Study these emphatic sentences. comment on the expressive means and stylistic devices used : 1. the corporate ecosystem of the 21st century will be characterized by a blurring of once-distinct boundaries: between public and private, foreign and domestic, insider and outsider, friend and foe. 2. late paychecks, costly health insurance, the distractions of a home office – it’s not all cushy. 3. nonetheless, the rise of the internet and the global economy does mean that government could look quite different in the future. 4. visionaries say today’s integrated companies are lumbering dinosaurs.

1. The corporate ecosystem of the 21st century will be characterized by a blurring of once-distinct boundaries: between public and private, foreign and domestic, insider and outsider, friend and foe.

Alliteration: repetition of initial consonant sound. The initial sound or letter is repeated in neighboring words for emphasis.

2. Late paychecks, costly health insurance, the distractions of a home office – it’s not all cushy.

Euphemism: replacing a word or combination of words with lighter equivalents. (Instead of saying it's extremely unpleasant - it's not all cushy)

3. Nonetheless, the rise of the Internet and the global economy does mean that government could look quite different in the future.

Litotes: understatement, or downplaying a statement.

4. Visionaries say today’s integrated companies are lumbering dinosaurs.

Metaphor: figurative expression that compares two different things (not to be confused with simile, which uses the word "like" - "A is like B")

explanatithe story "two kinds" , revolves around a strict relationship between a mother and daughter. the mother tries very hard to make sure her daughter jing mei , is successful in life and lives up to her full potential. the story explores alot of different themes. though , there is one theme that really stands out. you cant force someone to be something that their not.

jing mei's mother was an immagrant from china. she moved to the united states to give her daughter , jing mei , a better and successful life for her. and being raised in china with their strict rules and striving to be perfect took a toll on her and her daughters relationship. she pressures her daughter to be great and perfect all the time but it gets really hard for her to live up to her mothers standards. her mother believes that jing mei can be a child prodigy and prepares her to be and act like one. furthermore , the story ends with jing mei getting everything off her chest and seeing the dissappointment in her mothers eyes as she finds out her daughter has not lived up to her full potential. and her mother has finally gained an understanding of her daughter.

tbh ur lucky i answered because you only gave 5 points. it should have been like 50.