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    Using Denotative and Connotative Meanings The Lesson Activities will help you meet these educational goals: 21st Century Skills—You will apply use critical thinking and problem solving skills‚ collaborate with others‚ and communicate effectively. Directions Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your answers directly in the document. _________________________________________________________________________ Self-Checked Activities Read the instructions for the

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    thing.” This is not hate; it is just an extreme overstatement. Not many people will ever experience true hatred. Hate is seen as a strong negative emotion or extreme loathing‚ its dictionary definition is to express or feel extreme enmity. Two denotative definitions of hate are‚ “to feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility towards.” and “to dislike intensely or passionately.” These two definitions are similar because they both basically say to dislike something. Also the two definitions use

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    that this poem is far from a friendly dance but a more sinister aspect of this waltz which unveils an unsettling emotion under the surface of this poem. Imagery is used by the speaker to contrast fear-provoking images with reassuring ones. The connotative meanings of the title are apparent through these devices. The reader may presume that the speaker in "My Papa ’s Waltz" is a child or a man reminiscing about his youth through the simple level of vocabulary used. "Could not unfrown itself"‚ unfrown

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    Mazzola 1  Nick Mazzola  English 162  Mr. Z  1 March 2014    The Act of Being Brave    Have  you  ever  had  to  look  fear  in  the  eyes‚  thought  your  life  was  in danger‚ or even  just  felt  so  scared  that  tears  began  to  appear?  What  would  you  do?  How  would you react? For those  of  you  that  do  not  know  what  bravery  is‚  according  to  the  Webster  dictionary‚  bravery  is  a  mixture  of  courage‚  valor‚  and  magnificence.  Bravery  to  some‚  however‚  is an  instinct

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    The denotative definition defines “cheating (v.): 1. An instance of rule-breaking (Collins English Dictionary 2014)”. From a student’s point of view cheaters and cheating is not a dying breed‚ but that does not make cheating an act of righteousness. The challenge of being a student in the 21st century is synonymous to a cry for help. Aptly put this cry is synonymous to the pressure that‚ I‚ as a student feel 5 days a week‚ approximately 12- 15 hours a day‚ and approximately 8 months out of the year

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    Physical therapy has a very negative connotation maybe because of the requirement of exercise‚ that not many people like to do‚ or the amount of pain that can go along with it. In spite of the connotation it is a very positive necessity in life. Everybody’s goal when they start physical therapy is to get back in the same shape they were before the injury or better. It is treatment that can be really beneficial in the long run. As you get older so many things start to get tighter or ache‚ but if

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    Christopher Reeve is an actor who has become paralyzed and is at the democratic national convention to talk about the importance of passing the American Disabilities Act. He uses connotative diction to help the listeners understand his point of helping disabled people as a nation. For example‚ Reeve speaks about family values. He says that this nation is one giant family and explains the family needs to help family. He says that every person‚ no matter their “type”‚ has value. In paragraph 1 he

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    at the Kitchen Table Connotative and denotative meanings of words and phrases are the backbone for African American literature. In “I‚ Too” by Langston Hughes‚ Hughes uses words and phrases that have a deeper underlying meaning than what they appear to be. With his work focused on the equality of blacks in early America it makes it easier to pull out the words and phrases that have these subliminal meanings. The tones in “I‚ Too” can be established by seeking the connotative meanings of certain words

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    In “The Use of Force” Williams shows us the variety of emotions felt by a doctor during a house call. Williams uses situational irony and connotative language to convey a conflict that he faces with diagnosing a child. Despite the fact that her parents and the doctor make and attempt to reason with the girl‚ she continues to defy them in their efforts to help her. Williams illustrates the true definition of what makes someone a hero. The fact that the doctor is determined to help the young girl‚

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    National Convention‚ he showed great importance through his words on passing the Americans with Disabilities Act. The main words that connected with the audience throughout his speech were family‚ values‚ and dreams. Firstly‚ the word family shows connotative diction because Reeve sees that all of us in this nation are‚ metaphorically speaking‚ brothers and sisters. In paragraph two of his speech he says‚ ?... if America is really a family‚ then we have to recognize that many members of our

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