Essential Literary Concepts and Textual Analysis
Literary Devices Identification
- 1. Hyperbole
- 2. Second Person
- 3. Flashback
- 4. Ambiguity
- 5. Alliteration
The Crucible
Setting
- Salem, Massachusetts, 1692
Themes
- Religion
- Jealousy
- Justice
- The Supernatural
- Good vs. Evil
Characters
- Abigail Williams: Parris’s niece; she initiated the witch trials by falsely accusing others of witchcraft and saved herself by lying throughout the story.
- John Proctor: A Salem farmer and former lover of Abigail Williams; he is intelligent and independent.
Summary
A group of teenage girls from
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The European Commission: Functions and Powers
The European Commission is the body responsible for initiating the regulatory process, which constitutes its primary power. The legislative process for any normative act unfolds as follows:
- The Commission proposes legislation.
- These proposals must be approved by the Council of the European Union, always considering the national interest.
- They are also adopted by the European Parliament, almost always reflecting the interests of citizens who have voted.
This
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The fascism in Italy, nationalism of Hitler in Germany in 1903, and militarism in Japan created a complex backdrop for Russia. Economically, the country maintained a full century of feudal structure, and the farmers lived under very poor conditions. Tsarism represented an absolute monarchy where the Tsar governed with an extensive bureaucracy, supported by the nobility and the church. The Russian Empire integrated many peoples and cultures but was one of the most backward nations in Europe.
The Duma,
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One hundred and ten miles (176 km) off the west coast of Scotland lies a small group of volcanic islands. They are variously called Hirta, Boreray, and other local names, but together they are known as St Kilda. Their cliffs rise more than four hundred meters (one thousand four hundred feet) above the grey water and are home to over a million seabirds. Until 1930, they also supported a small colony of Scottish-speaking people whose community had survived for more than two thousand years.
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Greco-Roman Poetic Genres
Discover several poetic genres from the Greco-Roman tradition:
- Eclogues: Compositions in which the poet expresses feelings through the voices of shepherds.
- Ode: A high-pitched lyric poem with a variety of themes and issues.
- Epistle: Doctrinal issues presented in letter form.
- Elegy: Displays feelings in response to a painful event.
Renaissance Literary Topics and Themes
The poets of the Renaissance frequently incorporated various topics from Graeco-Latin literature into their creations.
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Educational Psychology & Learning Principles
Student Interaction Types
There are two primary types of student interaction:
- Low Interaction: These classes are typically lecture-focused, well-organized, and present material clearly. The instructor is usually well-versed in the content but teaches in a way that does not provide opportunities for interaction among students.
- Student-Focused: These classes offer multiple opportunities for students to discuss ideas in small groups. The quality of the discussion
Essential English Connectors: Cause, Contrast, Purpose
Mastering English Connectors for Clear Communication
English connectors, also known as linking words or transition words, are crucial for creating coherent and well-structured sentences and paragraphs. They help express relationships between ideas, making your communication clearer and more effective. This document provides examples of common connectors used to express cause, contrast, purpose, result, and addition.
Expressing Cause and Reason
These connectors explain why something happened or the
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Understanding Your Payslip
A payslip, also called a wage slip, is the document delivered to workers with their wages. It specifies each of the earnings, as well as deductions.
Header of Wage
The header includes information such as:
- Category or occupational group: Workers are classified into different occupational groups according to the functions performed and the qualifications or knowledge acquired in their profession.
- Quotation group: All workers are included in one of eleven groups for social security
Thomas Aquinas: Harmonizing Faith, Reason, and Power
Medieval Philosophy: Papacy, Empire, Faith & Reason
The Political and Philosophical Divide
All European medieval philosophy was deeply marked by the struggle between the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire, the two great powers vying for control over the dismembered remains of the Holy Roman Empire. Moreover, it is said that, from the tenth century onwards, the controversy concerning the relationship between faith and reason was essentially the philosophical and theological reflection of the political
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Evolution
Evolution is the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations, relying on the process of natural selection.
- The theory of evolution is based on the idea that all species are related and gradually change over time.
- Evolution relies on genetic variation, which affects the physical characteristics of an organism.
Human Evolution
Human evolution is the process by which human beings developed on Earth from now-extinct primates.
According to the scientist Charles Darwin (1809–1882)
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