Is A Cigar Just A Cigar, Tuesday, Period 3

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"I'm very glad to see all of you back and in one piece," Cindy said as the class filed in. "I wasn't looking forward to failing anyone because they got themselves hurt acting like an idiot."

But she totally would, let's be clear.

"So today is your final," she said, handing a stack of papers to Jaime if he was there to begin handing out. "You've been a great class this semester and I'm glad we got to work together. Hopefully you'll retain some of this information past the winter break--it'll be useful for those of you who intend to go on to college in this world, I promise."

She pointed at her desk, which was covered with a platter of pastries and a to-go container of milk and another of tea. Also napkins. Lots of napkins. "Help yourselves to some of the snacks while you work," she offered, and when you're done with your final, you're free to go. I hope I see you in future classes.

[OCD coming up]

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Re: The Exam (Part 2)

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Reference: Alluding to the Bible, cartoons, pop culture, as a way of supporting one's argument that some things are commonly known.

Metaphor: Using one thing as a placeholder for something else, i.e., art for spirituality, cars for power, aliens for the psychological difficulties that all single professional people must deal with in their careers while dealing with their childhood problems.

Simile: A comparison. Someone's smile is like a knife (cutting and sharp and shiny), their voice is like chocolate (delicious and thick), and so on. [hopefully not both at once]

Symbol: An object which stands for more than one thing, laden with cultural, religious, or political implications. A badge stands for law enforcement, a cross stands for Christianity, red hair supposedly stands for passion, and so on.