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    (AGG) The author of “Under The Persimmon Tree” often uses symbolism throughout the book. (BS-1) The author of UTPT uses the stars to give Najmah a superstitious belief‚ and give her hope and guidance to drive her towards her goals. (BS-2) The stars are used to help Nusrat accept loss‚ she looks to them for hope and guidance‚ and they have a religious meaning to her. (BS-3) The author uses changes in the stars to convey events and changes in Najmah’s life. (TS) The stars are used to portray changes

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    Defining any technical terms that you will be using NEED STEP II. Statement of Need A. Illustration B. Ramifications 1. 2. C. Pointing There are potentially two kinds of needs (your speech uses one of these): * To urge a change-point out what’s wrong with present conditions * To demand preservation of present conditions-point out the danger of a change The Need Step is developed by: * Illustration: Tell of one or more incidents

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    Austin’s Speech Act Theory and the Speech Situation Etsuko Oishi Esercizi Filosofici 1‚ 2006‚ pp. 1-14 ISSN 1970-0164 link: http://www.univ.trieste.it/~eserfilo/art106/oishi106.pdf AUSTIN’S SPEECH ACT THEORY AND THE SPEECH SITUATION Etsuko Oishi The talk starts with a question‚ why do we discuss Austin now? While answering the question‚ I will (I) present an interpretation of Austin’s speech act theory‚ (II) discuss speech act theory after Austin‚ and (III) extend Austin’s speech act theory

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    311 Demonstration Speech Video Assignment Upon completing my demonstration speech on how to make my Perfectly Pipeable Buttercream Frosting I knew that I could have done better. I was worried about timing and got jumbled. In saying this‚ I do not think that my speech was bad. There were things I did well on and some that I did not do so well on. I am moderately okay with the way my speech turned out. I believe that my introduction was possibly the strongest part of my speech because that is where

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    Huckleberry and Jim reflect their superstition‚ their active imagination‚ and their belief in magic through their actions. Huckleberry and Jim both greatly fear the dangers that can be caused through everyday actions‚ and display this superstitious behavior often. For example‚ Huckleberry states‚ “Pretty soon a spider went crawling up my shoulder...I tied up a little lock of my hair with a thread to keep the witches away” (Twain 3). In this quote Huckleberry shows his superstition when he accidently swats

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    My shield speech went a lot better than I thought. Speaking in front of a crowd creates nerves‚ but I was able to take a deep breath and control my nerves. The pace I developed remained constant and created fluency and clarity for the audience. The longer I was in front of my fellow classmates‚ the more comfortable I became. My practice tactic was simple; practice in front of people I would naturally get nervous in front of. An example of this would be my boyfriend who I practiced in front of twice

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    IRISH THEATRE To explore how various Irish playwrights portray concerns of the Irish‚ a approach of; social‚ cultural and political issues will be compared with the prescribed texts Dancing at Lughnasa (1990) by Brian Friel and The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996) by Matrin McDonagh. This will illustrate how Irish composers effectively use theatre as a vehicle of expression. Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa is a memory play set in Donegal 1936‚ in the fictional town of Ballybeg. It is narrated by Michael

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    LITTERATURE. In his book on superstition‚ Vyse (1997) observed that it is difficult to define superstition and its dictionary definition is not sufficient. He also noticed that in defining superstition the critical problem is the avoidance of value judgments. Unfortunately‚ he did not provide a comprehensive definition of his own. The following definition of superstition which is based upon the work of Vyse (1997) and Marmor (1956) is proposed: superstition is a belief‚ or a set of beliefs‚

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    Themes of Faceless 1. Superstitions - Maa Tsuru was born with curse. She was considered to be a bad omen because she was too fertile. - The third child is considered to bring bad luck to the family. When Maa Tsuru is pregnant with her third child‚ Kwei abuses her and hits her yet the child still lives. - When Baby T was killed‚ a white fowl was slaughtered to appease her spirit. 2. Betrayal - Fofo was betrayed by her mother because she allowed her to go on the streets. - Baby T was turned

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    Ded Na Si Lolo “Ded Na Si Lolo” is an independent film highlighting the different superstitious beliefs of Filipinos. The movie limits itself only to Filipino superstitions when a family member passed away. Some of these superstitions are: wearing a red colored attire when you are going to a wake is prohibited; rosary should be cut so that a family member will not be the next one to pass away; it is bad luck to take a bath at the house where the dead lies; it is bad luck to clean the house; it

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