creating a more vivid picture for an audience. Some forms of comparing commonly used by writers include similes and metaphors. A simile can be used to express a similarity between two words or phrases using the words like or as. Metaphors‚ on the other hand‚ work by contrast. A metaphor uses one thing described as though it were another in order to portray a vivid picture. Using metaphors and similes can help the reader gain a clear picture of the five senses - sight‚ smell‚ touch‚ taste‚ sound - while
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News this week was overshadowed by the tremendous tragedy that occurred at the “Pulse” Nightclub at Orlando‚ Florida. As the official number of victims is 49 dead and 53 injured. It is believed the reason the shooter targeted this particular Nightclub was due to it being a Gay Club. President Obama brief the public on the details of this mass shooting stating that “this was an act of terror” he chose his word carefully and took no questions from the press afterwards. June is LGBT month‚ across America
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation ISRN Electrochemistry Volume 2013‚ Article ID 732815‚ 7 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/732815 Research Article Pulse-Current Electrodeposition for Loading Active Material on Nickel Electrodes for Rechargeable Batteries M. D. Becker‚ G. N. Garaventta‚ and A. Visintin Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoqu´micas Te´ricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA)‚ Facultad de Ciencias Exactas‚ UNLP‚ CCT La Plataı o CONICET‚ Casilla de Correo 16‚ Sucursal 4‚ 1900 La Plata‚
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The Big Rocks of Life! One day a wise teacher was speaking to a group of his students. He pulled out a one-gallon‚ wide-mouthed mason jar and set it on a table in front of him. Then he produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them‚ one at a time‚ into the jar. When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside‚ he asked‚ "Is this jar full?" Everyone in the class said‚ "Yes." "Really?" he asked. "Let’s see." He reached under the table and pulled
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PULSE OXIMETRY Submitted by: Joshua Martin Rhoanne Feleo Submitted to: Mrs. Fontanilla Pulse Oximetry What is a Pulse Oximeter? * A Pulse Oximeter is a device used to perform the diagnostic procedure for determining the: * Percentage of hemoglobin (Hb) that is saturated with oxygen The oxygen
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Aim: Pulse rate is the number of times in a minute an artery pulsates or the rhythmic expansion and contraction‚ which indicates that a heartbeat has occurred. There are many factors which affect the pulse rate which includes: gender‚ age‚ body temperature‚ pain‚ emotion‚ exercise‚ blood pressure‚ consumption of stimulants‚ dehydration‚ body mass index (weight)‚ fitness level‚ lifestyle and many more. In my investigation‚ I would be examining the affect of gender in the change in the pulse rates
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It feels great‚ helping out little children in their day to day activities. Anything from teaching them numbers and colors to taking them outside to play feels wonderful. It fills me with joy to interact with the little balls of joy. That is why I look forward to every Wednesday when I get to help out at COTS. I love walking through those doors and encountering no response. Then Mrs. B tells them to say hello and a smile graces my face. I would rather not equate my work to that of a mother‚ but
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School of Rock The ‘School of Rock’ is about an over confident guitarist Dewey Finn played by Jack Black. This film is written by Mike White‚ it is produced by Scott Rudin along with being directed by Richard Linklater. In this film Dewey Finn is a selfish so called “rock star”. He pushes his luck with the band and uses people to get what he wants or where he wants. A lot of the way through this film you come to terms with what makes the film what it is today‚ like lighting techniques‚ the uses
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Create a metaphor for yourself using something you would find in your kitchen or your garage. List as many similarities or relationships between yourself and this object as you can think of‚ then elaborate on this comparison in an essay. Why is this object a good representation of you? If I took a quick look around my kitchen‚ I would probably find my reflection in a wooden spoon. Not literally‚ as it is not a metallic spoon‚ but figuratively. Because like me‚ a wooden spoon is a well-rounded
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Mr. Silva ENG/100 April 16‚ 2013 Analysis of Metaphor of Two Turkish Videos Understanding the branding strategies of any company or business goes beyond the listing of a set of steps which can effectively summarize and target their buyers. The entire strategy of branding a product revolves around a company’s response to the changing dynamics of consumer psychology. In an effort to unscramble the complexities involved in the branding steps undertaken by the two Turkish commercials for Pepsi‚
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