Think about the last time you told someone a story‚ maybe about something that happened to you. What kinds of things did you do to make sure they got the full effect? Maybe you used imagery to help them picture what happened. Or maybe you used sarcasm‚ a form of irony‚ to emphasize a point. These are examples of literary devices. Literary devices are tools that help convey the author’s ideas and points‚ and just as you use them in your stories‚ authors use them in their novels. One literary device
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To create a whiskey‚ the grain used must first be germinated by soaking it in water and allowing it to sit. Once a sprout is formed‚ the grains are dried in a kiln to stop germination. The peat used to power the kiln can affect the final flavor of the whiskey. This process is called malting‚ and the newly formed product (no surprise) is the malt. Malting releases the soluble sugars in the grain that are needed for fermentation. Once the malt is made‚ it is ground down and cleaned‚ forming what is
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Jesse Arneberg American History Group 4 Collaboration Weapons Used in the Vietnam War The Vietnam War‚ which lasted from 1954 to 1975‚ ushered in a new era of weapons‚ bringing forth new tactics and technology. The Vietnam War was a war located mainly in the jungles and forests of South Vietnam. The war was fought between the communist regime of North Vietnam and their counterparts in the south‚ the Viet Cong‚ and South Vietnam‚ who had allies like the USA‚ and resulted in over 3 million deaths
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The Death Penalty Should Continue to be Used in the U.S. Ever since the death penalty has been declared constitutional in 1976‚ thousands of people have been placed on death row and 314 of them have been executed.( Yaffe‚1) Thirty-eight states now allow the death penalty‚ with New York being the last to adapt this legislation last March. Massachusetts and Iowa have been trying to pass a law that would to allow the death penalty to be used in their states. Capital punishment is most often
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12/28/13 When snow white’s hunter used a pig heart to fool the evil queen‚ he was not totally in the wrong. Pig hearts and human hearts and very similar in structure and function. Pig Valves‚ however‚ should not be used in patients. Even though the pig valve heart transplant has been around for over 30 years‚ it’s cons outweigh it’s pros. The process of preparation eventually
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involved numerous piggy back concept songs. The months of the year was sung to the tune of “Ten Little Indians” and when they talked about the days of the week it was sung to the tune of “Oh my Darling Clementine.” The tune of “Frere Jacques” was used when learning their colors and when learning their shapes they sang a song called “Silly‚ Silly Shapes.” The children are learning their short and long vowel sounds‚ so for this portion of circle time the students did what the teacher calls “The
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calcining cement clinker. Rotary kiln has the advantages of simple structure‚ convenient and reliable production‚ less wearing parts‚ and high operating rate. It is the equipment not only for calcining high grade cement in cement plant‚ but also widely used in metallurgy‚ chemical industry‚ construction industry‚ etc. The operation efficiency of the rotary kiln largely depends on the quality of the refractories‚ the correctness of the supporting facility and the right use and maintenance. If one enterprise
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“Should Standardized testing be used for college admission?” The purpose of standardized testing in high school for admission to college is to see how much you have retained in school in order to be able to do well in college. The reason is to try to prove that standardized testing isn’t the only thing necessary for college admission. What’s needed to learn first about this topic is: how many people agree with standardized testing‚ viewpoints on whether the upper class if favored in standardized
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1. Describe a range of appropriate investigative methods that can be used to explore diversity in a community. Investigation methods that are often used to explore diverse communities are‚ Survey‚ Using a questionnaire is a good way of collecting information from large numbers of participants. You would use this method of investigation gathering when it is not possible to get numbers or the relevant information from text books or internet. Pros‚ • Surveys are cheap to do • Surveys are
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Designing a roller-coaster is not easy‚ they have to be thrilling and exciting but not jerky. A lot of work has to be done to design a safe yet breathtaking roller coaster. The engineers have to consider the forces acting on the roller coaster train as they gain momentum and the structural support needed to support these forces. There are different designs of a roller coaster‚ for example‚ a suspended roller coaster‚ in which the track is above the speeding car. There are wooden‚ regular steel‚ steel-flying
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