Figures of speech

Miles and Chip to process the death of their dear friend Alaska they set up and investigation to figure out what happened and how she had died. At school their friend had told her “Last night, Alaska

As we live in an evolving society the government needs to keep working on how the lines of what can and cannot be said are established. As the years went by, different cases led to different tests and resolutions that decided where speech is not protected by the First Amendment. In 1919 the case Schenck v. United States led to the creation of the Clear and Present Danger Test, in this case Schenck, an anti-war socialist, was convicted for distributing pamphlets against the draft, claiming

This passage from Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde comes from a scene towards the beginning of Book Two where Criseyde and her uncle Pandarus are discussing love, specifically relation to Troilus’s desire for her. In these lines, the overbearing Pandarus gives a woeful Criseyde advice on what to do, with Criseyde giving her reaction immediately after. With the format of the rhyme royal, Chaucer creates new relationships between individual words, both in a sonic sense as well as a visual one with the

that gave birth. In “The Road Not Taken”, the author is comparing choices of life to two different roads or paths that one may take. One road is for one choice and the other road is for another choice in life. Imagery and Symbolism are two figures of speech that are used in the poem “The Road Not Taken.” Robert Frost uses imagery for the reader to visualize the path, the yellow wood, the undergrowth, and the divergence. He states,

The only thing to fear is fear itself In this speech, addressing the 1951 graduating class at University high school, William Faulkner played with the emotions of his audience with his strategic uses of repetition and long, run-on-sentences in his syntax as well as historical anecdotes that are relevant to the era. Throughout the speech, the repetition demonstrates Faulkner’s passion to diminish the fear felt throughout the nation. Words like, “man”, “fear” and “ you” are repeated as a way to persuade

Many people admire George Washington for being a man of bravery and honesty, and also for being the first president. In 1903, Jane Addams delivered a speech to tell the people her opinion of how great George Washington was. She uses multiple rhetorical devices to convince the people to really listen to what she has to say and to evoke an emotional response. Addams uses parallel structure in lines 2 through 8, lines 12 through 16, and lines 43 and 44. “Every time, if we think far enough, he is a man

countless times the speaker that has the most compassion while speaking is Anthony. While reading Brutus speech in act three scene two there were multiple ethos that jumped out immediately as soon as they were read, but there were some that you had to look for that weren't as easy to find. "Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor that you may believe." (III.ii:14-15). For Mark Antony’s speech there are many ethos that jump out as its read.

In Creon's speech from Antigone, he expresses his belief that the law must be upheld above all else, even if it means going against family ties and emotions. Similarly, the speech at the Red Army parade emphasized the importance of Soviet military power and the need to uphold the principles of communism. Both speeches share a common theme of putting the greater good above individual needs and desires. They both use strong and assertive language to get their messages and to command respect and obedience

conglomerate news corporations. The idea of the “citizen journalist” or even the Internet did not even enter into the Court’s consideration. Instead, the court grounded its decision to include access to media as one of the factors included in the public figure test for the purpose of protecting the reputation of the private individual. That purpose still resonates today, despite the significant changes in the composition of the media. Presently, the Internet is the primary source of news for millions

most interesting arguments were in regards to weather Snyder was a public figure or not. The Snyder’s Lawyer claimed they were handpicked to gain the maximum amount of exposure in regards to the protests and picketing by the Phelps family and Westboro. Westboro claimed they had protection under the first amendment, speech on public issues and speech on a matter of public concern, because Snyder made his son a public figure by asking, publicly, for an end to the war. Westboro also claims they were