Linguistic Devices Essays

  • Eliot's East Coker and Linguistic Devices

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    place Is an open field, or a factory, or a by-pass. In this discussion I shall be examining Eliot's use of a range of linguistic devices in East Coker. The discussion will focus on how T. S. Eliot (1888 - 1965) employs the medium of language to parallel and reflect his perception of the cyclical and repetitive patterns of the life and death process. As well as the linguistic aspects of Eliot's poem I shall be referring to the reader-response theory of Wolfgang Iser to demonstrate how the symbols

  • The Devices Used In Political Rhetoric: Linguistic Manipulation?

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    sociolinguistic devices employed by politicians in the course of political rhetorical. It includes a variety of input from different parts of the globe and from persons of diverse background and ethnicity. Gunta, R. & Karapetjana, I. (2009). The Use of Language in Political Rhetoric: Linguistic Manipulation. Journal of Social Sciences. May 2009. Edition 19, pp. 111-122. University of Latvia. The authors attempted to show that political regimes make use of various linguistic devices to further their

  • Nonsense in Lewis Carroll's Poem Jabberwocky

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    Alice’s first encounter with the poem "Jabberwocky," she exclaims that it is in a language she doesn’t know (Carroll 116). After further examination, she realizes that she has to look at the poem in a mirror. Likewise, Carroll’s many syntactic and linguistic devices force readers to use their imagination and look at the poem in an altered state. As Humpty Dumpty later explains to Alice, many of the words are portmanteaus, words comprised of two meanings (164). Humpty explains that the word "brill...

  • The Key Elements of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

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    James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man provides an introspective exploration of an Irish Catholic upbringing. To provide the reader with a proper interpretation, Joyce permeates the story with vivid imagery and a variety of linguistic devices. This paper will provide an in-depth of analysis of the work by examining its key elements. The central theme of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is Stephen Dedalus' alienation and separation from his trinity of family, country and

  • Assistive Listening Devices

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    Assistive Listening Devices Several assistive listening devices can improve the communication ability of deaf children. According to IDEA, every child with a disability is entitled to have access to assistive technology (California Department of Education, 2004). The California Department of Education (2004) outlines IDEA’s definition of an assistive technology device. It explains that this device consists of “any item, piece of equipment or product system…that is used to increase, maintain

  • Telecommunications

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    specific item of information, a group of such items, or computer instructions. Examples include a news item, a bank transaction, a mailing address, a letter, a book, a mailing list, a bank statement, or a computer program. The devices used can be computers, terminals (devices that transmit and receive information), and peripheral equipment such as printers (see Computer; Office Systems). The transmission line used can be a normal or a specially purchased telephone line called a leased, or private

  • The Ignition Interlock for Drunk Drivers

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    The Ignition Interlock for Drunk Drivers The ignition interlock is a high tech system that eveuates the persons BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) to see if the individual has been drinking. The device works like a normal Breathalyzer. The device is mounted on the dashboard and in order for the car to start the individual must blow into the machine. The machine then evaluates the persons BAC and if that person shows no sign of alcohol use the car will start. If the results come back saying he has consumed

  • Technological Advancements: Switching to e-Books

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    developed throughout the years and now they are able to be on electronic devices. Reading e-books does not have to be at a computer. Almost all devices used for school can have online books downloaded on them. People can read e-books on small devices like an Ipad or a kindle. It just depends on what device it is downloaded on (“What…” 1). Students can download their online textbooks on any device they want as long as the device supports the e-book being downloaded. While some teachers think online

  • Importance Of Assistive Technology Devices And Services

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    and describe how those devices could support a student with a disability in the classroom. Assistive technology is used to improve functional capabilities for an individual. With that being said there is a wide range of different technologies that could be used to assist an individual. Examples of AT found on (Page 1: Assistive Technology Devices) consist of brail books, book scanners, magnifiers, grabbers, pencil grips, and highlighters. It is obvious that the range of devices vary in helping a variety

  • Designing, Making and Testing a Sundial

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    Designing, Making and Testing a Sundial Introduction: The sundial is the oldest know device for measuring time. The first confirmed uses of it where by the Babylonians in around 2000BC. However it is safe to say that shadows have been used as a rough measure of time ever since primitive man discovered that as the day progresses the shadows of trees and rocks get shorter and then longer again. The sundials used by the Babylonians were hollow half spheres, set with edges flat and with

