On Dumpster Diving
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Eighner resides in this state.
What is Texas?
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Raw fruits and vegetables with this are "perfectly safe" to eat.
What is intact skin?
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The point-of-view of "On Dumpster Diving."
What is first person?
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A reference to Merriam-Webster dictionary or Los Angeles is an example of this figure of speech.
What is an allusion?
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Ross Geller has been married (and divorced) to three different women. Their names are . . .
Who are Carol, Emily, and Rachel?
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The word "Dumpster" belongs to this Dumpster company.
What is Dempster Dumpster Company?
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This type of candy is safe to eat (if it has not drawn ants)
What is hard candy?
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The purpose of "On Dumpster Diving."
What is to describe the livelihood of the homeless or to criticize today's society?
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Using "scavenging" and "foraging" in place of "Dumpster diving" is an example of this.
What is a euphemism?
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Leonardo DiCaprio played Jay Gatsby in the 2013 movie adaptation of The Great Gatsby. This actor portrayed him in the 1974 adaptation.
Who is Robert Redford?
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This was the name of Eighner's dog.
What is Lizbeth?
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A test to see if carbonated soft drinks are safe to drink is whether they still do this.
What is fizz (vigorously)?
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The tone can be described as this.
What is informative, humorous, analytical, or didactic?
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Consider the quote: “Dumpster diving is outdoor work, often surprisingly pleasant” (Eighner 72). This is an example of this figure of speech.
What is irony?
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Spider-Man has been played by three different actors. Their names are . . .
Who are Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland?
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Eighner's dog does this dance whenever they encounter a certain group of insects who have a burning sting.
What is the Dance of the Zillion Fire Ants?
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A characteristic of home leftovers is this.
What is reused jars or margarine tubs?
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The syntax can be described as this.
What is short and declarative sentences?
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"Botulism," "Dysentery," "winos," and "Pas de bourree" are examples of this.
What is jargon?
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In the hit show, Riverdale, KJ Apa plays this character.
Who is Archie?
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There are two types of "kitty surprise" that are described by Eighner. One is a leaping alley cat and the other is . . .
What is used cat litter?
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Eighner avoids this type of food.
What is meat (game, poultry, pork, egg-based foods)?
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A rhetorical strategy used in "On Dumpster Dive."
What is anecdote or description?
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Consider the quote: “Spirits also turn up after big party weekends, presumably discarded by the newly reformed” (Eighner 30). This is an example of this technique.
What is satire?
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In the play, Much Ado About Nothing, Hero, Claudio, and Don Pedro hatch a plot to get these two characters together.
Who are Benedick and Beatrice?
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