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    The Tragic Figure of Antigone When people recall tragedies‚ they often think Shakespearean. These tragedies were usually named after their tragic protagonists (e.g.‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Macbeth‚ Julius Caesar‚ Hamlet‚ Othello). However‚ many tragic characters did not have an eponymous play. For example‚ in Antigone‚ a woman loses her life trying to honor her fallen brother and inadvertently causes Creon‚ the king‚ to lose his wife and daughter. Since we have two important characters’ detriments‚

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    Sharon Ehret April 4th‚ 2011 McMurphy as a Christ Figure Christ comes from the name Yahweh which means God’s salvation and rescuer. Ken Kesey creates a character in his novel‚ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ that represents a figure like Christ that rescues and saves the patients at the ward. Randall Patrick McMurphy‚ the protagonist in the novel‚ takes on the role as the rescuer and saver. The novel mirrors Christ’s life through McMurphy’s life at the ward. There are four main events in

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    technology. As seen in Figure 6: Technology Maximums‚ we were slow to invest in technology and improve our firm maximums‚ which is also related to our initial lack of vehicle upgrades. In periods three through six‚ we invested in all aspects of technology each period‚ as we wanted to be competitive; however‚ once we realized that we were not noticing any increased preference for our vehicles or any decreased costs‚ we stopped investing in technology. When comparing Figure 1 and Figure 6‚ it becomes evident

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    FIGURES OF SPEECH PPT

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    Figurative Language is also called figures of speech. It changes the literal meaning of words • to express complexity‚ • to capture a physical or sensory effect‚ or • to extend meaning. There are a number of figures of speech. Some of the more common ones Simile Making a comparison between unlike things‚ using “like” or “as.” Forrest Gump’s famous simile is “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna Metaphor Making a comparison between unlike things without the use “like”

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    Hidden Figures Themes

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    In the movie Hidden Figures Directed by Theodore Melfi. The many infleucnioal themes about the flaws of our society are demonstaed mupltiple time during the movie. These thee seclude sexism and racism. helps me to re evlaute the society I live in in . Themes of racism and sexism helps me understand more.Through the themes demonstrated throughout the movie we see the many flaws in our society. We see this through the gender inequality and the race inequality. Through the charcter in the movie we

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    issues surrounding this sport Tone Ironic‚ sarcastic‚ informal‚ personal opinion‚ persuasive Vocabulary Use of words such as "boorish‚ boring‚ bearish" Words that create a negative tone: "obsessive‚ intolerant‚ violence‚ fanaticism" Figures of speech - "It can flirt with the darker side of the mob" - "Weaving itself into the culture of countries…" - ".. the media to feed off each other has been another ingredient in its survival" - "Gave gone hand in goalkeeper’s glove with each

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    Family and Father Figure

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    My fault we can’t afford nicer things? While I would see the other kids getting picked up by their parents after school while I’m waiting on the school bus to take me home. At times it hurt‚ especially when I had to teach myself everything a father figure should have. Life without a father or in a single parent household has a burden on children‚ but it’s something that many children face in America today. It’s sometimes the reason why kids grow up and stray the wrong direction in life and then they

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    cylinders‚ the least count is 25 ml. If you are using the full precision of the instrument‚ you are probably safe in saying that your measurement is within one least count of the measured value‚ in either direction. Figure 1 For example‚ say you are measuring the object in Figure 1. If you use the meter stick to measure an object’s length as being around 86 mm‚ that means you are pretty sure that the actual value is between 85 mm and 87 mm. Therefore‚ you should represent your data like this:

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    The requirement of this group project: Learning Outcomes It is intended that by the end of this project‚ students will be able to:  Understand the structure of exploration data files‚  Create‚ validate and composite a drillhole database‚  Build a block model‚  Estimate grades to blocks using Inverse Distance Technique‚  Generate the reserves‚ and  Become familiar with an orebody modelling and resource estimation software package. The Deposit The deposit is a gold mineralisation

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    LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH

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    LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH-GRADE 7 L.C. Identify figures of speech that show comparison (simile‚metaphor‚personification) I.Objectives At the end of 60-minute period the students will be able to: 1. identify simile‚ metaphor‚ and personification; 2. cooperate in identifying the following figurative language and ; 3. write figures of speech sentences. II.Subject Matter Topic: Figures of Speech (Simile‚Metaphor‚Personification) Concept: A figure of speech is figurative language in the form of a

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