Hamad Alhammadi Intermediate 2 Dr. Sandra Nagy Valentine’s Day Valentine’s day is an important day. “ Valentine’s Day is very important for English speaking people” Dr. Sandra said. Especially on this day‚ a lot of money was spent in valentines gift. The old story explains how Valentine’s Day came from a priest who was working in the church and he was marrying people. Suddenly a memo came from the Emperor Claudius that said “solders may not get married any more and if any one married a solder
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‘Valentine’ by Carol Ann Duffy is one of the most profound love poems in the world‚ with a strong message to all readers. The general idea that Duffy is trying to get across to us is how the gifts given at Valentine has no real meaning of true love. She uses many different techniques and figurative language to express her message. Evidently‚ there is no specific pattern of rhythm and rhyme‚ so therefore we can conclude that this poem is written in free verse. This highlights the fact that love has
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A GIFT FROM GOD One day‚ when I was a freshman in high school‚ I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself‚ "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd." I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon)‚ so I shrugged my shoulders and went on. As I was walking‚ I saw a bunch of kids running toward him. They
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// August // 1 day until school starts. 2 weeks since Luka moved in. "Hey‚ Thia wants you downstairs. She wants to give us some kind of talk. I think it’s the ... sex talk." I look up from my phone and see Luka‚ leaning against the doorframe. He looks perfect but I can’t have him. Why? Oh‚ just because Dominic. He’s my boyfriend. I haven’t seen him all summer and he doesn’t know that Luka has moved in with me. I plan on telling him tomorrow at school. SCHOOL! Why did I forget that? I have been
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Consider the treatment of love in Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Valentine’. Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Valentine’ ultimately depicts a highly cynical attitude towards love and conventional gestures of affection. The poem uses traditional images of valentine as a starting point‚ before showing how an onion is much more true to the nature of love. An extended metaphor of the onion is then used to depict Duffy’s underlying implication that love can be destructive on many different levels. One of the main ways in which
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text from Arakin’s book‚ the 2nd course How we kept Mother’s Day 1. Let us begin with analysis of the text. The discourse pattern should be characterized first as a completed story by a well – known Canadian writer Steven Leacock. As far as we know‚ this writer is famous for such works as “Nonsense Novels”‚ “Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town”‚ “My Remarkable Uncle” and others. 2. The author titles his work as “How we kept Mother’s day”. It is done explicitly‚ so we can predict the contents of the
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Term Definition Simile Figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" Personification Figure of speech in which inanimate or nonhuman things are given human characteristics or abilities Metaphor Figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using any comparison words Apostrophe Figure of speech that directly addresses an abstract quality‚ a nonhuman‚ or an individual that is not present Hyperbole Figure of speech that uses exaggeration for effect
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CU1537 – Support Children’s speech‚ language and communication. Understand the importance of speech‚ language and communication for children’s overall development. 1.1 Language: Language is made up of sounds‚ symbols and signs‚ these are used between people to understand and even make a convocation between them. Linguists suggest that there is a series of rules that adults/children have to understand and use‚ once the users master their language skills they can transfer anything they like. Children
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Analysis of Emma Watson’s speech “ Gender equality is your issue too” There should be not any doubts that we are all different in our own separate ways. Our differences are expressed through individual personalities and ways of interaction. Looks and appearances also influence the way we are seen for others. A common factor about these factors is that they are adjustable. The flexibility of these personal factors makes us adjustable to certain situations and special environments. But there is one
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was assasinated by a sniper. Martin King Jr. was on a balacony at the hotel he was staying at when he was murdered. The day before Marting King Jr. had given one of his speeches. “I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we‚ as people‚ will get to the promised land.” (Martin Luther King Jr.‚1968). He was growing older
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