1) The story opens with two robberies at the narrator’s house. The first one was when her family home was robbed by their neighbour‚ Osita‚ a ‘lithe and handsome’ popular young man whose father was a professor. He took the VCR‚ TV and some American videos. The second robbery was committed by the narrator’s brother Nnamabia‚ while their parents were visiting the grandparents in another town. In this he faked a robbery‚ stole the mother’s gold jeweler and after denying that it was him‚ disappeared
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Masks A mask is a covering worn on the face or something that disguises or conceals oneself. All the characters in Shakespeare’s Hamlet hide behind masks to cover up who they really are‚ which contridictes a main idea‚ expressed by the fool‚ Old Polonius‚ "To thine ownself be true" (Polonius - 1.3.84). All the characters share strengths and triumphs‚ flaws and downfalls. Instead of revealing their vulnerabilities‚ each of them wears a mask that conceals who they are and there true convictions
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The Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed around 2002 in Sheffield. Their music has impacted the way we listen to rock in past couple of years by creating and adding new sound never imagined in indie rock. Currently there are about 4 members in the band. Alex turner (lead vocalist) and Jamie Cook (guitarist) both started their career earlier before the band was even together in 2001. Later on they met Matt Helders (drummer) and Andy Nicholson (bassist) which the decided to start performing
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1. According to the first paragraph‚ what characteristics of the "Red Death" make it such a horrible disease? - According to the first paragraph‚ some of the characteristics that make the “Red Death” such a horrible disease are the sharp pains‚ sudden dizziness‚ and profuse bleeding at the pores that one experiences when they contract the disease. 2. Describe in detail Prospero’s plan for escaping the epidemic. - Prospero’s Plan for escaping the epidemic was to lock himself along with a thousand
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Bequest of Alice K. Bache authorized The Mask. Alice K. Bache was a 1903-1977 collector throughout New York‚ NY‚ Washington‚ CT‚ and New Orleans‚ LA who preserved ancient art that of Cycladic‚ Pre-Columbian‚ Mexican‚ Asian and Peruvian works. She also began endowing her art collection to the Metropolitan Museum of art in 1967. As a part of her recent donation‚ she granted The Mask in which is now perched there. This work of art is a rustically‚ handcrafted stone mask sculpture made of hard‚ semiprecious
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American literature gothic authors‚ normally showed symbolism to convey a deeper message. In the story "Masque of the Red Death"‚ by Edgar Allen Poe‚ Poe uses symbolism. The Abbey‚ the Black Chamber‚ and the clock chiming all convey symbolism. One example is how the author portrayed security through the Abbey. He described the Abbey as‚ " A strong lofty wall gridled it in. This wall had gates of iron." This describes how well built the house was. It also showed the amount of sturdiness and protection
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“The Monkey’s Paws” demonstrate a twist in fate. What can three wish do to a normal guy? Can it change his life forever? “The Third Wish‚” and “The Monkey’s Paws” are more similar than different because they both involve three wishes. These three wishes brings along tragic accidents‚ great sadness‚ and many regrets. In “The Third wish‚” Mr. Peters help saves the King of the Forest‚ who later grants Mr. Peters three wishes. In “The Monkey’s Paws‚” Mr. Whites acquire the Monkey’s Paws from Sergeant-Major
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many literary techniques along with influence from his experiences to pioneer the horror and mystery genres to create chilling tones. In the short stories “The Black Cat”‚ “The Tell-Tale Heart”‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ and “the Masque of the Red Death”‚ Poe uses often demented characters‚ rich symbolism‚ as well as unique perspectives to convey themes from his own life and build his stories effects. Poe’s use of characterization in the stories ‘The Black Cat”‚ “the Tell-Tail Heart”‚ and “The
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Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe the father of the detective genre wrote a multitude of stories with ironic twists and turns the three I have chosen to write about are The Cask of Amontilado‚The Tell Tale Heart‚ and The Masque of The Red Death. Each of these has specific points of irony and other more subtle parts. The Cask of Amontilado is of course about a man who murders another by convincing him he has a rare wine and convincing his victim that they are good friends and he should trust him only
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The mask of Tutankhamun is a unique golden mask that was owned by the pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty known as King Tut. King Tut was a young powerful pharaoh of a family that ruled Egypt. “Although he was just teenager when he died he was one of the last heir of a powerful family that had ruled Egypt and its empire for centuries‚ he was laid to rest laden with gold and was eventually forgotten (Williams).” The mask that was found on Tut when his tomb was discovered is made of inlaid gold with
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