afraid of devil which shows the Miller’s story The Crucible. This horrible fear shaped the society of Salem and as it happened a lot of women were killed. As Dorothy Thompson said: "The most destructive element in the human mind is fear. Fear creates aggressiveness". The book which I read is the story about how the society was manipulated by the fear of the unknown or different. Therefore‚ in my opinion people in Salem were afraid of a devil and this fear shaped their society to judge and perceive
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EDGAR ALLAN POE AND HIS WORKS JOEY MAXWELL FEBRUARY 14‚ 2007 MRS. THOMPSON ENGLISH 10 In this paper‚ every OPINION from someone else has been acknowledged in a parenthetical citation. I realize that the mere presence of a parenthetical citation does not avoid plagiarism. If I have used the exact words‚ phrases‚ clauses‚ or sentences of someone else‚ I have enclosed that information in quotation marks. If I have paraphrased the opinions of someone else‚ I have not enclosed the paraphrased
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How does Mary Shelley create a sense of dread and horror up to chapter 5 in the novel ‘Frankenstein’? Mary Shelley wrote the novel Frankenstein. The novel is also known as the modern Prometheus. Mary Shelley‚ her husband Percy and Lord Byron went to Lake Geneva. Lord Byron challenged the group to a ghost story. After that Mary Shelley had a dream which then made her start writing her ghost story. Her dream was of a boy which made a machine‚ a man‚ which showed signs of life. Mary then had the
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Poe uses mood and atmosphere to portray the single effect of eeriness. The mood is most firmly established when the narrator arrives at the Usher mansion. Approaching the mansion on his horse‚ the narrator uses descriptive words such as “an iciness”‚ “a sinking‚ a sickening of the heart”‚ and “an unredeemed dreariness” to describe the atmosphere (Poe 1). These descriptions set the mood for the story and evoke fear in the reader. The most eye-catching description‚“an unredeemed dreariness”‚ highlights
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I was the only one allowed to touch him other than her. I still remember the day she wanted me to bunk school because she wanted to talk to me. I couldn’t refuse when my cute sister asked me. We spent the entire day telling stories to each other. I remember every story she told me. Most of them were about me‚ her and Fluffy going on a vacation. Tears were now rolling down my cheeks. What if something happens to her ? I was now 5 feet from the door. I was shivering. My sister was everything
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was directed by Ian Rickson and the story was about grief-stricken Electra who plots to avenge her dead father. The play was suffused with the idea of grieving and aimed to explore trauma‚ taking into account how humans deal with loss. Ian Rickson wanted to show how much Electra had changed because of this grief which was burdening her. He used anger and explored how the suppression of this can affect other aspects of her life. So he made Electra an epitome of how anger and grief can affect our choices
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How does Barack Obama use language to create impact in his speech? Barack Obama’s acceptance speech was spoken on the 4th November 2008 after he was elected president. His speech included many different rhetorical devices to enable that it was most suited to the situation and have a huge impact on the Chicago audience but most importantly‚ on the world. Throughout Obama’s speech he continuously creates a sense of friendship with his audience in a number of ways. In terms of structure he addresses
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Why is Shakespeare considered to be one of the greatest playwrights of his time? Shakespeare lived in the Elizabethan era and had to write for an Elizabethan audience and theater. By today’s standards‚ this was no picnic in the park. Under those circumstances‚ he wrote some of the greatest works in history. These works‚ still popular today‚ prove him to be a consummate dramatist. Shakespeare knew how to craft dramatic scenes full of external and internal conflict and emotion‚ something the Elizabethan
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INTRODUCTION In this dissertation‚ I intend to explore how East European drawing and animation styles can be successfully incorporated into Western cinema‚ as there have not been too many animations or live-action movies that liberate themselves from the conventions of Hollywood. The ones that do subvert Hollywood conventions may either stand out with praise from critics or alienate the audience. This dissertation will examine a few of the most influential European animation artists‚ including
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Kendall Hutchinson October 3‚ 2011 English 102 Steve Sparks Is The Amityville Horror True? Based on a reportedly true story‚ Jay Anson’s‚ The Amityville Horror‚ took the nation by storm. It caught the eye of people mainly because of the subtitle it carried: “A True Story”. Jay Anson wrote this book based on George and Kathleen Lutzes’ claims “that they and their three small children felt threatened from strong supernatural forces while living at 112 Ocean Avenue” (Osuna). However‚ aside from
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