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    The Anatomy of Motive

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    Paul Quinn College | The Anatomy of Motive | Dexter D. Evans | | Criminology-ONLINE | 1/7/2011 | McIntosh | The Anatomy of Motive Every day I put my life on the line as a soldier in the United States Army. When a person joins the army the first material they learn is “The Soldiers’ Creed.” In this declaration to our country‚ a fresh recruit is expressing that he or she will defend America‚ come what may. This include taking out the enemy by killing them. One of the hardest questions

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    Irony

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    Irony‚ usually the most important kind for the fiction writer‚ the discrepancy is between appearance and reality‚ or between expectation and fulfillment‚or between what is and what seems appropriate. Irony is the main element used in the three stories “The Lottery” “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Rocking Horse Winner”. In each of these stories irony symbolizes a dark side‚ that’s reveled throughout the story The Lottery is a great example of irony The morning of June 27th was clear and

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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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    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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    Irony

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    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

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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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    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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    BSM Motives

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    Almeida‚ J. 2008. ‘Brazil in Focus: Economic‚ Political and Social Issues’. Nova Publishers Belik‚ A. & Rocha dos Santos‚ R. ‘Institutional Environment and Large Scale Food Distribution in Brazil: Toward Greater Flexibility and Efficiency’. Instituto de Economia - Unicamp Bruinsma‚ J. 2009. The resource Outlook to 2050: ‘by how much do land‚ water use and crop yields need to increase by 2050?’ Paper presented at the Expert meeting on how to feed the world in 2050. Rome: Food and Agriculture

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    Esther Padilla Oakes 80A October 25‚2011 Always outnumbered always outgunned Response The book consists of fourteen stories that describe Socrates Fortlow’s ‚ the main character‚ life. All throughout the book many moral issues are covered such as racism‚ responsibility‚ friendship and violence. Socrates grew up in Indiana and was introduces to violence at a very early age. His father was very violent and soon after he passed away both Socrates and his mother lost their house and during

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    In my opinion‚ a book is always a better choice for entertainment then a movie. Usually‚ when a book is adapted into a movie; the movie always seems to omit scenes and details mentioned in the book. This is the same with Walter Mosley’s Always Outnumbered‚ Always Outgunned; a novel that tells a story surrounding a man named Socrates Fortlow. However‚ while the movie version of Always Outnumbered‚ Always Outgunned follows the same concept as the book there are substantial differences in terms of events

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