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    Toronto Sun

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    | | | | | | | INTRODUCTION This preliminary project scope statement defines the scope of The Toronto Sun Caribana Parade Project. The project deals with managing a major sponsorship event for the Toronto sun and its presence in the city’s annual caribana parade‚ on Aug 2‚ 2008 at 10:00AM. The main challenge is to make the company’s float a success. The Toronto sun earned its place in the parade as the primary media sponsor for the event. Pulling the company’s float from the biggest

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    Raisin in the Sun

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    Personally speaking‚ being nurturing means to love‚ care for‚ and show concern over someone. Analyzing Mama ’s relationships with family members can show us her view on parenting and ultimately show us her devotion to her family. In A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Mama is a nurturing mother who cares for and protects her family in her struggle to keep them unified. Not only does Lena Younger protect Travis from getting yelled at by his mother‚ but also she protects his feelings. At this

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    verbal‚ situational‚ and dramatic irony. Verbal irony occurs when a writer or speaker says one thing but really means something quite different. One example of this type of irony is found in lines 216-217: " ‘Trust me‚’ the other said‚ ‘you needn’t doubt my word. I wont betray you. I’ll be true.’" The rioter is telling the second that he would never betray his friends‚ yet he is plotting to kill the youngest rioter‚ whom he promised to defend and treat like a brother earlier on in the tale.

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    Dramatic Irony in Hamlet

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    Dramatic Irony is Hamlet What is Dramatic Irony? -Dramatic Irony is when the words and actions of the characters in a work of literature are known to the audience or reader‚ but they are not known to certain characters in the story. The reader or audience has a greater knowledge of many of the characters themselves. -Shakespeare employs dramatic irony in many of his tragedies‚ so that the audience is engaged‚ and so they are able to witness characters errors in their action‚ predict the fate

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    in writing a short story. Some important literary devices are irony‚ symbolism‚ and imagery. This not only gives insight to the author ’s style but it also allows the reader to understand the short story they are reading. In "The Cask Of Amontillado‚" by Edgar Allan Poe and "A Rose For Emily‚" by William Faulkner the use of irony‚ symbolism‚ and imagery are used to show readers what pride‚ revenge‚ and power will do to people. The irony in "The Cask Of Amontillado" is indicated when Montresor states

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    Fate is full of irony‚ what you dish out will come back to you. This slogan has never rung truer than in the ironic tale of the Cask Of Amontillado. Presumably taking place in the Italian countryside this story follows the protagonist‚ Montresor‚ in his quest to reap revenge on the antagonist‚ Fortunato‚ for an insult in the past. Ultimately culminating in Fortunato being buried alive this story is a textbook example of revenge. Edgar Allen Poe’s dark tale revolves around themes of betrayal‚ pride

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    the story depicts a typical day in a small rural town‚ through great use of imagery and irony the reader is set up for an unusual ending. Shirley Jackson uses a great deal of imagery to set the mood of the story. At first glance the reader gets a visual picture of a pristine‚ tranquil summer day‚ a day when "the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was rich and green."(p.74) The town’s children are collecting rocks like young children regularly do. The men are "speaking of rain‚ planting

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    In his famed work Antigone‚ Sophocles does what most authors fail to do. Unlike the general crowd‚ Sophocles uses positive personality traits to bring conflict to his characters. He breaks normal organization of works and pushes the use of character flaws out of view. With this‚ persuading irony is formed—an irony which immortalizes the play just as a proper burial would immortalize Polyneices. Standard positive traits result in Creon and Antigone’s disgraces. Creon is a determined captain of a

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    Irony In Vera By Saki

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    In this story Saki uses irony. Some of the characters demonstrate a mirror image of their names and their personalities. On the other hand‚ other character’s names are the complete opposite of their personalities. Vera’s name comes from words that mean truth or honesty‚ while in reality Vera lies and manipulates the truth due to the circumstances of her situation. “Do you know‚ sometimes on still‚ quiet evenings like this‚ I almost get a creepy feeling that they will all walk though that window--”

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    Sun and Angel

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    you to climb All you have to do is have some climbing faith‚ oh yeah No rivers too wide‚ for you to make it across All you have to do is believe it when you pray And then you will see‚ the morning will come And everyday will be bright as the sun All of your fears cast them on me I just want you to see... I’ll be your cloud up in the sky I’ll be your shoulder when you cry I’ll hear your voices when you call me I am your angel And when all hope is gone‚ I’m here No matter how far you

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