“The man in mid-air… [He] is famous on the bridge‚ a daredevil… a solitary… a spinner… an exclamation mark.” Anonymous‚ “he floats at the three hinges of the crescent-shaped steel arches. These knit the bridge together. The moment of cubism… Nicholas Temelcoff.” The ‘Workers Plight’ and ‘Official History vs Real History’ are the two main themes portrayed through the voice of Temelcoff. These two ideas are the reasons Temelcoff’s voice resonates with me. They symbolise history’s incomplete nature
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forms of irony to tie all of these aspects together into a very enjoyable read. In The Cask of Amontillado‚ the author uses irony in all forms‚ which are dramatic‚ situational‚ and verbal. The author uses verbal irony almost every time Montressor speaks‚ hence he continuously makes his concern for Fortunato’s health known. However‚ he is thinking about the exact opposite‚ and wants to kill him instead. Moreover‚ the author uses dramatic irony throughout the story‚
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American Beauty tells the story of a man’s mid-life crisis set in contemporary American suburbia. The character of Lester Burnham is already dead and tells the story as a flashback. Lester works in a steady job‚ is in a loveless marriage‚ and has a tense relationship with his daughter. However‚ he doesn’t like his job‚ has extreme marriage troubles with his wife‚ and feels depressed and hopeless. He ends up changing quite a bit‚ he gets sexually obsessed with his daughter’s friend Angela‚ decides
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I thought that the musical II attended‚ The Beauty and the Beast‚ performed by Castle View High School‚ was extremely well-performed with moving music. The acting was superb‚ the singing was exceptional‚ and the pit music was astounding. I attended Beauty and the Beast‚ a musical performed by Castle View Theater Company‚ on November 21 at 1:00pm. The musical took place at Castle View High School in Castle Rock‚ Colorado. The plot interacted very well with the songs. The songs entwined with the plot
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competing in beauty pageants adversely affect a child’s development? Pageants are a way of forcing a child to act as an adult – smearing make-up on a child and making her dress up like an adults to “supposedly” build confidence but instead giving that child the wrong message. They are basically beginning to lose their childhood. Overtime‚ children get very competitive and at that point in their minds all they think about is winning‚ not about the true purpose of a beauty pageant. Beauty pageants have
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other stories by Poe do. Edgar Allan Poe is famous for his gothic horror writing‚ tales of mystery‚ and the macabre. His stories use clear symbolism with muted irony. This dark story by Edgar Allan Poe is made more interesting by the irony he uses to increase tension‚ enhance horror‚ and communicate the theme. It is ironic that we only have Montresor’s word for what happened‚ but yet he is an unreliable narrator. Montresor can be considered an unreliable narrator because he never gives any details
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Beauty and Death Edgar Allen Poe is a complicated author. In his essay‚ “The Philosophy of Composition”‚ he analyses his work and explains what is significant in poetry. He especially scrutinizes “The Raven”. He believes that length‚ "unity of effect" is an imperative consideration for good writing. Poe believed that all literary works should be short. "There is"‚ he writes‚ "a distinct limit... to all works of literary art - the limit of a single sitting." According to Poe‚ “ As commonly
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Discuss the ways in which textual forms and features shape your understanding of In the Skin of a Lion. Michael Ondaatje’s postmodern exploration of the early‚ developmental years of Canada‚ In the Skin of a Lion‚ is expressed through multiple perspectives‚ with no dominant perspective or omniscient narrator. The narrative is presented as fragmented and contains interruptions from intersecting perspectives. The presence of class conflict forces the characters to experience extreme adversity‚ with
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Shakespeare uses so many literary devices‚ but he is most famous for his use of irony in the play‚ Othello. There are three kinds of irony presented throughout the play. We are going to examine how Shakespeare uses dramatic‚ situational‚ and verbal irony in Othello. Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something that the other characters are unaware about. Throughout the play‚ the audience is unaware about Iago’s plan. He has been manipulating the other characters without them knowing. Iago
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Were you ever curious how hairstyling ‚beauty‚ and hair coloring ever came about? Who‚ back in the day would have ever come up with the idea of changing ones hair style‚ let alone color of the hair? Well studies reveal that haircutting and hairstyling were practiced in some form as early as the glacial age. They used simple but effective implements like sharpened flints‚ oyster shells‚ or bone. Animal sinew of hide were used to tie hair back‚ or as a adornment. Your probably thinking the same thing
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