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    the labyrinthine mansion until they reach Madeline’s tomb. However‚ as the setting becomes increasingly interiorized‚ outside spaces nonetheless attempt to disrupt this interiority. Likewise‚ those on the inside display an equal desire to force their way out‚ and

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    Daniel Kim English 101 Prof. Buscemi Essay #3 Rough Draft An essay is a creative written piece in which the author uses different styles such as diction‚ tone‚ pathos‚ ethos or logos to communicate a message to the reader using either a personal experience‚ filled with morals and parables‚ or a informative text filled with educational terms. Educational terms could mean the usage of complicated and elevated words or simply information you would get in schools. Some authors‚ such as Cynthia

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    has scissors as hands. He is an invention with a heart‚ and actual body parts. He would wear a black suit and have black hair. He is very pale with scratch marks on his face. He and his father lived in a mansion away from the community. The character would live on the top floor of the mansion and have a bed with pictures and newspaper articles on the wall. He was taken down to the neighborhood by a lady selling cosmetics and he was amazed by the world. Edward is the man that is being described.

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    anything. Symbolism can transform any word to the point that it has a stronger meaning behind it. In the short story “The Fall of the House of Usher” Edgar Allan Poe is able to incorporate a lot of symbolism. Poe uses symbolic imagery to portray Usher’s mansion and the houses’ surroundings‚to reflect upon Usher’s physical declining health and his progressive decaying family line. A strong orderly house reflects on the homeowner who is most likely

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    readers to grasp the context and comprehend what was going on in the 1930s. This illustrates the oppressive factor going on with Sarty and Mr. Snopes as well as many other poverty-stricken individuals during that time. The contrast between the de Spain mansion and the Snopes tenant farmer shack highlights the terrible

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    Resident Evil By Skyler Garrard 4th period This paper will be about resident evil I will be researching where the idea came from‚ who created it‚ what the games are about and what plans they have for the future.   Resident Evil was created by a video game company named Capcom. The main director’s name was Shinji Mikami. Shinji Mikami actually started out making games Title’s from Disney Movies such as Aladdin and three other titles. Shinji Mikami started working for Capcom in 1990 after

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    says that the Usher mansion had "an atmosphere which had no affinity with the air of heaven." It was no where near being beautiful‚ holy‚ or clean. He uses descriptive words such as decayed‚ strange‚ peculiar‚ gray‚ mystic‚ Gothic‚ pestilent‚ dull and sluggish to create the atmosphere. Poe’s meticulous choice of words creates a very effective atmosphere in the story.<br><br>Another important way Poe uses the setting is to foreshadow events in the story. Roderick Usher’s mansion is on example of this

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    Kirtland Cutter is a name that you have probably never heard of‚ but it is actually a very important name. If you ever wondered how the Davenport is how it is or who had the idea of all the mansions in Spokane? Well you can thank Kirk Cutter. Kirtland Cutter was born on August 20‚ 1860 in Cleveland‚ OH. He lived in Whirlpool‚ OH on a farm with his mother and grandparents. His grandpa was a big influence in his work. His grandfather loved nature‚ and living on a farm really influenced him. Cutter

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    Murder‚ mystery‚ intrigue; these are the words of what you would normally find describing a game of clue‚ or a gripping‚ ghastly‚ ghostly tale found in old thriller movies where the climax is when you find out the butler killed him with a candlestick in the billiards room. The word “scandal” certainly couldn’t apply to our own home state when the closest we come to murder is in a board game or Hollywood setup; but this is where we visit the setting of Lake Superior in Duluth‚ Minnesota. Chester Condon

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    Hampton-Preston Mansion and Slavery Slave as defined by the dictionary means that a slave is a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant. So why is it that every time you go and visit a historical place like the Hampton-Preston mansion in Columbia South Carolina‚ the Lowell Factory where the mill girls work in Massachusetts or the Old town of Williamsburg Virginia they only talk about the good things that happened at these place‚ like such things as who owned

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