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    In the world of writing, novelists tend to place many literary devices to present the audience reading with a notion regarding a particular person, place, or thing in their novel. As literary devices can be intentionally installed as well as unintentionally, authors tend to leave it up to the audience to decide whether or not it was a choice or just a coincidence. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, many literary devices can be noticed, but the idea of foreshadowing particularly raises attention

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    your ability to perform a task. Relaxation A sprinter is in the start position in the final of the men’s 100m hurdles at the Olympics Games. In this example the athlete would imagine emotions associated with relaxation and together with other techniques such as breathing exercises, could try to control anxiety, arousal and stress levels Mental Rehearsal Mental rehearsal is one aspect of imagery. It is a strategy for practicing something in your mind before actually performing the task. The

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    Review of the Gladiator At start of the film the shots are close up to the Robin seating on the branch. A Robin has connotations of winter and morning, as this is the time when the Robins usually come out and bird is a symbol of freedom. We then return to the shot

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    As a child your morale can be greatly affected due to occurrences that you may have experienced, whether it had been pleasurable or displeasing. It is very common for a child to entrust their guardians with the responsibility of providing for them, but it becomes incredibly difficult for a child to disregard experiences of immense adversity and affliction, as incidents are subliminally embedded into a person's subconsciousness. In “The Farmers Children,” the stepmother seems to abstain from doing

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    Jacques Ellul on Techniques is very fascinating. The writer discusses of machines and its relationship with technique which has been described nicely. Technique is a way of doing something that fulfills a goal or an aim, in an organized manner. It is an art to do the work in a very meaningful and efficient way to reach the best results. Early civilizations have seen the man growing up in many aspects, this approach and ability to invent new things is called ‘technique’. The term Techniques is greatly

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    the product mix contributes to sales and profit (ref. 1.1, 1.2) b) An assessment on how market segmentation contribute to maximise sales (ref. 1.3) Task B Research report describing the external sales development techniques Carry out an individual research into external sales techniques using the same hotel you selected for task A and produce a written report of your findings which should

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    The personification of the aeroplanes in stanza two is an aural declaration of how the narrator is feeling. ‘Moaning’ suggests the pain and agony of which the narrator is experiencing. ‘Funeral Blues’ by W.H. Auden effectively uses a range of techniques such as tone, imagery, metaphors and amphora to creatively express the feeling of loss inevitably experienced by humans due to change. The author also expresses a

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    Rhetoric Analysis of an excerpt from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Rhetorical devices are used to strengthen writing and add dimension. When used properly, they add layers of complexity to any prose as well as further evidence for an argument. No one understood this better than Upton Sinclair. Four strong rhetoric devices are periodicity, the Rule of Three, metaphor and rhetorical questions. Sinclair masterfully demonstrates these in a speech featured in his novel, The Jungle.

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    An Analysis of Unmarked Boxes In the poem, Unmarked Boxes, writer Jalâl al-Din Mohammad Rumi uses metaphors and sound techniques to share wisdom with his readers about accepting one’s inability to change fate and about the interconnectedness of the world. Rumi begins with a sentence comprised of two, short –but striking- words: “Don’t grieve” (1). By saying this, he warns his readers not to attempt to change that which is unchangeable. He also tells his readers to not worry about this, implying

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    The Awakening by Kate Chopin In “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin, the emotional state of the central character is often shown to the reader through the employment of literary techniques. Characterization helps draw parallels and contrasts between secondary characters and Edna Pontellier. Symbolism is used in order to outline Edna’s progression as a character. At the very beginning of the book, there is constant reference to a caged bird. This can be considered to be a reference to the

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