  • Future Trends

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    Next-Generation home we will find a network of appliances that are linked to the Web through various non-traditional devices such as; PDA's, TV's, ovens, and phones. The Next-Generation home receives information continuously and effortlessly which makes it simple to receive updates to an electronic phone book or downloading e-mails from the office to a PDA. With the non-traditional devices linked to the Web, this makes the PC no longer the sole connection point within the network (The Network Home, 2006)

  • Hazards of Robots in Manufacturing

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    easier as I found that a lot of the information to be on the HSE website. Overall I believe that I have covered all of the assignment that is possible in light of not being able to cover section 4 hence the reason that I have expanded the safety devices section somewhat. Bibliography Below are a list of some of the key web sites and documents I used during my research for this assignment. Websites http://www.google.co.uk http://baldwin.butterworths.co.uk/ http://www.bsi.org.uk Documentation

  • Use of Photographs in This Is a Photograph of Me and Photograph, 1958

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    utilize the imagery of a photograph as a communication device however, upon closer examination  they differ markedly in the approach each poet takes in utilizing this same device.  The similarities between these two poems are immediately obvious to the reader; both poems are written by female poets,  both poems have the poet as the speaker,  both poems describe how the poet feels about herself, and both poems utilize the photograph as a device to convey their message to the reader.  Less obvious,

  • Symbolism and Devices in Stephen Crane's The Open Boat

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    Symbolism and Devices in The Open Boat The struggle for survival by mankind can be found in many different settings.  It can be seen on a battlefield, a hospital room or at sea as related in “The Open Boat”, written in 1897 by Stephen Crane.  The story is based on his actual experiences when he survived the sinking of the SS Commodore off the coast of Florida in early 1897.  “The Open Boat” is Stephen Crane’s account of life and death at sea told through the use of themes and devices to emphasize

  • Free Oedipus Rex Essays: The Role of Characters

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    play are codependent and need to have a symbiotic relationship to ensure their mutual survival. A lack of characters in the play would make very difficult reading and perhaps more difficult viewing. A lack of characters would necessitate some other device to be used and a substitute has not been found that replaces the role characters play in a play. An example from the play is when Oedipus was speaking to Teiresias: "I did not know then you would talk like a fool­or it would have been long before

  • How to purchase a Laptop

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    than the once popular (now referred to as) dinosaur monitors. With companies like Apple and Dell constantly coming up with new devices it’s hard for the buyer to purchase with one is right for them. There are many things to consider when you’re shopping for a new tool to access today’s newest technology and the buyer must then ask his/herself “what am I going to use my device for?” In recent years the tablet was designed, and now it is very well known. The tablet challenged the traditional laptops that

  • The Use Of Crime As A Device In Crime And Punishment And A Doll’s House

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    Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment and Ibsen’s A Doll’s House have one main thing in common: crime. In A Doll’s House Ibsen highlights the injustice of the law, and the restrictions it puts upon individuals in society, while Dostoevsky uses it to show freedom through law and the need for individuals to abide by it. Both the novel and the play introduce crime to the plot at the very beginning of the work. In A Doll’s House Mrs. Linde enters and Nora tells her about “it” but immediately says that “Torvald

  • Elevator History

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    were used solely to transport freight in factories and ore in mines. Unfortunately, these elevators required a safety device to restrain the elevator from dropping if it’s supporting cable broke, and this had not been invented yet. Eventually, this necessity was discerned and acted upon. In 1852, Elisha Graves Otis designed the first safety contrivance for elevators. This device was a system involving spring-operated cams that affianced the guide rails in the elevator shaft when the cable broke.

  • linux encryption

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    mounting it as a device. Containers vastly decrease the tedious task of individually encrypting files since you simply move your files into the mount point and then unmount and they nicely encrypted. First, you need to create a blank file using the dd command. dd if=/dev/urandom of=crypto.img bs=1M count=50 - The first parameter uses the /dev/urandom device to create the file with random data to make it more difficult to distinguish between free space and encrypted data. The /dev/zero device can be used

  • Negative Effects Of Technology On Teens

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    some new technology coming out, and taking over the lives of young adolescents. Technology is more commonly used among teens than any other age range. Technology has captivated the minds of young adolescents in a way to where they rely more on their devices for education and social life rather than themselves. Using technology for educational purposes and social life has left negative effects among teens. Technology does improve learning skills and makes learning more fun but some kids are using their