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In the short story "The Birthday Party" by Katherine Brush, she uses a series of literary devices to convey her change of atmosphere. The beginning starts with humorous caricature describing the couple, but then soon changes when we are shown a sample of the dialogue exchanged between the couple. To introduce Brush's characters, she uses caricature to describe them. By giving the description of "The man had a round, self-satisfied face, with glasses on it..." we can assume he is the typical hard

Are relationships best built between introverts and extroverts? “The Birthday Party” by Katharine Brush is a story ridden with metaphors and symbolism. The story is narrated by an individual seated opposite to the two main characters, in a small-scale restaurant having dinner. Katharine Brush asserts her belief that an individual identity is affected negatively by the clashing of opposing identities; mostly within relationships. The situation of the story starts of splendid and merry until the

The day started off as a normal Tuesday in April with the exception that today was the start of DC Cas week. I was anxious and nervous but ready for the DC Cas because I’ve been waiting all year for this big day and now that day had finally came and I was more ready than I could have ever be. My teachers had been preparing me for this day and I wasn’t going to let them down. After waking up I got dressed in my uniform hopping that today would be a good day and not aware of what was yet to come.

Birthday Party” by Katharine Brush integrates caricature and atmosphere to obtain her objective. Brush illustrates a couple who are having dinner and reveals to be the husband’s birthday and his wife astonished him with a surprise. Throughout the story Brush generates caricature, repetition, and atmosphere to elaborate the emotions that is occurring throughout the story. Her priority throughout the story is to employ keywords to elaborate her main ideas to her audience. Brush conveys an elaborated description

In this short story Katherine Brush uses literary devices to not only give the reader an image of the scenario, but also to give them a deeper feel and understanding of the current situation. Brush uses imagery, alliteration, and atmosphere to give her story a deeper meaning. She uses imagery to place an image in the readers mind, to allow them to form the detailed scenario in their heads as they read. For example, Brush writes "...in the form of a small but glossy birthday cake, with one pink

The Flush and Brush Dilemma With any luck most of you make it a point to cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze, wash your hands frequently, disinfect kitchen and bathroom countertops, computer keyboards, and other likely germ attracting surfaces. However, there is one bug and flu infested area that we are all entirely and blissfully ignorant of… your toilet. Yes, that venerable white porcelain thrown your family depends on numerous times each day can be a communal distribution center for a variety

1950 to around the 1980’s, the area was often subjected to a practice referred to as “brush spraying,” the indiscriminate spraying of herbicides over large areas using a mist/ brush sprayer. Unloved and largely forgotten, it remained that way until 2 scientists sought to change that. In the 1960’s, Dr. Frank E. Egler and Dr. William A. Niering decided to take on the utilities, chemical companies, and use of brush sprayers by developing the concept of “arrested succession” to reduce the amount of herbicide

Santa Ana Essay Brush Fire by Linda Thomas, and The Santa Ana by Joan Didion, were both short essays written about the Santa Ana wildfires. Even though these essays share the same topic, the perspective and approach differ from one another. Brush Fire beautifies the scenery of wildfires in a calming tone. In contrast, The Santa Ana describes the wildfires in a more serious and intellectual tone, where it is known for destruction and tension. The two short essays create different messages while containing

The Wet Brush As a little girl I was very curious. I loved to explore my backyard with my brothers. We liked to big in the sand box, jump on the trampoline, play in the play house, and look for bugs. By the end of the day we all looked like dirty dogs. My hair is very thick, long, and tangles easy. After a day of hard playing my hair was in knots. My Mom hated fighting with me to take a bath every night because both of us knew we would have to face my dreaded hair monster. Brushing out

use weekends to help others in need. While relaxing is great , but trying new things may give me the opportunity to meet new people and experiencing something new. So I decided one weekend to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity in the program, “ A Brush for Kindness.” Our job was to paint a house for a elderly woman who was unable to afford to paint her house. On the day of the event, I wake up with a buzz of excitement. I could not wait to hear what part of the house I was painting or what group