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    be so. This conveys the opposite‚ that everything that looks valuable‚ is valuable; maybe suggesting that every dream is worth pursuing. The proverb in “Only shooting stars break the mold” is the persona telling people to be differentiate themselves from others to be successful. There’s a hyperbole in “The ice we skate is getting pretty thin The water’s getting warm so you might as well swim” as he is stating that the ice is melting so much that you can swim in

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    story filled with symbolisms‚ ugly reality‚ ridicule‚ and characters which reflect on the horror of the cruel tradition’s and that the townspeople are afraid of change. The three most important literary elements used to help form this story are plot‚ characterization‚ and theme. The first important literary element that holds significant value to form this story is plot. Jackson story starts off by saying. It is a gorgeous summer day‚ the children are out of school‚ and the villagers are gathering

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    the poem was born into poverty as the lines from the poem say‚ “And boards torn up… and places with no carpet on the floor‚” (lines 5‚ 6). This shows the reader that the mother has experienced hazardous situations‚ in which she had to overcome in order to be where she is. As the poem continues it uses an extended metaphor to compare the mother’s life to a staircase‚ with the repetition of‚ “Life ain’t been no crystal stair‚” (line 2). The poem also uses local vernacular to help the reader understand

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    In the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards‚ there is a usage of rhetorical devices including imagery‚ alliteration‚ and personification to create an impacting scene for the audience to obey and follow the path of Christ. He engages with his audience through rhetorical devices and registers the repercussions in relation with an angry god and being doomed to hell. In the sermon‚ Edwards applies an imagery into his speech. For example‚ he claims that "Their case is past

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    samples from suspects and the crime scene - Proved one man guilty and another man innocent. Recombinant DNA Technology Recombinant DNA technology is a set of techniques for combining genes from different sources into a single DNA molecule. (Figure 1) - An organism that carries recombinant DNA is called a genetically modified (GM) organism. Recombinant DNA technology is applied in the field of biotechnology. - Biotechnology uses various organisms to perform practical tasks From Humulin

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    What general topic have you selected? What components‚ or sub topics‚ are related to this topic? What particular aspect of this topic interests you most? What is your purpose or goal for writing an essay on this topic? What question do you want to answer or address in the essay? What is your narrowed topic choice for final expository essay? Is your topic still too broad for the length of the paper

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    the image of the product has more priority than the performance of the product. An article in‚ “The Onion‚” the author satirizes how products are marketed to consumers through means of a variety of literary strategies such as words and phrases‚ dialogue‚ and scientific vocabulary. First‚ the literary strategy of using words and phrases throughout the article to mock the long tradition of how marketing companies advertise their products. The product in this article is shoe inserts. For instance

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    a Coaster‚ always going all over the place and wanting it to stop. In the song “Coasters” by Khalid‚ he utilizes the literary devices of Imagery‚ symbolism‚ and diction to prove that having to get over someone is difficult situation that some people deal with‚ but it’s for the better for themselves. Imagery is visually descriptive or figurative language. In the song Coaster he uses imagery to show express on how he’s feeling‚ he says “ I’ll throw

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    Literary Devices Used In The Things They Carried By: Tom Vennemann The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien expresses the importance of a story-truth‚ as opposed to a happening-truth by use of literary elements in his writing. The novel is about war and the guilt it leaves on everyone involved in the war. Story-truth is not exactly what happened‚ but uses part of the truth and part made up in order to express the truth of what emotion was felt‚ which an important thematic element in the novel is

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    of the broken down ship‚ he begins to notice the people around him and their dreams of mass wealth along with the possession of all ivory. As his journey goes about Marlow beholds what happens when power and rise in status reaches the hands of evil.

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