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    that we should all be equil with one another and be friends and to stop the rcesim and make peace with one another. The speech “I Have a Dream” by Dr. Martin luther king Jr is most comppeling because it uses uses dictation and illustion and gives examples on why African Americans are not treated equily as whites and tells why all men and woman need to be equil.The key message in the speech is that all people are created equal and‚ although not the case in America at the time‚ King felt it must be

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    in his thesis he claims natural disasters are dramatic enough‚ and for people to put something unorthodox is very disturbing. For example‚ “Natural disasters are dramatic enough people photoshop years old pictures‚ out-of-context videos and inevitably which causes havoc and disruption with citizens”. This quote implies that A.J. is using the literary device hyperbole‚ when using this device he does not agree with the using of photoshop during these type of natural causes due to the interruption and

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    From being linked to demons and entities to becoming the new colloquial hyperbole‚ the word “depressed” has significantly changed over time coinciding with the change of culture and history. According to the multiple definitions on Oxford English Dictionary‚ “depressed” can mean “put or kept down by pressure or force‚” “lowered‚ sunken‚ or low in position‚” or “brought low‚ oppressed‚ dejected‚ downcast‚ etc.; esp. in low spirits.” In particular‚ the main definition that pertains to society today

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    Barbara Kingsolver uses hyperbole to demonstrate the realities of life. Taylor is looking for a job and happens to see a HELP WANTED sign at a restaurant. She asks a lady about how the pay is and how it is like working their. As Taylor mentions the baby she is left with‚ the lady said she knows a place where the babies can be watched because she had a kid of her own. “I had thought Pittman was the only place on earth where people started having babies before they learned their multiplication tables”

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    The soldier establishes credibility through the troubles they experienced while active in the military and conveys a message through frustration and sarcasm. The Soldier uses hyperbole to create an emotional appeal‚ in order to show the hardships US soldiers face while active. In lines 11-12 the soldier employs a hyperbole that his privacy could be compared

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    the Laws of Supply and Demand The simulation in the text is about a small city by the name of Atlantis. Atlantis is a well-maintained city with many positive aspects for the community. All of the aspects make it a pleasant living environment. For example‚ the city has maintained streets‚ maintained sidewalks‚ large parks and jogging paths. To rent an apartment in the community of Atlantis an individual would have to go through Good life Management. The current vacancy rate is at 28 percent of availability

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    Summarising articles for thesis: Example 1 Karim‚ Zaidi & Wahid (2004) studied the performance of zakat distribution in Perak‚ Kedah‚ Negeri Sembilan and Selangor. The objective of the study is to compare the trend in zakat distribution in the selected states. They used the financial report of 1990 to 2001 from the respective State Islamic Religious Councils to analyze the trend in zakat distribution. They found that‚ on average the respective SIRCS only distributed 69% to 80% of the amount of

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    which is no less serious than narcomania or alcoholism. For instance‚ in August 2005‚ a report surfaced about the death of a 28-year-old southern Korean gamer who had spent 50 hours playing a real-time strategy game (BBC). For another significant example‚ one needs to look no further than July 2012‚ when a Taiwanese teenager fatally collapsed after a 40-hour game session (Crawley). Cases like these are actually quite numerous and happen all around the world. They make additional arguments to the negative

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    Social Mobilization Theory -  an interdisciplinary study within the social sciences that generally seeks to explain why social mobilization occurs‚ the forms underwhich it manifests‚ as well as potential social‚ cultural‚ and political consequences. The three current‚ leading theories explaining these phenomena include:  Resource Mobilization- The assumption here is that for a social movement to first exist and then to thrive‚ it needs to operate similar to a business which makes efficient

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    Frankenstein - Chapter 4 In Chapter 4 of the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ chemistry‚ anatomy‚ and all types of science are a direct result of everything and how the world around us works. In Chapter 4 there is a lot of talking about Victor’s love and desire for science‚ which makes this the most important chapter of the book because science is what was needed to create the monster. “...a churchyard...tackle of bodies deprived of life...beauty and strength...” Page 38. This use of

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