THEMES IN INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH Introduction: The end of World War II led to the end of colonialism‚ which in turn saw the emergence of independent nations‚ trying to gain a foothold in the world. India was one of those nations. Before Independence‚ Indian Writing in English had no direct relation to the events which led to Independence. Hence‚ it was neglected by most critics. However‚ post-independence‚ this situation changed. The concern of the new poets became their relationship to and
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Theme The theme of “Animal Farm” by George Orwell is there are dangers of a naïve working class if the abuse of language as instrumental to the abuse of power is applied. For example‚ on page 31 “Comrades! You do not imagine‚ I hope‚ that we pigs are doing this in selfishness and privilege? Milk and apples contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig. We pigs are brain workers; the organization of the farm totally depends on us” Squealer cried. This is manipulation of language
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Synopsis The English Civil War was the war that set the tone of the British Government to this very day. Conflicts between parliament and kings started to turn English citizens against each other due to their political stance. The English Civil War began to change the manner of government‚ make the king accountable to the law and protect the rights of men. Although the Civil war lasted from 1642-1651‚ the build up to the war started many years before when James I was on throne and became more severe
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obviously discriminating other races. It could also be shown from the question she repeated asking‚ ’are you light or very dark?’After the poet told the landlady that he was African‚ the landlady’s tone changed at once. Alliteration like ’clinical‚ crushing’ was used to emphasize the coldness in the landlady’s tone when she knew the man was African. Metaphor liked ’spectroscopic’ was used to compare the landlady’s mind with equipment which was used to judge a color. The significance of using this metaphor
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Essay Writing Frame: The speakers of "Theme for English B" and "Still I Rise" The poets were written at a time that the whites consider themselves to be the original inhabitants or true‚ as opposed to the blacks who were treated as secondary. Both narrators are alike in terms of being black in an age that was riddled with racism. Langston Hughes describes a typical college student who’s grappling with homework‚ love‚ and all the normal things that a young person grapples with. Though at the
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Robert Burns‚ author and speaker of “To a Mouse”‚ reveals a deeper meaning of mankind and the relationship between him and a mouse. The poem begins with Burns plowing a field and finding a mouse after destroying its nest. The poem’s apologetic tone was introduced during a passage located directly after Burns finds the mouse and can be seen through Burns’ use of diction‚ rhythm‚ and vocab. The passage shows the audience a view of Burn’s perspective of not only his relationship with the mouse but with
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Extended Essay English B Outline I will‚ in a way‚ divide the essay in two. One part (presumably the first) will mostly be about the internet’s effect on English generally. Then I will talk about how the Internet has affected the English of Norwegian upper secondary school students. I will focus primarily on Internet sources‚ as it is an easy way of getting information. A big obstacle with this is that in order to get to the quality information‚ you have to go through quite a lot of not-so-good
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political power. Shelly uses a mocking tone to describe the desire of achievement of morality while criticizing the arrogance of Ozymandias for wanting dominance and demand praise. The setting is complex in this poem; despite that‚ there is a two people point of view illustrated in the situation. The traveler describes an antique land while Ozymandias mentions the desert. There are numerous literacy devices such as Irony that Shelley uses to depict the theme. In the first line of Ozymandias the
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Barbara Ehrenreich tones Using tone in writing is really important because it convey a message that the author want to express to the reader. The tone Barbara Ehrenreich uses in the book “Nickel and Dimed” is changing rapidly because she wants her reader to really see the realistic of what she has to face. She put herself into the life of a minimum wage circumstance to see if she can survive or not. She go to different location in the country but they all have the same point that the job she take
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Dominic Barone Mr. Nelson English 110 18 September 2014 Dominant Tone Sensory Details Exercise IDEA #1 Where is the place you are thinking about describing? Football field at twilight Who‚ if any‚ are the people there? Football team‚ coaches‚ and myself What is the main feeling that you intend for the reader to feel as he or she reads your paper? Anticipation and nervousness of the upcoming game What point of view will you use? (For example‚ will you refer to yourself and what you see as you
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