Irony‚ usually the most important kind for the fiction writer‚ the discrepancy is between appearance and reality‚ or between expectation and fulfillment‚or between what is and what seems appropriate. Irony is the main element used in the three stories “The Lottery” “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Rocking Horse Winner”. In each of these stories irony symbolizes a dark side‚ that’s reveled throughout the story The Lottery is a great example of irony The morning of June 27th was clear and
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Research in verbal learning has as a goal the way in which people gain and retain knowledge of symbolic representation or stimuli of objects or events and the relationships among them (Tulving & Madigan‚ 1970). Research in verbal learning follows the work of Herman Ebbinghaus who identified verbal learning methods still used today. This paper will first review the concept of verbal learning and then compare and contrast the verbal learning methods of serial learning‚ paired associate learning
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Irony: the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning (Merriam Webster Dictionary) Of the four soldiers wandering behind enemy lines after the Battle of the Bulge‚ Billy Pilgrim is the least soldierly and least likely to survive. He’s the only one who survives. He also survives the incineration of Dresden‚ not bad for an unfit prisoner of war. He is also the lone survivor of an airplane crash. Edgar Derby is tried and executed for plundering
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a crutch. In this short story‚ there aren’t even any policemen‚ and the one car still on patrol is controlled by a robot‚ eliminating any chance for human progression. Humans thrive on challenge‚ as evidenced by the desolate neighborhoods of The Pedestrian and the examples of the failed Soviet Russia‚ it’s obvious that shoving everyone down to the same level isn’t going to work‚ nor is keeping them stalled and uneducated. This story mentions that “there was only one police car left…crime was ebbing
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Authors of short stories use elements of style to make their stories interesting. There are many elements of style used by authors. Irony and theme are often used in short stories. This is clearly shown in O. Henry’s short stories such as: “The Gift of the Magi‚” “The Lickpenny Lover‚” “The Midsummer Knights Dream‚” “The Cop and the Anthem‚” and “Ships.” The short stories of O. Henry use the element of theme to bring about ironic endings. In “The Gift of the Magi” there are elements of theme throughout
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Pedestrian Accidents – Commonplace in Hawaii The sidewalks of Hawaii are nearly always crowded with pedestrians. Both locals and tourists travel on feet from the beach to restaurants and bars. This is believed to be a contributing factor to why Hawaii has a higher pedestrian accident rate‚ on a per capita basis‚ than the national average. Drivers can become frustrated as they wait for pedestrians to make their way through crosswalks‚ and fail to yield to the right-of-way of pedestrians. Drivers
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morals one sets for themselves go into making of what freedom is to them. When a human has the morals of a decent person‚ they can act‚ speak‚ and think in a way respectful way that doesn’t interrupt another’s morals. In Bradbury’s short story The Pedestrian‚ there is a theme of lacking imagination and individualism. As long with The Iroquois Constitution‚ the unexpressed values shown were peace‚ death‚ treatment of humanity‚ and the organization of confederacy. In Brook’s poem‚ she outlines the outermost
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Paper #2 Throughout time sitcoms have used satire‚ irony and parody to entertain and get laughs out of its audience. Almost everyone likes certain sitcoms for different reasons‚ but mostly because they enjoy a good laugh. I want to talk about sitcoms and what is hiding behind the satire‚ irony and parodies. Sitcoms are meant to help its audience through social anxieties without fully coming out and saying what it is doing. The word sitcom is actually two words put together which was once called
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Verbal Judo is a 138 page book‚ written by George J. Thompson‚ Ph. D. and was published in March 2004. It is classified as a nonfiction‚ personal growth‚ self help and communication genre. Verbal Judo is based on the art of words and how to utilize them in various situations‚ in everyday life. The following three chapters left an impression on me; chapter two: The Language of Guidance‚ chapter four: The Language of Persuasion and chapter eight: The Language of Enforcement. They remained me
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Communication Studies Verbal vs. Non-verbal communication When using verbal communication‚ choosing exactly the right words increase the chances of your listener understanding the message you want to send. A cause of misunderstanding during verbal communication is that new words are created and meanings of established words change with the generations. Interference can also contribute to miscommunication e.g. foreign noises or unstable working conditions. Non-verbal communication can
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