Euphemism

Pistols wrote God Save the Queen, which is a rebellion against British Politics. Punk rock can be about politics, but it can also be about other ideas. A preeminent, modern punk rock band is The 1975 who wrote a song called Chocolate, which is their euphemism for marijuana. Punk rock may consequently express political views to the subculture, but may not always be a political statement. The society in which one grows…

reaches out to the voters by targeting African Americans and making sure they know that she cares and is aware of the problem. She uses euphemism to pull in African Americans to vote for her in hope that the shootings will stop. She calls on White Americans to reach out to them about the situations, to make them understand the pain it is that African Americans feel. Euphemism is another tactic that has made me realize how important it really is to vote because people are easily convinced by…

Allegory- a story, poem, or picture that the author may use as a double meaning to teach a lesson or moral. Ex: The Lord of the Rings trilogy is an allegory encouraging people to never give up even when things seem impossible. Allusion- a word or expression used to bring something to the reader's mind without actually saying the word or expression. Ex: In the teacher's speech there was an allusion to the Iliad. Analogy- comparing one thing to another. Ex: In James’s paper there…

as equal as the most successful job. But this perfectly displays pseudo-equality. Only the titles and names are changed, not the physical appearance nor the action of a thing. In a passage in "The Soul of a Collectivist", Toohey understands that euphemisms perfectly persuades the human mind into thinking about, in this passage, an ultimate kind of happiness by giving up everything that makes the people happy. He describes these certain terms of ultimate happiness as "Universal Harmony, Divine…

Little Red Riding Hood Revisited by Russell Baker In an effort to make the classics accessible to contemporary readers, I am translating them into the modern American language. Here is the translation of the Little Red Riding Hood: Once upon a point in time, a small person named Little Red Riding Hood initiated plans for the preparation, delivery, and transportation of foodstuffs to her grandmother, a senior citizen residing at a place of residence in a wooded area of indeterminate…

perspective, most likely Bo’s perspective. The poem’s overall tone is happy. Bo, uses figurative language to enhance the poem, and further explain the narrator’s feelings. Examples of figurative language used in this poem are: personification, diction and euphemism. Although, the overall tone of the poem is happy, the first stanza tone is sad. “I drink alone, no friends with me” (2), this suggest that the narrator is lonely and sad. “I raise my cup to invite the moon.” (3), in this line, the…

show the readers the experience through the words they write. In Doc. B the writer writes the word “Jew” 6,000,000 times to show how many jews actually died in the Holocaust. Some writers explain how language was ruined by the Nazis when they used euphemisms as well as modern day words can be seen differently by survivors as shown in Doc. C. Many writers use different techniques in order to convey their message about the Holocaust including repetition, imagery, and showing how words are not…

Slur words are words of oppression; they have held the power to objectify, humiliate and deny rights to undeserving individuals of minority groups for much too long. They are tools used by oppressors against their victims, and they carry out the exact functions they expect them to. Slurs objectify, humiliate, degrade and shame. Recently, attempts have been made to shed slurs of their power. Many conflicting beliefs surrounding the proper handling of slur words exist. I personally believe that…

People do use euphemisms when they talk to others. For example, few days back there was cricket match (Asian favorite sports) between Pakistan and Bangladesh and Bangladesh won the match with Pakistan. Nest day I went to the office people who know my nationality say fish…

are bigger problems that many don’t realize beyond their own. “The shadows are lengthening for me...But in the evening of my memory, always I come back to West Point.”, is a euphemism Macarthur uses for death. He is aware his end days are drawing near, but he doesn’t want to directly say that. He instead used this euphemism to make death sound miniscule compared to the rewards to come. In doing this, it would probably make a young soldier fear death less on the battlefield. Macarthur also…