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    Running head: A LITERARY REVIEW OF CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT Celebrity Endorsement in Mass Media Advertising Brands Celebrity endorsement in mass media advertising has become a very beneficial phenomenon for many countries and has significantly increased in the past decade‚ and should be the main principle of brand communications since it is the key to marketing success. Any product that is displayed in a television commercial or magazine advertisement by a corporation that uses a celebrity or

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    Compare and Contrast Essay American literature traces back to the time of the Native Americans and Puritans‚ and over time developed many literary movements influenced by Transcendentalists and Realists. The beliefs of the Native Americans and Puritans as well as the philosophy of the Transcendentalists and Realists contrast with one another. These four major groups of American writers all differ in the sense that all of them look to a different power head or ideology for truth. For example‚

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    not displayed as questionable. Magic realism differs from fantasy because it is set in a normal‚ modern world with accurate descriptions of humans and a society that does not question it. Another element is Irony. Irony is used in postmodernism literature. Irony is when that which one would not expect occurs is true. Finally‚ Metafiction is a device that self-consciously addresses the devices of fiction. This often happens by the author introducing themselves into the story. Post modernism and post

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    The Rise of Southern Politics Black and Black’s‚ “The Rise of Southern Politics”‚ outlines the transformation of Southern politics over 50 years as a significant contributing factor and development in Southern history. From the story we see the emergence of the Republican Party followed by the Democratic Party; both parties that has since caused a political battle for everything politics. Earl and Merle Black outline the slow‚ yet remarkable story of politics. The book tells a story of political

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    slavery debates‚ other verses were equally significant. A notable example being Exodus 21:20 which states “When a slave owner strikes a male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies immediately‚ the owner shall be punished.” Based on this verse southern proponents of slavery argued that the Bible’s acceptance of slavery was a given. In essence‚ if the Bible provided laws which regulated and allowed for the punishment of slaves by masters‚ then how could one deny that the Bible sanctioned slavery

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    Delicious cuisine is definitely something the whole world is interested in‚ and a person’s taste for food can often reveal his lifestyle‚ personality‚ and even status. In Geoffrey Chaucer’s Prologue to The Canterbury Tales‚ we can learn  about the Franklin’s hospitality and hedonistic lifestyle through Chaucer’s portrait of the Franklin’s refined love of exquisite cuisine. Through his lofty diction‚ use of poetic devices‚ and  imagery‚ Chaucer revealed the Franklin’s love for pure food‚ hospitality

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    meaning‚ I could still gain some knowledge as to the overall idea or purpose of the work just from an initial reading. Literature has the capacity to communicate before it is understood‚ as it is certainly possible for a work to convey emotion and feeling without the reader fully comprehending the complete meaning of a work. Emotion can tell you more about a piece of literature than factual knowledge. Within the first few lines of a poem‚ you should be able to feel whatever sensation the author wants

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    The art of literature will never die. Many people believe that there has been a decline in the reading and writing of literature‚ one of those people Dana Gioia wrote “Why Literature Matters” and she argues that the younger people of america although have had an increase in education their reading of literature has had a steep decline in recent years . Dana begins building her credibility with facts and sources‚ citing convincing facts and statistics‚ and successfully employing emotional appeal

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    Setting the Scene: The Influence of Setting in Literature Literature exists as a combination of elements. A story requires characters‚ plot‚ and an environment or setting. When reading a work of literature such as a short story or play‚ it is natural for the reader to focus his or her attention on the plot of the work and the characters that produce the plot. In making this decision‚ consciously or otherwise‚ the reader places the setting in the background. Indeed‚ many people refer to the

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    Joseph Lide Ms. Morris Advanced English 12 December 5‚ 2017 How Shakespeare Influenced Literature During Shakespeare’s time‚ he wrote many plays. Those plays were seen by millions and are still popular today. He has been an inspiration to many. Many uses his works to gather ideas for their works. Shakespeare has influenced literature by his works of Romeo and Juliet‚ Macbeth‚ and Julius Caesar. Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ was an outstanding production. Many writers use this play to help

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