A passage from D.H Lawrence's, "The Rainbow," captures the true essence of a woman and manifests her desires amid living with satisfied men. ... The passage begins with a man's perspective on rural life, followed by a woman's, which differs in a countless number of ways. ... The rhetorical questions used throughout this passage help manifest women's longing for answers and knowledge to help them have a better understanding of the power in the world around them. In addition to comparisons and rhetorical questions, the repetition and diction used throughout the repetition acc...

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Moshin Hamid begins the passage with a solicitous and beguiling question which sets the tone and voice of the narrator for the rest of the novel. ... ," demonstrates the conversational manner of the passage and creates a more intimate and confiding sense as the reader, along with the apparent American stranger, are revealed the details of the narrator's relationship with America. ... The passage is a dramatic monologue where the narrator is having a conversation with an American stranger, but with only the narrator speaking. ... Throughout the novel, the narrator is inquisitive, asking ...

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The passage begins with his reaction to Hedvig's disappointment; his speech and actions throughout the passage are very indicative of his nature and his position in the family. ... If Gina's reaction to this question is to "obviously lie" - to look uncomfortable, speak with an insecure tone, etc - then we as an audience will understand quite clearly that she is lying. ... Hedvig has two lines in particular, in the passage, that may carry different meanings depending on how they are interpreted and delivered. ... Gina and Hjalmar may be standing throughout the passage, so as a directo...

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" This is a puzzling question for most people to answer. Of course the achievement of a degree and the careers that go along with them are key factors but Andre Hacker and Claudia Dreifus did a fantastic job of breaking up details to support how college could be more valuable in the passage, Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admissions. ... After reading through most of the passage when you came across the paragraph beginning with the title, The University of Mississippi, I am pretty sure you knew that the paragraph following was about the college listed above and had something to do with ...

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• Explain and comment on the following passage by Sir Arthur Eddington. ... The implications of the short passage must be discussed in relation to the analogy of areas of knowledge in general and the net of the ichthyologist. ... As any question with a quote, is it necessary to discuss the implications of the quote and to expand potential knowledge issues associated with it. ... If this is the case, how does mathematics differ from other forms of knowledge? ... How would one justify the decision? ...

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In order to understand the text to its fullest, the reader must read attentively, formulate thoughtful questions on the text, and animate the evocative text with imagination and creativity. ... In Gunn's example, he focuses on the self-formulated questions of plot and character as the most significant part of the study. ... Continuing to shine new light on some of the controversies of this passage, Dunn offers some new insights on many of the characters in Genesis 19. ... In comparison with my readings of this passage, Gunn related to the characters on a much deeper level of understandin...

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Before this passage, Ann has been getting reacquainted with the Keller's house, and the passage hints at the tension between Ann and Kate that will develop in later acts and clues the audience into Kate's mental instability. Firstly, Miller uses Ann's defiance of Kate to create tension in the passage. ... Ann's short evasive sentences and repeating rhetorical questions indicate a lack of desire to show any furtive emotions to Kate, as well as a desire to stand her ground, and she is thus showing how she tries to break the roles imposed by the familiar setting of the Kelle...

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In addition, there is much in the Qur'an that discusses the importance of a woman providing sex for her husband, "Your wives are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth, when or how you will (2:223)-(___). ... After Hafsa caught him in the sexual act with Maria, "Hafsa went to the Prophet and said I have seen her with you. ... There is the notion that Muhammad was more concerned with his reputation as the Prophet because the focus turns towards Hafsa's role in spreading the news of the affair rather than his desire to repent and make amends with his wife for having an affair with a sl...

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In the passage, Sanders questions the morality of continuous migration and also references past events that exhibit the detrimental effects of migration. ... The rhetorical question in lines 40-42 criticizes the audience's ethics and humanity's ability to decimate a landscape and then simply move on without remorse. ... Subsequently, with factual evidence, Sanders gives concrete examples of how migration can damage a region. ... On that note, he expresses logos by referring to how "the Spaniards devastated Central and South America," "Colonists brought slavery with the...

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Question With reference to one or more short stories, analyse how Carey forces the reader to 'hesitate' between two concepts of reality. ... The analysis of The Chance and Crabs reveals contrasting attributes in how Peter Carey depicts the two concepts of reality. ... His other works such as Crabs is significantly contrasting, leaving the reader hesitant on the realism of the story throughout the entire passage. ... Instantly readers are obligated to consider the question, what are/is 'Fastalogians' and the 'Genetic lottery?' ... These two concepts of real...

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We do know that science does raise questions that it cannot itself answer. ... Some theologians believe the Bible provides us with scientific as well as religious understanding. ... How do we approach the people who believe that the Bible is inerrant? I think we can surely state that some passages of the Bible are to be understood in a metaphorical way and it's not precisely an astronomy book (like St. Augustine said: "The Bible tells how to go to heaven, not how heaven goes-) but that doesn't allow scientists, who, for example, promote evolutionary naturalism, say that evolution is ...

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Usually, if people see a dominant university such as Harvard in a passage, they tend to read and think over it more, because it is so famous for its education. ... Next, Fridman uses analogy and comparison to show the readers how different America is to our rival countries. ... Lastly, Fridman throws in a whole bunch of rhetorical questions about the attitude of America, and how these attitudes could jeopardize the world class power of America. Fridman questions the audience how a country where typical parents are ashamed of their daughter studying mathematics instead of going dancing, be expe...

