Literary devices can be a writers ’ best friend‚ and likewise‚ worst enemy. In the essay “What A Certain Visionary Once Said”‚ by Thompson Highway‚ Highway employs imagery‚ simple vocabulary and omits repetition. Al Gore‚ in the essay‚ A Moment Of Truth‚ also uses imagery‚ but uses much more formal vocabulary and repetition. Although‚ the literary devices found in Gore ’s essay are often effective‚ Highway invites agreement more effectively because he is able to get his point across without being
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Plato The story of two sisters‚ Melissa and Melinda‚ is one of deep philosophical analysis. The harsh scenario is of the two sisters’ brother‚ Matthew‚ who is involved in a horrific accident that essentially leaves him brain dead and only alive through a complex network of life support systems. According to Matthew’s last will and testament‚ he states specifically that if something of this sort ever happens to him‚ both sisters must mutually agree upon the ultimate decision of whether or not to
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Truth In The Crucible The play “The Crucible”‚ written by Arthur Miller contains many underlying truths about human behavior and thought. One of these truths that seems particularly relevant to the play reads‚ “To explain the unexplainable‚ the human mind reaches into a supernatural domain.” This statement is one that explains much of the dilemma that occurs in the play and in the real town of Salem Massachusetts. The aforementioned truth is exemplified even in the very earliest stages of the play
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become involuntarily a part of your life. Also pictures can be printed out and saved. So you have to be careful what kind of information you share. Furthermore you can’t control which person is in front of you and if he’s telling the truth or not. On Facebook you can pretend to be another person and give yourself another name. Sure the 100 million users have the total control over who can see what but you can’t be sure if people you have accepted as friends are really friends
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Truth or Lie? Admit it: You’ve lied. You told your boss you were at home with the flu when really you are spending the day going shopping at the mall. You told your friend that she looked fabulous in that new polka dot dress she just bought. According to the free online dictionary‚ a lie is defined as a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. There are several different reasons that a person might lie. For example‚ you might lie to keep yourself
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Moment of Truth Story “Tide” Evie...the love of my life‚ can’t go a day without her and I don’t know how I lived without her before‚ but today I had to go on without her because today is the day I died. Me and Evie were on vacation for our one year anniversary‚ we were at Koh Lipe in the Andaman Sea‚ it was beautiful there. We were on one of the many white sand beaches on this island‚ but there was something different about this one‚ something I couldn’t explain it was secluded and the furthest
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Attitude to truth and falsehood Truth is what we always expect and respect. We like the truth but sometimes abhor it when it is distressing. The opposite of truth is falsehood. We detest falsehood and sometimes condone with it if it benefits someone. We see the victory of truth over falsehood and the victory of falsehood over truth. The latter is short-lived because suppression of truth will lose its power and the truth will be out even after centuries. A popular expression compares truth to a rubber
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An Inconvenient Truth explores data and predictions regarding climate change‚ interspersed with personal events from the life of Al Gore. Through a Keynote presentation (dubbed "the slide show") that he has presented worldwide‚ Gore reviews the scientific evidence for global warming‚ discusses the politics and economics of global warming‚ and describes the consequences he believes global climate change will produce if the amount of human-generated greenhouse gases is not significantly reduced in
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Friendly. Charley’s sacrifice’s demonstrates that it is never too late to amend past mistakes and change yourself for the better‚ especially for family. [PAUSE} TERRY: “You don’t understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been someone‚ instead of a bum‚ which is what I am‚ let’s face it . . . It was you‚ Charlie.” Terry says this to Charlie at the end of the profoundly intimate taxicab conversation. This scene in the back of the cab stands out because of the genuineness
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Assignment 3. An Inconvenient Truth. NOTE: This assignment requires viewing a DVD - "An Inconvenient Truth." You have four options. 1. Go to the CSUDH Library Instructional Media Center (LIB C121) and ask to view “An Inconvenient Truth”‚ which is posted on their web server. Note that the IMC is closed on weekends and certain Fridays. 2. Most public libraries will have the video for checkout. 3. You can also rent the DVD (check Wherehouse‚ Blockbuster‚ etc.). 4. Go the following website (foreign
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