English 2 Honors‚ 24 September 2012 The Very Non-Sexual Toddler & the Irresistible Must-Have Tiara In early-January of 2009‚ a new phenomenon emerged in television history‚ Toddlers & Tiaras. Toddlers & Tiaras documents the innocent lives of children from the ages of two through ten‚ and maybe younger‚ in the glitz world of child pageantry. The reality show showcases three pageant families per episode and each episode is around 46 minutes‚ without commercial breaks. Toddler &
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A Modest Proposal “A way to rid ourselves of foreigners” This essay was written by‚ Sanel‚ a foreigner living in America for 8 years. The following “American Speaker” is based on Sanel’s personal view on Americans‚ and his personal belief on how Americans view foreigners. Foreigners are ruining our country. They take up our space‚ buy our houses‚ attend our schools‚ and drive on our already busy roads. They are different from us and do things we aren’t used to. They speak differently‚ act
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The poem‚ “Monologue for an Onion” written by Sue Kim‚ the onion is a metaphor and is the whole poem is written about it and based off of it. The basic main viewpoint of the poem is about the feelings and thoughts that onion experiences when being handle by the person or more specifically when it is being cut. The poem revolves around the whole idea of how the onion feels and thinks as the person cuts away at it and how it reflects on the actions of the person and the person themselves. Sue Kim’s
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THE DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE IN TENNYSON’S ULYSSES The greatest Victorian contribution to poetry is certainly the form of the dramatic monologue. A dramatic monologue is defined by various critics as a type of poem in which a single speaker‚ a persona‚ “utters the speech that makes up the whole of the poem‚ in a specific situation at a critical moment.” This speaker addresses and interacts with one or more other people. They are silent but usually identifiable listeners in whose presence the speaker reveals
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"Unlike the Holocaust‚ Stalin’s murders are forgotten: dust blowing in the wind" (Robert Harris). George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a satirical allegory. Rebelling against farmer Jones‚ the animals of Manor Farm decide to run the farm themselves. After driving Jones out‚ the pigs declare themselves in charge. Orwell’s fictional farm is a representation of the Russian revolution of 1917. The animals represent the main figures in the Russian revolution‚ namely Joseph Stalin‚ Leon Trotsky‚ and Stalin’s
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with the spectacular as she transcends time and memory in a dramatic representation of a domestic family relationship turned sour. There are many examples of how Pollock accomplishes this‚ specifically by incorporating dramatic units such as the monologue spoken by Bob in the second act. At this point in the play‚ it is clearly known that the family relationship is deteriorating and that Bob has a dependence on alcohol. This dramatic unit ties in with both of these facts as Bob contemplates how her
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Instructor’s Toolkit for Julia Morales’ Monologue Julia’s introductory monologue can be used in a variety of ways. Here are a few to consider: large class discussion small group discussion during class or clinical reflective journaling assignment web-based assignment: listen to the audio or read the script‚ then discuss and summarize the group’s conclusions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. What are Julia’s strengths? What are your concerns for this patient? What is the cause of your concern? What information
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Humour is a commonly used technique in English literature; it is put into practice by speeches and various pieces of writing‚ from poetry to prose. Humour is used to convey an idea or underlying message or to simply amuse the reader. Mad as Hell is a multi-award winning Australian comedy news television program hosted by Shaun Micallef which has gained traction over the last few years. Mad as Hell is well known for being able to incorporate various humour techniques such as understatement‚ allusion
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began belting out the tunes of the song‚ amazing the audience with my brilliant monologue. Reality quickly set in. It seems I was rather naïve to think this way because before I could do perform‚ there was much work to be done. For starters‚ I had to rehearse and practice my lines over and over until I memorized them. This was not easy since I had to absorb the essence of the message behind every line of my monologue. “Was I expressing the correct emotions? Was I angry or was I expressing a joyous
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Some of those monologues are: SAINT JOAN ’CLEAR GLASS MARBLES’ THE WOOLGATHERER HAMLET’S ’TO BE OR NOT TO BE’ MACBETH’S DAGGER SPEECH THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS THE SHADOW BOX THE STAR-SPANGLED GIRL There are a number of websites that help actors find monologues. Find ones you enjoy and have fun. WHAT SHOULD I WEAR? It is not necessary to wear your ’Sunday best’
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