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    Moreover‚ Juliet compares herself to “an impatient child that hath new robes/ and may not wear them” (3.2.32-33)‚ revealing her childish eagerness for the night to come. Juliet’s soliloquy has an impatient tone‚ illustrated through her imagery and syntax.Upon the opening of Act III‚ Scene II of William Shakespeare’s drama‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Juliet reveals her impatience while waiting

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    consequences‚ every circumstance provides both positive and negative repercussions. In Siegfried Sassoon’s Absolution‚ the speaker attempts to depict both the positive and negative outcomes of World War I. Sassoon uses metaphors to convey the speaker’s tone of acknowledgment‚ matured perspective‚ and wisdom. As previously mentioned‚ war always brings about destruction and negatives of some kind. In Absolution‚ the speaker does not avoid such topics‚ stating‚ “War is our scourge” (line 3) and‚ “Horror

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    join the party. Included in the flock of black Communists was the renowned black author‚ Richard Wright‚ whose works are today known for their dark portrayal of black Communist life. A critic summarizes the influence on his stories: "As a poor black child growing up in the deep South‚ Richard Wright suffered poverty‚ hunger‚ racism and violence... experiences that later became central themes of his work" ("Richard Wright" 1). Richard Wright ’s many literary work‚ especially his short stories‚ all deal

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    The poem "Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes purposefully is reminiscent of Walt Whitman’s "I Hear America Singing" in which Whitman is optimistic about this land of democratic opportunity. Hughes‚ however‚ writing from a black man’s perspective‚ is much less optimistic about what American has been or will be. While Whitman’s’ poem was very unstructured in blank verse‚ Hughes’s poem is more tightly controlled with rhyme‚ tone‚ rhetorical questions‚ and more unified with repeated anaphora

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    Why Is Child Obesity an Important Health Problem in America? Webster University Unknown Student Techniques of substance Abuse Counseling Dr. Barbara Omer July 28‚ 2002 Abstract Obesity is a chronic state of being overweight. It ’s a life threatening condition and current research has shown that obesity is the leading cause for the increased health threats that persons of the developed world face. Obesity increases a person ’s threat for contracting diabetes‚ strokes‚ heart problems‚ certain

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    The speaker’s tone seems to shift to one of saddened longing: Not only does he love God‚ but he has would be “loved fain” if God would love him back(“Batter” 9). This shows the desire that the speaker has been expressing since the very first quatrain‚ and why he has

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    Tone in “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath In “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath‚ the speaker is represented as a mirror that reflects the life and actions of another human being. The speaker develops a casually detached tone right from the beginning of the poem‚ but also portrays an accepting mood by the end of the work. These tones and moods are expressed through the use of diction‚ punctuation‚ metaphors‚ and imagery. The tone of this poem fluctuates and makes it difficult for the reader to grasp the emotions

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    self absorbed. He speaks to her with love and sincerity at some points in the poem; then he also addresses her in a tone that is far from love and is bordering on haughty disposition. The diction and imagery play vital roles in creating the tone and emotion between the speaker and the woman. In the poem “When You Are Old‚” by W.B. Yeats‚ the speaker’s use of imagery‚ diction‚ and tone allow the reader to see into the woman and the speaker’s relationship. In the poem the speaker’s relationship with

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    Entraining Tones and Binaural Beats - by Dave Siever of Mind Alive Inc. Sound can have profound effects on people. Although sounds appear to be a personal experience‚ humans around the world are hard-wired to have similar experiences to certain sounds. The sound of chirping birds in a forest produces even harmonics and will be more relaxing than the sounds from a factory (odd harmonics)‚ not just because of the associations people make with sounds of nature versus factories‚ but also because

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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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