English III Unit 3

Puns, palindromes, mirror images, anagrams and inversions: these are all pivotal to Wallinger's art, succinct devices for multiplying the nuances of meaning.

“How was school today?” might yield the occasional anecdote, but most kids clam up and move on. Forbes (Sep 19, 2013)

Their assertions, in turn, are based on research by several doctors. Slate (Sep 18, 2013)

Anthony Joshua, who only started boxing four years ago, won Team GB's climactic gold medal on Sunday afternoon in controversial circumstances.

The U.S. government’s response has been anything but measured, coherent and purposeful.

After the novel’s plot properly ends, there are three codas, which you could see as epilogues or even short stories set in the same universe. Forbes (May 30, 2012)

In typical Clinton form, much of his convention speech was extemporaneous.

Loyalty pays big dividends in business, which is why fostering customer fidelity makes good business sense.

And in general, expanding social insurance against economic risk isn't really libertarianism's forte.

As on his blog, he fulminates against corruption, accusing officials at all levels of siphoning away revenues that could improve services.

I goaded him a little more, and eventually he cracked.

As he picked up the phone to make the call, Wayne Curtis worried that his doctor might think he was a hypochondriac. Washington Post (Jul 26, 2010)

Three manatees — the languid, plant-munching, over-upholstered mammals known as sea cows — died suddenly and inexplicably, one after another, in a spot where deaths were rare.

Howard, 27, will test free agency and is noncommittal about his plans.

So, when proboscises get altered, we're thrown off the scent.

Child prodigy: A novel cognitive profile places elevated general intelligence, exceptional working memory and attention to detail at the root of prodigiousness. Scientific American (May 22, 2013)

He is known for his intensity and somewhat quixotic interests, including marathon running and the turtle pond in his New Jersey back yard.

Cathedral of New York, the first of seven services that Mr. Thompson tackles today accompanied by a staunch supporter, Representative Gregory Meeks.

But among military personnel, the stigma around getting mental health care lingers. Slate (Sep 19, 2013)

Stone surmised that they might have been flight attendants who fell out when the plane's tail broke off on impact.