that there really is a hell‚ and most people are probably going to hell because of their sin. Even though this was a sermon spoken out loud‚ he uses many different elements of style. Throughout his sermon‚ he speaks in second person‚ uses multiple similes‚ diverse sentence structure‚ includes a happy ending‚ and he has a very narrow-minded view in his opinions. The speaker Jonathan Edwards speaks in second person using words like “you‚” throughout his entire sermon‚ which allows him to directly
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There a several images that stand out in Homer’s epic simile. The poplar “that has grown up rich in bottom soil” was an image that immediately caught my eye (4.526). Homer uses this particular line to illustrate the foundation that molded Simoeisius into the person he grew to become. The poplar tree is symbolic of his family tree as well. He grew up enriched with a strong family foundation on the banks of the Simois’ River (4.517). Homer also uses the image of a trunk that branches out to illustrate
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Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 is a parody of the traditional love poem. He takes hyperbolic similes and metaphors and proves how ridiculous they are. He gets us away from the kind of fake beauty that is found in most love poems and crushes romantic clichés. Although this sonnet may seem like the speaker is criticizing his mistress and pointing out every single one of her flaws‚ he is simply being realistic. Since this is a Shakespearean sonnet‚ it is composed of 14 lines and uses the iambic pentameter
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used to be‚ the girl she is now‚ and her plans for the future. In the troubled yet bright poem "Thief‚" the author claims that time goes by quickly‚ and people change with time. This message is conveyed through the use of repetition‚ imagery‚ and similes. Throughout the poem‚ the repetition of "Three more years" demonstrates that the author will begin a new chapter in her life in such a short time. "Three more years until I decide where I want to spend the next four years of my life. Three more
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Racism dates back thousands and thousands of years back to the caveman times. In the short story “Desiree’s Baby”‚ Kate Chopin shows how discrimination by skin color can affect people. Desiree was abandoned and raised by Madame Valmonde. Armand‚ the father of the baby‚ was a member of the most notable families in Louisiana. He falls in love with Desiree and marries her. After they have a baby‚ their relationship quickly corrodes. A few months later‚ Armand realizes the baby’s skin has a darker tint
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endangerment rate increase drastically. Altogether there is 44‚838 species in the wild. Out of that number there are 16‚928 endangered animals like white tigers‚ giant pandas‚ cougars‚ jaguars‚ golden frogs‚ bald eagles‚ African elephants‚ etc. And there is 905 animal species extinct such as passenger pigeons‚ Arizona Jaguars‚ Banks Island wolves‚ Caribbean Monk seals‚ etc. One and one-half acres of rainforest are lost every second with tragic consequences for both developing and industrial countries
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Civilization in the western hemisphere existed long before Christopher Columbus reached the Americas. The customs‚ language‚ and religion was different then the Europeans. The Aztecs were the ones who came in contact with the Europeans. Their history lasted from 1300-1521 CE. The Mayan society was from the year 200-900 CE. Hernan Cortes along with the Spanish army of five hundred‚ and thousands of Indian warriors declared war with the Aztecs. Moctezuma believed that the person coming towards
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Assignment 1 Situation and SWOT Analysis Group 5 Section 201 (Hoang Vi Khanh Nguyen‚ Iris Zhou‚ Akash Multani‚ Charles Walker‚ May Chau) Introduction The company that we have chosen to focus on for our analysis is Tata Motors‚ India’s largest automobile company. This report will take a look at the marketing environment by which Tata is surrounded; will attempt to identify key strengths and opportunities that Tata Motors may wish to capitalize on; and will find and warn against glaring weaknesses
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disconcerting enough‚ Poe creates even more terror in "The Tell-Tale Heart" through his adept use of similes‚ metaphors‚ and irony. Edgar Allan Poe uses a variety of figurative language‚ such as similes‚ to produce a cadaverous mood in "The Tell-Tale Heart." When Poe writes‚ "One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture- a pale blue eye‚ with a film over it‚" (Poe‚ paragraph 2‚ page 354) he creates a morbid simile in which the old man’s pale blue eye with a film over it is compared to a vulture’s eye using
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hair came down on her neck in the frailest of ringlets‚ still black‚ and with an odor like copper." ( simile) (224.4) simile "The cones dropped as light as feathers. " (237.61)“The shadows hung from the oak trees to the road like curtains.” Simile (237.61)“Then she smelled wood-smoke‚ and smelled the river‚ and she saw a steeple and the cabins on their steep steps.” Olfactory Imagery (238.74)Simile “the wrinkles in her skin shone like a bright net.” (239.90)“Then Phoenix was like an old woman begging
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