Phrases

poem is traditional. Sexton uses various types of figurative language such as metaphors, similes, and imagery to express herself. She illustrates nursing through phrases such as "the animals of your lips" (Sexton 26), and "you drink in my answers" (Sexton 24). The phrase "the animals of your lips" creates the image of animals, and the phrase "you drink my answers" creates the image of an animal drinking. She compares the father of her child as "some pendulum soul" (Sexton 14), showing how he…

able to pick up on the phrases faster than usual. Rehearsing the phrases full out, while practicing in class, and on the sides helped me tremendously, which was commended in my midterm conference. A challenge arose during this semester of Modern I involving directional changes. The only opposition with directional changes I noticed, was performing the phrase from the opposite side. I am sure this is a problem every so often with other dancers, but I would perform the phrase correctly one time…

On January 20, 1961, President John F. Kennedy, in his Inaugural Address, unified the American people, as well as people around the world. With the threat of nuclear war and global catastrophe, the human race was at its highest levels of potential danger it had ever witnessed. Kennedy wanted to enlighten the American population with hope and the means to move forward with the nations of the world in a peaceful manner. His tone of strength and hopes for a brighter future helped JFK achieve this…

The short story Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Alan Poe is a first person narrative about the murder of an old man with a glass eye. The story begins with the narrator trying to convince the reader he is sane. He explains that his accuracy in killing him means that he could not possibly be insane. The message the narrator tries to convey is contradicted by the tone and intensity of how he tells his story. He states that the tranquility in which he will tell the story is proof of his sanity Although,…

persuade the reader of his views. Bradbury explains this dystopian world by comparing the winter and the dessert, as well as, death and light. By using these specific atmospheres, he can clearly depict his theme to his audience. Bradbury includes phrases in his writing that reflect his atmosphere: “misty evening in November”, “frosty air”, “early November evening”, “crystal frost in the air”, “branches filled with invisible snow”, “frozen”, “...whistled a cold quiet whistle between his teeth”,“a…

including their sister because she is a girl. Audience might feel anger because the phrase “LikeAGirl” has always separated men and women to be different. Our society has divided the concept of a guy doing certain things because they are guys, this is the same for girls. Hitting puberty should be a positive thing not a negative thing. Always is trying to emphasize that being a woman is a wonderful thing. The phrase “LikeAGirl” has become an insult because men use it against each other. They use…

a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills and meaningless jargon” (pg. 7), and that may very well be true. Have you ever sat down and listened to a politician speak, only to be lost in a flood of words and phrases you don’t understand? Useless, inflated speech plagues the english language and gobbledygook can be found everywhere. Everyone from politicians, corporations, government, students, etc. can be found using gobbledygook. Gobbledygook is often…

author wanted to exaggerate the zombie like state in which these solders were in. These solders felt dead inside because of what they have gone through and seen, they were exhausted, and frankly they were marching and following each other blindly. The phrase “…Many lost their boots”, further emphasizes that they are in a zombie like state and don’t really know what they are doing or what is going on. The words “But limped on” in the next line shows that even though they were in extreme…

Analyzing words and phrases from John Hershey “from Hiroshima “. In the short story titled “from Hiroshima”, there were two strong central ideas. One of the ideas were the effects of war on civilians, and the other is survival . Hersey supports his ideas by using strong phrases of survival and war effects . The author’s purpose is to point out that the war harmed innocent people . The author writes in a formal tone for the average person that wouldn't know that much about Hiroshima.…

this may seem odd, but when the words leadership and female were typed into the search section of the library database there was a phrase that was repeated in several articles that stuck in my head. Therefore, of course, this meant my curiosity had to be appeased, but how to tie it into this discussion on leadership is what my question became? First of all, the phrase is partially mentioned as the “glass ceiling” in many articles, which was coined during the 1980’s as the invisible barrier that…