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    Irony In The Crucible

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    use of rhetorical devices such as symbolism‚ foreshadowing‚ and irony. Also his risky personality that provoked him to write this story as play instead of a novel. Writing a play is exceptionally harder to pull off‚ and Arthur Miller did just that. To have this much success with a piece of literature‚ rhetorical devices are a must‚ and a huge one that

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    Irony of Life

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    story between Jim and Della‚ which is transfigured by O.Henry’s unrivalled flowery language‚ academic and belles-letters style‚ and his superb ironical tone. At the end of the story‚ readers will only be able to say “How ironical their life is!” “The irony of life” in “The Gift of the Magi” is presented through a story of love and sacrifice between a young couple‚ Jim and Della‚ who are poor materially but not poor spiritually. They always live happily in a poor living condition. Their happiness is

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    Kinds of Business

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    De Gula‚ Shiela Mae BSBA-HRDM 1-6D 3 kinds of business 1 Sole Proprietorship A sole proprietorship places all liabilities for finances and operations on the owner. The owner’s personal property is tied to the business‚ so he assumes a risk against his personal assets should the business experience financial hardship. Annual income tax returns are filed on a Form 1040‚ and the owner must also file self-employment taxes. The profits and losses of the business are reported through the owner

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    The Crucible and Irony

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    IRONY in The Crucible | |Occurs when someone states one thing and means another; often recognized as sarcasm | |Verbal irony |i.e. narrator refers to honesty as an “incumbrance” or “burden” | | |A contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen | |Situational

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    The Irony in ’The Lottery ’ Shirley Jackson wrote the story ’The Lottery. ’ A lottery is typically thought of as something good because it usually involves winning something such as money or prizes. In this lottery it is not what they win but it is what is lost. Point of views‚ situations‚ and the title are all ironic to the story ’The Lottery. ’ The point of view in ’The Lottery ’ is ironic to the outcome. Jackson used third person dramatic point of view when writing ’The Lottery. ’ The

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    Kinds Of Entertainment

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    clowns‚ pantomimes and cartoons tend to appeal to children‚ though many adults may also find them enjoyable. 1. Animation is a form of entertainment which appeals especially to younger audiences. Animation involves the display of rapid movement in any kind of artwork. 2. Live entertainmentMost entertainment expects or requires an audience to be passive. Such entertainment may include watching a film or theatrical production and other live performance such as circus‚ plays‚ musicals‚ farces‚ monologues

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    Kinds of Teachers

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    motivate the students. But I believe that there is no one group of people who should be blamed. The whole system of education seems to be faulty‚ and in this case changes on a larger scale ought to be introduced. It cannot be doubted there are many kinds of teachers` behaviour in the classroom. However two major groups can be distinguished. One is the group of strict teachers. They have rules which under no circumstance cannot be violated. Among them one can find: you are not allowed to do anything

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    Irony in Macbeth

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    Dramatic Irony is the result of information being shared with the audience but withheld from one or more of the characters. Example: In Act 1 Scene 4‚ line 50 ‚ the witches hail Macbeth‚ “thane of Cawdor!” Dramatic irony: At this point‚ Macbeth is unaware that the king has conferred this honor upon him because of his valor in battle‚ so he attributes his fortune to the witches’ prophecy. However‚ the audience knows Duncan made the pronouncement in Act 1‚ Scene 3. Purpose: This dramatic irony is to

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    Two Kinds

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    1723801 English 103-276 January 17‚ 2011-01-17 Two Kinds Amy Tan In the short story “Two Kinds”‚ Amy Tan uses the narrator’s point of view to share a mother’s attempt to control her daughter’s dreams and ambitions. Tan`s short story is an example of how differing personalities cause struggles between a parent and child. Children often fall victim to a parent trying too hard or expectations being too high‚ and in the case of "Two Kinds‚" we see Jing Mei’s mother trying to live her life through

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    The Titanic - Irony

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    Sarah Vander Loop January 8‚ 2012 English 2B The Titanic The R.M.S. Titanic by Hanson W. Baldwin is a story using irony to immensely interest the reader. The author uses both dramatic and situational irony. Dramatic irony is when the reader knows something important that the characters do not know. Situational irony is when what happens is the opposite of what is expected to happen or should have happened. “The Titanic was unsinkable…” was a thought that ran through many people’s heads as

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