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    Pathos Analysis

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    Sanders’ primary appeal is pathos‚ and he uses it in various ways to illustrate his purpose. Firstly‚ his diction demonstrates use of pathos‚ because the author incorporates words with emotional contexts and meanings such as “seductive”‚ “unglamorous”‚ “tolerance”‚ and “respect”. Second of all‚ Sanders connects with the reader and their feelings through the use and repetition of personal pronouns‚ especially “we”‚ “our”‚ and “you”. On the same note‚ the author employs words such as “people”‚ “human”

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    As the old saying goes‚ “Reading is not generating the same result as seeing.” You can see from the meaning that we value seeing more than reading in terms of communication. The three most important elements in all forms of communication are sender‚ message and receiver. (Marie Gillespie and Jason Toynbee‚ 2006) Messages can be sent in several ways. Texts and images are two efficient ways of being sent. However‚ no one can deny the fact that‚ these days‚ we seem to pay more attention to images than

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    Harlem Homework

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    is a metaphor? Comment on its position and its effectiveness. “Or crust and sugar over-“ The metaphor helps create the shift in the poen and also gives a deeper meaning of what the poet is trying to say with greater impact. * What specific denotation has the word “dream”? Since the poem does not reveal the contents of the dreams‚ the poem is general in its implication. What happens to your understanding of it on learning that its author was a black American? The specific meaning of “dream”

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    The Power of Love

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    themselves that love and attention they need from their parent. (2) “A profoundly tender‚ passionate affection for another person.” (3) “Sexual passion or desire.” (4) “A person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart.” All of these denotations go hand in hand. They are all describing interpersonal love‚ which is love among human beings. Interpersonal love is very important because it is this type of love that allows humans to work together. Working together is an essential survival tool

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    The Company of Wolves

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    innocent children’s story into a extravagant gothic fantasy which positions the reader to grasp a greater understanding of the events leading up to the climax and the background in general. The stylist choices of magic realism differ from the classic denotation of fantasy because realistic frameworks of the real world are twisted with the supernatural resulting in murderous‚ sadistic or brutal situations; in this instance Red Riding Hood engaging in sexual acts with the Wolf. From the beginning the reader

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    Louis Xiv, the Sun King

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    Louis XIV‚ the Sun King Historians over three centuries have both defended and criticized Louis XIV’s controversial reign. Many people hailed him as a great king; supreme as the sun he deemed his emblem. A great king is an unselfish one who is able to consider the people’s interest before their own. This is a direct contrast to how Louis XIV ruled France‚ but he still accomplished a remarkable amount for France. Even with his selfish agenda and lavish spending‚ it is without question that Louis

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    Intro lit

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    Literature: An Introduction What Is Literature and Why Do We Study It? • Literature [Roberts and Jacobs] – a composition that tells a story‚ dramatizes a situation‚ expresses emotions‚ analyzes and advocates ideas – helps us grow personally and intellectually – language in use; hence inseparable from it – product of a particular culture; even more culture-bound than language – makes us human Literary Genres Four genres of literature: Prose

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    deception to manipulate others‚ with skill‚ in order to alter their identities and to unfairly control someone’s mind‚ so they can gain power and feel euphoric. Before analyzing the relationship between con men in White Collar and manipulation‚ the denotation and connotation of “manipulate” has to be thoroughly clarified. In Oxford Dictionaries‚ “manipulate‚” is first defined as‚ “to handle‚ manage‚ or use‚ especially with skill‚ in some process of treatment or performance” (“Manipulate” 1)‚ which directly

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    taxonomy

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    The Complete Barrett Taxonomy 1.0 Literal Comprehension Literal comprehension focuses on ideas and information which are explicitly stated in the selection. Purposes for reading and teacher’s questions designed to elicit responses at this level may range from simple to complex. A simple task in literal comprehension may be the recognition or recall of a single fact or incident. A more complex task might be the recognition or recall or a series of facts or the sequencing of incidents in a reading

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    Scott Wrba Walsh Terms and Concepts to be Familiar with 1) Connotation- is what a word suggests beyond its basic definition. 2) Denotation- is the basic definition or dictionary meaning of a word. The connotation of a word is its emotional content. 3) Deductive Reasoning- Reasoning in which ideas are at the beginning and proof follows. Essays‚ textual commentary‚ and loose sentences are deductive. 4) Inductive Reasoning- Reasoning in which ideas come at the end. Global commentary

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