at a young age. He used poems and books to express that tragedy. The short stories‚ "The Black Cat‚" and‚ "The Masque of the Red Death‚" both written by Poe‚ develop the theme of fear. "The Black Cat‚" was about a narrator who had gone crazy and was so overcome by guilt that he went to extreme measures including murder. "The Masque of the Red Death‚" was about The Red Death‚ the most dangerous disease
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A mask is an item that is used to hide emotion. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the boys stuck on the island use masks to hide their emotions. They all go through a rollercoaster of emotions but they all fear that showing the emotions will destroy them. Golding uses the masks to symbolize that the boys are hiding behind something to show that they are truly good and no evil can become of them. A mask is used on all of the boys to hide their primitive stage that they are feeling. The
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In today’s class‚ we first talked about the final project that is with the mask we made last week. I had no idea what to do with the mask‚ but I guess I got some idea. Trina showed us the pictures of the masks her former students made. In the pictures‚ there was a student who became a male at the end of a semester‚ and Trina talked about how the situation for bisexual people was in the past. It was heartbreaking. I have some friends who are bisexual‚ and the story made me think about them. I think
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The Chinese film‚ The King of Masks (Tianming‚ 1996)‚ is representative of the type of film that embodies the traditional ideals of China. The story takes place in the 1930s‚ during which girls in China were not highly valued or respected. Evidence of gender discrimination can be seen throughout the film‚ particularly when families give daughters away for free while sons are valued much higher. The preference for sons over daughters is deeply intertwined with Chinese society as even early Confucian
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“The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs and “The Third Wish” by Joan Aiken vastly incorporate the element of theme throughout the course of the story. For example‚ “The Monkey’s Paw” illustrates the consequences of greed. For instance‚ the Whites were given the opportunity to make three wishes with the monkey’s paw. With this‚ the family wished for two hundred pounds‚ in hopes of clearing their house. “‘I wish for two hundred pounds‚’ said the old man distinctly” (Jacobs 109). Wishing for money proves
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Shakespeare’s clever uses of psychological masks. Several characters in the play take on roles that do not agree with their personalities. The psychological masks that they wear are not immediately apparent to the audience‚ or even to the characters themselves‚ until they are unmasked through the course of the play. Shakespeare mostly uses this device with the characters of Katherina‚ Bianca‚ and Petruchio. Each of them has adapted to their circumstances by wearing the mask of a different personality‚ and
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Poetry Hosting Posting “What I Wouldn’t Do” by Dorianne Laux 1. Can you paraphrase the poem if necessary? Yes. The poem is about a person describing all the jobs she has had over the years‚ concluding that the one job she would not do again would be a phone telemarketer because she did not like to hear the disappointment in the voices on the other end of the phone when they realized it was just a salesperson calling. 2. Who is the speaker in the poem? How would you describe this persona?
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A Formal Analysis of William Shepherd’s Kuba mask The Bwoom masquerade figure’s head set is made up of hide‚ a straw like material called raffia similar in texture and colour‚ and an intricate pattern of pigments. His facial expression is showing a very comical smile going from ear to ear‚ Many types of beads and shells mask his face and an intricate pattern of beads cover the back of his head in zig zags. With what looks like hair from the deceased caps his head. The collar of his suite is made
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How long did you wait?” Itachi asks‚ huffing and puffing. I stared lovingly into his onyx eyes. His nose was red like the unique reindeer‚ rudolph. “I didn’t wait for too long. Actually‚ I got here.” I lied‚ shooting him a smile to avoid being caught. I did wait for long‚ almost too long that I’m freezing half to death. Before we even started to walk‚ he fixed my knitted hat and crochet infinity ombre blue scarf. I was going to ask him what he was doing‚ until
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What exactly is The Monkey’s Paw and what is it about? It’s a supernatural short story written by W. W. Jacobs. The short story is based on fiction and was published in England in 1902. It’s based around a mummified monkey’s paw that works as a talisman and grants three wishes to whoever owns it. What some people might not know‚ is that when you make a wish‚ you’re messing with fate‚ so the wishes never go as expected. The Monkey’s Paw takes place in the White’s family home. This can be
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