Answer A 1. Give an outline of the views on the relation between wealth and happiness presented in texts 1 and 2 Text 1: Text 1 is written by David Brooks and it’s an op-ed column. He starts off by telling about Sandra Bullock’s life – she winning an Academy Award but also her husband being an “adulterous jerk”. He asks if anybody would trade publicity with having a personal life. He continues to happiness. If you have a successful marriage and you encounter a lot of personally setbacks
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the chest of a man, ripping his shirt open to reveal his real identity.... just as a super hero would. But instead of a symbol or name of the super hero on his spandex body suit, we are offered a question: “Who needs a super hero?” Could this be a rhetorical question, disregarding the need for a super hero of sorts, or is it a genuine offer? Just as one can view this visual in two ways, one negative and one positive. So too Henry can be viewed in both a negative and positive light. On the one hand
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http://www.warpoetry.co.uk/Afghanistan_War_Poetry.html Bad Dreams When you send a lad away To a foreign hot land To fight in a war he doesn’t understand When he comes back He brings more than just a tan He’s probably not ok He’s probably not all right He’s probably in a dark place Whether it’s day or night Governments and Media With their pack of lies Will never tell the truth But try to convince you otherwise It feels like my eyes Have been stretched wide open Now and
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Lecture Method The lecture method is the most widely used form of presentation. Every instructor should know how to develop and present a lecture. They also should understand the advantages and limitations of this method. Lectures are used for introduction of new subjects, summarizing ideas, showing relationships between theory and practice, and reemphasizing main points. The lecture method is adaptable to many different settings, including either small or large groups. Lectures also may be used
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say to us. The author wants us to have some sympathy for him for him and basically have an understanding on what he is about to tell us. This already has us in the mood of trying to figure out what he is going through. In paragraph two Tim uses rhetorical questions he beings to ask us was it a civil war? A war of national liberation or simple aggression? When the author begins to ask us these question he is trying to basically make us as the reader be placed in this young gentleman shoes to figure
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Name: ______________________________ Figurative Language Worksheet 1 Directions: Read the lines of poetry. Slashes represent line breaks. Figure out which technique is being used: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, or personification. In the boxes, explain how you figured out your answer. It is possible that more than one technique is being used. If you can, explain each. 1. Like burnt-out torches by a sick man's bed Which technique is being used? __________________________________________________________________________________
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Speaker: Title: DJI Phantom 3 Specific Purpose: To Infrom the audience with this device Thesis Statement: Introduction * Attention-getter (quotation, story, rhetorical question, surprising statements, humor, etc.): The DJI Phantom 3 is one of the best drones on the market. * Reveal the topic: The DJI Phantom 3 records in 4k HD resolution * Motivate the audience (make the topic relevant and/or establish
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handing in homework- a skill that makes future deadbeats very competitive in stone walling landlords and bill collectors” emphasizing on the mockery of the school systems. What rhetorical strategies does the writer use to achieve this satire? List them, and explain how each is used. Sarcasm - Sarcasm is a primary rhetorical strategy used to achieve the satire. For instance, when the author states, “Chao also suggested that schools hold more blood drives, which would prepare dropouts for visits to
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Achievement Test Name: _______________________________ Yr./sec.__________ Date_________ Score: ___ I. Directions: Choose the correct infinitives in each sentence. Encircle the answers. 1. Selfish people will not come forward —— others. A. help B. to help C. to helping D. to helped 2. My teacher came forward —— me in studies. A. help B. helping C. to help D. is helpful 3. —— in the middle of the road is dangerous. A. walk B. to walk C. to be walk D. walking 4. I like —– on violin
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become a symbol of our country. To die instead of having freedom is a very powerful notion. 6. A rhetorical question is a question posed to emphasize a point, not for the purpose of getting an answer. Henry uses this device extensively throughout his speech. Find one example in the speech, quote it and explain what point he is emphasizing with those particular questions. One of the many rhetorical questions in this speech is “Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation
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