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    Location and plot pace relationship The plot‚ which had slowed since Darcy’s proposal‚ now picks up speed as it rushes toward its conclusion. Chpt 46-49 When bennet girls leave home‚ their parent’s ineptitude become apparent Netherfield Park Jane invitation‚ horse‚ sick‚ Elizabeth hikes over‚ original opinions of unlady like behavior Ideal traits of a woman discussion The interactions between Darcy and Elizabeth primarily take the forms of banter and argument‚ and Elizabeth’s words provide

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    novel‚ 1984. Orwell explains a world of loneliness being ruled by Big Brother in Oceania. He creates such an oppressing atmosphere through imagery and suspense. The atmosphere in George Orwell’s 1984 is very sad and gloomy. At the start of the novel the main character‚ Winston Smith‚ describes his apartment building as “smelling of boiled cabbage and old rag mats” (5). The atmosphere in the novel is also dark. This is proved by the watchful nature of Big Brother because he “is watching you” and every

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    Tension and Atmosphere in “The Hound of the Baskervilles” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in 1859. His mother Mary Doyle regularly read to him which is where he began his own love of books. Some years after graduating from college in 1876 he began writing. His first Sherlock Holmes book was “A Study in Scarlet”‚ written in 1887. “The Hound of the Baskervilles” was written in 1902. The plot of this story focuses on a hound‚ supposedly trying to kill off the Baskerville family

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    novels Dracula and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. The essential characters of famous Steampunk

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    Societies are always changing with the ideas and experiences lived by people. Dracula was written in a period where cultures were mixing‚ bringing new ideas into London. New ideas can bring the best or worst of people‚ which is why changes is either embraced or fought against. In this Victorian time‚ the roles of women and men are well defined by the expectations society has for them. Woman were expected to stay within certain boundaries; stepping out of this constriction would be consider improper

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    There are many film techniques used to create atmosphere and to express ideologies and discourses. The film Rabbit Proof Fence (RPF) is a riveting film‚ which has represented the cultural identity of Australia. Atmosphere is conveyed right from the very beginning. The mood between the aboriginal family is very relaxed‚ they are happy carefree‚ harmoniess and secure and strong and in power. Film techniques help convey this message by using undershots of the family and and close ups of their happy

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    The vampire myth came from a Dracula character in a movie. The guy that acted like Dracula was Romanian Prince Vlad Tepes. He was born in 1431 ‚ he died in 1476. He modeled some aspects of the Dracula character. In Romania‚ Tepes is viewed not as blood-drinking sadist‚ but as a national hero who defended his empire from the Ottoman Turks. Holy water and sunlight are supposed to kill some vampires. Some Gothic people dress up as vampires. They decorate their home in a dark Victorian gloom. They even

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    Changes in the Atmosphere Causing Multicellularity About 2.5 billion years ago‚ oxygen began slowly to accumulate in the atmosphere‚ as a result of the photosynthetic activity of the cyanobacteria. Those prokaryotes that were able to use oxygen in ATP production gained a strong advantage‚ and so they began to prosper and increase. Some of these cells may have evolved into modern forms of aerobic bacteria. Other cells may have become symbionts with larger cells and evolved into mitochondria

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    blood-sucking Transylvanian man‚ upon diving deeper into Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula‚ one can find issues of female sexuality‚ homoeroticism‚ and gender roles. Many read Dracula as an entertaining story full of scary castles‚ seductive vampires‚ and mysterious forces‚ yet at the same time‚ they are being bombarded with descriptions of sex‚ images of rape‚ and homosexual relationships. In Francis Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula‚ Stoker’s presentation of homoeroticism is taken‚ reworked‚ and presented

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    Carol’‚ Dickens uses multiple language devices to create mood and atmosphere in a way that conveys his attitudes towards the poor. As a child‚ Dickens’ family was in debt‚ so he know first-hand how it feels to be living in poverty. He was forced to work in a blacking factory (a factory that makes black dye for boots) in order to help his family pay off their debt. Dickens uses pathetic fallacy in this extract to create a menacing atmosphere. This is shown when it says “Meanwhile the fog and darkness thickened

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