TONE PARAGRAPH: IRONY There is a sense of irony in Yann Martel’s novel ‘Life of Pi’. “You are so bored you sink into a state of apathy so close to a coma…in your boredom there are elements of terror… and in the grip of terror -the worst storm- you yet feel boredom‚ a deep weariness with it all.”(p217) Pi feels terror yet in the midst of that terror is the ironic part; he’s bored. One would expect Pi to be hopeless while on the lifeboat‚ yet it’s the opposite. He is hopeful and believes one
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14‚ 2011 Flannery O’Connor and Jonathan Swift: Masters of Irony The adage says that “history repeats itself.” Criticisms of today’s society apply to societies that came centuries before. Satires from the 18th century criticize political events happening in the 20th Century. Many techniques of satire also transcend time. Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales‚” which many accept as the first modern satire‚ is laden with irony. Irony is “the expression of meaning using language that normally expresses
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"The Necessity for Irony" begins in narrative tone‚ when on a unremarkable Sunday Eavan‚ with her daughter‚ go browsing for antiques in town. However‚ by the end of the poem‚ Eavan’s tone is lyrical‚ as she sends an apostrophe to the "spirit of irony‚" asking it to "reproach" her for focusing on antiques rather than what was truly beautiful‚ her child. Her dramatic shift in tone is slow and accomplished using various techniques. In the first stanza of "The Necessity for Irony‚" Eavan begins to build
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The Ghost Story Because of all the recorded evidence of paranormal activity‚ this leads to the evidence being real. Yet‚ because of skeptics and nonbelievers debunking the evidence‚ some people are led to believe paranormal activity is fake. Many people have obtained facts that suggest ghosts are real. Whether someone believes in ghosts or not‚ there will always be logical theories and unanswered questions to ghostly encounters. Ghost stories have been told through real-life experience (hauntings)
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Essay- The irony of the ending of the Lord of the Flies. The ending of the novel "Lord of the Flies‚" was somewhat surprising. I was surprised‚ at least. Its very ironic how they are rescued and who they are rescued by. At this point in the novel‚ the boys are no longer acting like humans‚ but are savages. They fight for power‚ and hunt each other down like animals. Jack has taken control and has formed a tribe to hunt the pigs‚ and whoever wont follow his rules. They eventually start killing
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Kyona Stephens 1/16/14 Period 6- English IV Honors Dr.Freeman The story of an hour by Kate Chopin is about how a woman feels about her husband’s death. The death of her husband makes her happy because marriage confined her and she wasn’t able to be free. In this short story‚ the main character Mrs.Mallard shows emotions and support about what has just happened in her life. When she finds out in the beginning about her husband’s death It’s natural for her to be upset with
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The use of rhetorical device in “The Story of an Hour” (386) “The Story of an Hour” was written by Kate Chopin in 1984. Chopin is one of the most famous female writers in the 19th century history of American Literature. Her stories revolve around women’s problems and how they were treated during that time. Back in 19th century‚ women were expected to obey their husbands in any situation. There are several rhetorical devices used to lead us towards believing Mrs.Mallard is a much happier woman as
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I will practice‚ and improve‚ and polish the words I utter to sell mygoods‚ for this is the formulation on which I will build my career and never will I forget that many have attained great wealth and success with only one sales talk‚ delivered with excellence. We all have dreams . But in order to makes dreams come into reality it take sweat ‚ determination and hardwork. I will practice‚ and improve‚ and polish the words I utter to sell mygoods‚ for this is the formulation on which I will
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BRAIN DRAIN Brain drain (or human capital flight)‚ is the large-scale emigration of a large group of individuals with technical skills or knowledge. The reasons usually include two aspects which respectively come from countries and individuals. In terms of countries‚ the reasons may be social environment (in source countries: lack of opportunities‚ political instability or oppression‚ economic depression‚ health risks‚ etc.; in host countries: rich opportunities‚ political stability and freedom‚
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Colligative Properties The Physical Properties of Solutions Colligative Properties • There are 3 colligative or physical properties of solutions that you should know. They are Vapor pressure Boiling point elevation Freezing point depression Osmotic pressure is one you don’t need to worry about. 1. 2. 3. 4. Molality • Molality measures the moles of solute dissolved in the mass (kg) of solvent. • Molality normally expresses concentrations of colloids. • m = moles solute kg solvent
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