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Humans in Their Environment By Paul Livingston In "Humans in Their Environment" by Paul Livingston, the topic of changed perspective is very apparent. This change of perspective, of an environmental protester being killed by the environment he is trying to save, is developed through the structure and the use of language devices. These devices include formal register, ambiguity, satire, black humor, verbs and adjectives. The structure helps develop the changed perspective. This is done, by the two paragraphs and the heading. The first paragraph is structured to look like a serious news report. The second paragraph on the other hand, is structured so that the use of irony is able to develop the changed perspective. The heading also helps develop the changed perspective, with the use of ambiguity. "Humans in their environment", complements the punch line in paragraph two that the protester is actually IN the environment, since "... he was turned into...

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