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    detail of the process of the slave trade. Harper illustrates‚ the separation of children and parents being pulled apart and are being sold to separate families as objects. He also uses figurative language through his choice of words to give an emotional response to the reader. In the beginning half of the poem‚ Harper uses specific and meaningful words in order to capture the reader’s attention. For instance in line 2‚ “wretchedness” and in line 3 “sons of despair” as a way to not only describe the

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    autobiography‚ Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ an American Slave‚ Douglass expresses on how slave owners would use their speech to affect their slaves. Douglass uses his experience with Mr. Covey to show how words can be used to oppress people physically and mentally. Douglass expresses how Mr. Covey made Douglass “broken in body‚ soul‚ and spirit” (Douglass 38). Mr. Covey would be very deceptive towards his slaves‚ issuing commands and orders whether they knew how to complete the task

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    Jeyanthy Aloyscious 41 Green Lane‚ New Malden‚ Surrey‚ KT3 5BX 0208 404 1648‚ 07429460081 Email: J.Aloyscious@live.co.uk I am currently working as a personal carer and have long time experience. I am very dedicated

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    CARTER CLEANING COMPANY THE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL Powered by :Terence Rihaj Salim Manishka Case Details Problem? No formal evaluation of employee’s performance for all these years Reasons? • Jack has many other priorities (boosting sales‚ lowering cost etc.) • Staff turnover (employees not staying long enough to be appraisable) Solution? Use more formal appraisal approach What should be included? Manual Workers Include criteria such as Quality Quantity Attendance Punctuality Managers Include

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    cognitive style and learning style. In what ways might the perceptual styles of field-dependence and field-independence influence whether a student processes information at a deep versus a surface level of learning? Krause et al and other texts use the broader term "Cognitive Style" to include "Learning Style" - often they are thought of as the same concept‚ but they can be differentiated: • Cognitive Style: The characteristic ways of thinking and perceiving that individuals use to process

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    and loss of identity‚ they describe two very different dystopian worlds‚ often by using identical literary techniques but also differing ones. In both ’The Handmaid’s Tale’ and ’1984’‚ language is obviously used as a form of state control‚ enabling dystopian leaders to remain in power by manipulating language to restrict free thought. People are consequently politically unaware and unable to rebel against them. This is done in ’1984’ through using ’Newspeak’‚ a reduced version of today’s Standard

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    Coach Carter is based on a true-life story of a coach who tries to teach his team that there is more to life than just playing basketball‚ and it is brought to screen in a sports based drama. Thomas Carter directed this movie and it was released in 2005. This film is about Coach Ken Carter‚ who takes the job of coaching the Oilers basketball team at Richmond high school‚ where he was from and was once a champion athlete for 2 straight years. When Coach Carter began training his players‚ he was disheartened

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    Mr. Pitt‚ otherwise known as William Pitt‚ the 1st‚ Earl of Chatham‚ was born in 1708 and lived until 1778. During his lifetime he served as the Prime Minister of Great Britain. After his death‚ his son‚ William Pitt‚ the Younger‚ also served as a Prime Minister of Great Britain. Mr. Burke‚ Edmund Burke‚ was an outstanding writer‚ political theorist‚ orator and statesman whose life spanned from 1729 until 1797. Mr. Fox‚ or Henry Fox‚ was a prominent statesman in parliament. William Pitt‚ 1st

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    Courtship and marriage has been one of the themes used in Aphra Behn’s "The Rover" and "Oroonoko". Not only is it emphasized in the plots‚ but also in the written characters as well. In "The Rover"‚ Aphra Behn criticizes the idea of arranged marriages which is not stereotypical of women‚ who were supposed to be longing for marriage proposals from any man of high status. She also depicts romance through prostitution‚ virginity while giving her female characters a louder voice. In "Oroonoko" on the

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    Hardball by Chris Matthews: Quotes Hardball by Chris Matthews is an interpretation of what many know as “hard-politics”. The book describes the skill of playing the game in Washington and how to be successful at it. The book is a guide that teaches a series of maxims that would be in favor of politicians to learn in order to be successful. The different tactics provided in the book hold a lot of knowledge that would make the life of anyone following these strategies much easier when trying to

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