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    Throughout the story‚ we saw multiple uses of dramatic irony. To readers‚ it seemed like Artemis Fowl is always one step ahead of The People. The use of dramatic irony gave readers a sense of what to expect next from him. However‚ because it would usually be only one storyline coming up with future actions‚ this technique made readers start to predict what was going to happen in the future and how both story lines would be affected. One example of this technique is between 104 and 113. I know this

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    When it comes to non-verbal communication it’s not about what you’re hearing it’s about what you’re not hearing. Body language is a form of non-verbal communication‚ which consists of body posture‚ gestures‚ facial expressions‚ and eye movements. People send and interpret such signals subconsciously. Nonverbal codes are all symbols that are not words‚ including bodily movements‚ use of space and time‚ clothing‚ and adornments and sounds other than words (Pearson‚ 2010). According to the documentary

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    use of verbal and non verbal praise with special needs students. Praise should be integral in the classroom and it is my belief that it is pivotal in the special needs classroom. To examine this statement further and to analyse through strategies ways to improve my delivery I developed a simple questionnaire appropriate to my students and channelled the research through the questions: How important is praise? Is non verbal praise distinct to verbal praise? What effect does non-verbal/verbal praise

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    Irony in "Top of the Food Chain" by T. Coraghessan Boyle 10th Grade English Ms. DeAnna Bridges Veronica Pantin T. Coraghessan Boyle’s "On Top of the Food Chain" is more than just a narration of a selfish person’s mistakes. The narrator’s tone is a literary element used to show man’s indifference for organisms that are of no immediate benefit or are a nuisance to them. _"The thing was‚ we had a little problem with the insects…"_ The narrator’s tone in "Top of the Food Chain" is quickly shown as

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    well known for his clever employment of literary devices‚ such as dramatic irony‚ to heighten audience involvement. This use is especially prominent in Shakespeare’s well-known tragedy Othello. Iago‚ often referred to as “honest Iago‚” hardly lives up to his trustworthy reputation. Out of jealousy and spite‚ Iago hatches a scheme in order to reap revenge on those he feels have wronged him. This prominent use of dramatic irony creates a unique‚ especially one-sided‚ relationship between Iago and the

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    Irony In the Necklace and Silas Marner there is a common element‚ irony. Yet‚ two different tales are being told. In the book Silas Marner‚ the main character is accused of theft in the very beginning. In The Necklace‚ Mathilde Loisel borrowed a necklace and lost it after her one and only night of fame. A common thing was lost in both stories‚ their pride. Irony occurs in Silas Marner when Silas gets stolen from‚ when earlier in the book he was accused of stealing. Not only that‚

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    as to why Dante gave his sinners such specific punishments. Most of these punishments were closely related or the opposite of the sins committed. Irony is seen in many ways throughout The Inferno. As Dante takes you through his version of Hell he uses imagery to describe each of his nine levels‚ it’s sinners‚ and their punishments. The first time irony is seen in Dante Alighieri’s The Inferno is at the entrance to the underworld in circle three. This part of Hell holds the Gluttons and the chief

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    Burhan Malik Miss Gera ENG 1DA-01 26 November 2012 Once Upon An Unimaginable Fairy Tale: Irony in Nadine Gordimer’s “Once upon a time” Once Upon a Social Issue Fairy tales have always been told to us as children; whether to comfort or entertain us‚ they always seem to be a part of everyone’s childhood. “Once Upon A Time”‚ the title is a characteristic of a fairy tale‚ but she leads the story to an ending that is anything other than “happily ever after” (Gordimer 12). Although Nadine Gordimer’s

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    In the play Oedipus the King there are many reinforced ideals of irony many of which come from just one speech‚ the speech where oedipus was discussing the terms of what would happen if he found the person who committed the murder. The speech starts off with many ironic statements‚ this is evident in the first three paragraphs. In the first paragraph of his speech he states that he wasn’t present for the murder. He says that he wasn’t a part of it by saying‚ “If I’d been present then there would

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    In Aeschylus’s Eumenides‚ the trial of Orestes leads to a profound interaction between the Erinyes‚ soon to be the Eumenides‚ and the goddess Athena. The Erinyes are forced to abandon their “ancient rights”‚ with their reward being a cave underneath the city and the power to bless those who honor them. There is a distinct tension created between Athena and the Erinyes‚ as it is clear that Athena is taking their customs by force rather than the Erinyes choosing to give up what they hold dear. Refrain

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