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    Mildred watched the toast delivered to her plate. She had both ears plugged with electronic bees that were humming the hour away.” Reading both that her ears were “plugged” and that she merely “watched the toast delivered to her plate”, it's clear there's a connection between the technology and her inability to remove herself from the use of it. In addition, certain…

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    Butter Battle Book The book The Butter Battle, by Dr. Suess, is about 2 nations of people named the Yooks and the Zooks and why they separated themselves over one simple concept; they butter and eat their toast differently. The Yooks eat their toast butter-side up, and the Zooks eat their toast butter-side down. They look exactly the same, except for their clothing, but they consider themselves completely different. Both sides decided to build a wall, and both have a border patrol. The Yooks’…

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    Gone: A Short Story

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    startled me as it came dripping towards my feet. Along with that, no one was at the bus stop as they usually were. No one was at school either. I came home with nothing to do. So I went into the kitchen and got toast with Nutella. I love Nutella and bread. I took smaller bites of the toast than I usually did. It was like everyone was playing a huge prank on me. It’s been one and a half weeks and still haven't seen anyone around me, so I have gotten kind of used…

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    though by he shows concern for his health when he is trying to take his life. As a result, Montresor lures Fortunato to his death by gaining his trust and in the story there are many examples of this. Another example of verbal irony is when Montresor toast over Fortunato's health. Additionally, Montresor has lured Fortunato into the Cellar and gained his trust to drinking and toasting to Fortunato's long life. ¨I drink,¨ he said,¨ to…

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    the back of her arms and down her back. ‘Oh, no…no.’” In the Hand, the wife becomes afraid of the husband because of what he looks like. He tries to be polite and generous to her, not knowing that she is afraid, and she refused to let him butter her toast, and kissed the monstrous hand, beginning the life she began with him. This evidence reveals that my theme is true because it shows you how she was afraid of what she had noticed of the man. The Hand by Colette. The theme of this story is that…

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    Auld Lang Syne Analysis

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    thine (of yours)/And we’ll tak (take) a right guid (good) willie-waught (ale)/For days of auld lang syne!” Taking his hand symbolizes a mutually renewed bond of friendship, though one not as strong as the one in the past, and together they make that toast celebrating their times gone…

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    six brothers, and she hunted, tracked animals and canoed better or as well as them. Pauline was a struggling actress but one night while she was performing in Louisville, Kentucky, she had been dared by a Confederate troop to interrupt the show to toast to Jefferson Davis and the Confederacy, she said “Here’s to Jefferson Davis and the Southern Confederacy. May the South always maintain her honor and her rights!” Pauline saw this as a benefit to the Union, so she contacted the Union Army’s local…

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    Rhetorical Bread Tie

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    watched over the humans, and doing so, the gods blessed man with a plethora of gifts. Gifts like, doo-dackers, hob-smackers, and willy-wonkers. All of these, however, cannot compare to the phantasmagorical bread tie. The great and all powerful god of toast, Chad, was the first to propose the mystical idea of a bread tie. However, the other gods were like, “Whoa, Chad, are you crazy? A device that can both seal and unseal bread whilst keeping it fresh?! You must be out of your mind, dude.” and so…

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    Humorous Wedding Speeches

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    Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to start by saying on behalf of the bride’s mother, myself, and the groom’s parents, in giving a warm welcome to all the relatives and friends who have joined us today to celebrate Samantha and Jake’s wedding. Today we are the proudest parents in the whole world, seeing your daughter look so happy and radiant is a truly amazing experience, but I have to admit it fazed me just a bit in the ceremony when I had to give her away. As I look at my daughter, I can't…

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    and kiddies (..) The house, the car, the whole slam.” The “toast” is another great example of symbolism. “Toast” symbolizes salvation and a beginning. After eating the “toast” one can sober up and be forgiven for his past sins; in addition, when Austin steals the toasters from the neighborhood, he mentions that, “I guess it’s best not to even think of the victims.” This means that since the neighbors won’t have any toasters to make toast, they would be deprived of having a new beginning. The…

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