mental picture in words. Some types of figurative language are the following: Simile: a direct comparison of two things‚ usually employing the words like or as. “He watches from his mountain walls‚ And like a thunderbolt he falls.” (Tennyson) “My heart is like an apple tree whose boughs are bent with thickest fruit.” (Christina Rosseti) Other examples: clouds like fluffy balls of cotton; snowflakes like soft white feathers; a motor purring like a kitten; a lawn like a green carpet; thin as a
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football and teachers. I can see how they may not seem as if they relate or if they will ever relate. However the article really shows how we may never know who’s right for the job even if it’s choosing a quarterback for the nfl or picking a teacher. In Most Likely to Succeed by Malcolm Gladwell they talk about a scout named Dan Shonka‚ and how he can’t determine if Chase Daniel the star quarterback at the University of Missouri will actually be able to play in the NFL. In the NFL you have one moment to
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TYPES OF ESSAYS There are many different types of essays and each type has a different purpose. The following are just a few of the most common types of essays. |TYPE |DESCRIPTION |EXAMPLE TOPICS | |Expository Essay |Gives directions or instructions about how to complete a task‚ |- How to water ski or snow ski | | |or how
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MY FAVOURITE ROOM My house is quite large. It has four bedrooms‚ three bathrooms‚ a kitchen‚ a study’s room‚ a living room and a dining room. My favourite room is my bedroom. I love it because it is the only room in my house where I can do whatever I want. After a long hard day‚ all I want to do is go up to my cosy bedroom and listen to some music‚ lie in my bed or even watch a T.V or maybe a relaxing film. This room is very special to me because I’m being there for over ten years. It is a part
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I racked my brain for a profound moment that I shared with someone important to me and I came up empty. Part of me almost felt disappointed. Why couldn’t I come up with anything relatively interesting to discuss? After much contemplation‚ I decided that I needed to change my way of thinking. I was looking for some extraordinary‚ life changing moment‚ but perhaps my extraordinary person was present in the most ordinary of places. Ms. May‚ now known to most people as Mrs. Vernier‚ was my middle school
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fans. Cable TV was one of the most influential advancements throughout the 80s. It was a new source of entertainment that changed the lives of many Americans. Cable brought more than 50 channels into the homes of the average American; you did not have to be wealthy to afford
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“Keep your friends close‚ and your enemies closer...” Why would you want to associate with your enemies? Well‚ if you keep your enemies close‚ you will most likely know what they would try and do rather than expecting your friends to do anything to you if they really are your friends. How does this apply to this story? Read and find out: An example of Zaroff being wealthy would be when he had offered Rainsford the clothes‚ and just by the way Zaroff’s room and house looked demonstrates the wealth
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Darkling Thrush’ and most of Hardy’s most famous poems. Hardy is a renowned rural poet which suggests that he has a keen interest and knowledge of nature. However‚ this is not to say that nature is at the heart at every one of his most famous poems – it is sometimes merely a backdrop for other themes‚ such as war‚ fate and lost love. Hardy explores human nature in ‘Drummer Hodge’‚ the downward spiral of mankind using ‘Channel Firing’ and romantic grief in ‘The Voice’. In my opinion this statement
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13/01/28 Indian Online Real Estate Market — Property Portal Watch Indian Online Real Estate Market by Property Portal Watch on 7 July‚ 2011 in Features [1]‚ Overviews [2] Getting a clear picture of the Indian online real estate market is not straightforward‚ as as least four of the country’s property portals claim market leadership. If one conclusion can be drawn about India‚ which had a population of 1.21 billion in early 2011‚ it is that this is a particularly competitive market with
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The person I admire the most. There are quite a lot of people I admire but the person I admire the most is my mom. My mom is very pretty and she cares a lot about me‚ which is why I admire her the most. My mom is tall and has black hair. She has dark brown eyes. My mom has a very decent and friendly personality. Being selfless is a great quality that my mom has because whenever I am sick she stays up all night to look after me.
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