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    Irony in Animal Farm

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    much power in the hands of one individual can lead to inequality and unfair advantages.  In the story it was said all animals should be treated equally‚ but as the story  progressed all the animals began to be treated unequally.    In the story Orwell uses the literary device irony‚ dramatic irony. Orwell was  showing us the hypocrisy coming from the pigs before the animal were able to see. the  animals told each other ​ “Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk‚ he does not lay eggs‚ he is too

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    March 21st‚ 2013 5 Min Presentation Outline Sound & Fury I will be doing my presentation on a movie that I watched called: “Sound and Fury.” It’s a documentary that was filmed back in 2000 by director Josh Aronson. The movie focuses in on two brothers and their nuclear families that are affected by deafness in different ways. The two brothers names are Peter and Chris Artinian. The brothers were raised by their parents Peter & Marianne who are both hearing. Peter is the older brother

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    "The Necklace": The Development of Irony by Kimberly Ednie Mrs. Connolly ENC 1102 M-W-F 9:00AM Short Story Essay January 29‚ 1997 Guy de Maupassant’s "The Necklace" is situational irony written in 1884. The story was written in a time when there were very distinct social classes primarily determined by one’s birth. It is about a woman who can not come to terms with her position in the middle class. Although she knows she can not escape her class‚ she refuses to accept it gracefully.

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    Symbols‚ Irony‚ and Feelings in “The Metamorphosis” and “Astronomer’s Wife” Randall L. Breeden Jr. ENG125: Introduction to Literature Deborah Duff May 11th‚ 2010 Symbols‚ Irony‚ and Feelings in “The Metamorphosis” and “Astronomer’s Wife” A community is defined as a unified body of individuals. The community is represented by a family‚ bank‚ and loggers in “The Metamorphosis” and a married couple and hired help in “The Astronomer’s Wife” The authors of these two short stories give

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    there is more wine to drink‚ tricks him‚ and leaves him down in there to die. This story has tons of literary elements to help readers dig deep into this golden piece of literature. Along with all the other features about this story it shows signs of irony. In the story the antagonist is Fortunato. He is the innocent one in the text and shows how things can escalate quick. He is just playing small

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    Sound of Waves Essay

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    Steegan Mewart Oct 2013 In the novel The Sound of Waves the love story between Hatsue and Shinji was captivating. The novel included a great story with an even better conflict that arose to try and break up the lovers. This conflict involved a character names Yasuo‚ who was interesting because he was so different than the main character Shinji. Both Shinji and Yasuo found Hatsue attractive and had intentions to marry her. The two men were almost polar opposites throughout the story. The ending

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    Paul Simon’s "Sounds of Silence" I chose the song "Sounds of Silence" because I admire Paul Simon’s lyrics and I believe this is one of his best songs in terms of its poetic quality. The song is very haunting: its lyrics stir you and leave you feeling as though you’ve heard and witnessed something profound. Though I struggle with trying to understand much of it‚ I enjoy trying it figure it out. An analysis of this song must begin with the very first line. The adress‚ "Hello darkness‚" is an apostrophe

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    in others‚ irony is used in both stories to help readers understand their message‚ but the messages that are portrayed to the audience differ. “The Pardoner’s Tale” by Geoffrey Chaucer and “Federigo’s Falcon” by Giovanni Boccaccio portray how greed can be the start of something evil‚ and how sometimes sacrifices have to be made for the people that are most loved. Therefore “Federigo’s Falcon” and “The pardoner’s tale” are similar because both authors portray their message with irony. The three

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    Unit 39 – The sound and music industry – task1 Introduction: Music industry has four areas. The different roles and jobs are link to the different areas of music industry. People need to sign the contracts and every areas of music industry have different content of contracts. People or companies have copyright. Licensing and copyright are very important in music industry. P1 Describe four areas of the music industry. 1. Music publishing In the music industry a music publisher or company

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    In the short story‚ "The Things They Carried”‚ Tim O’Brien writes about the soldiers of Vietnam and the burdens they had to carry with them. In this story‚ O’Brien uses symbolism‚ irony and the theme of burden and guilt to portray how the war has affected the men and the ways they cope. O’Brien’s usage of these literary devices serves as a remembrance of what the soldiers have left behind and a false sense of security about the violence and death that surrounds them. We are able to see the way each

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