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    suffer from the problems of the English language and giving solutions to those problems. Overall, he points out that the modern English prose is vague, confusing, and difficult to read. Regarding the newfound vagueness of the English language, Orwell states, “This mixture of vagueness and sheer incompetence is the most marked characteristic of modern English prose, and especially of any kind of political writing.” This quote is showing how political writings are unclear and contradicting.…

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    factors that should be further investigated prior to accepting the any claim. In this case we look at the Noreen Renier’s claims of the having the psychic ability to locate Norma Lewis, the missing person. Perception in Constructive, clarity in vagueness is an ability used by…

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    1- Slogans reinforce repetition. Slogans are brief, catchy, and memorable phrases that may include labeling and stereotyping. Slogans appear to support reasoned ideas, but they tend to mainly act as emotional appeals. Slogans are devised to influence people’s beliefs to support a certain side and to lower the cognitive load on the recipient and encourage repetition. When a slogan or idea is repeated enough times, it may begin to be taken as the truth. Slogans also tie along to another strategy…

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    Religion has played integral role in shaping American society since its founding, almost two-hundred and fifty years ago. From the Declaration of Independence, which acknowledged “the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God,” to George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, which established “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer” in recognition of “the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God… and humbly to implore His protection and favor,” many of America’s founding…

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    The Minister’s Black Veil and Superstition Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of The Minister’s Black Veil, uses the setting and dialog of his story to help maximize the intrigue and mysteriousness behind the main character, Reverend Hooper’s actions. Set in the 1600’s in a Puritan New England village, Hawthorne infuses the culture and mindset of the time into his story. He truly embraces all aspects of the puritan religion into his story. He uses the extremism of Puritan religion and beliefs to help…

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    In "The Sexualization of Reconstruction Politics: White Women and Black Men in the South after the Civil War," the author, Martha Hodes examines white southerner 's toleration of sexual relationships between white females and black males, post-Civil War. Hodes explores the entwined relationship between black male sexuality and political power and demonstrates a timeline of decreasing toleration whites had of sexual liaisons between black males and white females. The author examines the…

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    Sam Solomon USMC Analysis

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    Sam Solomon USMC In these accounts we are given a peek into Sam Solomon’s life and mindset during World War II. Through three letters, we are given the opportunity to experience this gruesome war from his point of view, which gives us a closer look at this time in history. This account gives us a closer look to daily life in combat during World War II and answers the questions of how this life was conducted by these men in the war. These accounts show us the uncertainty and fear that the…

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    The flaws in the constitution are not limited to intentional ambiguity and vagueness, for major issue can be found in chapter four, which despite not being included within the section marked specifically for listing the rights of Thai people, clearly limits the freedoms of the Thai people and must be addressed. Chapter four is entitled “Duties of the Thai People,” and delineates the relationship between the Thai people and the executive government. The first of these “duties” is listed under…

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    Prezi Argument Essay

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    reveal the truth and add more fun to my presentation. And one of the videos is more about the company aspect. Showing the how the company usually do and the reason they like to put the “natural” labels and barn or leaf. The other video is support my “vagueness” idea, I wrote the Arizona case in my essay. I talked about how the Arizona tea print “100% natural” labels on their products but in fact they contain high fructose corn syrup and citric acid. In the video, the guy questions a box of…

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    The Drunk Poetry Analysis

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    Daniel Bailey is most notably known for his first published collection of poems, “The Drunk Sonnets”, which was composed of 53 sonnets that Bailey wrote while completely intoxicated. In truth, it can’t be proven that he was actually plastered, but he was at least using his best “drunkface”. The Drunk Sonnets were a part of a small genre of poetry affectionately called Drunk Poetry, and all of the authors in this particular genre happened to be restricted to Daniel Bailey’s immediate friend…

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