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    one’s happiness. Life can have over a million meanings this way‚ but happiness is the key to your personal answer. By choosing the path that you want to take a walk down in life‚ you you’re choosing the one that will make you happy. For instance‚ Thoreau had a lifestyle lived relatively in the forest. It’s what made him happy. Through this‚ he enjoyed living since he had went down the path that he chose causing him to live the life he imagined. "Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty;

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    Desiree Dominguez – 7th Period “Annabel Lee” BY EDGAR ALLAN POE It was many and many a year ago‚ In a kingdom by the sea‚ That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. I was a child and she was a child‚ In this kingdom by the sea‚ But we loved with a love that was more than love— I and my Annabel Lee— With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven Coveted her and me.

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    Morrow 1 Edgar Allan Poe Before you read this paper‚ keep in mind that the name “Poe” brings to mind the images of murderers and madmen‚ premature burials‚ and mysterious women who return from the dead. Who was Edgar Allan Poe? “Poe” was born in Boston on January 19‚ 1809‚ to David and Elizabeth Poe. He had one brother Henry‚ and a sister Rosalie. Edgar was only two years old when his mother died in 1811. Due to the prior

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    better understanding of their work. One author in particular who usually uses a specific dark‚ evil‚ or psychotically unstable type style in his stories in Edgar Allan Poe. In particular one of his stores‚ “The Tell-Tale Heart” there are many characteristics for someone who is interested in the workings of the human mind. While reading the story Poe breaks down the mind and shows how paranoia and insanity can go hand in hand. He uses his words productively in the story to display paranoia and intellectual

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    darkness. Poe is known for the work of the dark arts and really does enjoy putting that sad factor into all of his poems/stories. He grew up with this and implements it into all that he writes. "The Raven" is one of Poe’s creations that does not fail to give that same dark tone like all the others do. It is the use of amazing and dark words that really add the effect to the story. The story or novel does not need to be sad or tragic in order to be confirmed as dark‚ but people like Poe himself find

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    Dark Romanticism & Poe: How The Black Cat Encompasses Dark Romantic Ideals in Pre-Civil War Era America There are multiple ways in which Dark Romantics can be differentiated from the greater whole of American society during the early to mid-1800s. Unlike their predecessors‚ the Dark Romantics believed that humans were intrinsically sinful‚ and prone to self-destruction. Their pieces also include overriding themes of mystery‚ death‚ and the macabre. Edgar Allan Poe’s The Black Cat‚ is a prime example

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    Edgar Allen Poe taps into our brains demanding deep‚ intrusive thought. He portrays ideologies in “The Black Cat” to cause the reader to think individually‚ appealing to our subconscious fascination with horror. The work represents Romanticism by displaying a

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    meaning the holy spirit or an apple meaning the future or the past . Symbols are items ‚ people ‚ or (ironically) symbols that mean something completely different . The first of my examples will spawn from the poem‚ The Raven‚ written by Edgar Allan Poe. Symbols in this story can include: Nevermore‚ the raven‚ ‚ the darkness‚ and the weather. Nevermore can be related to the knowledge of something the narrator has done‚ this may be why he repeats never more. Next‚ the darkness when the narrator

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     Appleby R2  7th Grade Language Arts  December 20‚ 2014  Poe: A Haunting Writer  Have you and someone else ever felt like you‚ “loved with a love that was  more than love?” Many people have felt the same feeling‚ and yet only  one man has put  into words: Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe’s  haunting style is created through his flawless use of imagery‚ memorable  characters and tone. Poe’s readers are instantly drawn in by the chilling  feeling in their heart Poe creates. Poe’s writing demands your interest and 

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    Introduction Edgar Allen Poe was a very dark writer of poems and short stories. His writings terrified many. His whole life and the unfortunante events that occured during it can tell a person why his writings were the way they were written. II.Body- Poe’s early life‚ marriage‚ works‚ later years A. Early life in Boston‚MA 1.Poe’s family a.his father left his family early on in his life‚ and his mother passed away when he was 3 years of age. 2.Poe’s foster family a. Poe lived with John

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