Kayla King English 1102 I want a wife When reading the story‚ I want a wife by Judy Brady‚ I really got me thinking. I started thinking about what she must have felt when writing this and the time period this was written in. There was so much discrimination against woman back in that time; it was easy to see why she would be upset. Back then women were expected to be a take care of the children take care of her husband‚ hold down a job and submit to her husbands every command without
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character. He admits‚ at least to himself‚ that he is scared to fight but it does not prevent him from fulfilling his duty to his people. During the battle Adam reveals that he does not enjoy killing and shooting people. His character is full of sarcasm and curiosity. He is constantly questioning everything including God which was practically unheard of in his time. Moses Cooper is Adam’s father. He is a strong man who loves to argue and debate with anyone. He is tough on Adam‚ so much so that Adam
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mistakes? Nobody. The second element that makes the tone sarcastic is the “telescreen” in Winston’s flat. A screen that watches him and listens to him 24/7 to assure that he doesn’t make any trouble‚ terrorist wise. Let me give an example of the sarcasm about the surveillance: “you had to live - did live‚ from habit that became instinct – in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard‚ and‚ except in darkness‚ every movement scrutinized.” The third element that makes the tone in
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that this teacher is tough and also a little bit evil. The teacher asks the students one by one which things they like and which they dislike. A student called Anna is asked and answers that she hates mosquitos. The teacher is quick and respond with sarcasm “Oh really‚ how interesting. I thought that everyone loved the mosquito….” This illustrates pretty much how the teacher’s personality is. She isn’t a sweetheart who thinks the students need some good care and help because they are unsecure in the
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author appears to admit that racial dissimilarities are part of our life. Having her growing up in Atlanta south side‚ the author depicts her sensibility toward prejudice through Laurel. Throughout the story‚ Packer uses sarcasm to attest her feelings toward discrimination. Sarcasm in a sense that the Brownie young girls meant to be innocent but because of their financial hardship and family difficulties prevented them to becoming one. As the truth reveals‚ Laurel understands about the difficulty of
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‘It’s Not My Fault That It’s Default’ By Georgia Mitchell When you sit down in front of the television on Friday night and think about what you are going to watch‚ you should definitely consider the hilarious British sitcom‚ My Family. This modern day sitcom is based around the lives of an average‚ middle-class English family and their day-to-day experiences. The program is set within an enclosed world which changes between the Harper’s residence and a dental surgery. The funny and opinionated
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Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal is a short satirical literary work‚ in which Swift shows dissatisfaction with the political situation in Ireland during the Age of Rationalism. In this period of time‚ Ireland was in a great poverty and was being abused by the English and Swift wrote this piece in order to emphasize the terrible situation. He uses a cold‚ very objective tone to stress the absurdity of his proposal. As for the title‚ that is a big irony straight from the beginning‚ since Swift’s
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information we get throughout the story goes through the narrator’s shifting consciousness. The short story’s tone is rather important for the interpretation. The narrator is in a state of anxiety for the entire story‚ mixed with a bit of sarcasm‚ anger and desperation. The sarcasm is the most important tone of the short story‚ especially in references about her husband‚ John: “John laughs at me‚ of course‚ but one expects that in marriage.” (p. 1‚ l. 10). No one expects that in a marriage‚ not a healthy one
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than the speech to entertain. 5. Be positive and good-natured when delivering your talk—irony and sarcasm are acceptable but not bitterness. 6. Be optimistic and modest when speaking and create an appropriate mood for your listeners. 7. Humor is a key ingredient in speeches to entertain‚ but can take many different forms. It can be accomplished through satire‚ irony‚ banter‚ sarcasm‚ and wit. A speech does not have to have the audience rolling on the floor laughing in order to evoke
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Journey’s end by RC Sherriff The stage directions in Journey’s end at the beginning of the extract are of utmost importance because they use a lot of imagery and symbolism‚ which later is linked back to this extract‚ at eth end of the play‚ there is a candle on the table which gets blown out‚ symbolising the doom and death of the men. In the stage directions it mentions the sunset‚ "towards sunset......light that slowly fades with the sinking sun" This symbolises the fore coming death that is
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