JOERS
Joers's favorite kind of punctuation
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The name of Dana's husband in Kindred
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This author is cited as the godmother of Afrofuturism
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This kind of figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things.
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The name of the cultural phenomenon surrounding the simultaneous theatrical release of two films, Barbie and Oppenheimer, on July 21, 2023.
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Joers's height
This is how to do an MLA citation
...quote" (author's last name, page number).
Informs the reader of the subject that will be discussed in the paragraph
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Gives the audience hints or signs about the future
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This person is performed during this year's Superbowl halftime show
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The breed of dog Joers is getting
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The definition of Counterargument.
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This is what MLA stands for
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The definition of Hyperbole
What is a figure of speech in which an author or speaker purposely and obviously exaggerates to an extreme?
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The sport Joers players over the summer
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This character says this line in Kindred, "But I'm suppose to be free. I was free. Born free!" (Butler, 157).
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the process of using multiple ideas and pieces of information from numerous sources to create a new understanding
What is the definition of synthesis?
A figure of speech that puts together opposite elements
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This submersible imploded during an expedition to view the wreck of the Titanic.
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The number of different buildings Joers has lived in.
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Dana reads this book to Rufus
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Three parts of an effective argument
Claim, Evidence, and Explanation
The repetition of the same sound close together
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Kylie Jenner's daughter's name
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