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    Houston Kind Of Town

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    First of all‚ I have many reasons why Houston should be your kind of town. The town the U.S. state of Texas. This town is located in Harris‚ Fort Bend‚ and Waller counties. The population of Houston has grown over the years. Katy has won national accolades for growth and sustainability. Threw out the years Houston has built Malls‚ great football programs‚ and great restaurants. I was born in Hot Springs‚ AR then moves to my hometown of Houston‚ TX which I lived there for 8 years. I lived most of

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    Dramatic Irony in Oedipus

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    A.J. Skiba Dr. Boler English 1341 D 28 October 2011 The Blind Truth Dramatic irony is strewn throughout Oedipus‚ stemming from Oedipus’ vehement quest to find out Lauis’s murderer‚ and his fate that is foreseen by the seer Tiresias. In addition‚ Oedipus’s constant search for the truth‚ and his unwavering to ability to not heed to the warnings constantly given to him by Tiresias and Creon. Oedipus’ supposed “sight” in the play and his coexisting “blindness” are both inherent to the development

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    Tone of "Her Kind"

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    Anne Sexton’s poem titled “Her Kind” is a popular poem filled with powerful imagery‚ diction‚ and syntax. Her particular use of these elements in different ways contributes to the robotic and non-human tone of the poem. Her use of syntax in the poem is done in a very clever manner. The lines of the poem are short and almost all contain commas. These commas are a part of the syntax because they contribute to the sentence structure. They split up each line into two halves‚ and it almost

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    Irony In Barbie Doll

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    poem “Barbie Doll”‚ by Marge Piercy‚ the use of imagery‚ symbolism‚ and irony expresses a tragic‚ cruel society that emphasizes appearance above personality and unrealistic beauty ideals above health and happiness. Throughout the poem a young girl is raised and bullied to believe that her appearance is the most important aspect of her self. Her self worth is torn apart until she dies. The use of imagery‚ symbolism‚ and irony works to deliver a heartbreaking message about the flawed society that existed

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    Irony: Oedipus, the King

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    Irony: Oedipus‚ the King. Irony: The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite‚ typically for humorous or emphatic effect. Oedipus‚ the King is a story full of dramatic irony. The irony gives the plot a well rounded shape but also helps the readers‚ or audience follow the story much better. It makes for an extremely interesting read. Oedipus from the start is doomed for failure‚ but what makes this story so “interesting” to the reader’s or audience is

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    Different Kinds of Birds

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    different kinds of birds and how many different species we have in the world. Birds adapt to different places. For example there are owls‚ bluebirds‚ parrots‚ canaries‚ red bird‚ woodpeckers‚ finch birds‚ toucans‚ chickens‚ roosters‚ ducks‚ pigeons‚ eagles‚ black birds‚ robins‚ ravens‚ egrets‚ pelicans‚ All these birds live through out the United States of America. Some are small or big. Each kind of bird has a process of making their own nest. If you want to find out about different kinds of birds

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    My Kind of Writing

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    Merola Page 1 of 2 Lyndsay Merola English 1100-05 My Kind of Writing There are many different types and styles of writing with their own purpose. I can express myself and others in all different kinds of ways. For example there is expository writing‚ descriptive writing‚ Narrative writing‚ persuasive writing and creative writing. Yes‚ they are all ways of writing but they each share their own purpose. Expository writing is a type of writing where the purpose is to inform‚ describe‚ or explain

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    destruction‚ portraying Oedipus as a helpless pawn of fate. The most prominent literary device is dramatic irony‚ primarily of the spoken word‚ through which--especially in the Prologue--Sophocles captures audience attention‚ illuminates Oedipus’ arrogant personality‚ and foreshadows the events of the final scenes. It is not difficult to understand why Sophocles resorts to dramatic irony in the construction of his play. He is working with much the same problem a modern-day playwright would face

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    Irony -A Rose for Emily

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    Irony -A Rose for Emily The actions of the town drove her to do what she did and how they criticized her for not being social when they were the cause of her being ostracized. Also there is irony in the southern gentility and aristocracy. The people despised her for her inclusion in that high social class yet you need society to create this illusion of a higher class. You can’t be atop the social hierarchy if society does not recognize you as part of that social hierarchy. A good example is

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    Irony In The Kite Runner

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    “The great thing about irony is that it splits things apart‚ gets up above them so we can see the flaws and hypocrisies and duplicates.” – David Foster Wallace. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ included lessons that gave readers a glimpse of what life is like as one grows older. As we progress through the book‚ we see how the relationship between servant and masters looks like. The relationship between Baba and Ali‚ and‚ Amir and Hassan‚ really captures the essence of how hypocritical and ironic

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