"I shall be the last ruler of this land." (Flowers‚ p. 10) Montezuma made this predicament after one of his advisors foresaw "the end" in the sun. After generating of one of the greatest empires in the Americas‚ Montezuma ’s decision to welcome Hernan Cortes with open hands‚ turned out to be a fatal one for the Aztec Empire. Montezuma had to make one of two choices‚ allow the "gods" to come in to their land or to rebel against them. Unfortunately he did not make the right decision‚ many of his people
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unexpected twist commonly found in stories. In O.Henry’s “The Ransom of Red Chief‚” situational irony is used to create a humorous effect. Guy de Maupassant uses situational irony in his story “The Necklace” to present a sense of justice to the reader. Based on these two stories‚ it is evident that situational irony is a commonly used method for authors to show sentiment. In O.Henry’s short story “The Ransom of Red Chief‚” he uses situational irony to create a humorous effect.
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QUESTION: How to address poor performance in your area of responsibility? What sort of innovation would you like to propose and implement? How do you address grievance? Poor staff performance and ’problem workers ’ are some of the trickiest things to be dealt with in the office. It ’s difficult to balance morale and productivity in the optimum way for office success‚ and as a result I often hear of managers turning a blind eye to poor staff performance‚ fearing that drawing attention to it
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Squealer‚ the Chief Propagandist In George Orwell’s fable‚ Animal Farm‚ Orwell criticizes the ideas of a totalitarian government. Multiple parallels are formed between Animal Farm‚ and Stalin’s Russia‚ with Napoleon representing Joseph Stalin‚ Snowball as Lenon Trotsky..etc. Along with them‚ is Squealer‚ the most famous of the porkers‚ and the chief minister of propaganda. Much like Vyacheslav Molotov‚ a constant fanatic of Stalin and his regime‚ Squealer’s charismatic intelligence and unwavering
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(Teten 2003‚ 340) and 2) the speeches consist of a relatively high rate of the words “we” and our‚” hovering around 2.5% as compared to below 1% before 1914 (Teten 2003‚ 342). Therefore‚ a brief overview of Barack Obama’s 2016 State of the Union address reveals that the speech conforms to Teten’s characterization‚ as the speech is short (around 6‚000 words) and includes the words “we” and “our” around 220 times (Obama‚ 2016). At this point‚ I should point out that the aforementioned calculations
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short story “The Ransom of Red Chief‚” by O. Henry‚ Sam and Bill kidnapped an eight-year old boy and kept him in a cave to make some money. The two men decide to write a letter asking for $2‚000 in return of the boy. At first‚ the men controlled the boy and told him what to do. But after the boy got comfortable at the cave‚ he started controlling what goes on around him. Sam and Bill are unable to control the boy‚ called Red Chief‚ who wouldn’t leave them alone. “Red Chief was sitting on Bill’s chest
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Michelle Hernandez Period 5 AP English In the oration to Governor Isaac I. Stevens by Chief Seattle‚ Seattle uses figurative language and structural organization to convey his purpose. Seattle’s purpose is to show the US government that even if his tribe is physically moved or not on earth‚ they will continue to live spiritually among the americans since the dead do in fact contain power within. Seattle uses examples of figurative language throughout his pration. He uses similes to compare
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Gettysburg Address Rhetorical Analysis The 16th President of the United States of America‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ in his speech‚ The Gettysburg Address‚ recounts the tragedy of the Civil War and the fight for the removal of slavery. Lincoln’s purpose is to state the importance of winning the war along with the importance of liberty‚ freedom‚ and equality. He creates a somber commemorative tone throughout the speech in order to show how serious he is about equality and freedom for everyone. Lincoln
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In Abraham Lincoln’s speech “The Gettysburg Address”‚ he explains why the great civil war was fought and keeps on urging the public to continue fighting. His argument developed through rhetorical devices of juxtaposition‚ repetition‚ and diction. His purpose in speaking is to encourage the American population to go on battle in order to unite the nation and keep their pride. His primary audience is the American public‚ especially those with the capability to fight. First of all‚ Lincoln starts
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“I tell you‚ Sam‚ a human can only stand so much. I takes him by the neck of his clothes and drags him down the mountain. On the way he kicks my legs black-and-blue from the knees down; and I’ve got two or three bites on my thumb and hand cauterized.” Here‚ Bill has reached his breaking point and he had believed he had gotten rid of the kid‚ even risking the ransom money. Bill and Sam are two men that travel around America doing schemes to earn money. Then they got an idea‚ which they thought was
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