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    of receiving a ticket stops you from speeding. Fear can be useful‚ but it can also be damaging. A disadvantage of fear is that it can lead to paranoia which then leads to obsession. Obsession is dangerous as seen in the three stories written by Edgar Allen Poe. The first story “Tell-Tale Heart”‚ it’s about a man that obsesses about a creepy eye. The “Pit and the Pendulum” is about a man that’s stuck in a prison and is faced with many extremely difficult obstacles. Finally‚ the “Masque of Red Death”

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    In Stephen King’s short story “Survivor Type”‚ King uses imagery‚ setting and irony to ask the question “What will a person risk in order to survive?” In this short story‚ Richard Pine‚ a medical school graduate‚ surgeon and a pill pusher is on his way back home to the United States with 2 Kilos of heroin‚ when the cruise ship that he is on sinks after an enormous explosion. Dr. Pine manages to get onto a life boat that takes him to a deserted island which Pine describes as small enough to spit across

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    Miss Sidley In the story titled "Suffer the Children"; that is written by Stephen King the main character is Miss Emily Sidley. Miss Sidley is a third grade teacher at Summer Street School with extremely strict teaching methods. She is a small-framed older woman who has suffered from a bad back for twelve years. She is assertive‚ reclusive‚ and socially isolated. In other words‚ she is a typical example of an "old – maid." Miss Sidley does not understand the behavior of today’s children.

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    How does Edgar Allen Poe create a frightening atmosphere in “The Raven”? In English this term we have been analysing the poem “the raven”. The rave is set in a seventeenth century building in a middle aged mans chamber. As he begin to tire he hears a tapping at the door but there is no one there‚ he then hears a knocking at his window. A raven then enters his chamber and repeats the word ‘nevermore’ in a tormenting tone. I’m now going to answer the essay question; “How does Edgar Allen Poe create

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    Edgar Allan Poe was an American author‚ poet‚ editor‚ and literary critic‚ considered part of the American Romantic Movement. He was the principal forerunner of the “Art for art’s sake” movement in the 19th century. Poe focused his critics on specifics of style and construction that contributed to a work’s failure or effectiveness‚ instead of focusing on moral and ideological generalities. Poe was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts and was orphaned at a young age when his mother died shortly

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    Metaphor | “those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside” | This allows the author to be critical of communism without attacking it directly. The metaphor also leaves an emotional impact while admonishing the influence of communism. This successfully achieves the author’s purpose circuitously. | 2. Antithesis | “If a free society cannot help the many who are poor‚ it cannot save the few who are rich” | The juxtaposition of these two contrasting ideas draws

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    Stephen King’s The Body‚ is a short novella about four boy’s who embark on a journey to search for a dead body‚ that will determine whether or not they’re capable of losing their childhood innocence. Throughout the boys journey they come across many life threatening situations‚ which forces them to use survival instincts‚ that corresponds to their true personalities. The unique ways in which the boys handled the situations put forth in front of them‚ foreshadows whom they truly are as well as their

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    Edgar Allen Poe: The Tell – Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado “The Tell Tale Heart” and “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell Tale Heart” deals with a man’s mental deterioration and decent into madness. The story focuses on the narrator and his obsessions. The story is told from the first person point of view. So the reader knows what the narrator thinks and sees. The narrator reveals his insanity through his obsessions. The narrator’s obsessions include obsessions with

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    Name: Edgar Allan Poe Biography: Edgar Allan Poe was an unparalleled short-story writer‚ poet‚ critic and editor. The extent of Edgar Allan Poe’s influence on our culture is incalculable: Poe’s tales of enigma and terror initiated the modern deceive story‚ they contributed to the development of both science fiction and the horror genre‚ and wrote about the only American poem anybody knows. The atmosphere in his tales of horror is unrivaled in American fiction. Some of his more notable literary classics

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    Fatherly Influences An individual is the most impressionable throughout the maturing stages of their life‚ which is why parents are seen as highly influential characters. It is common for a child to share similar qualities or interest as their maternal partner and even inherit their flaws. William Shakespeare’s play King Lear is a tale filled with greed‚ miscommunication and most importantly the mistreatment of family members. Throughout the play these key elements enhance the way Lear’s behavior

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