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    event in a certain way. First Person Imagery and Third Person Imagery are the two ways that determine how a person will act. The idea of the use of various imagery perspectives can affect memory and emotions can cause a person to react. “Third person imagery tends to understand behavior as a function of the actor’s disposition, whereas actors tend to understand their behavior as a function of the situation (Libby et al., 2007). This imagery perspective allows a person to understand the purpose, reasoning

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    Second Person Narrative

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    The first couple steps were bumpy, my trembling feet vibrating against the crackling floor. The door swings open as I go to knock creating a loud screeching noise. As I walk into the unfamiliar home, I become more aware of the man I'm about to meet. I travel further into his world and can hear the noise coming from under my feet. I get closer and closer until I find it, the crooked door where he told me to meet him. As the stairs appears from the darkness, my path becomes lighted ahead of me.

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    Second Person Hope Meets

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    The Second Person Hope Meets in Heaven Engulfed in a sea of black, Hope could see nothing, she didn't need to. She knew exactly where she was. Feeling the soft breeze grasp her fingertips, and rustle the leaves beneath her feet she knew. Smelling the air mixed with fall and ocean she knew. Hearing the barking of dogs and yelling of school children, she knew… She knew that before her would be a little blue house, with pieces of the shingles missing, a large window that left nothing

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    nationality, she seems to be challenging the concept of homogenous identity. She also seems to be encouraging her readers to recognize her characters as singular people, not as representatives of certain a certain race or nationality. Adichie also uses second person narration in some of her short stories in order for her readers to be more involved in the narrative. She exposes her readers to feelings of loneliness, anonymity and loss faced by her characters in order for them to have a more relatable grasp

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    aesthetic choices the author made, including the use of second person point of view and the development of the narrator. The author’s decision to use these two style choices—second person point of view and the development of the narrator―helped to create a unique and fun yet timeless and relatable story of a young man, alone in the bright lights, big city of NYC. In Bright Lights, Big City, McInerney valiantly chose to write the novel from the second person point of view. Most authors tend to stray away from

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    and frequently asks the audience for their input. Le Guin’s fairy-tale introduction of the story establishes her credibility through her extensive knowledge and understanding of the people of Omelas. Le Guin utilizes logos through the narrator’s second person point of view which incites the audience to draw their own conclusions about the city of Omelas and question their own justifications of the child’s existence. The concept of the happiness of many relying on the necessary suffering of one forces

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    A common tactic used by many anti-slavery writers in the Romantic Era is “in speaking for and/or giving voice to an estranged or silenced other”, by giving the victim of the power struggle the rhetorical devices needed to gain power (Kitson, 519). Shelley gives the creature not just a voice, but an entire Volume of the book. However, she does this in an effort to reinforce the “moral superiority [which] means that [Frankenstein] will rarely question the validity of his own society’s formation and

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    The second person perspective of “Until Gwen” offers in-depth detail and description of flashbacks and thoughts, as well as providing the story, thoughts, and actions which engages the reader. This causes the story to seem more personal and captivating through a connection to both the characters and their storyline, making it more personal. The use of second person allows for further character development and connections to characters that the reader can piece together, and relate with. The purpose

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    while she is lying in bed. He tells her not to worry and that she will get better soon. Salvador shows his love for his wife while she is sick. “She asked Salvador to check her messages at the office, he told her that the office wanted her to come in person to sign” (Fuentes 451). We can note from this that during this time period medicine wasn 't very advanced. When someone needed highly advanced medicine, it was very expensive and rare to get. A shopkeeper tells Salvador that “Life en Espanol hadn

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    The purpose of this memo is to summarize, analyze and reflect upon my visit to the King County Courthouse, West Division on February 10, 2017. On Friday, February 10th, 2017 I visited the King County Courthouse in Seattle to fulfill the requirements of the Visit to the Court Assignment. During my visit, I observed the court proceedings for two hours. Also, during this time I got familiar with the courthouse and observed three separate cases. Each case presented a different issue for the judge and

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