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    Author’s craft is a commonly used method in which the author uses literary devices to help tell a story. There are many different examples of Author’s Craft within the novel Night written by Elie Wiesel, a holocaust survivor. I believe that Wiesel is using Author’s Craft to help illustrate the story within the reader’s mind, as Night is a reflection of Wiesel’s personal memories with the Holocaust. Based on the different examples of Author’s Craft, I can conclude that the theme that Night is…

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    A comparative study of Jane Austen’s, Pride and Prejudice and Fay Weldon’s, Letters to Alice on first reading Jane Austen, argues the values of social restrictions to dictate notions of success. The reading of Pride and Prejudice presents confusing perspectives on social restrictions and success in love, mannerisms and marriage. It is only upon reading Letters to Alice, an epistolary series does Weldon explicitly and implicitly comment on Jane Austen’s context, utilising her own context to allow…

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    explore the extents of which discoveries can result in appreciation for the world and its natural creation as seen in her forgiveness statement, “oh, wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is!” The continuous use of exclamation emphasises the truthful art of excitement Miranda feels towards humans, highlighting further speculation thus offering new knowledge of the world and reciprocal feelings of familiarity to the human kind. Audiences are positioned to view…

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    In August 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr gave his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech. The speech was said in Washington, D.C. at the Lincoln Memorial. Besides having the speech said at a symbolic place, the speech contains all the voices of the African Americans who are yearning for equality, and the voices of the whites who support them. With an audience of more than 200,000 blacks and whites, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used many devices to not only get his point across but, to make his speech…

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    The Power In and Of Words Paul Dunbar’s “We Wear the Mask” is a lyrical poem describing the human struggle of masking severe pain and turmoil through powerful language and blunt metaphors. The most obvious metaphor includes the mask, eyes, and cheeks. Dunbar writes, “We wear the mask that grins and lies, / It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,-” (11. 1-2). The mask is a metaphor for the face that black Americans put on to hide emotion and personality. This mask allows its wearer to emphasize…

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    After reflecting on the various ways to be a more competent communicator and reviewing the course work I think I have some communication skills that are strengths and some that are areas for improvement. Such strengths would be my use and understanding of both verbal and nonverbal communication. For my career, I spend most of my day communicating with school faculty, parents, students, and my employees. I pride myself in speaking well and using the appropriate tones, language, and timing when…

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    spice up the play a little! Add a touch of your own specialty. during plays you Get to meet new friends and create bonds with people. to conclude, acting is something everyone should try! soon, you find yourself up on the stage exclamation point on the stage you have to be brave to have fun you stand up on the stage and recite those lines you now know by heart. When you get up there, follow what your heart tells you…

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    be inarticulate. The author uses an example of one of Kim Kardashian’s tweets to begin the article. The tweet, “Today marks the 100 year anniversary of Armenian Genocide!”, received immense backlash because of Kardashian’s incorrect use of an exclamation point and capitalization of “Armenian Genocide.” He discusses how the 20th century has seen a change to the way in which language is used, with verbal…

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    the white world in which she wants to be a part of. Her desire is further suggested when Gladys reveals her excitement when receiving the first volume of the encyclopaedia set. “Oh I’m so excited! ... extraordinary...daught? Volume A!” The use of exclamations conveys high emotion emphasising her happiness. Where the use of the encyclopaedias allude to the audience, as a way for her to conform with the white world, highlighting her desire to being part of the white society. Significant…

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    In 1974 a great organization was founded, the Universal Cheerleading Association. Then, what I call a copy-cat of an organization was formed, the Universal Dance Association or UDA. The UDA was formed in 1980, but I believe the UCA is more, popular, and well put together. In the beginning, UCA was founded by Jeff Webb, years later on it started to broaden and develop, into what it is now! UDA was also started by Jeff Webb. It was founded based on drill teams but, UCA is primarily based on,…

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