Five-year-old Lee lived in a storm-ravaged area of town. He slept next to his brothers on the floor of a partially destroyed house. The family only had enough money for heat on the very coldest of winter days. Most of the family finances went to provide food for the hungry bellies. Even then, there were many nights when Lee and his brothers went to bed without dinner. How they would rebuild their home was a mystery. Now, all intelligent people know that poverty is a character flaw, especially in small children. Nonetheless, it was hard to see such a small child so hungry and cold. Identify the Irony, and explain why it's ironic!

Which of these devices is most clearly shown here?

When hamlet shows his mother a picture of king hamlet and a picture of claudius, he tells her to look at the "counterfeit presentment of two brothers." in shakespeare's day, counterfeit meant a "portrait" or "picture." what does counterfeit mean today?

Article 1: article 2: valido accused of accepting bribes unpopular conservative senator raymond valido (r-louisiana) stands accused of accepting more than $1 million in campaign donations from the nosco oil company in exchange for his efforts to pass a bill. the bill would allow the company to build a massive oil pipeline that will span the entire east coast of the us. senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle are demanding valido release his campaign finance reports. “if valido did accept these contributions from nosco, he essentially accepted a bribe and is now fulfilling his part of the bargain,” said senator michelle saud (d-new hampshire). the federal election commission saw no evidence of unlawful conduct in valido’s fundraising. however, if the senator did accept contributions in return for legislative favors, he may be censured by the senate. what is the reporter’s motive in article 1? what is the reporter’s motive in article 2? which term from senator nelson’s quote in article 2 is an example of bias?