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    Use of Force The medical field is never a place of stasis. There are always new procedures‚ techniques and technological advances in the field of medicine in which people are researching to try and make better every single day. In the short story “The Use of Force” we see an example of a terrible doctor who would never have a license to practice medicine in this time for all of the laws and professional groups in place to prevent against bad practice of medicine. The first organization what

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    “Everyday Use” is a short story in which Alice Walker‚ the author‚ presents irony that comes from the sisters differing intended use for quilts. In Alice Walker’s short story‚ “Everyday Use”‚ the Johnson family lives in a poor‚ rural section of Georgia in the early 1970’s. Mama‚ the narrator‚ is a husky self-sufficient woman who is not afraid of doing a man’s work. She lives with her youngest daughter‚ Maggie‚ who has a stammer and scars from a house fire. At the beginning of story‚ they wait in

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    TheWhen contemplating the name Titanic‚ there is this connotation of “unsinkable‚” “indestructible‚” and “long lasting”. However‚ irony quickly and clearly presented itself when the unsinkable ship sank. This seems to parallel the couples’ marriage. In a marriage ceremony‚ the line “to death do us part” essentially means forever. Just as Titanic fails in the test of longevity‚ it appears the couples’ marriage will similarly be unsuccessful. The wife in “Carpathia” is trapped in what seems to be a

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    Running Head: USE OF DEADLY FORCE AND LESS LETHAL POLICY AND TRAINING Winston Franklin Allen Jr. CRJ-525 Saint Leo University Spring 1 USE OF DEADLY FORCE AND LESS LETHAL POLICY AND TRAINING One of the most difficult decisions a law enforcement officer may have to make is the decision to use deadly force. Our society places a high value on human life and no matter the circumstance; the taking of a human life is frowned upon. Today’s law enforcement officer has been placed

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    Irony In The Woods Irony

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    There is actually lots of irony in this story. The key piece is that the two characters in this story hate each other. They want each other dead and in the end‚ both of them end up dieing. Irony is the best thing to have in stories in my opinion. They make it interesting and funny so at the end you can say “ha sucks doesn’t it”. Ulrich and Georg have grown up hating each other and wouldn’t mind killing one another. They show this from a young age‚ “as boys they had thirsted for one another’s blood”

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    The Use Of Force Essay Doctors are over-educated and may take their knowledge too far. "The Use of Force" by William Carlos Williams features a Doctor by the name of Olson who makes a house call to a patient who quite possibly is deathly sick. His job is to do what it takes to figure out what is ailing this minor (per her parents request). The force he uses is absolutely above and beyond what must be done. Much of what he does is not ethical or moral. After reading the story I am convinced that

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    An Analysis of the Uses of Dramatic Irony throughout Oedipus Rex Dramatic irony is extremely prevalent throughout the entirety of the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. Dramatic Irony can be defined as when the audience knows something that the characters do not. Through the chorus‚ the audience is told in the introduction that Oedipus is guilty. Throughout the rest of the play‚ the audience is aware of Oedipus’ guilt while he is trying to solve the crime on his own. Sophocles uses the literary device

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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: 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 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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