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    Parenting Styles

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    Parenting Styles Every parent is different‚ and every child is raised differently. However‚ almost all parents tend to raise their children in one parenting style over another. When we consider how our parents raise their children‚ do we say they know what it takes to properly prepare them for what they will face outside the home?   We can say that as parents we try to bring our children up as best we can. A parenting style is a pattern of behavior that influences child-rearing practices. Parenting

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    to it/ I could improve” (6-8). The poem has a playful tone… until the last two lines; “Wait ‘til they learn/ I’m dropping out” (11-12). This serious shift in tone reveals that the woman does not appreciate being given “Marks” on her performance as a wife and mother. Although she is receiving good grades; who are they to grade her? The last line alone provides a second reading of the poem with a wholly sharp but still playfully sarcastic tone as opposed to the initial lone playfulness. Since she

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    Júlia Fávero Professor Weiss English 10A 30 March‚ 2013 Night: Shifts in Tone In every writing piece‚ be it a news journal or a deep philosophical book‚ literary devices serve as the substructure for the assembly of tone. In “Night”‚ the narrator goes through intense emotions and by modifying the utilization of literary devices‚ predominantly diction‚ syntax and symbolism‚ tone accordingly shifts throughout the book; thus‚ it becomes noticeable how the character’s emotions go from outraged

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    His Coy Mistress Tone

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    When reading a poem‚ the tone can be misleading at first glance. Many poems might seem charming at first‚ but upon further inspection are actually unpleasant. The poem “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell is an example of this. In the poem‚ the narrator expresses his feelings to a woman and attempts to convince her to give up her virginity to him. In the first stanza of the poem‚ he begins by complimenting her and proclaiming how he will love her forever. However‚ as the poem continues‚ the narrator

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    Tone Of My Last Duchess

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    Robert Browning sets the tone of "My Last Duchess‚" by using three significant poetic techniques‚ one of which is imagery. Browning uses the Duke’s monologue to sketch out images in the reader’s mind of the Duchess herself‚ and the sinister personality of the Duke. Browning also uses another key device‚ which is diction to illustrate the darkness in this poem. Browning’s careful word choice adds to the description of the Duchess and perhaps her disgraceful behavior‚ as well as the Duke’s terrifying

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    Melancholic Tone Edgar Poe’s “The Raven”‚ representing Poe’s own introverted crisis of hell‚ is unusually moving and attractive to the reader. In his essay entitled “The Philosophy of Composition‚” Poe reveals his purpose in writing “The Raven” and also describes the work of composing the poem as being carefully calculated in all aspects. Of all melancholy topics‚ Poe use the one that is universally understood‚ death‚ which specifically involves a beautiful woman. The apparent tone in “The

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    Learning Styles

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    learning styles. By taking a learning styles quiz‚ I found out that I am an auditory learner. This means I do best learning by hearing and listening. Now knowing that I am an auditory learner I can discover new techniques that will help me be more attentive and I can expand myself as a learner. First‚ discovering new techniques as an auditory learner to be more attentive is easy. I was not surprised when I saw the list of usual things auditory learns do. I felt as if the learning style I was assigned

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    Tone is the attitude and portrayal of the author’s words forming the story. D.H. Lawrence’s tone for this short story is serious. Throughout the story nothing truly cheerful actually happens. The plot mainly focuses on two things‚ Maybel trying to kill herself and the unlikely pair’s seemingly forced relationship. It almost seems as if the weather where the story takes place reflects the tone of the overall story: gloomy‚ grey‚ and cold. Even without

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    Without the tone The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka wouldn’t leave as an impacting effect on the reader. The Metamorphosis falls under the category of Magical Realism‚ “A fiction genre in which magical elements blend to create a realistic atmosphere that accesses a deeper understanding of reality”(Goodreads). The story follows a drastic transformation with everything that happens after a response and the author utilizes the tone of nonchalant to give the reader insight to how alienated Kafka himself

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    Chopin uses tone in the short Story “The Story of an Hour” and the differences in tone include pertinent information that is valuable to the reader. These changes in tone refer to the mood of the main character and offer a vivid image of how she processes the life-changing information that is received during the story. Symbolism is also heavily used and creates a clearer picture of the story in the mind of any reader. Symbolism can be a great way to emphasize a point in a story and can be helpful

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