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    Terms & Definitions for Famous Speeches Repetition: Repeating a word or phrase‚ either to draw extra attention or to emphasise the importance of it. Analogy: A comparison of two things‚ based on the similarities between them; in this case‚ telling a story with a similar sort of message in order to make a related point clear. Rhetorical Questioning: Questions that the speaker might ask‚ but which do not actually require an answer. Rhetorical questions are used to make the audience think a little

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    102: Composition‚ Literature‚ and Research February 19‚ 2015 What Lies Behind A Mask? In today’s society‚ there are many factors that play into what is acceptable and what is frowned upon. There are also many roles that play into what we as citizens want the public to know. In the poem‚ We Wear The Mask published by Paul Laurence Dunbar in 1896‚ society as a whole is used as the subject of the word “we.” This “we” that Dunbar talks about consists of several characteristics as a whole‚ but three

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    Ad Hominem An argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case; a logical fallacy that involves a personal attack. Allegory Extending a metaphor so that objects‚ persons‚ and actions in a text are equated with meanings that lie outside the text. Alliteration The repetition of an initial consonant sound. Allusion A brief‚ usually indirect reference to a person‚ place‚ or event--real or fictional. Ambiguity The presence of two or more possible meanings

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    PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURE (HOW MASKS ARE USED FOR DRAMA AND DANCE IN INDIA AND ALL OVER THE WORLD) A mask is an artifact normally worn on the face‚ typically for protection‚ concealment‚ performance‚ or amusement. Throughout the world masks are used for their expressive power as a feature of masked performance - both ritually and in various theatre traditions. The mask is normally a part of a costume that adorns the whole body. Masks are used almost universally and maintain their power and

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    quality of our interaction has diminished so much that we barely recognize each other as human. The "American way of life" has destroyed our individuality while pretending to cater to it‚ and the natural interdependence

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    The poem‚ We Wear the Mask‚ was a beautiful poem. Many people can relate to having to hide their true feelings. I am one of those people. In lines 10 and 11‚ Dunbar says‚ “We smile‚ but‚ O great Christ‚ our cries to thee from tortured souls arise.” To me‚ this was these lines really hit home the most. I can relate to feeling like I have no one to go to with my true feelings‚ except for Christ. He is the only person I know that will always be there for me no matter what the circumstance and I know

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    is hidden on the inside. "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson‚ "We wear the mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar‚ and "I’m nobody! Who are you?" by Emily Dickinson each give examples of appearances in contrast to reality. Robinson’s "Richard Cory" is essentially about a man who is set upon a golden pedestal by others and due to his suppressed sadness‚ kills himself. "We wear the mask" by Dunbar shows us society’s use of a "mask" to hide their sorrow and grief‚ grinning and smiling when they truly

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    People wear masks to masquerades to hide their physical features. However‚ the mask that I created for Servant Leadership actually highlights my insecurities instead of covering them up. Everyday I go through the motions with my classmates at a tiny school where each being thinks he/she knows everything about one another‚ but the truth is one never truly knows. Everyone has their own demons‚ and I certainly have mine. The most obvious pictures on my mask are general things about me. For instance

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    poem We Wear the Mask‚ by Paul Laurence Dunbar‚ Dunbar explains that people around the world wear a mask to hide their true selves. Dunbar also talks about how people cover up their tears and sighs with the masks so that people think nothing is wrong with someone else. Dunbar shows that once someone wears a mask‚ they are a whole new person. The poem also expresses that people only let others see them when they were their mask‚ and they look perfect. “Nay‚ let them only see us‚ while we wear the mask

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    ESSAY 01 The way we dress does have an impact on how we are viewed and categorized in society. Whether we are at work‚ school‚ the mall‚ or simply taking a stroll in the park‚ we are judged because of our clothing. We are a society quick to judge because of the outside‚ which denies us the opportunity to get to know a person at times from the inside. The fact of the matter is clothing plays a key role in how we live our lives in many ways. From being judged on how we dress on certain occasions

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