Irony: the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning (Merriam Webster Dictionary) Of the four soldiers wandering behind enemy lines after the Battle of the Bulge‚ Billy Pilgrim is the least soldierly and least likely to survive. He’s the only one who survives. He also survives the incineration of Dresden‚ not bad for an unfit prisoner of war. He is also the lone survivor of an airplane crash. Edgar Derby is tried and executed for plundering
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There is actually lots of irony in this story. The key piece is that the two characters in this story hate each other. They want each other dead and in the end‚ both of them end up dieing. Irony is the best thing to have in stories in my opinion. They make it interesting and funny so at the end you can say “ha sucks doesn’t it”. Ulrich and Georg have grown up hating each other and wouldn’t mind killing one another. They show this from a young age‚ “as boys they had thirsted for one another’s blood”
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elements of style to make their stories interesting. There are many elements of style used by authors. Irony and theme are often used in short stories. This is clearly shown in O. Henry’s short stories such as: “The Gift of the Magi‚” “The Lickpenny Lover‚” “The Midsummer Knights Dream‚” “The Cop and the Anthem‚” and “Ships.” The short stories of O. Henry use the element of theme to bring about ironic endings. In “The Gift of the Magi” there are elements of theme throughout the entire story. One example
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Surprise the Irate Customer Businesses experience negative people all the time (Christopher‚ 2012). If avoidance were an acceptable tactic in customer service‚ most employees would be thrilled (Christopher‚ 2012). Interaction with adverse individuals can exhaust an employee’s vitality and change a pleasant experience to one of regret rapidly (Christopher‚ 2012). Businesses are burdened with finding solutions for customer conflict based on varying personality types (Christopher‚ 2012). It is
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happiness can also extend across an entire nation‚ with people in "happy" nations being more likely to have pro-democratic attitudes and a keenness to help others. The link between happiness and success was investigated by a team from the University of California Riverside‚ led by Professor Sonja Lyubomirsky. First‚ they analysed questionnaires that ask people about multiple aspects of their lives. "For example‚ they show that happy people tend to earn higher incomes‚" said Prof Lyubomirsky. Having
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Irony Matt looked on as Mr Lensher was handcuffed by the police. The wrinkles on his face were suddenly so detailed that Matt suspected if he had made the right decision. Aged sixty‚ a sentence for theft would have caused to die in jail. Ironically‚ Matt could remember the exact same words Mr Lensher once told him‚ "No matter how old or young a person is‚ or whatever reason he has for committing a crime‚ if he breaks the law‚ he deserves to be punished. " It was these exact words that made Matt
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------------------------------------------------- KLM Surprise Digital Campaign Analysis ------------------------------------------------- Introduction: How Happiness spread Figure 1 http://surprise.klm.com/ Royal Dutch company KLM sought a different way to connect with their customers and reward them for flying with them‚ at the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. And what better way to do it‚ was through the “KLM surprise” Campaign of “how happiness spreads”. It consisted of monitoring traveller’s
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Stella Boima Hector Perez English IV June 10 2013 What can be discovered about the pursuit of happiness by conducting empirical research? “Happiness is the purpose of life.” – Dalai Lama As seniors at Barringer High School‚ we have been reading about the pursuit of happiness. The readings led us to understand how important and vital happiness is to humans. Based on some of the ideas presented we decided to conduct a survey among one hundred
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Happiness‚ Knopf‚ 2006. Carol Graham (2010)‚ Happiness around the World: The Paradox of Happy Peasants and Miserable Millionaires‚ Oxford: Oxford University Press. Hills P.‚ Argyle M. (2002). "The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire: a compact scale for the measurement of psychological well-being. Personality and Individual Differences". Psychological Wellbeing 33: 1073–1082. Barbara Ann Kipfer‚ 14‚000 Things to Be Happy About‚ Workman‚ 1990/2007‚ ISBN 978-0-7611-4721-3. Stefan Klein‚ The Science of Happiness
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Quinceanera is every girl dream‚ it’s a celebration of a girls fifteenth birthday. It’s a tradition where a girl turns into a woman. A Quinceanera is planned one year before your fifteenth birthday. It starts out with a ceremony‚ food reception‚ and a Surprise dance to end it. All my family and friends were there on my big day. On November 22‚ 2008‚ I had one of my memorable nights‚ where I felt like a total princess. My birthday is November 11‚ but since it wasn’t a Saturday on that day‚ I set the date
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