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    Telemachus’s Journey to Manhood “’You must not cling to your boyhood any longer – it’s time you were a man’” (1.341). These are the words of Athena‚ the Goddess of Wisdom‚ in her attempt to motivate Telemachus as he embarks on a rite of passage to manhood. Throughout the epic poem‚ Athena assists and inspires Telemachus‚ imbuing him with confidence and courage so he may follow in the footsteps of his father‚ the great Odysseus. After his first encounter with Athena‚ we witness Telemachus mature

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    Language of Composition Chapter 1 THESIS: Using rhetoric is sometimes difficult‚ but this chapter explains how to use rhetoric correctly and what all needs to be in a piece of writing. Appealing to ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos is the large part of using rhetoric. This chapter also explains how to organize a piece of writing when using rhetoric. I. Rhetoric often gets referred to as trickery or to be deceptive. A. Aristotle defined rhetoric as “the faculty of observing in any case the available

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    in the United States and the change that came afterwards. President Obama establish common ground with the audience at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington by stating that “We rightly and best remember Dr. King’s soaring oratory that day‚ how he gave mighty voice to the quiet hopes of millions‚ how he offered a salvation path for oppressed and oppressors alike”(40). It was because of Dr. Martin Luther King and other brave people that march to Washington that the 50th anniversary

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    In what ways does this extract/s show that Martin Luther King was an effective public speaker? In Martin Luther King’s speech ‘I have a dream’ He uses rhetorical devices‚ emotive language and a careful choice of pronouns to establish rapport with the audience. Before King became a speaker he was a Baptist minister‚ which means he was used to speaking in public and was very knowledgeable on the bible. The speech was given exactly one hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation and was making

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    Each society has binary oppositions as in masculine and feminine roles and the established values have little to do with nature and everything to do with culture. Moreover‚ the ideals and distinctions of masculine and feminine activities and behaviors are reinforced and redefined through powerful social norms of any particular period. In Medieval and early Modern Europe societies‚ gender roles were clearly defined by the strong prevailing social structure of the period and were constantly changing

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    Tohono O ’odham Religion and Rituals December 02‚ 2013 Tohono O ’odham Religion and Rituals Himdag is a Tohono O ’odham word that translates to "way of life". The eight elements of religion are found throughout the Tohono O ’odham past and present cultural beliefs. The Tohono O ’odham believe that they were created by a God named I ’itoi. I ’itoi once created a people whom were known as the Hohokam or the ancient ones. The Hohokam turned on I ’itoi and attempted to kill him four times. After the

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    A corporation that distributes property that has appreciated in value must recognize a gain at the time of distribution. The corporation is treated as if it had sold the property. The gain equals the property ’s fair market value less its adjusted basis. Code Sec. (b). However‚ the corporation does not recognize a loss if the property had declined in value. Also‚ the corporation recognizes no gain or loss if t distributes its own stock rights to its shareholders. Code Sec. (a). The character of the

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    introduction needs to take the form of something like this. It provides a context for the document‚ identifies the circumstances in which the speech was given and recognises that ambiguity and exaggeration was (and still is) a central feature of political oratory. The problem with what you’ve written is that‚ although you address the issue of the three explanations for Chartism’s support you do so in a general way and do not focus sufficiently on the source. I would be inclined to divide your piece into

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    Ooredoo Ooredoo is a leading international communications company‚ with a significant presence in the Southeast Asia and in the MENA region. Having a consolidated customer base of 83.4 million as of December 2011. It operates a portfolio of many brands including Qtel‚ Asiacell‚ Wataniya‚ Indosat‚ Nawras‚ Nedjmal and Tunisia. Ooredoo principal activities such as mobile telephone services‚ digital futures‚ broadband solutions‚ fiber technologies‚ business markets and serving both consumers. Ooredoo

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    **** **** Period 5 Pre-AP English 10 Persepolis and Animal Farm In Persepolis‚ the powerful graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi‚ and Animal Farm‚ George Orwell’s eternal satirical fable‚ both authors use their books to tell stories of the oppression and manipulation of powerful states. Their approach to this similar theme is‚ however‚ entirely different. Satrapi’sfirst person narrative employs simplistic diction and black and white comic strips to tell the tale of a childhood amongst the horrors

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