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“The Masque of the Red Death” is an elaborate allegory that combines objects in the story With visual descriptions to give focus to the readers imagination. In the story, a Price named Properso tries to evade the red death through isolation and seclusion. He hides behind the impenetrable walls of his castellated abbey and lets…

“Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a story by Truman Capote. In this story, the author focuses on a very attention-grabbing character called Holly Golightly. Holly is a woman who takes advantage of others, she doesn’t really care who she inconveniences in order to get what she wants or needs, and most of her personal relationships are…

Kate Chopin’s short story “The Story of an Hour” illustrates the dichotomy between the roles Victorian women enacted on the social stage and their inner selves confined within the walls of their thought process. Preconceived notions of conventional behavior are contradicted in the atypical conduct and consciousness of Mrs. Mallard. The texture of the story…

“He said if I warn’t so ignorant, but had read a book called Don Quixote, I would know without asking”  Twain 13, this quote said by the character Tom gives reference to the book Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes which was published in the year 1605 and written as a picaresque novel. Twain specifically mentions…

Energy is one of the single most important concepts to keep in mind when writing, it can make even the most insignificant occurrences interesting. Energy plays with the reader’s senses combining subject matter, leaps/ spacing and words into one to create a fascinating piece of work. “Good writers choose a topic they know a lot…

Albert Einstein “The Menace of Mass Destruction “Everyone is aware of the difficult and menacing situation in which human society – shrunk into one community with a common fate – finds itself, but only a few acts accordingly. Most people go on living their everyday life: half frightened, half indifferent, they behold the ghostly tragicomedy…

Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am sure you don’t need reminding why we are all here this evening. It is to celebrate the 60th birthday of Arthur Aidan who I am proud to call my best friend. It is no exaggeration to say how much he deserves to be admired as a great man…

Topic: Should Children Who Commit Violent Crimes be tried as Adults Type of Speech/Claim/lulus: Value Organizational Pattern: Topical General Purpose: To persuade my audience that, children who commit violent crimes should be tried as adults Specific Purpose: Use 3 main points to persuade my audience. Central Idea: To persuade my audience that, children who commit…

Empathy is the ability to understand someone by relating with what they are going through, and to ‘put yourself in their shoes’; which is a principle we all find hard to do. Within ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, Harper Lee draws upon the themes of empathy and tolerance, throughout Chapter 3, which form one of the…

Linda Pastan’s poem, “To a Daughter Leaving Home”, conveys the feelings of a mother teaching her child how to ride a bike. “To a Daughter Leaving Home” is a dramatic monologue where the narrator reflects upon a fond memory of her child’s youth when she realizes that her daughter will inevitably leave her alone. A…