Definition of charity[edit] The definition of charity in Australia is derived through English common law‚ originally from the Charitable Uses Act 1601‚ and then through several centuries of case law based upon it. In 2002 the federal government established an inquiry into the definition of a charity. That inquiry proposed that the government should legislate a definition of a charity‚ based on the principles developed through case law. This resulted in the Charities Bill 2003. The Bill incorporated
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Through the use of vibrant diction‚ syntax‚ and ever changing tone‚ the author is able to create a dramatic‚ yet sorrowful story that affects the reader on many levels. In the first paragraph‚ the author begins the piece by using strong‚ uplifting words that describe Paret as being a “champion” and comments on his “ability to take a punch.” This use of diction creates an image of a true champion; a man that is respected‚ inside the readers mind. Those words make the reader respect Paret and create
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rejects being intoxicated chronically. Through use of his diction‚ imagery‚ and
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things one doesn’t have. What will happen if they actually lose everything? Can materialism really poison one’s way of life? The desire to be rich and popular is what took Madame Loisel’s middle class stature and turned it into a life lesson. In “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant‚ Mathilde Loisel gets so lost in the thought of becoming rich that her fear of being poor becomes reality‚ showing that
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flashback to remember his ancestors and his childhood. The speaker recalls specific encounters that he reflects on and how they affect him. He then snaps out of the flashback and continues to write at his desk. In Digging‚ the poet‚ Heaney‚ uses imagery‚ diction‚ and enjambment to reveal the theme that one pursues a unique work that is best for them‚ but their work ethic is instilled by one’s interactions and through one’s ancestors. Heaney uses imagery to show how hard his father and grandfather worked and
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The Necklace In life we are too involved in materialistic things‚ and they don’t satisfy us. The loving relationships we have‚ the universe around us: we take these things for granted and don’t really realize what matters the most. It’s a belief that comfort‚ pleasure‚ and wealth are the most desirable things in life‚ but that belief is very wrong and misunderstood. We are only on earth for a short time and materialistic items are worldly desires. Materialistic items may seem to fill in parts
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irrational yet balanced argument. On one hand he seems psychotic‚ on the other he appears to be a profound visionary. 2. Swift chooses an intensified‚ yet “weakened” diction. I say this because he uses words that passively dehumanize poor children‚ in a literal sense‚ but if you let it‚ it can pass right over your head. His diction alone would leave the reader to convey a sense of insanity‚ but coupled with his calm demeanor and tone‚ the reader is left to listen to his reasoning‚ 3.
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In the passage present above from the book “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Hawthorne attitude of Dimmesdale is of passion and nobility. Hawthorne expressed his attitude through a multitude of devices such as diction‚ syntax‚ and imagery. His dictions for Dimmesdale is that of a man who does not care and just wanted to tell the truth. The syntax that Hawthorne applied is meant to undermined Dimmesdale with irony but at the same time‚ make Dimmesdale even nobler. Imageries were used as
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theme showing the power of word choice. Richard uses words to gain power‚ woo Lady Anne‚ motivate his army‚ and to trick Hastings in putting himself to death. Throughout Richard III‚ Shakespeare shows the power of diction in getting what one wants. The first evidence of the power of diction is evident when Richard wins over Lady
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bad. Through the use of diction‚ figurative language‚ and tone it creates the image of Caesar. Too some Caesar is good‚ but too others Caesar is dreadful. In scene two‚ from act three‚ the diction use creates a good and bad view of Caesar. At the beginning of the scene‚ Artemidorus insists that Caesar should read first the petition he has for him. Yet Caesar denies him and answers‚ “What touches us ourself shall be last served” (Act 3‚ scene 2‚ lines 17-18). The diction behind that illustrates
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