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    characters’ eyes at the time. The characters see “fire” is leaping can show that it’s easily to spread, and it conveys a sadness tone towards the community and how their hardworks have been burned in just a few minutes. In addition, Steinbeck utilizes the word “shadow” to reveal how everything is covered by the fire and is under darkness. Darkness is usually embed with sadness or corruption similar in this story, the individuals hardworks have been completely…

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    The two stories both shared a tone of sadness and helplessness, they also shared some similarities in diction, because some of the words in both stories were religious and spiritual. Finally they both had great use of syntax not only to describe the setting and what was happening, but it was…

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    People are persuaded to unite and become a stronger nation in order to continue an unseen war that has not ended while hearing the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln, since he is utilizing parallelism, repitition, and alliteration. Abraham Lincoln utilizes an objective and determined tone in order to persuade his audience. In addition to his tone, he also includes parallelism in his speech to strengthen his point of view. For example, in the Gettysburg Address Lincoln states, "that…

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    Running is my key to relieving, it's something that meant nothing to me at first and it now my passion. I run not only for myself but for my fallen ones; the loved one I lost throughout my life. My motivation is intrinsic, it all comes from the inside. I run because I feel connected, I feel whole, and most importantly to make all my loved ones proud. My heart has always been on fire, but along the way the flame extinguished. Like a room without light or a night without moonlight. My heart has…

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    Frederick Douglass uses many rhetorical devices to convince the reader that slavery should be abolished, by implying that blacks are equal to whites, while appealing to Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. Douglass starts off by telling where he was born but going on to explain of how he does not know the year of his birth so therefore: is unaware of his birthdate, he also explains that most slaves do not know basic information such as birthdays, names, or even the names of their parents. This is the first…

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    shroud from the body of Christ revealing it the Virgin Mary, who is wearing blue and red drapery with a grey vail. Mary clutches her heart, which has been allegorically pierced by a sword as cherubs look upon her and the body of Christ each showing sadness as one wipes a tear from his eye. Christ’s body is as white as the shroud he’s covered in which appears to be illuminated. Along the ground of the paint the crown of thorns, the three nails, and whip lay in the bottom right corner of the…

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    Zhanyan explains that she was sent away by her parents to help support her family and pay for her brother's education. Working and living so far away from her family gives Zhanyan a sense independence but also causes a great deal of sadness and anxiety. Despite the sadness she feels at times, the traditional Chinese values she was inculcated with growing up compel her to obey her parents desires and suffer through her loneliness and isolation. As the film progresses, Zhanyan's parents arrange…

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    While Gatsby and Daisy’s love ends in great sadness, the affection that Gatsby has for Daisy creates the mood of loving happiness, “He hadn’t once ceased looking at Daisy, and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes”(Fitzgerald…

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    she could be dying. He resorts to anything to help him get through the rough times. Throughout the poem, the narrator goes through some very strong feelings and emotions. Some of the emotions he goes in and out of is love, hate, sorrow, happiness, sadness, gloomy, lucky, thankful, and the last one which is very strong, which is craziness. In the poem the narrator uses a lot of techniques to foreshadow events in the future. He is also able to use objects to represent his feelings and emotions,…

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    denied privilege to go off unit “for a smoke” due to a conflict that had occurred between herself and another patient on the unit. The result of this altercation led to D.B. expressing feelings of anger towards the staff who denied her privileges and sadness as this was her last day before discharge and was worried her discharge may be compromised due to this event. This combination of feelings led to D.B. secluding herself in her room. I recognized that my patient’s well-being and safety was at…

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