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    Laurence uses simile to illustrate the dynamic brilliance of the Northern Lights. When she describes wintertime in her hometown‚ Laurence writes‚ “[...] the Northern Lights flaring across the sky like the scrawled signature of God.” (Laurence 24). The use of “flaring” indicates brief and bright motion‚ since it is often used to describe fireworks and flares. A firework is a striking image of moving colour against a night sky‚ and creates a similar spectacle to that of the Northern Lights‚ especially

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    really analysis the quotes from Dunbar and Fiasco‚ as well as I feel as if I sort of rushed it‚ rather than go into detail. I added this to my analysis of Dunbar’s poem‚ “Sympathy”‚ I state‚ “He is comparing himself to a bird within a cage‚ that has been abused and yearns to be free. Through trial and error of attempting to escape his cage he fails each time‚ he still has hope that at some point he will be able to escape. The oppression of blacks‚ also seen in the poem as the caged bird‚ during the

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    The Letter of Paul to The Ephesians The apostle Paul was a missionary who strived to spread the word about salvation through Jesus Christ. During his travels‚ he would often visit the surrounding churches. While in the church he would observe misconceptions about Christ‚ spirituality‚ or behaviors of people within the church. Paul was displeased with what he had witnessed going on in the churches. So‚ he began to write letters‚ 14 of them. Each letter was written explicitly to a church regarding

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    Americans. In the poemsSympathy” and “The Caged Bird” by Paul Laurence Dunbar and Maya Angelou‚ the authors do a great job expressing their feelings about Jim crow laws by using an image of a caged bird. These poems are a very popular because they relate to the Jim crow laws‚ the authors‚ Paul Dunbar‚ and Maya Angelou create such meaningful themes describing the feelings of being trapped that it gives strength in knowing why we keep moving forward. Both the poemsSympathy” and “Caged Bird”

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    1860‚ the poemPaul Revere’s Ride” was written‚ has anything ever brought you to think how history accurate it was? Well‚ there were a few things incorrect about this poem. First‚ Longfellow inaccurately stated‚ the use of the lantern Paul Revere had carried. Foremost‚ the author didn’t mention the correct number of people who were included. Finally‚ the Civil War purpose was inexact‚ the purpose wasn’t in detail where the reader could interpret it. Incorporated in the article was‚ Paul Revere and

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    connotations to describe something that is socially unacceptable. Individuals who are known as being greedy are often acknowledged as people who are not thankful for what they have. Greed is a voracious need for more‚ and to some‚ more is never enough. In Laurence Shames’ article‚ “The More factor”‚ the concept of growth and wanting more is dubbed as insidious because Americans are shown as being exceedingly greedy to satisfy their own ends instead of promoting widespread growth. Such satisfaction must take

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    In Deep Survival‚ Laurence Gonzales explains how people survive difficult situations. Gonzales explains that survival is not having bravery. Also‚ he explains that some people do not survive simply because they give up. Some people just can’t take the stress and and danger that they basically freeze and give up. It’s not about having enough knowledge to know what to do‚ it’s about doing what you think is right in that situation and not what others suggest. While some may question Gonzales’ position

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    Table 4.8 The Use of Hedge by Trump. Type of Disagreement Frequency Utterance The use of Hedge 3 The NAFTA agreement is defective. Just because of the tax and many other reasons‚ but just because of the fact... (Datum 1) Well‚ could I just finish -- I think I... (Datum 2) I think it’s disgraceful. (Datum 3) Datum 1 Utterance above is included into the use of hedge. It is indicated by the present of word “just”‚ this word function to soften the disagreement. In this case Trump try to argue

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    Paul Revere’s ride by Henry David Longfellow was written in 1860. Henry david Longfellow was born in 1807 in maine and was a harvard scholar. The poemPaul Revere’s Ride is one of his most known verses. Paul Revere was a silversmith and a colonist who took part in the boston tea party. Paul revere during the Revolutionary war was a rider for boston’s committee of safety. While Revere was in that position he made a warning system by using lanterns to warn minutemen of the british. Paul Revere is

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    In Suárez’s poem‚ "Isla" the speaker uses a few imagery and descriptive phrases to develop sympathy in me as a reader. The phrase “The Three Stooges‚ The Little Rascals‚ Speed Racer‚ and the Godzilla movies” has a meaning to the poem‚ which is why they are written at the beginning of the poem (Kirszner & Mandell‚ 2012). The Three Stooges represents consistently making bad decisions while making a mess out of everything. The Little Rascals represents a group of mischievous troublemakers. Speed

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