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Sentence Structure
Vocabulary Words
Rhetorical Strategies
Essay Construction
Elements of Argument
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Ginny and Dean's relationship was insufferable for Harry. She very much distracted Harry. She was beautiful to Harry.
What is an Epistrophe
100
noun: the branch of philosophy dealing with the beauty, art, and taste and with the appreciation of beauty
What is aesthetic
100
In John Keats' poem Ode to a Nightingale, the lines " I have been half in love with easeful Death, Call'd him soft names in many a mused rhyme" is an example of what rhetorical device?
What is personification
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opinion vs. topic =
What is thesis statement
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Because 400 seals were killed from the oil spill, BP had to spend $4 million dollars attempting to clean up the spill and restore wildlife.
What is logos.
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Andy's digression from his faith was sad; Andy's new path in life was not right for him.
What is a Balanced Sentence
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adj: strongly desirous of acquirinhg and possessing knowledge
What is acquisitive
200
The sentence,"Love is a river flowing wild and free" is an example of...
What is metaphor
200
Acrynomn for what you need to do in each body paragraph
What is CEE (claim, evidence, explanation)?
200
Harry Potter's courage was manifested throughout his life as he learned to cope with challenges he faced, from dealing with the miserable Dinsleys to the trials at Hogwarts.
What is ethos.
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Late night walks on the beach, romantic dinners, and gifts of chocolate are considered to be romantic, but sally was insatiable when it came to her love life.
What is a Periodic Sentence
300
noun: the power to produce and effect, influence
What is efficacy
300
In King's Letter to Birmingham, "Like a boil that can never be cured so long as it is covered up but must be opened with all its ugliness to the natural medicines of air and light, injustice must be exposed, with all the tension its exposure creates, to the light of human conscience and the air of national opinion before it can be cured"
What is analogy
300
"Humans think they need beauty for happiness and to be satisfied, when in reality, happiness is what causes them to be beautiful" is an example of what?
What is themetic statement?
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Because of Obama's decreasing popularity from decisions he has made, he had to find a catalyst to build up his popularity, so he turned to the military and ordered them to kill Osama bin Laden. Consequently, many Americans consider Obama a true hero.
What is logical fallacy.
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My grandparents made a codicil to their will, making my mom the sole heir to their belongings.
What is a Loose Sentence
400
verb: to abolish, to do away with
What is abrogate
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In Susan Sontag's In Plato's Cave, "Before I saw those pohotographs (I was twelve) and after, though it was several years before I understood fully what they were about...When I looked at those photographs, something broke. Some limit had been reached, and not only that of horror; I felt irrevocably grieved, wounded..." is an example of
What is anecdote
400
How many (minimum) given sources are recommended in your synthesis essay?
What is three?
400
According to the Wall Street Journal, Obama's popularity has dropped dramatically since he took office in January 2009.
What is support.
500
Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.
What is Chiasmus
500
noun: bitterness and discord, hostility, rancor, spite
What is acrimony
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If we do not get our sleepers, and forge rails, and devote days and nights to the work, but go to tinkering upon our lives to improve them, who will build the raildroads? is an example of a...
What is paradox
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What is the first step in writing and an analysis essay?
What is read and u nderstand the passage given?
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Beginning musical training at an early time of life stimulates the learning process.
What is a claim.