ambiguity of manner. 8. Anachronism – Something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time‚ esp. a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time: The sword in an anachronism in modern warfare. 9. Anaphora – A rhetorical device in which a word or phrase is repeated at the beginnings of successive phrases or sentences. Compare this to epistrophe‚ where such repetitions occur at the ends. (lesson 10. Analogy – A similarity between like features of two things‚ on which a
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Christmas As I slowly awaken from a deep sleep‚ cool air hits my squinting eyes and I have the feeling that this is not a normal day. I close my eyes again and ponder for less than a spilt second then realize that SANTA CAME LAST NIGHT!!! I throw back the covers‚ ignoring the cold that would have kept me in bed for hours later on a normal day‚ and run to the Christmas tree. Without any lights on I quietly examine everything placed under the tree. I notice that Santa had eaten my cookies and drank
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December Essay For people today‚ Christmas is supposed to be a time of year when everyone can celebrate family‚ love‚ kindness‚ and peace. Christmas‚ though‚ has become more of a commercial holiday where everyone thinks about how much they can receive for the holidays. Christmas now-a-days has become about “what can someone buy me” instead of “what can I give my loved one”. Not everyone is able to afford
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Carol Singing Script GUYS GO CHECK THE LATEST VERSION IT’S CALLED “NEW SCRIPT” Characters: Amelia (vwong) Alex(charlie) Fifi(hiu nam) OLs x3 (candice‚cleo‚christie) Mary (joanne) Joseph(vivian) Innkeepers (main: stephanie kwan) 3 wisemen Setting: Christmas Story outline: It’s Christmas but everyone is too busy to celebrate. Alex and Amelia‚ the married couple are a perfect example. They are too kicked up about the money they are earning‚ concentratin
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memorable Christmas in my life. I grew up with my mom‚ dad‚ one sister‚ and twin brothers. On December 1991‚ it was excited and memorable for all my family as my aunts‚ uncles‚ cousins and grandmother because we went to my grandmother house to celebrate Christmas. My Uncle Marco rented a large bus to go to my grandmother’s house. My grandmother lived in a little town called Huacho‚ which is located about 100 miles from Lima (capital of Peru). All my family and I will never forget this Christmas because
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Christmas Time Everyone knows that there’s no better feeling than the night before Christmas‚ as you gather around at Grandma’s house and exchange gifts with the family. The warm smell of a freshly baked batch of sugar cookies flowing through your nose‚ and the excitement inside as you stare at your gift trying to guess what’s inside. I can hear the sharp ripping of wrapping paper as all the children around me rush through the paper to find what they have received and the laughter of the adults
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1. I believe Christmas season is a season to celebrate Jesus’ birth. I think that giving others presents shows Jesus giving freedom and forgiveness to us. 2. I would want to give them something that they would treasure for the rest of their lives. It depends on the person and what I can give. If someone asks for love‚ I’ll give them love because it will last longer than giving someone a toy (because eventually‚ you will outgrow it). I would give it to those who need it. Not those who desperately
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doors of the house at midnight‚ Christmas Eve is supposed to be good as it lets out the evil spirits. ’First Foots’ are those that enter the house first‚ a darker haired man entering the house first on Christmas Day is a good sign‚ and if the first guest is a woman it is said to bring in bad fortune. A first foot bringing in an evergreen is considered a blessing. The first person to open the door on the morning of Christmas should shout and welcome ’Father Christmas’. Some people also believe that
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“Eating Christmas in the Kalahari” by anthropologist Richard Lee demonstrates many more concepts in sociology. In the article Lee is doing fieldwork in the Kalahari desert observing the hunting and gathering practices among the !Kung (Ju/’hoansi). Lee experiences many times of cultural misunderstandings related to naïve realism‚ cultural shock‚ and also not fully understanding what is culturally and ethically appropriate. He learns a very valuable lesson when‚ in his eyes‚ has a perfect idea for
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John Collier BACK FOR CHRISTMAS Interpretation The story “Back for Christmas” was written by a highly skilled modern English writer John Collier (3 May 1901 – 6 April 1980). His stories may be broadly classified as fantasies‚ but are really sui generis. They feature an acerbic wit and are usually ironic or dark in tone. His distinction is a grotesque with a twist in the end. This author can stands a picture vivid before the eyes of the reader. The title of the story under analysis is short but
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