does it make a sound?” A Reader- Oriented approach to Edgar Alan Poe’s The Tell- Tale Heart The Titular question is an old philosophical riddle for which a wide range of metaphysical and non-metaphysical solution has been offered. The answers differ based on the perspective of the interpreter. Judging these answers is neither possible nor desirable for us‚ but the riddle and the ensuing debates attest to the veracity of one of the most basic tenets of reader-response theory: If a text
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for the entertainment pleasures of a mass audience. In the task of comparing and contrasting the novel of “Dracula” to film extracts of “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”‚ values‚ meaning and context discovered lie between discrepancy and similarity. The change from differing mediums‚ novel and film‚ reveal characteristics and possibilities of narratives. Through the advancement of technology‚ modern writers have gained a cinematic approach to their writing. However Dracula‚ written in 1987 by Abraham Stoker‚
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upon two very famous and unique works‚ the story called “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”‚ written by Ursula LeGuin and the play known as “Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett‚ one can see various commonalities and variations among both of these narratives by analyzing the function of the prevalent lack of closure‚ unanswered questions and narrative gaps that exist in both. First of all‚ “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”‚ written by Ursula LeGuin‚ is a uniquely written story which impeccably
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Poverty seems to be recognized by many people nowadays from various kinds of mass media. However‚ do we really understand what poverty is‚ why it appears and how it affects one’s life? There are much bigger problems than we could imagine from just seeing the surface of poverty on daily news. Eli Khamarov‚ a social theorist‚ says‚ “Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didn’t commit” (Raphael 7). People in poverty are not always poor because of themselves. The reasons are more likely to be in
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Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” is something he yelled to the court right after signing the paper. It was his name that they were taking away from him and it was the only one he will ever get. His sons will carry on that name‚ and if they post his it up for everyone to see‚ his good name will be ruined. Proctor is looking out for his sons‚ so they can carry on the family name with good reputation
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““Come‚ Darcy‚” said he‚ “I must have you dance. I hate to see you standing about by yourself in this stupid manner. You had much better dance.” “I certainly shall not. You know how I detest it‚ unless I am particularly acquainted with my partner. At such an assembly as this it would be insupportable. Your sisters are engaged‚ and there is not another woman in the room whom it would not be a punishment to me to stand up with.” “I would not be so fastidious as you are‚” cried Mr. Bingley‚ “for a kingdom
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subjects. Christopher Columbus’s voyage to America and triumphant return signaled the beginning of a new era of exploration. Likewise‚ Prince Henry the Navigator’s expeditions along the West African coast led to increased trade with Africa. Long isolated from the rest of the world‚ the Native Americans’ lives were drastically changed by the presence of European explorers‚ and later‚ colonists. Some aspects of life‚ such as domination by the elite in Europe‚ trade in Africa‚ and Native American ways of life
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Ancient History Nov. 21‚ 2011 Amir Lankarani 4 hour Archaeology Summary Paragraph The first thing I am going to talk about is the harshness of Hammurabi’s Code of Laws. The first law is very harsh‚ because it states that if someone accuses someone else of a crime without having evidence to back it up the person who accused the other person gets put to death. This is harsh‚ because the person who accused the other person might have actually thought this person had done the crime‚ and because if
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activist‚ Martin Luther King was imprisoned to Birmingham jail due to his participation in a nonviolent demonstration against segregation and discrimination in Alabama. During his sentence‚ he wrote a letter‚ “Letter from Birmingham Jail‚” to counter the criticisms of his actions from the clergymen by claiming that “An unjust law is no law at all”(par. 12)‚ “Injustice everywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” (par. 4)‚ and “‘Wait’ has almost always meant ‘Never’” (par. 11). Throughout the story
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A summary of the balcony scene from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Romeo sneaks away from his friends and hides in the bushes underneath Juliet’s balcony. She is looking out over the balcony‚ dreaming. She cannot see Romeo. Romeo marvels in her beauty‚ comparing her eyes to stars and wishing he could touch her face. Juliet starts to speak to herself. Declaring her love for Romeo but wishing he was anything but a Montague. She says he would still be the Romeo she loved whether that was his last name or not
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