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    million vehicles by 2020. CAR MARKET IN INDIA: India after independence‚ industrialization has paved the way for people to posses’ luxury items such as television‚ refrigerator‚ home appliances‚ and car etc. The car is one of the commonly used conveyances of the upper and middle class people. Before two decades‚ only a few industrialists and rich people owned cars. There was a time when one had to wait for weeks‚ months or even years to buy a car in India. The option of Indian drivers was

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    Amontillado” is a story of revenge‚ but the author never told exactly what Fortunato did. Montresor presents us with only a vague understanding of his motivations‚ and his pretense of good will and careful manipulation of Fortunato indicates the care with which he has planned Fortunato’s death. Both of the men want the same thing. Edgar Poe has a strong way of reproducing great literary elements in the story; the theme of revenge is explained with the use of irony. One irony used in this story is dramatic

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    Chaucer uses large amounts of situational irony in his classic short story‚ The Pardoner’s Tale. We see this in the way he manipulates the actions of the characters so that the results of their efforts in the story are the opposite of their intentions. The three knaves‚ for example‚ began with the hope of accomplishing something heroic. Upon seeing an old comrade slain by death‚ they leapt into action. (Chaucer 68-69) Without a second thought they took up a quest to seek retribution for their fallen

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    Johnny Nguyen Period 5 5/5/11 The Scarlet Letter Irony Essay What if irony didn’t exist? If it didn’t‚ even at a minimal level‚ The Scarlet Letter wouldn’t be able to function in its complete and published form. Its frame and substructure of distinctly morose themes scrutinizing sin‚ knowledge‚ and the human condition would not exist without irony blistering beneath the surface. The symbolism and evocativeness of character names‚ for instance‚ the words “chill” and “worthless” can be derived

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    Dramatic Irony in Oedipus Rex In Oedipus Rex‚ by Sophocles‚ there are several instances of dramatic irony. Not only does this irony give the plot a rounder shape‚ but it helps the audience understand‚ or follow along‚ the plot better. Dramatic irony is sometimes used to intensify a scene or act. By doing this‚ the plot of the story‚ or play‚ is made more interesting. One example is Oedipus taunting Teiresias for his blindness‚ both physical and stellar. He says‚ "You sightless‚ witless‚ senseless

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    Design The descriptive research study will be used to determine the acceptability of the proposed business. Descriptive research involves gathering data that describe events and then organizes‚ tabulates‚ depicts‚ and describes the data collection (Glass & Hopkins‚ 1984). Descriptive research designs help provide answers to the questions of who‚ what‚ when‚ where‚ and how associated with a particular research problem. Anastas (2008) said that‚ It is used to obtain information concerning the current

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    American fiction. The story of the novel teaches us many lessons that should last any reader for a lifetime. The messages that Harper Lee relays to the reader are exemplified throughout the book using various methods. One of the most important and significant methods was the use of symbols such as the mockingbird image. Another important method was showing the view through a growing child’s (Scout Finch) mind‚ eyes‚ ears‚ and mouth. There is another very significant method that was used. In the novel‚ To

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    In the fantasy story Artemis Fowl‚ readers follow an Irish boy named Artemis (Fowl) on his journey of restoring his family’s riches. Written by author Eoin Colfer‚ we see the journey of two societies colliding face-to-face for the first time. By searching the internet‚ Artemis learns the existence of “The People”‚ an underground society formed of many mythical species hidden from human eyes. He learns of their practices‚ gathers information of their ways of life and formulates a plan to take valuable

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    "Greasy Lake" by Tom Coraghessan Boyle‚ is the story of a group of 19 year old adolescents‚ searching for a situation that will proclaim them as "bad boys" and how their minds change and develop. Tom Boyle uses the theme of being bad by showing different characters to symbolize someone always trying to be more than they really are. In this story‚ there are many symbolism that the author uses. The term "Greasy" means messy‚ dirty‚ and not clean. The term "Lake" means clean‚ pure‚ and blue. It is

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    Dramatic Irony in Oedipus the King Before taking a closer look on the identity of the protagonist and murderer‚ and having in mind that Oedipus the King is a very spacious and difficult to analyze play‚ including opportunities for discussion on quite a few topics‚ I have chosen to briefly focus on the dramatic irony used by Sophocles to disclose the characters’ identity throughout the play. In general‚ irony is a very common technique used in every drama work and it is usually used by the author

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