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    Hyphens, he uses hyphens in many different places , one is ‘I proceeded -- with what caution -- with what foresight’ when we read it we realize that the narrator is jumpy and he had a crazy “like” state of mind. This adds to the tension and suspense in the story. Poe also uses Rhetorical Questions this challenges the reader and then makes the reader ask themselves the question, because it is hard to find the answer; ‘ How then am I mad?’ When the narrator asks this question you don’t know…

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    Gung Ho: Business Culture

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    varies across the globe and can cause friction to almost all aspects of running business. Gung Ho demonstrated the complications associated when companies from different countries try and collaborate. There are several, while displayed with comic exaggeration, differences displayed between the two business cultures. Management styles, individuality versus collectivism, communication styles, self view pertaining to role in the company, and the way work is viewed are a few differences depicted in…

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    living in his town. This poem, “Richard Cory” sheds light on how the views of others towards a person can be so far from the truth. Both of these poems are very different but strangely correlate in a few ways. These two poems are filled with irony, exaggeration and fallacies that make them similar yet so different. “Hazel tells Laverne” is a funny poem about a woman who is in a strange situation with a frog. Hazel, a janitor cleaning out the ladies room at the Howard Johnson hotel comes in…

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    Science Movie Day Paper The movie in my opinion was a simple vision of the apocalypse or the world coming to an end as people today call it. It is a very realistic movie in some ways but most of the movies created today with similar story lines are. As I watched this movie I felt as if it kind of jumped into the climax of the story to early and didn’t give it enough time to build, but the reasoning behind that is to ensure the watcher understands that these events that may become…

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    their side is opposite of yours is important when trying to separate and polarize people and arguments. An example of exaggeration is when it comes to presidential debates. When a candidate talks to the world he/she will exaggerate the truth to make them seem like they are the best choice for president. When trying to separate and polarize arguments people not only use exaggeration but they also use their own beliefs. According to page 88 in The Ethical Toolbox people use persons, virtue,…

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    The artworks in this discussion are Au Natural by Sarah Lucas and Praying Hands by Albrecht Dürer. Au Natural is a composition of an old mattress, with a water bucket, a cucumber, two oranges and two melons in a space like a room or gallery. The objects are depicting male and female private parts, where the female body part is on the left hand-side and male body part is located on the right. The old mattress used has some grooves on it and some holes were made to hold the melons. Meanwhile, the…

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    Ancient Mediterranean Figurative Sculpture The Dwayne Johnson figure, sculpted with clay, emulates the Head of a Roman Patrician created by marble around 75-50 B.C.E. during the Republic Roman period. The physical traits of both men reveal their seriousness and hard work. The Head of a Roman Patrician utilizes emphasis and lines on marble. As a veristic portrait, the artwork emphasizes the aristocrat's wisdom and seriousness through his sagging face and deep wrinkles. The lines carved into the…

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    Columbine

There are many pros and cons to the “documentary,” but I don’t believe it’s a real documentary or a good form of activity journalism. Why is Bowling For Columbine not a real documentary? There are lies, omission of the other side, and strong exaggerations. We did discuss some of this in class with the example of the gun and the bank incident and the launching of satellites, but for this assignment I wanted to fins something we hadn’t yet talked about, There is a section of this film…

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    1). According to Glaser, what are the standard liberal and realist views about the rise of China? According to Glaser, the realist and liberal views differ greatly about the rise of China. According to liberals, the current world is defined by “political and economic openness,” as said in Glaser’s work. Liberals believe that the US will allow China to do what it is doing peacefully. The realist perspective is completely different. They believe that the rise of China will lead to “intense…

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    bound to be side effects that one must be familiar with when considering birth control. However, claiming the birth control pill kills women and fetuses is an exaggeration on their part. Organizations across the globe have been formed just to protest the use of the oral contraption. For the most part, organizations used blatant lies, exaggerations, and fear tactics in order to get their point across instead of relying on the truth. For example, Alexandra Lible from Live Action News writes “A new…

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