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    Both “The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi” have plots that depend in large measure on the use of situational irony to create a surprise ending. “The Necklace” tells the story of Madame Mathilde Loise‚ a lowly clerk’s wife‚ who‚ in an effort to appear more debonaire than she is‚ borrows expensive jewels from Madame Jeanne Forestier‚ a wealthy friend. After the inevitable loss of the jewels‚ Madame Loisel and her husband secretly replace the jewels. Years later‚ Madame Loise‚ now impoverished

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    Taylor Swift By: Sofia Saenz Taylor Alison Swift‚ born December 13‚ 1989‚ is an American country pop singer-songwriter‚ musician and actress. Taylor Swift was born on December 13‚ 1989 in Wyomissing‚ Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Andrea Gardner‚ a homemaker‚ and Scott Kingsley Swift‚ a stockbroker. Her maternal grandmother‚ Majorie Finlay‚ was an opera singer. Taylor Swift has a younger brother‚ Austin. At the age of ten‚ a computer repairman showed her how to play three chords on

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    Answer: 3. List several services running on each computer? 4. Which host had the highest number of vulnerabilites? The least number of vulnerabilities? 5. Identify one high severity vulnerability for each computer (if there is one). Describe the vulnerability and discuss control(s) to minimize the risk from the vulnerability. Answer: one high severity vulnerability for each is port attack. vulnerability is a weakness which allows hacker to attack on system. Nessus is a vulnerability

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    In Mark Twain’s‚ “The Lowest Animal”‚ he uses Situation irony‚ Hyperbole‚ And Juxtaposition to convey that animals are actually more civilized than human beings because they lack these characteristics. Twain uses Situation irony the difference of expectation and reality. In paragraph 171-189‚ it talks about putting different types of animals in a cage together to see what would happen when they’re left alone. The different animals learned how to get along. But when putting different type of people

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    with this paradigm and he goes on to satirize naïve stoical optimism and religion. Throughout his life‚ Voltaire did not agree with religion or the government. In fact‚ he was sent to prison in Bastille for writing a satire about the French government. By using verbal and situational irony‚ as well as overstatement‚ Voltaire successfully satirizes religion‚ social customs‚ and snobbery. In the first paragraph of chapter 15‚ the Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh explains how he managed to survive the attack

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    Satire is a sort of glass‚ wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own” (Swift). Jonathan Swift‚ a satirical writer during the eighteenth century‚ made an excellent metaphor revealing that satire is written in such a way that the author exposes only what they want the reader to know. This same metaphor reigns true even today in modern satirical writing within the structure‚ tone‚ and what the writings are used for; dependent upon the point of view‚ I personally choose

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    Plainly speaking‚ satire is by far one of my personal favorite genres of a play or production. Satire is defined as‚ “the use of humor‚ irony‚ exaggeration‚ or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices‚ particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.” Shakespeare was one of the best writers when it came to using satire in his plays. For example‚ Romeo and Juliet contains several satirical jokes and references at the romantic culture of Elizabethan

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    Describe examples of the child’s social skills observed Finn was playing at the Lego table with a classmate of his‚ Jasen. They were making Lego spaceships together and running around the classroom making spaceship noises. Finn was playing with another girl in his classroom‚ Aitana‚ for a good portion of the morning. Finn picked up a small black tray and gave it to Aitana. He also tried to give Aitana the toy that he made. Finn was holding hands with Aitana‚ brought her over to the cardboard

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    William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is about a young couple from opposing families forbidden love to marry in secret. There is much suspense as the story unfolds and leads to a tragic ending. One device used to create suspense in the dramatic irony that keeps the audience on edge. In Romeo and Juliet ‚ the author William Shakespeare has a way‚ of using his words to make the audience interested. This funky wordplay is called dramatic irony.For instance‚ in Act 4 scene 5 line #15‚ they all

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    Explore how satire effects the readers attitude toward the content of Alexander Pope’s‚ ‘Rape of the lock’‚ Jonathan Swift’s ‘Gulliver’s travels’ and George Orwell’s ‘1984’. Satire is defined as a literary genre or form used to ridicule‚ tease‚ torment and ‘poke fun at’‚ satire can employ irony and burlesque as methods of playfully making fun of a subject while at the same time making an extremely valid and thought provoking point which excites and stimulates the reader with its intellectual wit

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