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    The above passage demonstrates not only Richard pointing to his deformities as an excuse to his wrongdoings‚ but it also highlights his habit of blaming and deferring to others for his malicious deeds. He enshrines himself in self-pity and blames those around him for his shortcomings. He blames the world for not accepting him and conforming to accept him. While it may be initially compelling to fall for Richard’s rhetoric‚ a simple parallel can show why this method of thinking is flawed. Let’s draw

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    Ancestry.com released a bone chilling 4th of July special commercial. The commercial was titled “Declaration Decadence.” In the commercial different people of various ethnicities recite parts of the Declaration of Independence. At the end of the video it’s revealed who these people are each of them descendents of someone who signed the declaration. The CMO of ancestry Vineet Mehr even stated‚ “We’re all much more similar than you think.” This powerful ad displayed a number of techniques to advocate

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    introduction and lasts throughout the song as Joseph explains what the transfer to adulthood feels like. This is one of many songs out right now that explains a clear representation of problems teenagers face on a daily basis. Joseph accomplishes this by using assonance and strong imagery. The line “Same clothes homegrown a stone’s throw from a creek we used to roam” (Joseph 19) is a perfect example of both because of how it represents his true meaning. The words clothes‚ homegrown‚

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    Henry also incorporated analogies to persuade his audience to join the war effort‚ but it was only towards the end that the analogies pertained to war. Henry appealed to their nationalism by saying the Americans were “lying supinely on [their] backs” and in no time the British would “[bind them] in hand and foot.” Henry’s analogy is used to compare the situation the Colonists faced to the situations an animal would face; an animal that did not run away from someone attempting to capture it represented

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    putting it back together piece by piece. Frost’s description of every detail in this poem is quite interesting‚ very pleasant to read‚ and extremely imaginable. He leaves the reader to decide for himself what deductions he is to make from the reading. On one hand‚ Frost makes literal implications about what the two men are doing. For instance‚ they are physically putting the stones back‚ one by one. Their dedication‚ commitment‚ and constant drive shines through when reading how persistence these men seem

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    The morning before Nikki Giovanni’s speech a terrible event had occurred‚ when a student at Virginia Tech starting shooting fellow students. This shooting spree lasted for about two hours and by the end there were a recorded thirty-three deaths including the shooter. After this shocking event so many students and families were crying over friends‚ family and loved ones. Nikki Giovanni‚ in the speech “We are Virginia Tech” in 2007‚ addressed the Virginia Tech students fear and sadness. The speaker

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    Delving into the substance of his piece‚ Lincoln utilizes a wide variety of rhetorical devices‚ specifically anaphoras‚ to heighten his speech’s effect on his listeners. From the second paragraph comes an anaphoric phrase‚ explaining the American position on the looming dispute that would become the Civil War‚ “All dreaded it‚ all sought to avert it.” Another in the third paragraph imparts how debilitated America had come from the dispute where Lincoln says‚ “Fondly do we hope‚ fervently do we pray

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    of what the future should be. Henry Ford had all these characteristics‚ but it took him many years to develop all of them fully. Henry Ford did not invent the automobile. He didn’t even invent the assembly line. But more than any other single individual‚ he was responsible for transforming the automobile from an invention of unknown utility into an innovation that profoundly shaped the 20th century and continues to affect our lives today. 1. Early life The oldest of six children‚ Henry Ford

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    where you sat staring at the television screen watching one your favorite cartoons as everyone in your house is fast asleep. Now imagine that you’re an adult‚ you’re stressed out‚ attempting to balance your responsibilities and trying to figure out what the heck to do with your life. You sit at your work desk staring at the computer‚ you’re longing to be a kid again‚ young‚ free-spirited‚ free of worries and ready to take on the world and make it a better place. Now imagine a song that brings both

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    Robert Neville followed a man‚ who was turning‚ into an ocean of unlike humans. In an excerpt from‚ I Am Legend Richard Matheson uses a wide array of rhetorical devices in order to convey the strong action he uses. Matheson uses different types of imagery and similes to describe the man who was leading him in the beginning of the excerpt. Neville hears the man’s voice as "a grating rasp" that is labeled as sonic imagery that the reader can connect to someone/thing in their own life. Furthermore

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