CHAPTER 18 MELTING MARBLES Checkpoint Halo It was New Year’s Day‚ and the coffee pot was brewing some fresh coffee. Jerry and Gordon were discussing the raid activities‚ and Sally was checking to see how many hits Abu received from his YouTube announcement. Suddenly‚ the doors of the bunker started to open. Instinctively‚ Gordon and Jerry grabbed their pistols and ran to see who was coming in. A Jeep Cherokee drove down the ramp and stopped before reaching the bottom. A lanky fellow with
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List all of the noun phrases in the passage‚ including the pronouns. After you have studied the list write an essay on how the noun phrases contribute to the text. How do they relate to what is being described in the extract? In Lindsey Davis’s Ode to a Banker‚ there are many uses of the noun phrase. The noun phrase is a phrase that contains a noun as well as other constituents (Yule 2010‚ p291). The noun can stand on its own as the noun phrase or include the use of articles and modifiers to enhance
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------------------------------------------------- Student`s Individual Work №1 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Stylistic device (see the lecture №3) Simile An explicit comparison between two things which are basically quite different using words such as like or as. She walks like an angel. / I wandered lonely as a cloud. (Wordsworth) Metaphor A comparison between two things which are basically quite different without using
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Stylistic Devices in Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury ’s 1953 Fahrenheit 451 contains a number of interesting stylistic devices. Robert Reilly praises Bradbury for having a style "like a great organ. ..." (73). David Mogen comments on the novel ’s "vivid style" (110). Peter Sisario applauds the "subtle depth" of Bradbury ’s allusions (201)‚ and Donald Watt pursues Bradbury ’s bipolar "symbolic fire" (197) imagery. In recent articles I discussed Bradbury ’s use of mirror imagery and nature imagery.
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Shakespeare’s Sonnet 19 In his Sonnet 19‚ Shakespeare presents the timeless theme of Time’s mutability. As the lover apostrophizes Time‚ one might expect him to address "old Time" as inconstant‚ for such an epithet implies time’s changeability. But inconstant also suggests capricious‚ and the lover finds time more grave than whimsical in its alterations. With the epithet "devouring" he addresses a greedy‚ ravenous hunger‚ a Time that is wastefully destructive. Conceding to Time its wrongs‚ the
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An Explication of John Donne’s “Holy Sonnet 14” John Donne’s “Holy Sonnet 14‚” is a poem about a man who is begging for redemption by asking God to overtake his soul. The speaker writes in a first person point-of-view that directly implies that this poem was written in the context of a prayer‚ which is reinforced by the title. The tone of this poem begins with praise‚ which progressively grows to desperation‚ and ends with a sense of heavy pleading. The speaker reveals through word choices‚ metaphors
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Two Thanksgiving Gentleman by O. Henry O. Henry is one of the most famous American short story writers. O. Henry’s real name was William Sydney Porter and he was born in Greensboro‚ North Carolina on September 11‚ 1862. O. Henry’s short stories are famous for their surprise endings and humor. O. Henry’s wrote such classic short stories as The Ransom of Red Chief‚ “The Gift of the Magi” and “The Furnished Room”. His stories often have characters from opposite society levels: the wealthy and
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Sonnet 1 by Edmund Spenser and Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare differ greatly in form‚ tone‚ content‚ meaning‚ and persona. Shakespeare begins with a rather unflattering attribute; "My mistress’ are nothing like the sun" while Spenser‚ praises his love by wishing he were a book she was reading. Sonnet 1 by Spenser follows a rhyme scheme of his own devising (ababbcbccdcdee) that combines interwoven thoughts. In this sonnet he praises his wife’s beauty and attempts to flatter her through conveying
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1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of grid and free-flow layout arrangements? | ADVANTAGES | DISADVANTAGES | GRID LAYOUT | Easy to locate merchandiseCost-efficientEasily accessible for customersCustomer familiarityEase in cleaningSimplified securityPossibility of self-service | Limited browsingLimited creativity in décor (Plain and uninteresting)Stimulation of rushed shopping behavior | FREE-FLOW LAYOUT | Incread creativity in decor items to display?sed impulse buyingVisual appealFlexibility
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Justifying Mutual Deceit A common conception of William Shakespeare’s poetry entails complex language and hidden meanings. Shakespeare is famous for his ability to author a web of images that creates layers of interpretations and understandings. In Sonnet 138 however‚ Shakespeare is more direct in describing his relationship with his lover by avoiding imagery and metaphors‚ explaining to the reader that this seemingly unconventional relationship is indeed justified. Shakespeare constructs a persona
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