Stylistic analysis of the article “Don’t call me and I won’t call you”, Jim Shelley with the chilling story of one man for whom the party line’s over, published in Weekend Guardian. The extract reveals us a life-story of James Shelley, the story of his unusual addiction, the obsession to phone and to be phoned that led to his dismissal from the office, abandonment of friends and above all led to the personal psychological crisis. The correspondent’s aim is to confess frankly in ironical way to
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explains what it feels like to be in the empathy box and how he enjoys following Mercerism during the climb. He mentions all the positives about it, the feeling of the climb with Mercer and explains how he learns to show empathy. Dick explains the stylistic device of repetition. What is being repeated is the word “it’s” and it is used to describe what it is like to follow Mercerism and that feeling of following Mercer as he makes that climb up. This goes back to the thesis of Dick predicting a new age
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Text and Discourse: the differentiation of concepts Bibliographic Description: Popova ES Text and Discourse: the differentiation of concepts [Text] / E. Popov // Young scientist. - 2014. - №6. - S. 641-643. In the early 70-ies of XX century was an attempt to differentiate between categories of text and discourse. The discourse was supposed to be treated as a "text plus the situation", and the text, respectively defined as "negative discourse of the situation." Until now, the question of
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“Civil Disobedience," by Thoreau, he makes use of an analogy, tone, and theme; to support his core theme, that every man or person has the decision on what kind of government would respect their beliefs amd values. With all of these rhetorical and stylistic devices, he helps the reader understand the purpose of this passage and the usage of these devices. Furthermore, he utilizes an allusion, to create a more better understanding on what's happening and the concept within the passage. Thoreau states
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support the thesis through an analysis of the film and other relevant material. Avoid simply rehashing descriptive material from other source. • Support your thesis through textual and formal analysis. Refer to specific shots, scenes, characters, stylistic devices, and themes in the film. • As much as possible, use technical, literary and industry terms to make your points. • If needed, you may use additional resources to support your claims. Suggested sources might include academic books and articles;
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The story tells us about Gussy who works for Industrial Corporation as a caretaker. He is black one-legged man whose life is quite miserable: he has to support his elderly mother in spite of the fact that he is handicapped. But Gussy is rather satisfied with it and doesn't complain about anything. He likes his job and appreciates the fact he has it. However the company has just changed its hands and now everything is different here for Gussy. His new boss, mr. Blade, feels sorry for him and even
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From visionary director Guillermo Del Toro, comes 'Crimson Peak' (2015) a very welcome return to an old school type of horror story, the Gothic Romance. starring Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain and Tom Hiddleston. It is early 20th Century and In the outcome of a family catastrophe, aspiring author, Edith Cushing (Wasikowska), falls in love with a mysterious figure by the name of Thomas Sharpe (Hiddleston), an aristocrat from Allerdale Hall. Moving to a decaying English mansion, Edith is followed
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Holcomb, Kansas, is a village containing approximately three hundred citizens. The square town is with described with having rivers, stations, horses, fields of wheat, a bank, and a school. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, an image of the town of Holcomb is presented throughout types of style such as, diction, imagery, syntax, and tone. In order to communicate a Western way of speaking used in Holcomb, Truman Capote mentions the town as, "out there," and says the pronunciation of the Arkansas
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Nelle Harper Lee is an American writer who won the Pulitzer-Prize (1961) for her only book To Kill a Mockingbird. The plot and characters are broadly based on the author's observations and recollections of her family and neighbourhood, as well as on an event, similar to that in her novel, that occurred near her hometown. In 2007 Harper Lee was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contribution to literature. The extract begins with Atticus’s concluding words on the evidence for the
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