horror of war through the power of poetry is effectively shown through ‘Dulce et Decorum

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    Julius Caesar

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    and Brutus grants him permission. Little does Brutus know that Antony’s speech will turn around and bit Brutus in the butt. At the funeral‚ Brutus and Antony give their speeches but Antony’s speech is better than Brutus’ speech only because he uses sarcasm. Brutus’ speech is more formal and directed towards the Roman people. In the introduction of his speech‚ he starts with “Romans‚ countrymen‚ and lovers‚ bear me for my cause‚ and be silent that you may hear.” (3.2.14) One of Brutus’ main purpose

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    to persuade the Romans to be against the perpetrators. For example when Antony says “Yet Brutus says he was ambitious‚ and Brutus is an honorable man” he is using the mix of sarcasm and logos. Antony repeats this same thing over and over again until the Romans start questioning if Brutus truly is an honorable man. His sarcasm and repetition were both great rhetorical tactics that were used to manipulate and confuse the Roman’s minds. Antony brings together the perfect amount of ethos and pathos when

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    saying “that the word popped sounds like the word dropped‚ that the words popped sounds a little lie tossed.”This is sarcastic because he wants the people to know for sure that Louise dropped Mathew Eappen which cause his head to “explode.”His using sarcasm to tell the jury that Louise Woodward is guilty without tell the jury and court directly that she is guilty. This is effective because not is he accusing her indirectly but he is confirming that the injuries were caused by Louise

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