Phan Thanh Xuân Instructor: Trương Thị Kim Liên‚ M.A Writing 5 ( XH 527) September 26th‚ 2012. Hữu‚ N. & Borton‚ L. Frequently asked questions about Vietnamese culture: Vietnamese Lunar New Year. Hà Nội: Thế Giới Publishers‚ 2003. 116 pp. Culture is the aspect I’m especially interested in. And I find it amazing to read a cultural book in bilingual. It helps me to improve not only my knowledge‚ but also my new English vocabularies. Recently I have been impressed greatly by “Frequently asked
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as “an invented story which is no more than about 10 000 words in length.” At the same time online Britannica Encyclopaedia (www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/541698/short-story‚ 21.02.2012; 12:04 p.m.) adds that “short story is a brief fictional prose narrative that is shorter than a novel and that usually deals with only a few characters. It is usually concerned with a single effect conveyed in only one or a few significant episodes or scenes. The form encourages economy of setting‚ concise narrative
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traditional values leads to dire consequences‚ Aristophanes also implicitly challenges the authority of old values‚ and hopes to improve upon these traditions. The “Clouds” by Aristophanes is a satirical play primarily concerned with the idea of new and old education. A satire is a composition or prose used to lampoon individuals or society. They usually make use of ridicules and irony for the ostensible purpose of exposing and discouraging vice or folly. In the “Clouds”‚ viewers are presented with
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Poteete 1 Jeffrey Poteete Penny Freeland English 102 17 March 2015 Critical analysis essay of The Damned Human Race by Mark Twain Mark Twain ’s satirical essay‚ “The Damned Human Race”(Twain‚ M.) Twain spins a rather bizarre discussion about man ’s useless moral sense‚ or compass. He points out‚ rather rudely that we humans are the only species who own a moral compass‚ yet refuse to use it in a morally decisive way. He further rants on about some sort of comparison between us and
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provides facts as to why this issue is occurring in society today. Throughout “What Happened to Working Women in America?‚” Gail Collins’ satirical‚ yet earnest tone illustrates the reason why need for women to come into the workforce is important in America. The writer uses a rhetorical question‚ inciting questions into the reader and bringing a satirical tone. Collins states‚ “We spend half of our national debate time talking about how economically fragile Americans feel. Why do you think
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The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is a satire based on Victorian society in the late 1800’s. Everything about this play is a satire; from marriage to social class‚ and even the play’s name. Wilde criticizes these aspects of Victorian society with the use of witty puns and unusual‚ awkward situations. Wilde brings to light the fact that late Victorian society cared more about a person’s name and wealth than their personality. This debases the sanctity
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Jonathan Swift‚ in the satirical essay “A Modest Proposal”‚ claims that Ireland and its people are being force into poverty by the English and because nothing productive has been done to change this he proposes the satirical solution of selling the poor Irish babies to rich Englishmen as food. Swift supports his proposal by taking on the persona of a rich Englishman and uses irony and sarcasm to make the proposal seem as horrendous and dehumanized as possible to the Irish so that they will stand
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differences between poetry prose and drama? Jeffrey A. Beard Answered Last poetry often has a formal structure or even a cadence while you are reading it... it is a form of writing where the words are usually chosen more carefully and people are effectively presenting it Prose is normal writing‚ and includes big novels or autobiographies‚ but can also just be an essay or a report. Basically it covers anything that is not poetry. Drama is usually a subset of prose‚ but is written for actors
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juxtaposed with the satirical image on the next page‚ giving a sense of caricature of robust‚ homogenous‚ judging‚ threatening men that expose their enormity and conformity in a primitive society. The irony of farming tools being used as weapons instead of taking care of the land shows how xenophobic these people are and highlights the individual’s helplessness and the strength the pursuers have massed against him due to the fact that he is different. Essentially‚ seeing the satirical and mocking contrast
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