Euphemism

statements without any decorating transitional words nor flowery speech. For example, the final line of the first stanza which describes the boy’s friend’s death simple states “his body was scattered across the field.” This statement lacks common euphemisms surrounding death and simply hits the reader with a brutal visual image of what happened. Furthermore, in the next line of the poem, the author…

which has been elicited by a certain stimulus” (Baker & Kennedy 1994: 169—174). The stimulus seen in this case is the songs of the North. The last stanza emphasizes the transience of life and the role of the songs in the narrator’s longing. The narrator states that the roots of the trees “hold the secrets, these melodies”, reaffirming the memories connection to the North and to the songs. He continues “Echoes from the past, nothing here will last”, hence highlighting the time passing,…

Morrie creates these great one-liners, euphemisms, throughout the story and although the movie follows the storyline, for the most part, much of the impact of Morrie’s words are lost on the screen. They are said and then it quickly moves onto the next scene. When reading the book, one is able to…

Introduction “The Great Gatsby” and its eponymous protagonist offers a poignant portrait of NY in the Roaring 20’s where the narrator, Nick Carraway is seduced by the idealized society and the American dream for more. Fitzgerald explores the uniquely American tragedy of Jay Gatsby, whose thirst for love and wealth eventually becomes obsessive and illegal, and his downfall parallels that of a society who were corrupted by their desires. Fitzgerald depicts universal and classical themes, relating…

Robert Buckman was the first researcher to define bad news in 1994.He defined bad news as any information which negatively alters one’s expectations for the future, this definition is one of the most famous and common definitions of bad news. According this definition any situation where there is either a feeling of no hope, a threat to a person's well-being, risk of altering an established lifestyle, or any a message which conveys to an individual fewer choices in his or her life is…

Another subversion of “White language”, so to speak, creating new definitions because they were labeled as the defined, is still seen today in the form of the African American Vernacular English dialect (AAVE) – otherwise known as Ebonics. Revisiting Gloria Anzaldua’s To Tame a Wild Tongue, we find that her experience with “linguistic shaming” is something also encountered by African Americans as AAVE is often looked down-upon as “ignorant speech” due to its deviation from the “standard”…

The name of the organization for this community report is called “The Doherty House”. The original structure was built in 1907 at 705 Malvern, Ave.; for Thomas and Nina (Cascoldt) Doherty. There were other smaller buildings constructed on or near the property to house more guests. The property was added to (NRHP) National Registry Historic Places on November 14, 1978; NRHP Reference # 78000587; https://en.wikipedia.org. “The Doherty House” would later be offered for sale, when a local ministry…

“The Love Letter” is a painting by Jan Vermeer, made in 1669 during the Dutch Golden Age/Baroque period. It is an interior scene, typical of both Vermeer and Dutch art during and after the Counter-Reformation. Due to both the success of the Dutch Republic and the rebellion against the Catholic Church, Dutch art was generally more materialistic, everyday-life centered, and focused on wealth, as the Dutch enjoyed massive success as bankers and as seafarers. Many of these elements are incorporated…

The composers Stephen Spender, Robert Browning and Margaret Atwood of the texts My Parents Kept Me from Children Who Were Rough, ¬¬¬My Last Duchess and The Handmaid’s Tale, all represent a sense of power in their corresponding texts through the use of a variety of language techniques embedded in their writing. The poems My Parents Kept Me from Children Who Were Rough, and My Last Duchess both explore the notion of personal power, while the poem My Parents Kept Me from Children Who Were Rough in…

Language, is used in order to communicate, form opinions, problem solve, and establish interpersonal relationships. Through the accounts of Tannen, Sanders, and Hughes, they discuss the significance of certain words and the many interpretations conveyed by people of different perspectives. Most of the writers centered around the pragmatic aspect of language; the intentions of spoken or written expression. Semantics of language, or the study of defining language were also used in the articles.…