Commentary Sincerity When we hear the word sincerity‚ what is our first impression of the word? According to dictionaries this word is defined as freedom from deceit‚ hypocrisy‚ or duplicity; probity in intention or in communicating; earnestness. However‚ if we put it in our own simple words‚ the best definition to the term would probably be being true to what you say. It isn’t enough to tell someone what’s pleasing to hear‚ but the truth plays an important factor in sincerity as well. Why
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with an -ire‚ -ice‚ or -ate rhyme. Each line contains either four or eight syllables. Each line can be read naturally as iambic‚ although this is not strictly necessary for several lines. Frost employs strong enjambment in line 7to great effect. Commentary An extremely compact little lyric‚ “Fire and Ice” combines humor‚ fury‚ detachment‚ forthrightness‚ and reserve in an airtight package. Not a syllable is wasted. The aim is aphorism—the slaying of the elusive Truth-beast with one unerring stroke
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Initiation by Sylvia Plath – Commentary In the short story‚ Initiation‚ Sylvia Plath exemplifies the idea that freedom‚ independence‚ and acceptance can only be achieved when one learns to overcome the desire to fit in with the ideals of society. Through the character Millicent and the many uses of devices‚ Plath demonstrates that through the acceptance of our imperfections and flaws‚ one learns the beauty of individuality. The point in the story when Millicent meets the small man from the
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In Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun both girls are living with one parent. They have to do stuff that they really don’t want to. One has to go to New Mexico the other has to do a essay. In both stories they both have single parents. In Confetti Girl‚ paragraphs 1-2 are in past tense then they suddenly change to the present when she is just with her dad. This suggests that he is a single parent and that he doesn’t understand change. On the other hand‚ in paragraph 18 of Tortilla Sun‚the mom states that
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Comparative Commentary The two texts ‘Daddy‚ what did you do in the war against pollution?’ (text 2a‚ written in 1995) and ‘Stay Cool’ (text 2b‚ also written in 1995) are both dealing with the problem of global warming. While text 2a is an advertisement and text 2b is an excerpt from an editorial in the magazine ‘The Economist’‚ the texts are both for mass communication; the texts are available for everyone. I will analyse these two pieces in terms of content‚ point of view‚ structure and imagery
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Guidance for completion of your reflective commentary A reflective approach to your educational and culturalexperience will bring about changes in the way you perceive your academic environment. Further‚ this reflective approach can go on to produce changes in attitudes and awareness which may‚ in turn‚ benefit your personal and professional growth. While a single experience in isolation‚ such as your overseas or homeplacement‚will be insufficient to achieve such growth‚ that experience coupled
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ECONOMICS COMMENTARY – 1 Recently‚ demand for Aluminium has increased (data mentioned in article). Demand is the various quantities of a good a consumer is willing and able to buy at different price levels during a particular time period. The supply of Aluminium is steadily increasing‚ but the demand is likely to overtake supply‚ which is the various quantities of a good a producer is willing and able to produce at different price levels during a particular time period. This surge
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Subject: English Format: Commentary “The Visitor” by Gibbons Ruark Through rich‚ sensory details with flowing‚ enjambed lines‚ “The Visitor” by Gibbons Ruark is an elegant prose poem which elaborates on the sensuality of music through the vivid experiences of the first person narrator instead of the visit of a piano tuner‚ the inferred visitor in the title. Utilizing the narrator’s impressions‚ Ruark portrays the ‘blind’ (l. 1) piano tuner in the first lines as a frail‚ vulnerable‚ dependent
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Dead people. Not exactly my first choice of topics to read about‚ but the writing style displayed on the first page‚ and in fact in the first couple of sentences pulled me in. Jessica Mitford‚ the author‚ describes in this essay the process corpses go through while at the funeral parlor. Her word choice is strong‚ taking you visually‚ step by step‚ through that process. She uses vivid imagery‚ describing scenes in detail so you can picture it as if you were there. Considering the topic of the
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called “How to operate the shower curtain”. In this article he talks about how to use the simplest thing we could imagine‚ the shower curtain. The way he describes its use is very ironic and funny‚ explaining in every detail possible. He says‚ “Remember to keep the shower curtain inside the tub at all times!” as if showering was an extremely dangerous activity where you have to follow step-by-step instructions (Frazier 1). Not only does he talk about the curtain itself‚ but also objects associated
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