Denotation

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, cautions the reader of the danger involved with letting society contaminate our identity. Hawthorne’s brilliant use of setting, character development, and unique symbolism help highlight these perils. The values and environment of Puritan society impact how the Puritan’s view Hester, as well as how Hester views herself. Hawthorne’s construction of the town center highlights the danger of allowing society to contaminate identity. This setting plays a…

Language is an important tool with which communication and interaction takes place. In defining the culture of particular group of people, language would always be used as one of the major characteristics. This completely fabricated and constructed system of communication is not more natural to humans than cell phones. Aside from the literal view of language as being a verbal expression, language transcends to bring out various elements that makes a group sharing it unique. A deeper reflection…

Disparities between the social statuses of different genders has existed since ancient times and prevails in some present-day societies. The United States lessened this disparity through creating laws that allow women to have equal rights as men. Activists and reformers fought for these laws over the span of a century and earned them by trials. A women’s right activist by the name of Susan B. Anthony ensconces her stance in her speech “On Women’s Right to Vote” addressing the inequality that…

canine’s smell is 50 times more sensitive than a human’s. The dogs trained to find explosives have the ability to detect all explosive components. The EOD transport the suspicious packets or explosives in the containment trailer that withstand the denotation of an explosion. The EOD are available 24 hours a…

from the other metropolitan hubs during the industrial revolution. Carl’s inspiration came from the sights he saw during his tenure in the windy city that inspired this great of a poem. Through the use of differentiating stanzas with differing denotations and indirect definitions, pragmatic personification, and through the vibrant exaltation of the common man, Carl Sandburg brings the windy city to life. To start, Sandburg’s uses personification to enact a humanlike visage upon…

American institution and citizens are not as democratic as we thought, and more importantly, democracy is not equal to equality. From the indirect election of presidents to the Representation in the Senate and the judicial power, if we insist the denotation of democracy, none of them confirm to equality. However, we can’t deny what we claimed as ‘democracy framework’ did facilitate American society running continuously. Thus, the key point presented by Dahl, which can convey my argument more…

angry and dark and spilling fast” (26 Hill). The strong use of personification and contrasting word choice at such a pivotal moment was used in enough detail to make the reader feel as if they are right there watching. By using connotation and denotation in a condensed quote it begins to draw attention to the harsh nature that has surrounded such a dark part of history and makes the reader realize that even in the dark of night, abuse and violence cannot be unavoidable. As the book begins to…

Greif is a peculiar reaction to any substantial loss. Every person deal with its repercussion in an irreplaceable approach (Healgrief.org, 2012). There are many forms of grief such as loved one’s loss, health loss or relationship loss. Each person’s torment varies in respect to the form of emotional state allied to the grief reaction. It can be emanated as misperception, irritation, guilt and wretchedness. The person may feel disheartened and devastated however it is a consistent method during…

The Joe Camel advertising campaign was created by Camel Cigarettes in 1987, the goal of these adverts was to create a culture that was synonymous with the Camel brand. The character was wildly successful, the cigarette company printed his face on more than just their cartons such as lighters, clothing, furniture, and other trinkets. The persona of Joe Camel encapsulated lavish living, his posters portrayed him as a young man with money, women, success and power; all while smoking his trademark…

president approaches the address in different ways and uses an assortment of literary elements to persuade the country to believe in him and his future plan. John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address uses elements such as anaphora, antithesis, connotation and denotation, and hortative in order to inspire and motivate the country to be better for individual and collective purposes. An anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive paragraphs. This literary element can…