Introduction In Guy de Maupassant's renowned short story "The Necklace," verbal irony serves as a powerful literary device, shedding light on the characters' true intentions and values. Maupassant masterfully employs verbal irony to highlight the stark contrast between appearance and reality, revealing deeper layers of meaning within the narrative. Unveiling Hidden Desires Verbal irony is prominently showcased through the protagonist Mathilde's actions and dialogue. Despite her outward appearance of contentment, Mathilde harbors a profound desire for wealth and social status....
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Skilled acrobats, the sound of laughter, the smell of popcorn, the sight of trained animals, and even the clowns, whatâs not to enjoy? The main focus of the night thatâs purely there to perform for our entertainment is the ones who do not get any say in being there. These animals are forced to perform over and over again for the amusement of the passing crowd. Across the world, thousands of animals are being captured, taken from their natural habitat,...
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The concert that I attended this semester was my cousin Haileyâs middle school choir concert on Wednesday, December 4th, 2019 at 7:00 PM at North Laurel Middle School. The performance took place in the gym. The concert being in the gym made it so easy to hear the choir memberâs voices and the audience could take in the lyrics. My cousin is in the 7th grade, therefore she only performed 3 songs total. The first song she performed was, âAmerica...
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There are Five questions required to answer to complete a self-reflecting report: In this subject, what concepts or ideas you are reflecting on? What aspects did you find interesting or challenging? Has it changed the way you think or confirmed something you know? What else do you need to find out? Are there any further questions? How will you incorporate these concepts into your future professional life? Accounting for decision-making subject is covered by 6 Modules each module provides different...
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The Titanic is a romantic drama with a love story film of Jack Dawson played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Rose Dewitt Bukater played by Kate Winslet. Released in 1997 in the USA directed by James Cameron, this movie is the highest-grossing film that has earned millions and is more valuable, great love, happiness, exciting, emotional viewers all over the world. The Royal Mail Ship Titanic is the most famous ship in the history of the 20th century According to the...
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In the population of university students, previous research has consistently shown that cyber victimization is negatively related to the victim's self-esteem (Butt, 2019, Prihadi, 2019). (Butt, 2019) conducted a study to investigate the impact of cyberbullying on young people's self-esteem and interpersonal trust. Based on the findings, the results indicated that cyber victimization is significant in predicting low self-esteem among young adults. Meanwhile, the finding by Prihadi (2019) also suggested that perceived cyber-victimization negatively impacts the state of self-esteem, and...
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Mr. ChĂĄvez was a labor leader, community organizer, businessman, and Latino civil rights activist in the United States. He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association with Dolores Huerta, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to create the United Farm Workers. His ideology was a blend of radical politics and Roman Catholic social teachings. Chavez, who was born in Yuma, Arizona to a Mexican American family, began his working life as a manual laborer before serving in the...
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Erich Remarqueâs All Quiet on the Western Front is a profound proclamation against war, highlighting its significance in the annihilating impacts on humans. The people of war gave hints of romanticized ideas of being in the front throughout the story for its benefits of obtaining rations of food, and that the conditions were â... excellentâ(Remarque, 167). The novel portrays the fact about nationalism and honor, disregarding the real horror of the front by the people; though, it also considers the...
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Setheâs youngest child and the only one still with her at the time of Belovedâs return is Denver. Denver was not born into slavery, Sethe escaped while pregnant with her. As a result, Denver was born free but she still faced the consequences of slavery, specifically the need to claim something as solely hers. Denverâs relationship with Beloved shares some similarities to her mother's but is different since Denver realizes that Beloved is bad and breaks free from her desire....
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The age of enlightenment brought about a rise in intellect. The first encyclopedia was made in 1771. More people had a certain curiosity or thirst for knowledge that initially was not there. The most famous people that are associated with the enlightenment period are; John Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu. These men (along with others) set a pathway for the revolution. This age is also known as the Intellectual Revolution of reason, science, and logic. During this time 90% of males...
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Brave New World was written in 1931 by Aldous Huxley an English writer and philosopher. A world thatâs under control by the Government, where citizens lost their freedom, however, were granted pleasures instead. They cannot know the truth as they were brought up not knowing and still they donât want to know the truth anyway. The truth and their happiness are incompatible within Brave New World. The author uses characterization, symbolism, and motif throughout the novel to support his views...
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Even though it was written 174 years ago, The Raven remains one of the greatest and most iconic works in the history of literature. This poem has impacted many pieces of work such as stories and movies from Poeâs time to the present. From the beginning of the narrative, Poe deliberately and skillfully draws the reader into a somber and pensive world. Itâs obvious that as the story unfolds, Poe slowly descends into the depths of madness. As this is...
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2:00 p.m., tests were run to check for any brain activity. My favorite subject was Biology, but sadly I didnât know enough about how the brain and nervous system worked to understand what was happening. 2:20 p.m., tests were repeated. 2.40 p.m., my father was officially diagnosed with brain stem death. The cause of death, a new word in my vocabulary, âencephalitisâ. Through this trauma I was hooked, I wanted to understand, I wanted to know more, I wanted to...
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Chommy, you have left a void that no one can fill. The day Onele told me that Siphesihle was no more, I didn't believe her. I went straight to check the police report on the Internet. I was just browsing the report checking if your name was there. I was happy that your name was not there, I just thought to myself that she was talking about another Siphehle but not you. Then I went back to my senses and...
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There are several issues you run into when dealing with a mental illness. It's tricky when it comes to mental health because you must be very cautious. There are ways to cope with mental health, but it can turn for the worse if youâre not careful. Substance abuse is an issue that can hurt a person's life. There are people in the world who are going through this right now and need help. I will explain why this particular issue...
