Concision and Repetition in Babel’s Collected Stories With laconic power, Isaac Babel tells short stories that are at once cold and full of exultation. This effect arises as much from his prose style as from the wrenching content of his narratives. In this paper, I will explore several techniques that compress his prose to the lapidary and one that is more expansive and cuts against his impulse to concision. One of Babel’s most striking tools for reducing his text to essentials is the simile (and
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“Crash!” “Smack!” “Thump!” Imagine a world with no trees, nor plants or animals. Everyday the citizens of Thneedville would have to pay for fresh air. That’s how things were in the movie “The Lorax” after all the Truffula Trees had been cut down. This powerful messaged movie by Dr. Seuss explains about a selfish man who wants money, named the Once-ler and an interesting character who speaks for the trees, named the Lorax. In the movie, the Lorax tries to stop the Once-ler from making a bad decision
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The Amish Midwife could easily be classified as a well known book, but the question is, is this a good book? After all, just because something is well known it does not mean that the reasons for its popularity are good. So, in order to answer this question a person must first look at whether or not the plot is good, and if the follow through of this plot was done well. Then it is important to determine if the main character's goal within the book makes logical sense. After considering each of these
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In the book, In Cold Blood, the author, Truman Capote, utilizes rhetorical strategies such as ethos, pathos, and literary elements to create a suspenseful story, which ultimately contributes to his central argument that criminals are not always inherently evil. Capote persuades his audience by empathizing for both of the Clutter family murderers, Perry Smith and Dick Hickock, in part three of the book, “Answer”. In this case, Capote describes both Clutter murderers in a sympathetic and impartial
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looking at the game's core mechanic, Trico, what's good about it and what isn't, and some things the game could have worked on. Trico is an incredibly developed AI,
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of Great Expectations? Why is Dickens interested in these changes? What role does social class play in these changes? Pip, the main character, changes throughout the course of Great Expectations by maturing and becoming a gentleman. He was a young boy when the novel began and then he was sent to play with a young girl, who told him he was coarse and common. When Estella told Pip that, Pip immediately decided to change and become a gentleman to win her heart. Because of his already low self esteem
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKhqUOncefY Old spice says, “Turn your boy into a man” which means they are attempting to give the impression that their products defines being a man. Therefore saying you can define yourself through their product. Make your smell speak for you to set a tone for who you are. This brand of men’s unique range of fragrances is designed to have you prepared for your toughest whatever it may be. The Old Spice brand gives you confidence to be the man you want to be when
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their advantage by putting a those images on the covers of their movies. By doing this they are almost telling the whole story before anyone have even seen it. They use the concepts of love, adventure, and good triumphing over evil to automatically attract the eyes of young children. Disney uses these symbols and images to create those concepts so at that moment a little girl or boy who sees the cover of that movie immediately begin to beg their parents to get them that movie. In this paper I will be
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Lord of the Flies starts off with a bunch of boys stranded on a tropical island. This is a perfect place for a group of kids to have tons of fun. The kids have no adult supervision and do not have to worry about getting in trouble by adults. "When the little kids land they are delighted to find that there are no grown-ups about. This shows that they do not worry about getting in trouble, which will later come back to haunt them. The young boys plan on having a fun time on the island and plan
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