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    Explain how Bradbury uses this story to question human’s reliance on technology The house was created for the sole purpose of serving mankind. The house cannot save the family‚ or humans‚ from the viciousness of a nuclear bomb. By the time the reader is exposed to the house‚ the owners have been eradicated‚ “their images burned on wood in one titanic instant”. The house continues to make breakfast‚ have little robotic mice that clean the house‚ and even read poetry for‚ essentially‚ no

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    “The Laboratory” by Robert Browning is a poem about a woman being engrossed by jealousy. Browning uses many literary techniques to show the escalating changes of the main character. Through the tone‚ persona‚ and figure of speech‚ Browning utilizes these three elements in order to create the envious nature of the woman in the poem. The poem begins with a tone that is filled with resentment‚ which also describes the speaker’s emotions that soon escalates erratically. The first sign of resent is when

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    provides the reader with many examples of imagery conveyed through various literary devices. In English‚ Dulce Et Decorum Est‚ translates to “it is sweet and fitting‚ to die for your native land.” The images of excitement‚ death‚ and sadness that are painted by Owen are the most well conveyed and therefore the most impactful images and to ultimately show the irony in the poem because of Owen’s choice of literary techniques. An example that is well projected is “GAS! Gas! Quick‚ boys!-- An ecstasy

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    Major Works Data Sheet |MLA Book Citation: |Biographical information about author: | |Tan‚ Amy. The Bonesetter ’s Daughter. New York: Putnam‚ 2001. | | |(Last Name‚ First. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher‚ original |

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    manipulation. After all‚ years before the film Birth of a nation‚ makers of film employed techniques to evoke pathos from viewers; whether through the use of a sobbing mother‚ a frightened child or what have you. In this respect the film was not a ground-breaker; However‚ through its effective use of devices such as symbolism‚ foreshadowing and allusions‚ as well as building on and arguably perfecting film techniques such as continuity editing‚ intercutting and close-ups‚ he transformed film from mere

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    Helmet by Seamus Heaney

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    Breen who was loyal to his cause and is considered a hero by many. Bobby Breen’s helmet is able to showcase his experiences as a fireman and Heaney uses different language and literary techniques to link Bobby himself to his helmet as well as illustrating the everyday lives of the firemen. Heaney presents the helmet as a literary device symbolising the different traits of its owner. The helmet is seen as a symbol of identity as it represents both Bobby’s identity and job. Similar to how a policeman

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    looming over him forces his head down” “The face not seem‚ bent down in a shadow under his cap” “Even on his feet he is staring at the floor or would be if he could see” Edwin Morgan’s descriptions uses a lot of literary techniques to help us picture the character one of the techniques he uses is juxtaposition this is used to show that nobody is really interested in this gentleman. “A few heads turn in the crowded evening snack bar.” Juxtaposition again is used describing the gentleman getting

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    from whites. This poem was written in 1895‚ which is around the era when slavery was abolished. Dunbar‚ living in this time period‚ was able to experience the gruesome effects of racism‚ hatred and prejudice against blacks at its worst. Using literary techniques such as: alliteration‚ metaphor‚ persona‚ cacophony‚ apostrophe and paradox‚ Paul Dunbar’s poem suggests blacks of his time wore masks of smiling faces to hide their true feelings.

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    principles. The main thought being communicated by the author of "The Day The Children Vanished’ is the psychology of how people react in the face of fear and anxiety. This main thought is established‚ developed‚ and enhanced through the use of literary techniques contained in a P.A.C.T.S. analysis. When inspecting this P.A.C.T.S. analysis‚ we can further understand the ways and means of how the author generates a mood and depicts the theme successfully. The most crucial element of any story is the

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    This process of transition could provide new thoughts and could be exciting ‚provocative or confronting. Today I will be discussing my understanding of the prescribed text and my three other related texts. I will talk about the use of dramatic techniques to highlight the themes of Exploring Transitions. The prescribed text will be Educating Rita by Willy Russel while my three related texts that I have chosen area film called the secret life of Walter Mitty‚ a poem Listening to Mid-Term Break by

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