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    Horse Pee

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    That was when the horse started to pee. Instead of continuing the four-hour journey up the mountain with my sister and I on its back‚ it abruptly stopped and took its own break. After it finished‚ it shook a little‚ and then continued trotting‚ the hoofs musically tapping upon every stair‚ every rock‚ and every area of dirt-ridden road. The first time we passed a tree‚ my sister yelled at me to duck‚ but I was so immersed in the stunning colors of the gift shops we passed that I was completely oblivious

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    Cask Of Amontillado Irony

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    a child. Through all of Poe’s struggles he has written many stories. Most in which are particularly morbid and full of irony. In Poe’s story The Cask of Amontillado‚ he uses three different types of irony to describe Montresor’s utter most vex towards his friend Fortunato. The types of irony Poe uses are verbal ironysituational irony‚ and dramatic irony. Poe uses verbal irony towards Fortunato throughout the short story. Towards the beginning of the story‚ Poe writes‚ “It must be understood

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    War Horse

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    Nicholls promises to take good care of Joey for him. True to his word‚ Nicholls treats Joey well and sketches him for Albert. He is proud of his new horse. Though Joey still fondly remembers Albert‚ he grows to like his new life and master. He develops a friendship with another horse‚ Topthorn‚ who belongs to Nicholls’ friend‚ Captain Stewart. The horses and men are shipped overseas for battle. Departing the ship in France‚ the soldiers witness the sorrow and injuries all around them. They soon face

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    get the attention of something. Irony‚ the opposite of what is expected is one way to make a story interesting. There are three types of irony: situational irony‚ verbal irony‚ and dramatic irony. Situational irony is when what happens is the opposite from what is expected. Verbal irony is when what is said is the opposite of what is meant. Dramatic irony is when the reader knows something that a character does not know. There are many stories that use irony to make them more interesting such

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    strongles in horses

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    Desaray Ramirez Equine Breeding Instructor Vern Dooley Term Paper April 15 2014 Strongyles Strongyle’s are the largest and most significant family of worms in horses‚ they’re also the most dangerous. In fact‚ they’re considered responsible for the vast majority of serious parasite-related health problems in adult horses‚ and they have the capacity to kill. Strongyles are nematodes‚ with rough cylindrical bodies that are round in cross-section. ----- range from a half-inch to two inches in

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    Analyzing the significance of situational thresholds‚ whether or not an investigator for the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) believes a charge of discrimination should be filed against an employer‚ Hindera and Young (1998) researched the correlation between investigators (African American and white) and the proportion of charges filed on behalf of African Americans. Consistent with previous research‚ they find that both African American and white passive representation

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    Gift Of The Magi Irony

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    Irony in “The Gift of the Magi” In The Gift of the Magi‚ O Henry uses irony to place special emphasis on love and sacrifice. O Henry is known for his use of irony in his short stories. Irony is defined as: “the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning” (dictionary.com). In The Gift of the Magi‚ O Henry uses verbal‚ situational and dramatic irony to tell his story. The most obvious and prominent type of irony used in The Gift of the Magi was situational irony

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    Irony in Cathedral

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    Irony occurs in every single person’s daily life. The short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver tells a story in which many people in the world can connect to. From the way Carver writes the first sentence he sounds very annoyed. Within the first paragraph it says why he is so agitated and it is for the lone reason that his wife’s friend‚ a blind man‚ is coming to visit. Robert‚ the blind man‚ is not the only blind person in this story‚ but rather the narrator is as well. Not physically‚ but instead

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    types of irony such as basic irony which is the use of word to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning. Situational irony which is the moment a characters actions have the opposite of their intended effect. Finally there is dramatic irony which occurs when there is a contrast between the readers knowledge and the knowledge of the characters in the work. However situational irony is what mostly transpires in Kate Chopin short story "The Story of an Hour" Situational irony is used

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    Animal Farm Irony

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    Animal Farm is a classic portrayal of how power can effect the goals and hopes of a society. In this essay‚ I will explore the irony of Animal Farm‚ and how it used to satirize communism and dictatorships. The story begins with a revolution‚ and high hopes for the society being developed by the animals. But slowly‚ as the leading officials get a taste of power‚ things begin to change. The Commandments‚ a code by which all animals on Animal Farm live by‚ is secretly altered when the pigs (leading

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