Blueprint FOR READING Into • Cat on the Go Human-interest stories are stories that deal with the challenges and joys of coping with the problems of everyday life. Human-interest stories deal with birth‚ the joy and pain of growing up‚ loneliness and popularity‚ poverty and riches‚ and illness and death. Cat on the Go is an example of a story that portrays the human emotions of kindness‚ loyalty‚ and generosity. Though its main character seems to be a spirited cat‚ in reality this story deals
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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 Cask of Amontillado”‚ allow Poe to demonstrate the madness that
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Old Possum’s book of Practical Cats The Naming of Cats‚" at its most basic level‚ talks about how cats have three different names. However‚ at a deeper level‚ the poem talks about identity and how people present themselves in different ways to the general public‚ to their family and friends‚ and to their most private self when they are alone. In the poem‚ the first name a cat possesses is an "everyday" name that any observer can use: First of all‚ there’s the name that the family use daily‚
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The Tabby cat has two main coat patterns and several colors. The most common colors are brown‚ silver‚ red‚ blue‚ black‚ and cream. They are recognized by their stripes or markings. A Tabby should have a butterfly shape on the shoulders‚ from which three stripes run along the spine‚ an oyster-shaped spiral on each flank‚ and narrow necklace-like stripes across the chest. The abdomen is spotted and both the tail and legs should be evenly ringed. Facial characteristics of the Tabby include:
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are: Edgar Allen Poe’s "The Black Cat"‚ Marghanita Laski’s "The Tower" and lastly‚ "The Hitchhiker" by the ironically named Anthony Horrowitz. All three of these stories share the same genre and that is horror’. Also they are all short stories. Despite sharing the same genre these three stories are all very different and all use various techniques the help give the reader a sense of horror which is of course the goal of the writer in all horror stories. In "The Black Cat" it is evident that the
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Is it possible for someone to be normal one day‚ and then slowly shift to becoming mentally insane with little explanation? In his short story “The Black Cat”‚ Edgar Allen Poe believes this to indeed be possible. The story begins with the narrators back story‚ where he is sane and happy. As the story progresses‚ the narrator shifts to a very unstable state of mind‚ in which he performs gruesome and evil deeds making the reader wonder…what drove him to be like this? Through his crazy actions and
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Hairless cats first shocked people with their extraordinary appearance‚ but managed to win a great number of cat lovers all over the world because of hairlessness‚ cheerful character and unpretentious care. The Donskoy is a very intelligent breed and can be taught tricks and understand certain commands. Feeding them is not of difficulty either. These fantastic cats know how to please their owners. They sometimes resemble dogs‚ monkeys‚ and children in their behavior. They quickly know their name
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lanes Trains and Hamburger Meals Thesis Statement: I am convinced an iPod‚ children’s picture book‚ and a Big Mac hold the future’s key to preserving the history of the world as we currently know it. Access to an iPod will give insight into both humans’ technological achievements and culture. The current generation iPod demonstrates our ability to consolidate multiple devices into one. From well preserved pictures and videos‚ foreign life can get an accurate depiction of current humans‚ as well as
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Edgar Allen Poe’s Stories “I withdrew my arm from her grasp and buried the axe in her brain.” Edgar Allen Poe was a famous author of poems‚ in the 1800s. Some of his poems include “The Raven”‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ “The Black Cat”‚ and “The Tell Tale Heart”. In most of Poe’s short stories‚ the narrator wanted revenge‚ but got caught and because of this he was executed. In Poe’s short stories the theme of anger leads to mistakes is shown through setting‚ character‚ plot. Setting‚ character‚
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The Importance of Point of View in The Black Cat Point of view is a very important aspect of The Black Cat. The main character tells the story to the reader from his first person point of view. You have a good feel for the story because you have the first person narration. As you read into the story it comes apparent however that the narrator telling the story is not a reliable interpretation of the details around him. You have a good feel for his emotions and the events of the story‚
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