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- 1131: Nightmarish Themes In Edgar Al
- Themes in Works by Edgar Allan Poe Horror stories seem to provoke a certain feeling inside all of us. They can make us scared, nervous, or even just amazed. If a horror story is told well, it can make just about any reader cringe ... that must be in a horror story to really make it frightening. Some of these elements include the setting, the characters, a feeling of suspense, foreshadowing, and unexpected events. All of Edgar Allan Poe’s stories and poems seem to bring about a whimsical and nightmarish feeling in the reader. Poe’s life was stranger than most, which has probably helped him to create such ghastly tales. “The Fall of the ... principals in a horror story, it can help to greatly scare and satisfy the reader. Edgar Allan Poe was a master of the art and knew how to incorporate all the right characteristics into his stories. “The Fall of the House of Usher”, “The Masque of Red Death”, and “The Raven” all had these qualities. Poe stories will live on for years to come since he has created the definition ...
- 1132: Japanese Animation
- ... the theatrical animated feature The Lion King which, although promoted as an ‘original story’ was perceived by many anime buffs to be more than a little beholden to Tezuka’s Kimba, the White Lion. Both stories are tales of young male lions whose fathers are done in by the trencher of a nefarious older male relative (“Scar” in the Disney version, “Claw” in Tezuka’s); both include anthropomorphic talkative parrots(“Zazu ... the U.S. is expounded upon in New York Times journalist Andrew Pollack’s comparison of animation storylines: Disney and American animation has built a tradition upon striving for perfectly preserved, stiflingly safe fairy-tale stories...whereas Japanese animation pushes for a sense of immediacy, unafraid to be dated, unafraid to surf the fashion of its era [Pollack, 32]. Japanese animation also proves itself worldlier than American animation with story lines ... crime on its victims, but the psychosis of the victimizer as well (Ledoux, 76). This film might attract the attention of a psychoanalyst, a parent, a teacher, a student, or any other fascinated by the stories probing the human psyche. Thinking of such diverse topics in terms of American animation is almost absurd, as American animators at large have never attempted portraying stories even within the scope of remote similarity. ...
- 1133: Memory, Expanding Your Mind
- ... a great mind, and she was in her late eighties. Nelson Mandela is also over eighty and is admired by many because of his experiences and mind. There are two types of memories: long and short term. Anything remembered under 30 seconds is considered short-term memory, and anything after that is considered long-term memory. Many things can be done to increase and keep a person's memory sharp. Seeking variety provides a broad range of experiences that provide ... walk can increase your scores on intelligence tests. On the other hand, too much exercise at too much of an intense pace hinders the memory (Schrof 91). Another method of remembering more is called chunking. Short-term memory is limited in its duration as well as in its capacity. Your short-term memory can store and retrieve about seven unrelated items. After you already have your immediate memory filled, attempting ...
- 1134: Poe's The Cask of Amontillado: Themes
- ... Cask Of Amontillado" One of the main themes of Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask Of Amontillado is revenge. In this summary theme I intend to demonstrate how dramatic irony is used all along the short story as a way of reminding us the true intentions of the character who vowed revenge. Firstly I will make a brief summary of the short story: the story is supposed to happen more than a hundred years ago ( it was first published in 1846 ) during Italian Carnival festivities. The main character, a man called Montressor, feels terribly ofended, even insulted ... down there forever. Irony first appears in Fortunato's name, once we are made aware, in the second paragraph, that he is going to be killed, but it ( the irony ) continues present during all the short story as something to call our attention to what is really happening. In the second paragraph Montressor states that in spite of his decision of killing Fortunato, he continued smiling in his face ( Fortunato' ...
- 1135: Hills Like White Elephants, Ye
- ... everybody s concept of love is different. However, in order to achieve a good relationship, people must have a well balanced power structure in their relationship, and good understanding and communication between them. In the stories, The Yellow Wallpaper, Hills Like White Elephants, and A Doll s House, one could see the lopsided relationship between the males and females. In these stories the males predominates the females, and the characters seem to lack understanding, and communication toward another, which causes problems in their relationships. The communication going on between the man and girl in the story, Hills ... ever had serious talks and understood each other. They needed to get into a relationship where nothing was covered up, and deal with the ugly unwanted sides of another by communication. In all of these stories one could see the relationships where men were in control, and women were the followers. All of the relationships had problems and the cause was the lack of love, and communication. They could have ...
