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For example, she writes about the “family of punctuation” and emphasizes that each mark plays a key role to better understand how punctuation fits into literature. The author not only uses the personification of the punctuation to simplify and contrast them for each other, Truss most notably uses anecdotes of situations in which she either personally has seen the error or has received from readers. For instance, at the start of the book, Truss writes how easily it is for a person to find a sign that states “I’ts party time” (2). Throughout her book, she uses examples and anecdotes that are relatable and similar to the ones states to demonstrate how common they are and engage the audience. As a result, Truss’ application of informative examples and anecdotes add a dimension to the book that separates it from other grammar and punctuation books, as it is more unconventional and

I don't think that the murder of Cassetti/Ratchet is justified even though it seemed that he deserved it for kidnapping and killing Daisy Armstrong. I think he deserved to die, but not in the waythat it was carried out, with 12 people stabbing him to death. It should have been carried out through the courts. Even though Cassetti was aquittied based on a technicality, it still isn't right for them to murder him. As the Bible says “Thou shalt not kill”Exodus 20:13. Murder is murder and no one, no matter who it is or who is killed, should be able to escape it. The 12 conspirator's taking it upon themselves to kill him is wrong in the sense that he should have had a right to a fair trial. Which he did have a fair trial and got off on a technicality.

Agatha Christie, author of the murder mystery And Then There Were None, used foreshadowing and both external and internal conflict to portray the theme of her novel that justice can be served for the crimes that go unpunished. Christie used these elements because she enjoyed mystery and she liked to keep her readers engaged while reading. Agatha Christie is still considered one of the best, if not, the best murder mystery writer today because she wrote the first murder mystery novel and she wrote many more after that that was well loved by people.

Furthermore, the effectiveness of the language techniques utilised throughout the story and the relevance the novel has on contemporary audiences will be highlighted.

Good morning Mr Harrop and fellow peers. Today I will be analysing the moral issues and moral dilemmas in non-literary texts, so that we can understand and evaluate how test structures, language and visual features can be used to influence an audience response. An exemplar of many moral and ethical dilemmas is shown through popular sport inspiring movie, ‘Remember The Titans’ (Yakin, 2000) directed by Boaz Yakin. Yakins has a gift for dealing with controversial human issues, by facing the characters with racism, peer pressure and selfishness. Alongside the writer Gregory Allen Howard, they have utilized textual structures, language features and visual features to influence the audience's response.

Both authors of, “In Cold Blood” and Season one of “Serial”, Truman Capote and Sarah Koenig, present true murder cases. However while both are murder cases the way they present their research is different. These two authors’ have some similarities for example they way the approached the murder and how close they became with the people in the murders. Therefore both Truman Capote and Sarah Koenig have similarities and differences in their stories.

In most mystery novels, the murderer must arrest and bring to the justice. In Murder on the Orient Express, there are multiple characters involved in the murder of an evil man, Ratchett. The investigator, Hercule Poirot, leaves it to the train director, M. Bouc, to decide whether to allow the possible solution that Rachett has been murdered by a single unknown intruder who escaped or to pursue the real solution that multiple characters executed Rachett as payment for his wrong doing. As the result, M Bouc chooses the first solution to protect the family. Poirot and Dr. Constantine agree. This means they ignore the multiple killers. This moral will not be acceptable. However, fully in sympathy with the Armstrong family, and feeling nothing but disgust, Poirot accepts Mrs. Hubbard’s appeal for committing the crime. There are other reasons why Poirot overlooks them. First, Ratchett is more evil

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie is a murder-mystery novel that takes place on a train headed toward Calais. In the middle of the 2nd night aboard, the train comes to a halt, and the passengers are stuck in a snowstorm. It is then discovered that a man has been murdered, and everyone in the train is now a suspect. The novel follows Hercule Poirot as he examines the evidence and tries to piece together the story behind the murder. Throughout the novel, the theme of justice is very important because it is repeatedly mentioned, it was initially evaded by the victim, and is revealed to be the inspiration behind the murder.

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They 're deemed guilty for the sheer fact that they are being investigated, even though the investigators took few, if any, of the steps necessary to warrant investigating the young men. In their haste, the police force overlook crucial evidence at the scene, take the word of individuals with less than credible backgrounds, and most importantly let the palpable anger of the city dictate how shifty they come up with accusers to take the fall for the triple murder.

Throughout this case, many pieces of evidence came up “missing” and many other people who should have been suspects went without being questioned at all. For example, a problem arose at a local Bojangles, the same night of the murders. The manager working at the time called the police, reporting that a black man had stumbled into the restaurant. He was bleeding and mumbling the manger said, and instead of a report being filed, the working officer found it would be much more convenient for her if she just

The main point of this article is that this story has most classic Christie themes including an enclosed setting (oriented express) and loose associates among suspects. In a detective novel, the suspects usually is much closer to the dead person. But in Murder On The Orient Express, the readers are aware that one after another passengers is connected with the Armstrong kidnapping case. In the end it turns out that everyone has something to hide; however, the criminals are let off scot-free because they have got rid of the world of a monster that law cannot reach,

Once the public believed that Frank was the killer, there was no turning back. The police and court had to make sure the evidence lined up to prove him guilty in order to prevent public uproar. For example, bloody fingerprints were found on the victim's jacket, but there is no indication that they were ever analyzed. Also, a trail in the dirt along which police believed Phagan had been dragged was trampled and no footprints were ever identified. The police feared that if this evidence did not line up against Frank, it would have caused a public uprising. Another suspect, Jim Conley (see p. ) never had his shirt tested for blood because he said he had been drunk and away from the factory the day that Mary was killed.

A final feature in the text which is vital for creating an emotional connection with the audience is the style in which it is written as it conveys Galloways personality, which allows the reader to understand the meaning of the text and relate to it, making it easier to connect with. The first element of style that Galloway uses to her advantage is formality; rather than writing it in a complex and serious manner, the writer presents the text in a light-hearted way making it more accessible and enjoyable. Aspects of the text which contribute towards are informality are the use of slang - "LURV", "stunk like a month-old kipper"; use of short sentences - "This did not trouble me. I was a biddable child. Most are."; and parenthesis - "(there were no men in our house)". These stylistic features all mirror the structure of natural, spoken language, therefore the reader feels as

Both of these works have very similar narrators. By just reading the works, they seem very different because of who they killed and why, where and with whom they lived, and how they murdered their victims. But, by analyzing the two men, they become more and more alike. They both tell their stories in the first person and write from their jail cells. Each chose to reference an animal in their stories. The two men, both hide the corpses in the structures of the homes. Likewise, the narrators try to defend their sanity by logically justifying their horrific actions based on their mental states throughout the flashbacks of the events.