1 Literary Terms 1. Allegory: a literary work that has a second meaning beneath the surface‚ often relating to a fixed‚ corresponding idea or moral principle. as in metaphor‚ one thing (usually nonrational‚ abstract‚ religious) is implicitly spoken of in terms of something concrete‚ but in an allegory the comparison is extended to include an entire work or large portion of a work. 2. Alliteration: repetition of initial consonant sounds. It serves to please the ear and bind verses together‚ to
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The Marketing of Cool In theory or by definition‚ to be cool means to remain calm and collected even under times of stress. But this doesn’t explain the ever so changing global culture of cool. What does it really mean to be cool nowadays‚ and why is it cool to be cool? Does it define an individual by the music he or she listens to? The lifestyles one chooses to live‚ or the culture they surround themselves in? If in fact it can be pinned down to these‚ why is it constantly changing and evolving
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“I am Canadian” Explication In the free verse poem “I am Canadian”‚ Duke Redbird uses imagery‚ contrast and paradox to confront us with the vastness of Canada and its great diversity. And yet‚ emphasizes the main identity that binds these all – one of a Canadian. In the first segment of the poem‚ the speaker uses light contrast to show diversity with in line-regions. The speaker opens with this form of identity‚ saying “I’m a lobster fisherman in Newfoundland”. While we may not readily relate
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Summary for Video Hunting for Good as seen on Frontline This video was about how to market to the teenagers in today’s society. Market Researchers focused on how to market “cool” to teenagers. A Market Researcher is someone who studies market conditions to find the best way to reach the local/regional/group they are marketing to. They found that the teen population is now the largest teen population ever (around 32 million). Because of this large population they are spending more money in
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The poem "The Ex-Basketball Player" by John Updike dramatizes the conflict between dreams and reality in the case of Flick Webb. Flick shows such promise in his teenage years‚ but he ends up in the pathetic reality of helping out at a garage and playing pinball in a luncheonette. The poem begins with the description of "Pearl Avenue" which "bends with the trolley tracks‚ and stops‚ cut off / Before it has a chance to go two blocks..." Pearl Avenue presents a ticket name connoting a clean‚ freshness
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Amanda Damiano February 1‚ 2012 Explication of “Women” In "Women"‚ the speaker discusses a women’s purpose: objects in place for support and satisfaction of men. May Swenson conveys the traditional passivity of women through physical placement of words‚ concrete imagery‚ and submissive tone. The first notable characteristic of “Women” is the physical form of the poem itself. The shape of the poem strengthens the ideology of the message Swenson is trying to express. At first glance
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A Cool Million is a political novel‚ in the sense that it targets a political establishment which is corrupt and racist‚ bullying and philistine‚ but its strangeness left the political movement largely nonplussed. It is a novel of the end of the American dream. It is Candide recast for twentieth-century America‚ the destruction of an innocent by a system he simply cannot comprehend. Lem Pitkin is a simple‚ if not simple-minded‚ boy who is torn apart – literally so‚ he is systematically divested of
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2012 How to Be Cool (For Guys) Alright so do you want to be cool? Have you always been looking for some guide or tutorial on how to get others to look at you and say‚ “Man‚ he’s cool?” Well here it is. If you nearly wet your pants and called your mother that you finally found a way to stop being called ‘nerd’ or ‘loser’ after coming upon this article‚ this just might not be for you. If you still have a little speck of hope left that you may have a breakthrough and come out as ‘cool‚’ then listen
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York City‚ 1998" prologue that begins this memoir. What is it‚ exactly that Ishmael’s friends find so "cool" about his past? Do you think his friends‚ after reading this book‚ would still feel that way? Do you think American children‚ in general‚ think war is cool? Explain." Some people want what they can’t have‚ but do not think of the reality of it. Ishmael’s friends think it is so “cool” that “he saw people running around with guns and shooting each other” but do not understand how dangerous
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ministries and is a great leap forward in terms of quality of the budget process. Yet‚ the coexistence of MTBF and traditional budgeting dilutes the achievement of reform objectives; much remains to be done to ensure ownership from line ministries and real institutional changes in budget preparation as well as a more coordinated budget and planning process. The shortcomings budgeting of traditional What can be achieved with an MTEF? Many developing countries have experienced the shortcomings
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