- 1136: Bright Shining Lie
- ... taking action they added these fake engagements to their statistics, in order to bolster their claim that they were winning the war. The constant lying reminded me of what Tim O'brien said about war stories in The Things They Carried. He said that there were no war stories that they were all just stories. As you can see there were a lot of war stories being told during Vietnam. Vann himself was a lie, which raises serious questions about his judgment. Vann was an outstanding military officer, he ...
- 1137: Iran Iraq War
- ... The United States still needed bases and facilities in the Persian Gulf, and although alone the West could contribute significantly to the defense of the Gulf, it could not transfer a large combat force on short notice. Throughout the 1980s, Central Command planners emphasized helping friendly nations in the Middle East defend themselves through training, arms sales, and military liaison as well as joint maneuvers. The force reassured countries like Saudi ... the United States would defend its vital interests by force if necessary. Meanwhile, Kuwait struggled to find a counterbalance to the increasing Iraqi threat. Kuwait accepted American construction support and air defense missiles but stopped short of inviting an American presence in support of its own defense. That refusal, grounded in strong feelings of national pride, race, and religion, reflected an unrealistic assessment of its situation. During the first seven months ... United States honored commitments to Saudi Arabia first made by President Truman. The result was Operation Desert Shield, which before it was over became the Desert Storm. Iraq was rather thoroughly trounced in the very short war, and under U.N. resolutions was required to destroy weapons of mass destruction, comply with a no-fly zone as proscribed by the coalition forces in order to protect Kurdish refugees, and to ...
- 1138: The Landsats Satellites
- ... other by the shadows made by the clouds. (1) These scenes show Long Island and Manhattan Island with the metropolitan area of New York City as seen by the Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) instrument. The short-wave infrared (TM band 5), infrared (TM band 4), and visible (green; TM band 2) channels are displayed in the images as red, green, and blue respectively. In this combination, barren and/or recently cultivated ... fulfill its mission if it provides the same scientific capabilities as the Landsat 4 and 5 Thematic Mappers. These essential capabilities include repetitive, synoptic coverage of continental surfaces; spectral bands in the visible, near-infrared, short-wave, and thermal infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum; spatial resolution on the order of 30 meters; and absolute radiometric calibration. No other current or planned remote sensing system matches this combination of capabilities on ... government and other private organizations see flood damage and allow for flood control programs. (2) Conclusion: The Landsat program has shown the ability to provide a wide assortment of highly useful information in a very short time. In short it can be used to help global problems or it can be used to help a classroom learn about how air pollution helps the world. Landsat has literally changed the way ...
- 1139: The Journey For Freedom
- ... better if they don t really understand what the problem is? This is the common theme between The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin. Each of these stories deals with the suppression of two separate women, Louise and Charlotte, who must overcome their controlling husbands and begin their search for individual freedom. We must first come to understand the situations each of the ... for long. Both of them would change themselves. Both Louise and Charlotte had their hearts set on something that would become a representation for their lives. Louise became infatuated with the yellow dress and the stories that her husband told her about his trips around the world. Since Louise can t go outside of the house it is her dream to do so one day. When her husband had supposedly passed ... into one of her wishes then he could begin to lose his control over her. Irony is another major player in each of these ladies lives. The most common ironic theme between both of the stories was the control their husbands over the wives. The husbands believed that they were doing the right thing by having their wives do nothing but rest all day but it turns out to be ...
- 1140: Drugs and Pregnancy: Drugs Affect On The Baby
- ... are at a higher risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) than are babies of non-smokers. (1) If the mother smokes during pregnancy, it can cause, in the later life of her child, hyperactivity, short attention span, and lower scores on spelling and reading tests. (1) Statistics Smoking by pregnant women is responsible for up to 10% of all infant deaths in the country. (1) Smoking by pregnant women accounts ... 7,500-15,000 hospitalizations. (2) Pregnancy and Alcohol A high level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy is associated with stillbirths and miscarriages. (1) Studies suggest that binge-like drinking, or more drinks in a short amount of time, may be more harmful to the fetus than exposure to the same or larger amounts of alcohol spread out more evenly over time. (3) There is no known safe level of alcohol ... about alcohol, drug, and tobacco use. (4) Can Drinking Alcohol Affect My Baby?, The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, http://www.health.org/pubs/gdocs/alcohol/fas- broc/index.htm, (May 6, 1998) Short article regarding mothers who drink while pregnant, info about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Effect, what kinds of problems occur with drinking, Very helpful. (5) Consequences of Prenatal Drug Exposure, Research Findings, National Institute ...
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