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The overall tone of this passage is quite dark, with the opening paragraph graphically describing the mutilation of the Pleasure Mouse's foot, ending with her bellowing 'in agony.' ... This particular passage is in past tense, and told in story time, meaning readers are able to closely follow the process of the foot binding and the how Pleasure Mouse reacts to it in more detail. ... In addition, a 'moon sickle' is an agricultural tool used for harvesting, that when used on people, may cause agonising pain, correlating with what Pleasure Mouse will experience later...

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On July 4, 1776 the 13 colonies of the United States came together to form the Declaration of Independence in which it is clearly states: We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness- It's rather ironic how the passage ends on that note when in fact, for nearly 200 years African-Americans in the United States were used as slaves for the "white man." ... Having said this, it brin...

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Elizabeth's performance in light of radical and reactionary influences In the novel Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, the setting is critical for the establishment of how societal views influenced what was acceptable behavior during the 18th century. ... Following Elizabeth's engagement with Mr. Darcy, she questions him whether he admired her for her impertinence. ... This quality is also allude to in the passage and emphasized when Elizabeth remains obstinate despite Mr. ... In the selected passage, Mr. ...

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Charles Dickens worked with many complicated ideas and it is shown in Bleak House in more than one instance. ... Dickens' concern was primarily the social hierarchy and how fair, or unfair, it was. ... In this passage Dickens uses repetition as a way to emphasise his point but it is also a part of the narrator's voice, there's 'Fog up the riverfog down the riverfog on the essex marshesfog creepingfog lying out', the fog is everywhere, it's suffocating and the reader, as well as the people in the passage, cannot get away from it. ... Setting, in these types of nov...

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There is a simple answer to this question plaguing our minds; it was because they were addicted. ... Still he lay tranquilly in the same posture with out any symptoms of uneasiness." ... Opium entered the Chinese markets with a boom around the nineteenth century. ... The missionary who wrote this passage would travel around China and preach against the use of opium. ... Also in the text, the author says how when a guest would come over to their house it would be a sign of hospitality to offer someone to smoke with them. ...

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The pig's intelligence is their power; they know just how to control the intellectually and emotionally inferior with miscited facts and logic, and through terms that keep the animals in fear to make their own decisions without fail. ... His cunning use of rhetorical questions at the end of almost every speech, scares the animals into doing what he says. ... By starting the question off with "Surely" "(36), this devalues the animals, making it seem obvious they should not have a differing opinion. ... This influential passage effectively demonstrates manipulation through persuasive spe...

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I will demonstrate the treatment that the religious slaveholders put towards the slaves, the passages they used from the Bible while beating the slaves, and how they refused to educate slaves, fearing the power they would gain if they were on the same level mentally. ... In particular, he notes that his Master, Captain Auld, was one Christian who would vocally justify his abuse of slaves with a passage from the Bible that he misconstrued. ... I have seen him tie up a lame young woman, and whip her with a heavy cow-skin upon her naked shoulders, causing the warm red blood to drip; and, in justi...

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The passage of the Affordable Care Act has definitely gone against some of the writers' theories and ideas, but I believe their ideas are still somewhat applicable. The author begins with a few ideas about why the USA has yet to pass comprehensive national health insurance (NHI). ... The issue is so important and prominent that recent presidential debates have included the topic in their questions. ... However, the passage of the ACA/Obamacare created a large stepping-stone for government to do so. ... There have been many debates surrounding the benefits or setbacks of the ACA, but tho...

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The use of this metaphor has significant implications for the pursuit of truth, if everything is an illusion as on stage, how can truth be identifies in the midst of the performance. ... He had a young British female murdered and then killed a man himself, by hacking at him with a cutlass. ... Robertson never at any stage questions the guilt of his clients, what he does questions is the morality and social efficacy of the death penalty. ... Robertson uses some grotesque passages and emotive language in order to support his argument against capital punishment. ... Robertson's desc...

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It disturbs the comfortingly quiet way of life by asking questions no one among the "locals" remembers being asked, let alone answered."(Bauman, 1997:14-15) In other words, questions disturb a comfortable life and defamiliarise the familiar, daily life comes under scrutiny and devaluation. ... It should also be recognised that many of these societies" rituals also intertwined with ideas on the environment. ... The second example comes from Siena, Italy with a population of around 59,000 people. ... It can be seen from those two examples that ritual still plays a strong part in everyday life...

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Therefore, the question remains, why did the church condemn Galileo with such severity? ... In other words, if a Catholic had a question about anything, the Church had the correct answer. ... In fact, Galileo was even able to counter the accusation that he had disproved the passage in Joshua by explaining how the passage actually supported his theory. ... Particularly frustrating for Galileo was the lack of logic in the Church's arguments, and how they dismissed his ideas so quickly. ... "* Galileo's generally sarcastic manner in dealing with people did not help him sway the Chur...

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One such instance occurs in that passage where Jane, having departed from Lowood, awaits her carriage to Thornfield: the next stage of her life. ... These questions in particular, in their invitation of a response, draw the reader further into a sense of dialogue with a real person independent of the novel. ... She asks "how could she really like an interloper not of her race?"... In the passage recounting Jane's first real conversation with Rochester, we see another of these moments. ... Indeed, never again in the novel is Rochester quite so unreserved and "gregarious and communicative a...

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In the passage, one of the Primary character , an eccentric women named, Ms. ... For instance, in the passage, Ms. ... What kinda work they do and how they live and how come we ain't in on it? ... Furthermore, their connection with there parents is more stable. ... This made me questioned myself " how come my school and other schools in poor communities don't have access to these program? ...

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