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Forty Five Presidents have taken an oath of office and all 45 of them began their presidency by addressing the American people with their plans for office and the comfort we need for that time period. Long or short this has been a historic event that happens every four years in American history and it will continue to occur until the end of time. During these times, each and every one of the presidents tries to unite the citizens along with state their plans for the years to come. Each one…

used in this poem describes the speaker feelings. The speaker states that she is so powerful that she is not influential to jesus. The use of the first perspective view of this poem adds personal feel to both the reader and narrator. Giovanni use of pronouns…

everything. Kath Walker uses various techniques to convey this idea. At the beginning of the poem Kath Walker is addressing the tree. This immediately creates empathy for both the tree and her people. By the last line she has emphasised this with the pronoun “us” to show that they suffer a similar fate. Juxtaposition and personification are used in the first two lines of the poem. “Gumtree in the city street, Hard Bitumen around your feet”. The use of these techniques immediately gives the…

Edward Thomas and Robert Frost both write about the harshness of life. In his poem 'The Owl ', Thomas provides a didactic character in the form of the owl and describes his literal and metaphorical journey towards the realisation of his privilege, compared to others around him who are suffering. The title focuses on the owl, and is chosen as the poet is reflecting on hearing the owl 's cry. On the other hand, Frost uses 'Out, Out ' to describe a tragic event in which the harshness of life is…

In her May 21, 2007, article, “(Rethinking) Gender” from Newsweek, Debra Rosenberg informs, and subtly persuades that the definition of gender, specifically stereotypical categories should be reevaluated. In the beginning of the article Rosenberg tells the story of the NASCAR driver, J. T. Hayes, who suffered a race car accident then decided to change his name and become Terri O’Connell. She said that she changed her ways that she had always felt like a woman and that this has been an ongoing…

“It definitely sharpened my interest in language, the way people used language, slang words, speech patterns. There 's a big advantage to being the outsider” (1). This is a quote by Amy Heckerling, and it explains how speech patterns often go unnoticed by people of a certain group. A person with a southern accent believes that their accent is the normal, and a person with a Boston accent does not think they have one. Clive Thompson’s article “He and She; What’s the Real Difference?” explains an…

Standard English Grammar takes priority in teaching from kindergarten to college and university. The Standard English Grammar sets rules on the way both professional and nonprofessional writing is conducted; these rules place priority on the structure of a sentence, where punctuation is placed, and consistent tenses. While the issue of consistent verb tenses within writing is valid, the punctuation and structure of a sentence itself should not have priority over what is “good” and “bad” writing…

The word text is used in linguistics to refer to any passage, spoken or written, of whatever length, that does from a unified whole. To make a coherent text, it must contain cohesive ties. A text has texture, and this is what distinguishes it from something that is not a text. (Halliday and Hassan, 1976, p.1-2). Cohesion is found on many types of discourse (Tanskanen, 2006, p.2). According to Halliday and Hassan(1976) the concept of cohesion is A semantic one; it…

Education is also another key, in understanding different groups, like the LGBTQ community in society. For an example, from the panel, the pronouns that a healthcare professional or someone may use will indicate to the LGBTQ individual if the setting that they are in is a safe haven for them or not. Just being mindful or consciences of the words that we speak are important. An example of this…

In the late 1760's, Americans were on the verge of war with Britain. They needed an excuse to fight and gain independence. Patrick Henry's famous speech created one of the many excuses that drove the people to fight. In his speech, Patrick Henry emphasizes the use of rhetorical devices such as anaphora and allusion to expose British atrocities to the people so that they could join the war effort. Patrick Henry used anaphora as a tool to convince the people to fight for independence because of…