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    America's Greatest Gifts

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    America’s Gift to My Generation America is like Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree.” America gives more gifts that anyone can count. Freedom is a wonderful gift that has no limits. No other country has as much diversity as America. Without the people who are willing to sacrifice for their country‚ my generation wouldn’t be nearly as great. Freedom has always been one of America’s greatest gifts‚ but it’s especially valuable now. Unlike other countries Americans have the freedom to write about

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    Gift of the Holy Spirit

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    * The Holy Spirit is a gift from God that sh ows our genuineness for him and our love for him. Holy Spirit is Gods guarantee of the inheritance he has promised us. Acts 1:4-5 “On one occasion‚ while he was eating with them‚ he gave them this command: Do not leave Jerusalem‚ but wait for the gift my Father promised‚ which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water‚ but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:1-4 “When the day of Pentecost came‚ they

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    Henry Lawson

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    The Drovers wife and loaded dog Visuals are distinctive‚ not because it only appeals to a specific audience but because they convey a universal concept and this is clearly shown in Henry Lawson’s “Drover’s Wife” and “The Loaded Dog”. These two short stories convey the universal principle of persistence‚ hardship‚ and mateship through survival in an unforgiving and harsh environment. The Drover’s wife clearly portrays the unique landscape of the outback through the hardships the drover’s wife’s

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    Rhetorical Devices

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    Rhetorical Devices Schemes Term Definition Example Alliteration頭韻 the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August. Anadiplosis反覆法 repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause The crime was common‚ common be the pain. Anaphora首語(句)重複法 regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses We shall fight in the trenches

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    Essay “As humans we constantly strive to belong within groups – familial‚ peer and cultural groups.” As humans we constantly strive to belong within groups. ‘The Simple Gift’ by Steven Herrick shows different ways through out the novel‚ an understanding of belonging in familial‚ peer and cultural groups. In the simple gift‚ billy’s father shows that he’s reckless behaviour and his constant drinking has reflected on his connection between him and his son is violent‚ not caring‚ unloving or showing

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    Inuit Gift Exchange

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    Inuit communities are comprised of individuals who think independently and have few restrictions on what the way they may behave. There are no defined rules or formal regulations holding the community together; the coherence of a group of Inuit people stems from shared values and the interdependence created by the hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Appropriately‚ the Inuit have no formal rituals of gift exchange. But the concept of positive reciprocity lies behind many aspects of an Inuit community and

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    Henry Lawson

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    Henry Lawson’s collection of short stories uses techniques such as humour and imagery to convey his message to the responder‚ he is known for his talented writing and truthfulness. Texts such as the drover’s wife and the loaded dog convey this. Other texts also use similar techniques to covey there idea’s including an anonymous tale ‘Bold Jack Donahoe’ and Barbara Baynton’s ‘The chosen Vessel’. ‘The Drovers Wife’ is a tale of an unnamed woman‚ the drover’s wife‚ who is alone with her children

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    Henry Heimlich

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    Henry Heimlich Dr. Henry Heimlich is one of the most well known physicians and medical researchers in America. He was born on the 3rd of February 1920 and received his medical degree in 1943 from Cornell Medical College. Dr. Heimlich started coming up with simple and effective medical solutions in 1945‚ but he was mainly known for introducing the Heimlich Maneuver and many other innovative treatments. The Heimlich Maneuver‚ also called abdominal trust‚ was brought up by Dr. Heimlich in 1947 and

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    Technology: Curse or Gift?

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    Technology: Curse or Gift? Technology has completely changed the world and communication‚ more specifically it has changed the way students interact in a classroom. Technology in the classrooms has affected the way that students learn‚ interact with others‚ and has decreased the use of paper. Although technology has helped students with many different tasks‚ it also has impaired some students. Many students have also become life-dependant on technology and are complete addicted to the features that

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    Regarding Henry

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    Regarding Henry The film Regarding Henry (1991) directed by Mike Nichols attempts to shed light on the phenomenon of amnesia or a loss of memory. Hollywood’s portrayal of memory tends to focus on the idea that‚ through rehabilitation‚ memory can recover. Memory is not something that can be pulled out of remission. Hollywood also emphasizes that memory is split up into different regions‚ a point furthered by the fact that Henry knows basic skills but fails to remember his family. Henry Turner

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