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    1.1 Explain models of practice that underpin equality‚ diversity and inclusion in your area of responsibility Our organisation is built upon person centred practice and which I uphold this in my daily practice. Person centred practice is defined as the belief in the others potential and ability to make the right choices for him or herself‚ regardless of the therapist’s own values‚ beliefs and ideas (BAPCA‚ 2013). In applying this to people who access our service users this means that care plans are

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    Use of Irony- Enhancement By Janice Lai A story is comprised of literary elements and literary devices. The basic literary elements of a story are setting‚ character‚ conflict‚ point of view‚ plot and theme. A story must have all these elements in order to become a fully developed story. Aside from these elements‚ writers often use literary devices to enhance the story‚ perhaps making the story more popular. Irony‚ a statement meaning the opposite of what is written literally when taken in context

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    “Us and Them” consists of three types of irony: situational‚ dramatic‚ and verbal. These types make the story more interesting as a reader. Irony can be used in the sense of tricking the reader into one thing happening‚ but a completely other event takes place. This keeps the reader intrigued and is excited to see what happens next due to the fact that nothing is predictable. In the story‚ the child uses a variety of irony‚ an example of dramatic irony is when Sedaris is spying on the Tomkeys

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    and situational irony through Montag and Mildred to emphasize his points in the story about Mildred’s lack of acknowledgement for her real family‚ her forgetting about overdosing and Montag being a firemen who starts fires. Bradbury creates verbal irony to explain Mildred’s neglect for her real family‚ Montag. We see this happening when he asks her to turn off the parlor and she responds‚ “That’s my family” (Bradbury 46). This passage proves that Mildred is an example of verbal irony due to her calling

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    thought they were. Ms. Strangeworth appears to be a sweet old lady‚ but is she really? Throughout the story her true colors begin to reveal. Jackson develops this central idea through the use of irony. Through all three types of irony the theme is expressed. The first use of irony Shirley applies is verbal irony. When Ms. Strangeworth says to Mrs Crane‚ "Nonsense. All babies are different. Some of them develop much more quickly than others" is an example of verbal

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    usually a good thing‚ but at the same time surprise can be a bad thing. Situational irony is what authors will use to create an unexpected twist in the story that will surprise the reader. Other than surprise‚ situational irony creates many more emotions for the reader. For example‚ O.Henry utilizes situational irony to develop a hysterical feeling in “The Ransom of Red Chief.” Guy de Maupassant uses situational irony to construct the feeling sorrow in his story “The Necklace.” By looking over “The

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    The Story of An Hour: Irony In Kate Chopin’s short story "The Story of an Hour‚" there is much irony. The first irony detected is in the way that Louise reacts to the news of the death of her husband‚ Brently Mallard. Before Louise’s reaction is revealed‚ Chopin alludes to how the widow feels by describing the world according to her perception of it after the "horrible" news. Louise is said to "not hear the story as many women have heard the same." Rather‚ she accepts it and goes to her room

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    Irony and Foreshadowing in Poe’s Short Stories In Poe’s short stories‚ he uses literary devices like irony and foreshadowing to increase reader interest in his stories. Irony and Foreshadowing helps to create suspense‚ anxiety‚ and humor in his works. They also help to capture the audience’s attention and draw them into the story. Poe’s irony and foreshadowing are integrated in “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Fall of the House of Usher”. “The Cask of the Amontillado” is one of the best examples

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    Irony in the “Story of an Hour” By Kate Choplin   The Story of an Hour by Kate Choplin is about an older woman who struggles with coercion brought about by her husband and her surreptitious yearning for freedom. Mrs. Mallard does not truly know how miserable she was until she finds out that her husband has died in a terrible train accident. Kate Choplin writes this story in a limited‚ third person point of view; however‚ it is still quite exciting with how it

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    suffering man who discovers that he has committed patricide and incest and realizes that he is unable to change his fate. Dramatic irony abounds in this tragedy. Unbeknownst to the characters‚ the characters’ actions and words have great significance. Sophocles’ use of dramatic irony underscores the themes of human ignorance and godlike knowledge. Sophocles uses dramatic irony to stress the theme of ignorance. Oedipus is unaware that he is the plague to Thebes. For example‚ when Oedipus acknowledges that

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