Verb phrase

J.B Priestley’s play ‘An Inspector Calls’ applies the theme of social and moral responsibility to express how the capitalist views of 1912 can ruin them. With Priestley being an advocate and socialist for equality, he purposely evokes the thoughts and actions of the prototypical capitalist communities of the 1900s, critiquing them for their unsympathetic and self-centred mindset, which are some of the most significant factors that disagree entirely with the idea of social responsibility. The…

to poverty because of their lower evolutionary status. Many of these reformers believed that the Anglo-Saxon race was mentally superior to others and owed less evolved populations their attention and assistance. This feeling was immortalized In the phrase coined by Rudyard Kipling “the white man’s…

reader were in remembrance of Nancy. He continues with the use of parallel structure. Capote also uses the repetition of ideas to show their significance. In the first paragraph, young Bobby Rupp, was mentioned three times. The author uses short, verb phrases such as “swinging a bat, dribbling a basketball, driving a tractor, wading in bathing trunks” to create emphasis. The last sentence of the passage contains the sentences Nancy writes in her diary on the last day of her life. She writes…

So Mote It Be I got the word incorrect because I had no clue as to what it really meant. I was unable to know the true meaning to the word, but it goes way beyond just knowing a word you have to understand and really know how to use it correctly in order to understand where it comes from. I am thanking or asking for help in some way. It is the thought of something in which I want it to be done. It is important to believe that it will be done the way you want it to be done, if I want it done I…

modern world. For which he was also very famous for that too, having the knowledge of how human behavior worked. He gave his audience incenting feel and an inside scoop of thoughts in his characters. He managed to create different words by using nouns, verbs, and adverbs, gaining understanding and knowledge for students that study English literary language. In the English literary language, there was an “estimate that Shakespeare used at least 20,000 words” (“The Influence of William…

work, learning, and responsibility at age 13 instead of age 30. In other words, replace adolescence with young adulthood.” – Gingrich, 2 This quote makes the piece more interesting to read because of Gingrich’s creative use of the phrase “13 going on 30”. It is a phrase that may not be particularly common, but most of us have heard of it. Curiously, the movie is about a girl who is ambitious to be an adult, but realizes in the end that adolescence should be enjoyed while she still has a chance.…

“Well, son, I 'll tell you: Life for me ain 't been no crystal stair.” – Langston Hughes This verse from Langston Hughes’ poem “Mother to Son,” highlights the struggles of the African Americans and how the Harlem Renaissance evolved their community through music, dance and literature. Hughes contributed towards the renaissance through his poems which allowed people to understand the position of African Americans at the time and allowed them to relate to him. He discusses the subjects of…

dedicating towards them. He exclaims that, “We can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow, this ground.” (Lincoln). Right away, Lincoln greets his audience with an assertive tone. He makes anaphoric use of “We can not” followed by a verb to stress the finalization of the statement. It is as if Lincoln refutes any possibility that the living can make the burial ground sacred because they have not put in the endeavors the soldiers have. The living nation has collectively failed…

She also implies that he is attempting to take something from the sea by viewing it. She does so by countering “taking” in line 2 with the verb “give” in line 5. The man’s arrogant attempt to claim nature by gazing on it is ultimately foiled, because “the sea has nothing to give but a well excavated grave” (Moore 5). The man wants to stand in the middle of everything but he literally cannot…

never-ending tour of sightseeing. I consider myself truly lucky to live in such a wonderful place. Michigan did not take its shape or beauty overnight [Feedback: You can use 'beauty' as a noun modifier in phrases such as 'beauty salon' or 'beauty contest', but you should probably use ''beautiful' in the phrase 'beautiful overnight'.]. It has been millions of years in the…