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    then in a way we are supporting it. Thoreau says "Cast your whole vote, not a strip of paper merely, but your whole influence.” He persuades his readers of his ideas through classical argument. Thoreau uses logos, pathos, and repetition, as well as analogies and metaphors to clearly present his reasons on why its better to have a government that governs least or have no government at all. Throughout the essay, Thoreau uses logic and reasoning. At first glance, you'll notice that the essay is written

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    The poem “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop is written with many devices to help illustrate and develop the story of the fish. These help the reader get a clear picture of the message Bishop is communicating. She uses a consistent structure and rhythm . The story could be any fisherman's story, but Bishop uses similes and imagery to allow the reader to understand the same appreciation she had for the fish. What seemed really noticeable about the structure of her writing was the description of the hook

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    letter of misfortune, he develops an observation of people bringing hardship upon themselves by overvaluing inessential items. To convey this reflection of his childhood and the following analysis’, he uses the rhetorical modes of anecdotes and analogies to primarily create his argument of overvaluing. One holiday, a young boy marched directly into a shop, pockets filled with coppers, to complete his dream of purchasing a whistle he fancied. Upon coming home and pleased with his new purchase, the

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    In our society, words and what order those words fall in contribute to their meaning. That’s why it is very important to use words in the correct grammatical order, correct context and exact language. The power of words affects our senses, thinking, feelings creativity and the way we think. It is imperative that we must understand the phrases and meanings of words before they can properly be used. When language is shaped properly, it will assimilate into a culture. Since the English language is

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    The Fish by Elizabeth Bishop: Gone Fishin' "The Fish" by Elizabeth Bishop is saturated with vivid imagery and abundant description, which help the reader visualize the action. Bishop's use of imagery, narration, and tone allow the reader to visualize the fish and create a bond with him, a bond in which the reader has a great deal of admiration for the fish's plight. The mental pictures created are, in fact, so brilliant that the reader believes incident actually happened to a real

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    Our lives revolve around money. The value of a dollar does not buy much anymore; everything comes with a price tag. The media likes to entice people with catchy slogans, celebrities or any other setup just so they can obtain our money. Once they grasp our attention we realize most of these attention grabbers had no relation to their argument or what they are trying to sell. Thus the correct term for the types of misleading ads and television commercials is called informal fallacies. The purpose of

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    The Medieval period can be defined by a strict obedience to religious and paternal hierarchy and a belief in the existence of universal justice. The onset of the Renaissance period, however, embodied a cultural shift away from these traditionalist principles, supplemented instead by pragmatic Machiavellianism and objectivist self-interest. Shakespeare’s tragedy “King Lear” explores the breakdown of these traditional epistemic structures, questioning humanity’s connection to the divine and resolving

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    devices, and parallel descriptions of God to the context of the current position in the speech. The speech utilizes an analogy to create a parallel between the situation the American colonists had at that time been facing and the circumstance found in Bible. Henry uses a notable and well-known scene from the Gospels – the betrayal of Jesus – to illustrate his point. The analogy is made with the line “Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss.” Although

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    Metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche and irony are the four basic tropes (Chandler 2007: 135). Tropes in visual as well as verbal forms can be seen as reflecting our fundamentally relational understanding of reality. Reality is framed within systems of analogy. Figures of speech enable us to see one thing in terms of another (Chandler 2007: 125). For example the words

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    in, but by the end of this review, you’ll see how unorthodox but strangely fascinating this book really is. In my point of view, this hard-boiled novel is a stereotypical ‘agent gone rogue’ type of circumstance, I also believe it contains mostly analogies. And finally, the fist fights, karma points, and various drugs make the book even more interesting. Despite the fact he is the main character, Metcalf sure has something about him that rubs people the wrong way. Due to the fact he’s going against

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