between the two. ASSONANCE is the repetition of vowel sounds. The vowels themselves may be different but the sound has to be the same. eg. "If I should die‚ think this only of me" from THE SOLDIER by Rupert Brooke CLICHÉ is a time-worn phrase used to explain thought or feeling. They are usually images that have lost their power to surprise because of over-use. eg. like a bat out of hell or as old as the hills or he’s a cold fish. CONNOTATION is an idea or feeling associated with a word
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DRAFT 1 Writers always have a reason or purpose for writing stories. “The Happiest Refugee”‚ written by Anh Do‚ is a memoir describing his family’s journey from Vietnam to Australia‚ heartbreaking struggles in his life‚ and how he became such a well-known comedian. He uses comedy to lighten serious issues and shows the best of his life living in a dominant white society. He makes readers more aware of Vietnamese refugees‚ how they are not taking this country for granted‚ and breaks the dominant
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it more freedom‚ especially in the bass line. This resulted in what is known as ``stomp’’ piano. Charles "Cow-Cow" Davenport‚ who pioneered the Boogie-Woogie style‚ was trained in ragtime but recorded many blues pieces. James P. Johnson was instrumental in moving ragtime toward jazz and blues‚ creating Stride Piano. Other developments led to the ``trumpet-piano’’ style of Earl Hines and Teddy Weatherford and to the swing style of Duke Ellington. Some Historians consider ragtime to be the very first
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Syrian Refugee Crisis The road for Syrian refugees is very daunting‚ more importantly‚ the road behind them‚ tells a story as the road in front of them. In other words‚ the life they left‚ was as complicated as the life they are living now abroad. The home the refugees left was in utter disarray‚ amidst protests‚ fighting‚ bombings‚ shootings‚ and even sporadic region wide control under Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Even after leaving‚ they confront new and arduous tasks‚ whether they
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Butterfly Effect “In life the smallest things can make the greatest impact on the world”. This is known as the Butterfly Effect in chaos theory. The butterfly effects most famous example is a hurricane creation depending on whether or not a butterfly flaps its wings. For instance if a rat in a hurry is frightened it gives off a gas that tells all the other rats to run away saving the pack form harm. The most well-known illustration of the butterfly effect is also known as the ripple effect. The
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Refugee’s‚ world wide‚ have to go through a very difficult adapting process to their new home. Refugee’s could get bullied and face discrimination‚ there for feeling inside out. There is a perfect book to model what refugees have to go through‚ Inside Out and Back Again. In this book‚ the story of a girl named Ha and her family fleeing for safety and their journey to feel at home in their new country‚ but it’s not that easy. When Ha goes to school she gets bullied as explained‚ “They pull my
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involved. No matter how different musicals are from one another‚ the songs that are incorporated in the shows further the plot in many ways. One musical that contains songs that furthers the plot is “Show Boat”. For example‚ the song “Ol’ Man River” is used to show one of the various themes of the musical. One of those themes includes‚ “what goes around comes back around”. Throughout the song‚ the man who sings it symbolizes the importance of picking yourself back up‚ and moving on. Another
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An analysis of The Happiest Refugee by Ahn Do Texts often aim at exploring social issues‚ and encourage readers to respond to them in different ways by positioning them to agree with the ideas of the text. The biographical text ’The Happiest Refugee ’ written by the narrator of the text‚ Ahn Do‚ invites readers to observe events‚ participate emotionally‚ understand his experiences and to respond to the characters. Ahn Do uses written techniques and conventions (including use of language) to engage
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In ¡°The Blue Hotel‚¡± Stephen Crane uses various provocative techniques to ensure that the setting adds to the richness of the story. ¡°The Blue Hotel¡± is set in a cold Nebraska town at the Palace Hotel in the late 1800¡¯s‚ but there is more to setting than just when and where a story takes place. In a written work‚ it is the author¡¯s job to vividly depict events in order to keep the reader¡¯s attention and to create colorful mental images of places‚ objects‚ or situations. The story is superbly
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and the affiliations they have forged within their own world. Experiences and relationships fabricate one’s personality and identity including their choice to belong‚ or not to belong. William Shakespeare’s As You Like It and Anh Do’s The Happiest Refugee delve into how belonging through relationships and the development of individual autonomy is influenced by personal‚ cultural‚ and social contexts‚ as the characters strive to identify what constitutes their own personality and sense of belonging
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