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In his works, the famous William Shakespeare made it a habit to raise numerous important topics. And his play 'King Lear' was no exception. In it, next to such themes as suffering, appearance versus reality, family relationships, the value of nothingness, and how much 'nothing' can represent is of great importance. In the first scene, Lear banishes Cordelia, which as a result reduces her to nothing. While Cordelia is deemed worthless, the King of France still takes her as his...
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What makes us human? A question that is difficult to give an unequivocal answer to. Katherine S. Pollard makes an interesting attempt at this in her article of the same title, where she describes the differences and similarities between human and chimpanzee genomes (since chimpanzees are humans' closest living relatives and share nearly 99 percent of our DNA). These studies have focused on protein-coding genes. The researchers have identified several sequences of genetic code that differ between humans and chimps....
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Tragic heroes are characters of nobility; they are held in a higher status but suffer a reversal of fortune through their own flaws. Even the most noblemen can succumb to their flaws and suffer the consequences, as illustrated in 'King Lear'. King Learâs tragic flaw is his blindness, which eventually leads to his own demise. In Act 1, Lear ineffectively divides his kingdom among his three daughters. Goneril and Regan persuade him through flattery, and Cordelia remains truthful and tells...
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Architecture acts as a tool of power, symbolizing authority and politics. âArchitecture influences people by making a concrete structure which is present in the material worldâ (Peter J. Wilston). This structure appears in a society, creating a physical base, and allowing people to form ideas. More so, this physical base allows people to further explore and think about ideas of the structure that may have existed. Architecture provides clear enclosed spaces with a distinction of outdoor and indoor spaces, allowing...
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What is market failure? In economics, market failure is a situation in which the allocation of goods and services by a free market is not efficient, often leading to a net social welfare loss. Types of market failure Monopoly and oligopoly Externalities The provision of public goods The use of common resources Income redistribution The economic problem that I choose is of type Monopoly and oligopoly In around 2009, India was battling with high food inflation. It was around 20%....
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For my research project, I decided to study Chinese cuisine. I chose this because I love Chinese food, but know nothing about it. Chinese cuisine plays a tremendous role in Chinese culture. It is one of the richest and most diverse heritages on the planet. The cuisine started in various regions of China and soon migrated to other parts of the world, such as Southeast Asia, North America, and Western Europe. China is made up of both lowlands and mountain...
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The 1960âs: The counterculture strikes back. Our first reading summarises the 1960âs, an epoch marked by a momentous transition. Denoted as one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades, it is defined by the historical actions of the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, political assassinations, anti-war marches, and the emergence of the âgenerational gap.â[ 1] Challenging Hollywoodâs traditions of conservatism, it was here in the late 1960s that âexploitationâ films became a substantial market. Transitioning the taboo subjects of...
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In our modern-day Europe is one of the most advanced continents in the world with countries that have a good economy, education and many other important things not all continents have. But before that Europe wasnât ever like it is today until a certain period known between historians called the ârenaissanceâ. This time period changed everything in Europe because people started to learn and educate themselves and stopped just dedicating their lives to god and focused more on their life...
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Whether to admit it or not, Elon Musk is a genius innovator, entrepreneur, and a future leader. His ability to do marketing and advertising campaigns with minimal expenditure is just phenomenal. If we lean into the past and notice how people became famous, we will certainly find just by draining millions of dollars into publicity and marketing. But that surely is not Muskâs approach. I admire Musk for his out-of-the-box thinking attitude and over-the-top ideas. Generally, business tycoons and certain...
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Community service and volunteering improves society and a personâs general wellbeing. Volunteering builds strong communities and ties a various group of people together. I started volunteering once I entered high school to satisfy my schools requirements of forty-eight volunteer hours per year. initially, I saw volunteering as a hassle despite my mom's dedication to community service and selflessness. Most of the activities I had been participating in held little significance to me. I babysat and helped my neighbors to earn...
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During my time at the University of Worcester, the achievements I accomplished include receiving my Worcester Award., which was a bronze award. To achieve a bronze award I needed work experience, personal development activities, and employability activities. It was difficult to find employability activities as I needed experience from places based on my course and in particular, it was really difficult finding experience in a law firm in Worcester as it is a small city and therefore was competitive to...
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Volunteering is a life-changing experience. It is hard to explain the feelings when I get involved. There is a feeling of happiness in helping others. In other words, it is a feeling I want to share with others such as friends, classmates, family members, or maybe even a stranger. On the 26th of October 2019, we are attending a service-learning project on soap making as part of our group assignment. Soap making is a great hands-on project where you learn...
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Contemporary art is an image or picture created by artists all around the world. Contemporary art is also known as the art of today, it consists of various types which are minimal, photography, earth/land, word, computer, street, and body art. This art was founded when I was browsing the internet to look for contemporary art about breaking stereotypes or voicing social injustice for my assessment. As we all know, different art contains different meanings. Every art created is based on...
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âWhy Ecological Urbanism? Why now?â The book discusses two important issues that can impact our environment. The first issue is rapid population growth and natural resource scarcity which are the major problems that we and our environment face. Generally, the ratio of population growth in many cities is so dramatic that conventional methods of planning are unable to respond to their rapid rates of transformation. The purpose of this article is to find some ways and methodologies according to Ecological...
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The Internet is a powerful new means of communication. It is global, it is fast, and it is growing rapidly Reaching to the far corners of the earth, the Internet is making the world at once smaller and more connected, transmitting information at nearly real-time speed. An estimated 377 million people are currently using the Internet, only half of whom are in the United States The World Wide Web is bringing rapid and radical change into our lives wonderfully beneficial...
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