Oxymoron

Dickens satirizes the state of England in the way that the country refused to adapt and improve as though that increased its respectability. Dickens uses irony and hyperbole to emphasize this criticism, using Tellson’s Bank as a representation of England. As an illustration, Dickens utilizes irony when he writes, “the partners in the House were...proud of its ugliness, proud of its incommodiousness...an active weapon which they flashed at more convenient places of business”. Tellson’s Bank is a…

Daisy to some may seem like just a victim, but she is guilty not only morally, but also legally. She was a deceiving, lovely figure as well as a “hit-and-run killer” (324). In the article Oxymoron in “The Great Gatsby” the author says, “Some...think Tom and Myrtle’s affair is cheap and disgusting, Jay’s and Daisy’s romantic, but both are the same morally and legally...” (324). Daisy cheated on her husband and she also killed a person. The reason she married Tom was for his money, but once she…

Introduction Inky, dark,, is how the universe appered before creation. When God started creating things from nothing the light exposed connections between objects. God installed a Rorschach overlay so that connections still existed, but not apparent and open to interputation. This experience is common to all humans, it comes from God. God now has a dilemma, he 's bored. It 's the beginning of time (whenever that is), part of being God is the need for attention. It does not occur to…

“Perfect love is the most fearful torture”(316). This oxymoron of a statement doesn’t seem to be in terms with what Christians view love as. But this statement doesn’t apply to those who follow the beliefs and ideals of a typical Christian. The main aim is targeted to the complete opposite of characters, one whose entire personality is at a discord with Christianity. For to be in such a state of hateful and sinfulness, the slightest element of love or Christ-like ideals would send them into…

group of actors are planning a play for the duke. They meet for the first time, decide parts, and sort out lines, and Bottom is one of these actors. One of Bottom’s characteristics is being rather unintelligent. This is shown in his use of many oxymorons, such as ‘Monstrous little voice’. The adjective ‘Monstrous’ gives the impression of something hideous and large, which contradicts the adjective ‘little’. Little gives the impression of something beautiful and tiny. A voice can’t be both…

The Speech that Left Them in Tears The Revolutionary War came to an end and George Washington had the chance to rise up to power over the new nation. A contemplation was arising of whether he would do so as numerous people wanted him to follow in the footsteps of other former world leaders. George Washington declined the offer knowing his acceptance would alter the beginning of the new nation. In front of congress, George Washington gave the resignation speech in which he expressed how hard it…

No matter how great you become, your glory won’t last. The only way a person can capture that glory and make it last is to die after achieving greatness. Housman demonstrates his thoughts on this concept through a young athlete who dies. Everyone's last memories are of the young athlete at the peak of his ability; therefore, he will continue to live on in their minds as that great athlete.Housman presents idea that dying young is better for a person who has obtained glory because they will not…

The poem “St. Petersburg” by Osip Mandelstam is about the change in St. Petersburg city from the past to the present, hence its name. In the first stanza the author about how he is going to meet St. Petersburg for the first time, and how the world is empty. Interpreting the stanza it seems that this would be the author's first netting after the name of the city has changed as he knows so much about the city in the past. The second stanza is about the environment in the city, in the past as it…

Capital Steez was a young New York rapper that took the classic rap scene by storm with his incredible word play, his use of irony, and his critic of the injustices in America. Capital Steez took his own life on December 23, 2012 at the age of 19. He dedicated his life to shedding light on injustices in America and bringing rap back to its roots where there was meaning behind every line. Steez wanted to not only change the genre, but also the effect of rap on the community and the negative…

Pizza is a dish that was thought to have been created by the Greeks in the B.C. era. Like the Greeks, many other groups at this time had early pizza-like flat breads such as the Paratha, which was created in India. In Napels, a city in Italy, the term pizza was created during the 1700s by street vendors. The pizza most similar to what we have today was created on June 11, 1889 (a day recounted by historians), and it was created in Italy. It was created by Raffaele Esposito. After this event,…