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    Mary Prince tries to enhance her cause and makes emphasis on her words using exclamation signs in the first sentence of this passage. At the same time, she lets the audience sees a sense of pain and sadness behind her words to evoke sympathy on the part of the readers and touch that sensitive nerve that the good human beings have. Through her words, her intent is to capture and win over the hearts and support of the people in her effort to abolish the slavery. The pain she feels in her heart…

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    Malala Yousafzai, currently in Birmingham England, had recently a bullet shot to the head, and has just spoken to the United Nations. Ever since the Taliban, the strict Islamic militia, shot Malala in the head, she’s been a huge sensation and has truly shook the world, giving speeches to support educational rights. She has even said, “Education is the power terrorists fear most.” Ms.Yousafzai had been protesting through her speeches about females and males education and is also known in several…

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    Edgar Allan Poe and Charlotte Perkins Gilman have both been recognized for their successful use of personification in their short stories. Both the "The Yellow Wallpaper”, and "The Tell-Tale Heart," include non human objects forming identities, even points of perspective and reason through the means of their point of view, personification and syntax. Similarly, Edgar Allan Poe and Charlotte Perkins Gilman both chose to use first person narrators in their short stories. Much like other short…

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    the softness of the piece. In both pieces, the melody is mostly syllabic in homophonic style. The piece “Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda” does not contain a variety of melodic contour, instead it is similar to a recitative. The use of exclamations in the melodic part makes the piece to approach the recitative with percussive vocals that displays rhythm and text moving together in a declamatory…

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    Something Victor or anybody has not taught him to do. After Victors decision to hunt down his creation in revenge, resulting in Victors death, the creature returns and shows his true colors. “[The creature] hung over the coffin... he... utter exclamations of grief and horror... After the murder of Clerval... [the creature] abhorred [himself]... [The creature] shall collect [his] funeral pile and consume with ashes... [He] shall die” (Shelley 228-232). When a monster succeeds on their quests…

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    Gay Marriage What would you think if one of your parents wants to marry someone that’s the same gender as them? Same-sex couples are people too and they have the right to marry even if they are the same gender. They’re several reasons why homosexuals feel strongly about wanting to be legally married. Gay marriage should be legalized in all states and countries, it has been held off for too long. “America’s lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender citizens contribute to serve in our…

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    the man and the boy must find ways to adapt to their new lifestyle. In one specific incident, McCarthy writes about how the man washes his son’s feet and body after they find refuge in the bunker. The boy says, “Warm at last” (147). The boy’s exclamation shows how important and satisfying this action was for the boy. It is significant that the man does not comment on the warmth of his bath because the bitter cold winter foreshadows to his death. This theory is best explained by Thomas Foster in…

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    Math As A Language

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    Like in english there are commas, punctuation, exclamation mark, question mark, etc. Just like that in math there are symbols; plus, minus, division, multiplication, etc. These symbols create a meaning of the equation and the product of an equation. Although, math can only be used to such an extent as…

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    The representation of the tension between people and the political sphere, and the vulnerability of the individual against societal pressure to conform, is inevitably influenced by the composer’s moral and social agendas. Through the manipulation of emotions composers represent governments and political figures according to their own political and social agenda, thus altering public perceptions. Arthur Miller’s allegorical play The Crucible challenges the communist fears by paralleling Cold War…

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    Lament Essay

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    Inspired by the events of the 1991 Gulf War, Gillian Clarke’s Lament effectively describes the impacts of war on the surrounding environment and wildlife. Although written specifically about the Gulf War, the message of the poem can be applied to the present day - using only words, Clarke paints a vivid picture of the effect of humanity’s behaviour on nature and its inhabitants. Similarly, Boey Kim Cheng’s Report to Wordsworth illustrates the extent of the damage done to the environment. Written…

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