Should we ‘Tone Down’ ANZAC Day to be considerate of ethnic minorities in Australia? Of course not. But a substantial amount of Anglo-Australians believe that we should. This makes absolutely no sense at all. Why would anyone be offended by ANZAC day‚ we are remembering the brave men and women who have fought and died for this country‚ as well as the ones that continue to fight for our country overseas. I don’t see how anyone may be offended by that‚ except for maybe the Turkish or the Germans
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This essay is an attempt to address the marble sculpture commonly known as Laocoon and His Sons‚ and why exactly I believe it to be a work of high art‚ of great value and significance to the species. Laocoon and His Sons is a marble sculpture representing a scene that is a part of the tale of the siege and invasion of Troy. Laocoon was the protagonist in a play by Sophocles that is now lost. He was also written about by Virgil. The statue itself is one of the most famous sculptures of Greek and
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“The Raven” While reading “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ the narrator’s increasingly anxious tone sets an eerie mood throughout the story. At the beginning‚ a royal narrator‚ who is unnamed‚ relaxes in his chair‚ but something disturbs him by tapping on his chamber door; he tries to ignore the sound‚ but it reminds him of a late maiden‚ Lenore. Although it was easy to reach a general understanding‚ painting a complete picture required definitions of unknown words and phrases; the elaborate meanings
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short poem tells the story of the remains of the past and how they lack to make any lasting impact on the lives of those in the present. The opening line‚ "I met a traveler from an antique land" gives the poem a mysterious air. Neither the traveler nor his location is identified which helps the reader to understand that the events that occur could have happened anywhere‚ any time‚ and to any one. Throughout this poem the traveler‚ as well as the speaker are kept anonymous because Shelly’s goal is to keep
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Wordsworth invited Charles Lamb to come out to his home in the country. Lamb‚ knowing full well that he would never set foot in the countryside‚ wrote a letter of response to Wordsworth. With his skillfully placed uses of tone‚ compare and contrast‚ and imagery‚ he rejects Wordworth’s invitation to visit the hellacious countryside. Throughout his letter‚ Lamb’s tone deviates. When he is describing the country that he finds so distasteful‚ his tone is negative and full of disgust. Since their
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who is devoted to God. Because of God’s Wrath‚ his judgement‚ on all people‚ will be more painful and fearful than expected by many people around the world. Throughout his sermon‚ Edwards wants describe to them about how God treats us‚ views us‚ and handles us with care throughout our pitiful lives as ‘sinful’ people. But‚ in order to preach such a powerful‚ complicated topic to the whole world‚ he first must use several persuasion tactics to make his audience realize what they are doing with their
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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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the speaker’s tone towards his father is one that is loving and admiring. This is seen in the word choice of the speaker when interacting with his father. The loving tone of the speaker is seen through his experience with his father. This is exhibited through the pleasure the speaker takes in dancing with his father. When describing his dance with his father‚ the speaker says‚ “We romped until the pans slid from the kitchen shelf” (Roethke 5-6). The speaker describes his dance with his father in a
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death. The author’s tone of this story is‚ sad.The tone of the story is sad and happy because he just watched a guy die‚ but the guy died for his country so there are two sides to the poem. A detail in the poem that leads me to believe that the a tone of the poem is sad‚ is when it says “ dim through the misty panes the thick green light‚ as under a green sea‚ I saw him drowning.”This show that a tone is sad because he watched as a friend internally drowned. But a reason the tone could also be happy
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“Imagery‚ Tone and Word Choice” An author can establish the mood of the story by either using figurative language or through using word of choice. Figurative language means the language that utilizes expressions or words with a meaning which is totally different from the literal interpretation. It can also mean different words but that have the same meaning. Word of choice is when you choose to use words that are descriptive and specific that tell your readers what you are
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