JABBERWOCKY Lewis Carroll (from Through the Looking‐Glass and What Alice Found There‚ 1872) `Twas brillig‚ and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves‚ And the mome raths outgrabe. "Beware the Jabberwock‚ my son! The jaws that bite‚ the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird‚ and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!" He took his vorpal sword in hand: Long Lme the manxome foe he sought ‐‐ So rested he by the Tumtum tree‚ And stood awhile in thought
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I am writing this letter in regards to my failure in my study of Bachelor of Nursing at North Sydney campus. I would like to explain my circumstance and appeal for another opportunity to show that I can succeed‚ given the right circumstances. On the 13th of December 2013‚ I received a letter notifying me of my failure to achieve the necessary academic standards and was made aware of regulation 7.2.1.2(a) requirements. The reason for my appalling academic result is because I had serious family
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The Experiences of living in the global village can begin to challenge and have a negative impact on an individual’s values‚ beliefs and attitudes. Living in the global poses challenges such as the differentiating values of mateship‚ traditions and the notion of fairness and justice. These aspects are highlighted in the film The Castle (1997) directed by Rob Sitch. On the other hand The article Digital natives‚ Digital immigrants (2001) written by Marc Prensky highlights the complex dynamics of
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Sitting cross-legged on the bay window at home‚ I study my canvas. A toddler sits in her pram‚ brown curly locks flying in all directions. Her cheeks are dimpled and her smile is gummy. Her hand holds a rattle‚ but she’s looking at me intently. At first glance‚ she’s exactly the way I remembered her when I first saw her while vacationing at a hill-station. (something not quite right about this sentence) My eyes linger on hers; the curve seems just right‚ the pupils a lovely hue of green-yellow‚ her
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Part 1: Visual reflection It was a gloomy afternoon as I drove down the same street that I took daily to get home from work. This time‚ however‚ I noticed something I had never seen before‚ outside the otherwise empty store front a long line of people stood waiting. A new food bank had set up shop in the old café. To my amazement the building actually looked alive once more. Though most were too sick or simply too misfortunate to provide for themselves‚ the street had regained a sense of livelihood
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To every great paper written there is a great writer behind it. It is crucial that when writing any type of entry‚ it follows a certain criteria in order for there to be organization and clarity. Over the course of being in school for the majority of my life and having an English class basically every year; it’s became more clear to me how a paper should properly be written which is simply following the “5- Paragraph Rhetoric Model.” With this tool‚ my english/writing classes have been quite easy
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Rhetoric Essay on Barack Obama’s Inaugural Speech A president’s inauguration address can indicate his vision for his next term‚ rally the country‚ and make his play for the history books. President Obama’s speech had no soaring JFK moments and even extracting significant lines to discuss was rather difficult. The speech was unified by a “journey” metaphor and by repeating “We‚ the people.” The president brought God into the climate change debate‚ upheld the role of government as a collective
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Superman and Me by Sherman Alexie is a true story about Alexie in which he learns to read from comic books and tries to help the kids of the Indian community live a better life by teaching them to read and write. In the beginning‚ he did not know how to read and write because he was too young to know how‚ but he was desperate to learn how to read. After learning how to read using his own way of reading‚ he was able to read books meant for adults at a young age. When he grew up‚ he became a writer
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Waiting for Godot A Play Concerning Nothing That Means Everything Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ famous literary writer‚ once inscribed‚ “Much of human life is lost in waiting” (Richardson‚ 24). Individuals cannot escape the waiting in daily life even if they wished so. Waiting is inscribed into society‚ from waiting for a bus ride‚ beverages at a favourite coffee house‚ items to be checked out at a grocery store or simply‚ arriving to a location too early for an occasion to occur. In Samuel Beckett’s
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The content of the portion I feel will bring a different insight on how the elements of rhetoric are used and influenced FDR’s speech. Relating the specific elements of rhetoric to the actions taken by FDR. This can range from how he analyzed the audience using the concept of kairos‚ to the influence of Aristotle’s three forms of textual appeal and how it affected the audience. With the Roman canons of rhetoric‚ I tried to accomplish the same as with the other elements. Each canon fit in easily with
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