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distance of the paintball shot at 30 degrees. The average distance of the paintballs shot at 35 degrees was also, 15.31 meters larger than the average distance of the paintball shot from a 40 degree angle. An inference made as to why the results turned out the way they did was because, once the paintballs had been shot from 35 degrees the angle continued to increase, which caused the paintball to be shot…

perspective and mind. It is how a mother tells her identical twins apart and what makes an applicant stand out in a job interview. As personality expresses who a person is, in literature an author’s writing style express themselves. An author’s writing style is what makes their work unique. Writer’s use elements such as word choice, sentence structure and rhetorical devices to make their work stand out. Novels such as The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald and O What Venerable and Reverend…

Hyperbole-exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Ex: "clutching at his heart, as if he would have torn it out of his bosom" (Ch. 17) Dimmesdale is feeling this aching pain inside of him. It is emotional pain from keeping a secret for so long and not telling anyone. He was grabbing his chest so hard it would have been like he was trying to rip out his…

definitely made a lasting impression on the whole class. Another type of attention device is to ask a rhetorical question. A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked in order to make a point, instead of generating answers. Chloe used this type of attention device in her speech about types of learners. She started out by asking if at any point we were overwhelmed studying for a UW Chemistry or UW Calculus test. Everyone in the class was able to…

We both believe no mater what color of your skin or what your sexuality preference is that does not change who you are. Although abortion does kill a defenseless baby. In certain circumstances that is okay for the mother to take the easy way out. If that is what you choose that does not change who you are. Everyone has certain things they wise they weren’t judge by. Olivia does not like to be judged by people thinking she is annoying, always negative and always like to stay at home. All of…

Authors of any piece of literature have a vast arsenal of weapons to use in order to entice readers. Among biggest and most powerful weapons in said arsenal are rhetorical devices; these weapons are capable of aiding the author in his attempt to change his readers. In the autobiography Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass the author, Douglass himself, through the use of adroit allusions to the bible and descript imagery that depicts the absurdity of slavery as an institution.…

who preceded me were speedy, and I knew that they wanted to win like myself. I had stepped up to the dusty plate, and our coach threw the fake ball to me, and carelessly swung because I could get to run faster. Every time I run to first base, I tune out everything and after about a minute, I forgot the time while I was running. With my dad on the bench providing support, I ran as fast as I could, and I actually won the competition. It was comparable to a football game of mine where I had 200+…

Too many people bank on the idea that there is time. Time to do all they have plan out to do. People wake up every day to sit at a desk all day to do the same work they do every day. Then they drive home on the same roads they do every day, and come home to do the same routine every day. Working at a job they don’t like, in a town they don’t like, surrounded by people they don’t like. (Epistrophe) We have all seen it, we all know it. Many of us grew up watching this happen to everyone around us.…

Significant discoveries can be provocative and challenging that enables individuals to embark on a confronting journey to rediscover meaning, or a new aspect for the first time. A sense of curiosity and necessity is needed for a discovery to be transformative. An individual must first develop the ideology of being open-minded, strengthening an individual to overcome challenges, perceiving society, self and others differently. Michael Gow’s play Away explores the aspect of the necessity of…

slide off the nail bed. A big part of Jamberry is the people behind it. You can become a part of it all! This also has steps. First you have to Visit a website, jamberry.com. At the top there is a tab that says ‘join’. If you click on it you will fill out a form. Once you have joined, you will receive your Jamberry Consultant Kit, which contains everything you need to start throwing successful parties and growing your business. The chart on the page before tells us what you would be called and…