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    Texts are similar, yet very different. Some texts are to inform, persuade or argue. Although the genres and tones are different some features stay the same. This essay shows some similarities and differences between two texts of different genres, and how the differences and similarities influence the meaning to persuade. Including the genres, rhetorical devices, language features, main idea, the tone and also register. Firstly, text 1.11 is considered an advertisement. The author chooses his words

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    language One of the many techniques the author uses in “Once More to the Lake”, is cumulative sentences. A cumulative sentence is is a sentence that begins with a main clause (this could stand by itself as a complete

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    Declarative Sentence: The molten lava spewed from the volcano and wiped out the surrounding island. Imperative Sentence: Go feed the dog. Interrogative sentence: Is that building on fire, dad? Exclamatory Sentence: That chocolate cake is the best thing I have ever tasted! Loose Sentence: I saw a flock of geese overhead, honking and making their way to the river. Periodic Sentence: After grooming my palomino horse, I went riding. Balanced Sentence: Susan researches cell membranes and cell walls.

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    Janie’s hair is a powerful symbol of both her individuality and independence. The way in which Janie wears her hair is also representative of how Janie desires to be perceived by others. Janie wants to embrace her beauty. However, her position in society does not allow for her to always make the decisions that would please her the most. Because Janie is the female in her relationship, she is expected to rarely exert dominance and to hide behind the protective shield of her husband. Janie does not

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    Interpretation by Arkadiy Kurakin The story of Herbert Ernest Bates "The Beauty of the Dead". The story is a unit of literary fiction. The author uses different expressive means and stylistic devices to show the reader the idea of the story, such as epithets, metaphor, similar, oxymoron, irony, hyperbola, understatement, etc. The protagonist of this story is Mr. Grimshaw. This is a complex character, reticent, gloomy. His surname is rather significant. The adjective “grim" means harsh, merciless

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    In my opinion Instructional design models are not just boxes and arrows, they have practical value in real life instructional design projects and to clarify that, I will first of all define what is instructional design, define instructional analysis, define instructional design models, discuss component of models and finally using one of the most widely known and used instructional design model to create a practical real life instructional design project with topic titled ENGLISH LANGUAGE SENTENCES

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    After two months from that day the steamer boat is repaired, therefore, Marlow left the creek to a bank below Kurtzś station. He began his endless voyage to the inner station, which is considered the ¨the heart of darkness¨. Marlow specifically pays close attention to the ¨impenetrable forest¨. Points out the silence of the forest, does not bring peace but rather so mysterious intentions. Also, contemplated on the Congo River as a representation of time and the further he went the more similar it

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    Dictionary.com defines a comma as, ¨A mark of punctuation used to indicate a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause, to separate items on a list, to mark off thousands in numerals, to separate types or levels of information in bibliographic and other data, and, in Europe, as a decimal point.¨ A comma is not only used as a punctuation, but it is also used in Science. In Science class, we learn that we all have specific blood types, which are determined by what blood type

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    O.L. #3B Question #1 is worth 5 points – all others are worth 1 point each. Either type your answers directly onto THIS sheet OR create a new file and number your answers 1, 2, 3, etc. 1. The following "gem" comes from the business world and as you can see is filled with redundant, empty, wordy, AND unnecessary phrases.  Re-write it so that the ideas are expressed in a much clearer and more stylistic way. To:                   District Managers From:               Margaret Davenport, Vice

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    "If I had known what the next six years of my life were going to be like I would have eaten more. I wouldn't have complained about brushing my teeth, or taking a bath..." (Gruener, 2). These are the words of Yanek Gruener looking back at what he had dealt with the past six years. The book, “Prisoner B-3087”, by Alan Gratz is based on a true story of a boy, Jack Gruener, who survived 10 concentration camps in six years. Yanek Gruener had went through way more than he would have ever imagined, beatings

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