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    François Rabelais was as important to Swift as was Lucian. This can be understood by going through their writings. The extraordinary voyage mentioned by Rabelais in his writing about unknown lands and strange ports had a great influence on people like Swift. It has been found that Swift had read the writings of Rabelais in English. Swift mentioned Rabelais on many occasions too. In one such mention of Rabelais, Swift refers to a giant who fed upon wind mills but died due to choking due to a…

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    The way the author, James L. Swanson, describes the epic adventure that booth goes on after he assassinated President Lincoln in Chasing Lincoln's killer, increases the drama of the mood and creates a foreboding mood by foreshadowing the story. Throughout the story, the author used vivid descriptive details to describe the setting to either increase the drama of the mood or foreshadow the conflict. When Booth was about to shoot President Lincoln, the author created a foreboding mood by…

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    Additionally, the chapter mentions various battles, executions of captured Spanish soldiers, and other descriptions of the Aztecs. The chapter ends with the Aztec’s performing a superstitious plan, which they believed was their last opportunity to conquer the Spanish. However, it proved unsuccessful and Tenochtitlán was seized. Broken Spears continues with…

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    The assignment description in the syllabus is a tad short and vague. The syllabus just states that “Students will track contemporary issues in Latin America from newspapers, TV, and the internet, and they will create a scrapbook by writing descriptions from the news (3 items a week).” The syllabus just shows the overall goal of the assignment but not a well detailed explanation. By reading this description, the student just knows that they should do three news…

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    article: “How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds,” he uses description, literal language and credible sources to argue how smartphones take our attention . Carr uses description to persuade readers the many ways our cellular device have “Hijacked Our Mind.” These device have an “Extraordinary usefulness(1)” which “Gives them an unprecedented hold on our attention and a vast influence over our thinking and behavior(1).” The author uses many forms of descriptions to explain the massive information that…

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    government, non-profit and corporate follow. In addition, it has contributed to help me apply the proper protocols for job description, background checks, personnel files, employee discrimination and workers with disabilities. Job Descriptions and Background Checks Job Descriptions are a legal document, I feel more comfortable having a labor law lawyer revise our job descriptions to make sure the company is in compliance, and that we are clearly stating the expectations for the position.…

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    Heartaches – Bad Boy Vibes by H. M. Irwing The story revolves around a male and female character that both have a background of abuse. During the story, they encounter problems which they seem unable to overcome until they meet. They have each other’s back, but will they be able to solve each other’s problems mentally and physically? That will be answered throughout the book. The writer’s idea is good and the plot could be great. Currently, however, there are plot holes that are difficult to…

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    creating a drawing that matches it based off of opinion. After the first day being taught about opinions and on the second day being read Snowflakes Fall the students now on the third day will write a mini opinion description in great detail about their activity they chose. This mini description will require why they like to do this activity during the winter and also by using details on what it may look like to match there drawing but they have to use their own opinion. Links to MA Curriculum…

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    quest they may be on. Indeed, Nausica continues on to say, “If she smiles upon you, there is hope that you will / Return to your home and see your loved ones again,” explicitly stating the value of her mother’s favor (bk 6 ln 323-324). Nausica’s description sketches this powerful queen whose favor is worth more than the king’s and will aid those who gain her favor. Athena colors in this sketch when, in the guise of a small girl, she details the reverence given to Arete and why. The people love…

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    Madagascar

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    a generalisation but still is quite accurate. There are many cultural elements contained in the poem in regards to the culture of the Madagascar such as the description of their tropical forests: “creepy woods”, the number of the species of the lemurs in Madagascar as stated in the poem: "We find over 103 different species”, the description of the status of the lemurs as written in the poem: “Classified by the men as…

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