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    Dogs, Cats as Companions

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    people keep dogs and cats as companions. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of pet ownership for the animals involved and the community as the whole. It is a fact that pets have been treasured as members of the family by millions of people around the world. In 1990s‚ almost half of all UK households owned at least a pet which was a dog or a cat as usual. Nowadays‚ in modern society‚ this trend seems to be more noticeable. Most of the owners believe that keeping dogs or cats as companions has

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    Analysis of the Black Cat

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    Analysis of “The Black Cat” English 310 Chrystal Porter-Rogers The Robert B. Miller College John C. Rasmussen‚ Ed. D October 29‚ 2012 Analysis of “The Black Cat” “I neither expect nor solicit belief” explains that the narrator does not expect the reader to believe the story they’re about to read‚ because he finds it unbelievable himself which is evidenced by the excerpt “Mad indeed would I be to expect it‚ in a case where my very senses reject their own evidence.” With that being

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    POV in the Black Cat

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    narrator is clear and precise so that their audience can understand them. This is not the case in “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe uses an unreliable narrator in this short story which makes it kind of difficult for us to know what to trust and what not to. By only reading what the narrator has written we only see his point of view. This is a huge part of why “The Black Cat” is so prolific. The readers of this short story get to hear it in first person point of view from the main

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    The Black Cat - Symbolism

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    Symbolism in Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Black Cat"   	In Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Black Cat‚" symbolism is used to show the narrator’s capacity for violence‚ madness‚ and guilt. "The Black Cat‚" written by Edgar Allan Poe serves as a reminder for all of us. The Capacity for violence and horror lies within each of us‚ no matter how docile and humane our disposition might appear. In this story‚ the narrator portrays a man who is fond of animals‚ had a tender

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    The motif is a recurring element tends to explain the central idea in a literary work‚ it could be an image‚ sound‚ action or other figures that have a symbolic significance and contributes toward the development of theme. Jane tends to present the life of people in her time in her novel by using the motif . For example‚ Visits the main events of the novel take place through visits between the characters‚ and the length of each visit indicates the intimacy between characters‚ such as Frank’s visits

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    Cat People Documentary

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    6-27-17 In the trailer for the movie Cat People‚ the representation for the “otherness” is show very straight forward. There is a normal woman who is cursed by transforming into a cat. There is also a part in the trailer where the narrator Discusses the “ women’s kiss means death” which can mean that any man that falls in love with her she plans to kill. In this trailer the “ norm” may be the modern girl just living a normal life‚ while the “other” can be the cat version of the woman‚ she may have

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    Cat vs Dog

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    2/7/13 Period B Cat VS Dog (Hook) “Have you ever thought to have a pet?” Pet is a good friend. Which people often telling each other’s that which are better cat or dog? (GDT) Some people say that cats are cute more than a dog. Some they said dogs are more intelligent because they can be trained by their owner or by themself. (Thesis) Cats‚ however they have more kind of funny move than a dog they just need their caretaker to play with them. (TS) To begin with‚ Cat doesn’t like dogs and

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    than others" (Jacobs & Tunnel‚ 89). There are six basic fantasy motifs‚ as discussed by Jacobs & Tunnel‚ including magic‚ other worlds‚ good versus evil‚ heroism‚ special character types‚ and fantastic objects. If a story contains all six‚ it is classified either as a classic fairy tale‚ or a modern high fantasy. Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach is an example of a modern high fantasy‚ as it contains all six fantasy motifs discussed by Jacobs & Tunnel. The most basic element in fantasy

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    Many works of literature deals with political issues or social issues. One such work of literature is Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. The author uses symbolism and motifs to show the overarching theme of his book‚ the evils of capitalism. The author writes about corruption time and time again as a tool used by the powerful in a capitalistic society. As Jurgis and his family continue to live in Packingtown‚ believing they can be part of the realization American Dream‚ they find themselves slipping deeper

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    Cats vs Dogs

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    Cats vs. Dogs Juanita Grice ENG121 Melissa Holmberg 04/04/2011 The most common pets are cats and dogs. They both make excellent additions to any family‚ but the choice of which one depends on the time you have to devote to a pet. A busy family may opt for a cat‚ because it’s more self sufficient‚ to where a family with more time on its hands may choose a dog. One of the biggest differences between cats and dogs is the care and management. Dogs require more supervision and there

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