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    speech "The Virginia Convention" Patrick Henry set out to convince the Virginia delegates that the war with England is inevitable‚ the longer they wait the harder to win the war and that the war had already started. The author uses repetition‚ rhetorical questions‚ and facts to allow the speech to be more effective‚ interesting‚ and strong. Repetition is one of the stronger designs that Patrick uses to help stress the importance of taking on this battle now rather than waiting and being to late to defend

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    Good Morning Mrs R and class‚ after hearing Andrew Ryan’s speech about his underwater metropolis‚ Rapture‚ would you kindly think about the kind of man he is just from hearing that speech? Well the idea of this speech is to try and relate to people whom have been restricted by greater powers such as the government‚ religion and from the time this speech was presented communism. He then goes on to imply that only the hard working and gifted people of the work shall be able to move to rapture‚ and

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    movie “Click” and the song lyrics “In the arms of the angel”. These texts have shown that imaginative journeys can be inspired by magical elements‚ and can be thought provoking and dangerous. Shakespeare’s use of stage direction‚ motif and rhetorical question leads the audience to examine the relationships between the physical experiences and the imaginative journey of memory and journey in their aftermath. “A tempestuous noise of thunder and lightening heard.” This opening scene of a life threatening

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    Philip Larkin

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    hold and horrify. This alliteration emphasises his fear of death‚ which as result consumes most of his time. Correspondingly‚ Larkin writes another poem‚ Toads. Larkin uses a rhetorical question asking why should I let the toad work‚ squat on my life? Can’t I use my pitchfork and drive the brute off? This rhetorical question he asks is him complaining about the exhaustion of work. The first five stanzas in the poem show Larkin’s grey moods as it’s how Larkin feels about working. He hates that he

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    US and World News

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    U.S. & World News 1. According to Patrick Henry‚ what is the basic question being debated at the Virginia convention? Patrick Henry said that the basic question being debated at the Virginia Convention is "nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery." 2. What reasons does Henry offer to suggest that the British were not worthy of trust at the time? Henry suggested that the British were not worthy of trust at the time because they were occupying the military services that the Americans

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    Squealer is an extremely clever pig and a brilliant talker and the animals seem to think he could simply turn black into white. Squealer rises to power because of his quick mind. The first time we see squealer is when some of the other animals question the consumption of the milk apples‚ which then squealer gives a fabulous and persuasive speeches (like he always does) is about how the pigs need the milk and apples by saying “contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of the pig

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    Edward Taylor

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    Edward Taylor breaks iambic pentameter. He does this to better explain God’s reasoning. Again he asks a question that is directed towards the reader. He asks who not only made the earth‚ but made the stars in the sky. In the final line of the three sentences of parallel structure Edward asks the readers again‚ who did this. These questions turn out to be misleading for again they are rhetorical questions. In his third and final break of the poem‚ Edward Taylor regurgitates the fact that God made everything

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    The Lamb

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    things to Jesus the creator. In historical context‚ the biblical figure Jesus referred to himself as the lamb. That single line has a deeper connotation than it seems. There is also somewhat of a riddle that occurs when the child answers his own question to the lamb. " Children are known for their gentle voices‚ lambs are not. The poem The Lamb‚ by William Blake is a meditation poem written in 1789. It is about a

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    O’l Higue - Literature Notes Please note that the information given on this poem is not meant to replace any material given in the classroom setting. It is a very BASIC giude to enable a literal understanding of the poem. Metaphorical interpretations should be sought in the classroom.   The physical structure of this poem has been altered from the original layout in the text. You think I like this 5.stupidness! - 6.gallivanting all night without skin‚ 1.burning myself out like cane-fire 

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    Bloom´s Taxonomy Book Review Questions Unit 5: Novel: The Hobbit Answer each question in complete sentences unless the activity tells you to list or draw. You should write a quality paragraph (five or more sentences) for each question. Please use a different color of font for your answer. 1. List five characters and describe them. Answer here: /10 2. Write a business letter as a character from the Hobbit. Pretend to be that character. Your letter may be an invitation requesting the presence

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