Understanding Visual Figures of Speech
Figures of Speech
Visual Metaphor
In which the qualities of an object are used to highlight another object’s qualities.
Visual Antithesis
Two opposing elements are bound and/or merged to achieve a single goal.
Visual Ellipsis
A single item or piece stands out among all others.
Visual Synecdoche
The picture is cut, but the concept is still recognizable.
Visual Hyperbole
The element is exaggerated. It exalts or magnifies the image; it should display the best possible detail.
Visual Economics
The images appear
Read MoreMacroeconomics: Key Concepts and Indicators
Macroeconomics studies the performance of the entire economy. It deals with the economy as a whole, while microeconomics studies the behavior of individual markets, prices, and products.
Key Macroeconomic Variables
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Measures total production.
- Consumer Price Index (CPI): Indicates the evolution of prices and inflation.
- Activity, Unemployment, and Occupancy Rates: Indicate a country’s employment situation.
Economic Indicators
- Controlled inflation allows families to manage their
Lyrical, Narrative, and Dramatic Texts: Key Features
Lyrical Texts: Characteristics and Devices
Lyrical texts are an expression of the author’s subjectivity. The expressive or emotive function of language predominates. Themes are universal, relating to human beings and their concerns. There is almost no action. Verse is generally used, and it is very common to see lexical repetition and the use of rhetorical figures.
Figures of Speech in Lyrical Texts
Phonetic Level
- Alliteration: Repetition of a sound in a short space.
- Paronomasia: Using words that are
Bronx Masquerade: Student Stories & Poems
Bronx Masquerade: A Story of Self-Discovery Through Poetry
Bronx Masquerade, by author Nikki Grimes, tells the story of a group of high school students in an English class.
Their teacher, Mr. Ward, is teaching them about the Harlem Renaissance. To put what they are studying into practice, he assigns them an essay. One student, Wesley Boone, known as the “bad boy,” asks if, instead of writing an essay, he can write a poem. When he completes his poem, Mr. Ward asks him to read it aloud to the class.
Read MoreAncient Inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula
Where Can We Find the Oldest Human Remains in Europe?
One of the most important archaeological sites in the world is in Burgos, in a place called Atapuerca. In Atapuerca, they have found what are probably the oldest hominid remains in Europe. The oldest remains are of a hominid known as Homo Antecessor.
What Two Different Types of Hominids Last Populated the Peninsula?
Later, the Peninsula was populated by two different types of hominids: Homo Neanderthal, around 200,000 years ago, and finally, Homo
Read MoreClimate Change Denial: A Critical Response
Dear Editor,
I am writing in response to an article in Saturday’s edition of your newspaper. I strongly disagree with the headline stating that the strange weather we are experiencing is not caused by human activity.
First, it is obvious that we live in a universe in constant change and movement, and that throughout the history and prehistory of our planet, there have been changes. We do not know exactly at what point we should expect a dramatic change, or if the change is so gradual that it would
Read MoreUnderstanding Price Formation: Supply and Demand Dynamics
Training Price
Price is the amount of money you must pay to purchase a particular good. In market economies, prices are formed through the interaction of supply and demand, assuming perfect competition. The requirements for perfect competition are:
- A large number of buyers and sellers (no monopoly).
- No single buyer or seller can influence prices independently.
- Buyers and sellers do not act in coalitions to impose prices.
- No price fixing by authorities.
- Full information about traded goods is available.
Tax Exemptions and Calculation of Rates in Spain
3) Exemption
Law 51/2002 introduced a very broad exemption. It exempts all individuals who carry out an economic activity. Resident companies whose turnover is less than one million euros are also exempt from the IAE (Impuesto sobre Actividades Económicas).
Turnover, in essence, refers to sales activity. There are also exemptions for starting the activity: the first two years for all activities. Along with this, there is a 50% bonus for the five years following the first two years; this is mandatory
Read MoreForecasting Methods and Techniques for Businesses
Forecasting
Forecasting is predicting or estimating future events.
Forecasts are made on many different variables. Operations and supply chain managers need forecasts to plan output levels, purchases of services and materials, workforce and output schedules, inventories, and long-term capacities.
Demand Patterns
The repeated observations of demand for a service or product in their order of occurrence form a pattern called a time series.
There are five basic patterns of most demand time series:
- Horizontal
- Trend
- Seasonal
- Cyclical
- Random
Key
Read MorePre-Socratic Philosophers: Origins of Philosophy
The Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece
Philosophy emerged in the 6th century BC in the Greek colony of Miletus, Asia Minor. Miletus was a thriving commercial port, a crossroads for people from various cultures. Several factors contributed to the rise of philosophy in Greece:
- Political Freedom: The Greek city-state (polis) fostered an environment of free thought and debate among its citizens (excluding slaves).
- Philosophical Leisure: The saying “primum vivere, deinde philosophare” (first live,