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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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    Commentary Guide

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    QASMT Yr 10 Pre-IB English Commentary on a Speech A Guide to Preparing Your Draft DRAFTING THE INTRODUCTION Using the information from your planning doc‚ write the introduction. DRAFTING THE BODY Writing a commentary is just the same as writing an essay in many respects. Both commentaries and essays all have: A Subject Statement which usually highlights one of the themes (Ideas) that is explored. Arguments are the ways in which this Subject statement is explored eg through the use

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    Iron Curtain Speech Essay

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    Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech During Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech in 1946 he determined that war and tyranny were two big disturbances. He points out that not all countries are lead with a Democratic government and cannot enjoy some of the luxuries that coincide. He does not believe in an oppressive government. Churchill believes that all people should have the right to constitutional action‚ elections‚ freedom of speech‚ and the justice of the courts (Churchill‚ 1946). He assures the

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    The Iron Curtain Speech 1) What Russian need does Churchill say ‘we understand’? The Russian need to be secure on her western frontiers from all renewal of German aggression. We welcome her to her rightful place among the leading nations of the world. 2) How does Churchill describe the Polish government? The Russian-dominated Polish government has been encouraged to make enormous and wrongful inroads upon Germany‚ and mass expulsion of millions of Germans on a scale grievous and undreamed

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    The Crucible Commentary

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    IB English Crucible Commentary by Kim Le Select 2/3 sequential pages of significant thematic and literary value Pages Chosen: 124‚125‚ 126 The crucible is a play written by American playwright‚ Arthur Miller and is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials‚ in the late 1600’s. In the final 3 pages of the novel (124-126)‚ Proctor (the protagonists) of the novel faces the prospect of a hanging unless he confesses to his alleged crimes of witchery. The passage is of high literary value‚ cleverly

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    Macbeth Commentary

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    Macbeth Commentary During life everybody has a downfall of sort‚ some maybe more significant than others. In selection #3 the purpose is to show the beginning of Macbethʼs downfall. Shakespeare uses literary devices like irony and the use of exclamation marks to illustrate this. Irony is used throughout Shakespeare’s plays‚ in Macbeth the device irony is used frequently. An example is at the dinner when Macbeth says “And to our dear friend Banquo‚ whom we miss:/Would he were here

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    Data Commentary

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    Name: Class: AEI-B Student Number: Graded Writing Assignment 1 – Data Commentary – Chart #5 According to a chart created by using the IMF DataMapper‚ the real per capita GDP of several Asian countries has risen since 2008 and will continue to rise. Despite this similarity‚ the Asian countries in the chart can be divided into four groups. The data in the chart indicates that Malaysia is moderately distinguished among other Asian countries. Since 2008‚ it has become the highest per

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    Hap- Commentary

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    Hap- Thomas Hardy (Commentary) ‘Hap’ by Thomas Hardy‚ reflects the poet’s pessimistic and atheistic way of looking at life. In the first stanza‚ the speaker says that some vengeful god is happy for the people who are suffering. He wants God to admit to taking joy from the suffering of the people. The only question that comes to mind is why does the speaker wish for such a sadistic god? The speaker answers this question by saying that he would die in righteous anger at his unmerited

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    Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a book about a boy who travels down the river with a runaway slave. Twain uses these two characters to poke fun at society. They go through many trials‚ tribulations‚ and tests of their friendship and loyalty. Huck Finn‚ the protagonist‚ uses his instinct to get himself and his slave friend Jim through many a pickle. In the book‚ there are examples of civilized‚ primitive‚ and natural man. Civilized man is shown in the book. The widows are a good example. They

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    Macroeconomic Commentary

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    Commentary Two of the main macroeconomic objectives are low inflation rates and high economic growth. In an economy inflation is the persistent increase in price levels over a period of time while economic growth is an increase in real GDP (value of economic output adjusted for inflation). Most times‚ government stifles economic growth as they disregard it to concentrate solemnly on finding a solution for high inflation. This is presently one of India’s greatest problems as it struggles to combat

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