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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Irony moving the story forward To keep a reader intrigued and interested in what you are writing is a secret. That secret to success is not much of a secret at all‚ its all about keeping the story consistent and flowing naturally with transitions. You don’t want a long boring ol story making your audience sleep‚ a humours‚ suspenseful‚ full of ironic scenes would be sure to keep a reader on there feet wanting to see what will happen next. Authors use a box full of tools which contain literally
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Authors of short stories use 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
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democracy to some countries‚ governance in others have remained the same. Amongst the countries involved in the Arab Spring‚ there are poorer countries like Syria‚ Tunisia and Libya. Thus‚ given the international spotlight that these countries were under‚ it is critical for us to know if democracy is an ideology that should be embraced by poorer countries. I feel that poorer countries should embrace democracy except if they are confident that their leaders are upright and will always place the interest
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Paper #2 Throughout time sitcoms have used satire‚ irony and parody to entertain and get laughs out of its audience. Almost everyone likes certain sitcoms for different reasons‚ but mostly because they enjoy a good laugh. I want to talk about sitcoms and what is hiding behind the satire‚ irony and parodies. Sitcoms are meant to help its audience through social anxieties without fully coming out and saying what it is doing. The word sitcom is actually two words put together which was once called
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section seven‚ Dorothy Day describes her experience with Ms. A and her family. Ms. A is a woman who has had four children and an unemployed husband. Dorothy describes how she tried to explain to a social worker why Ms. A and her husband chose not to practice contraception‚ which is something the Catholic Church is against. However‚ the social worker does not understand this reasoning‚ since Ms. A and her husband would not so many financial problems if they had less children. Dorothy day also talks
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a company plays a role in customer satisfaction (McNealy 1994). Julian Richer is the owner of the biggest hi-fi separates retailer in the UK. The income revenues of the company’s stocks and its low overheads are the major contributions for the company’s success. However‚ this is just the top of the ice burg. What is under the water are the sub-elements which without them the company would not meet its today’s blooming. Richer Sounds is mainly focusing on a niche market and they believe that they
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Dorothy Edith Smith “Feminist Standpoint Theory and Institutional Ethnography” 1926- Dorothy E. Smith was born in North England in 1926. Dorothy E. Smith has lived a long life and commonly refers to it as “a long time ago and another world”. According to Smith‚ she has grown from the young woman to now due to several experiences. Smith has been employed in many different capacities such as a secretary and a clerk. In her Mid-twenties‚ she worked at a book publishing company. Smith attempted
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Not only was she a famous actress‚ but she also had other accomplishments. Dorothy Dandridge stared in many phenomenal films. She was and still is‚ most known for being the first black actress to be nominated for an academy award. She had many struggles on the road to getting there‚ and sadly her life was taken at a very young age before she could do more. Her family life was rough but she got through‚ and thanks to her mom‚ got a magnificent career that took off. She was born in Cleveland
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our heads when someone says Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz.” These are the lines that are related right away to the famous story. Dorothy’s long‚ adventurous trip down the Yellow Brick Road where she did make many specials friends and their find Esmerald city. Dorothy is a comun and adopted girl from Kansas she is adopted‚ Kansas is a desolated and too boring place‚ everywhere are gray and sad‚ she living with her aunt and uncle‚ and her dog toto‚ toto is an only Dorothy´s friends and she is worried
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