The text I decided to analyze is an advertisement taken from British edition of Cosmopolitan magazine (11/2007). The advertisement introduces new cosmetology product for men. Advertisement is a genre of newspaper style proper. Main purpose of advertisement is to sell the product and to make money. First they inform you they are introducing new product and they try to persuade you indirectly to buy it by using headline‚ emotionally colored words and syntax. In this case‚ Company Clarins promotes
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some examples of houses. At the beginning of the extract the narrator introduces with the character of his friend‚ who left his bride‚ and spent a year travelling around the world‚ avoiding marriage. Describing this scene‚ the author uses such stylistic devices as hyperbole (e.g.: …nothing‚ but instant flight could help him; with a toothbrush for all his luggage)‚ metaphor (e.g.: seeing the inevitable loom). Further on‚ the author introduces to the main characters: Roger Charing and Ruth Barlow
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1. My initial reaction to this piece was a mix of sadness‚ disgust and confusion. I didn’t think it was possible for a mother to neglect their child to such extremes. To me it seems outlandish for a child to never be held or given the basic forms of human contact. Then for her brothers to not have an instinct to protect her‚ surprised me as well. I have five brothers; four are half brothers and two I’ve never met. If I found out any one of them was in trouble‚ there is no doubt in my mind I would
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The Johari Window‚ named after the first names of its inventors‚ Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham‚ is one of the most useful models describing the process of human interaction. A four paned "window" divides personal awareness into four different types‚ as represented by its four quadrants: open‚ hidden‚ blind‚ and unknown. The lines dividing the four panes are like window shades‚ which can move as an interaction progresses (Daft‚ 2011 pg.273-276). The Johari Window concept would be particularly helpful
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Johari Windows Summary. The Johari Window is a technique used to help people better understand their relationship with self and others. Looking at the four panes in terms of rows and columns‚ the two columns represent self and the two rows represent the group. Column one is the things I know about myself‚ column two contains things I do not not know about myself. Row one contains things the group knows about me‚ row two contains things the group does not know about me.The intersection of the
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The Johari Window. Our sense of ourselves is very much influenced by our involvement in communication with others. The four squares in the window show different aspects of the self. Open self. * Information about your behaviour‚ life story‚ attitude‚ feelings‚ emotion‚ knowledge and experience that you willingly make available for others to see. Blind self. * Aspects of yourself which are known to others‚ but no to you. * These could be positive or negative. Hidden self. *
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The scheme of stylistic analysis 1. Speak of the author in brief: • the facts of his biography relevant for his creative activities; • the epoch (historical and social background); • the literary trend he belongs to; • the main literary pieces (works). 2. Give a summary of the extract (or the story) under consideration (the gist; the content of a story in a nutshell). 3. State the problem tackled by the author. 4. Formulate the main idea conveyed by the author
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Perf. Arthur Burghardt‚ Martin Luther King Jr. Xenon‚ 2003. Film King‚ Martin L. “I Have a Dream- Address at March on Washington” Martin Luther King speeches. Handout. (Professor Capps). English 1A. Norco College. March‚ 2013 Print Seyler‚ Dorothy “Stylistic Techniques” Read‚ Reason‚ Write. Handout. (professor Capps). English 1A. Norco College. March‚ 2013 Print
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student rights earned My name is Diana V. I am a student at Foothill High School and I am writing an essay on whether or not high schools should have an open lunch campus. Here are some of my ideas. I believe sophomores and higher grade levels should be able to leave for lunch and come back by the next class. When the school keeps students on campus it makes the students want to leave. First of all‚ the food isn’t as good as it would be for ex. At McDonald’s or Taco bell‚ everyone knows cafeteria
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Habibul Islam WINDOWS PHONE Windows Phone Table of Contents 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 0 2.1 History of Windows Phone ..................................................................................... 1 3.1 Windows Phone 8 .................................................................................................... 3 4.1 Hardware Requirements for Windows Phone 8 ...........
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