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    Words- The Poet’s Tools to Life Words are powerful tools that inspire and connect people. Words challenge and inspire a poet’s audience by allowing the author to convey different messages to the reader. Utilizing these tools‚ the poet can take readers to faraway places‚ lend understanding‚ and evoke strong emotions. Writers string them together in the hope of communicating new ideas that expose their deepest fears‚ desires‚ and truths. In “The Chimney Sweeper‚” William Blake utilizes literary

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    Mid-Term Break –Seamus Heaney Tone: Sombre Imagery: Death‚ Grief Themes: Death‚ Frailty of Life‚ Growing up Poetic Techniques: Onomatopoeia‚ Alliteration‚ Assonance‚ Simile‚ Metaphor Summary: A boy sits in the school’s medical area waiting to be given a lift home – the ringing of the school bell further enhance the fact that he is waiting for something. When he finally arrives home he sees his father on the porch‚ crying. The house is packed with neighbours and strangers who offer their condolences

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    world as tombs are basically the only things that have been left untouched since this time. A common practice for burial rituals during this time included a box-like shape that is believed to be used as a coffin. These boxes are now commonly known as a “larnax.” The larnax is seen to be a coffin for the dead‚ which was decorated with various scenes that can give a look into life in Greece during this period. Little is known about the larnax‚ however by examining the shape‚ style‚ and decorations‚

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    speakeasy. 5. What would I want if I asked for "the real McCoy"? If you asked for The Real Mcoy‚ you would be asking for top quality liquor. 6. What would I be making if I was cooking "tarantula juice" and some "coffin varnish"? If you were making or cooking tarantula juice or coffin varnish you would be making homemade liquor and alcohol. 7. If I was for Prohibition what two organizations would I want to join? If you were for Prohibition you would join the Woman’s Temperance Union & the

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    has used many straight lines and other solid shapes that are very appealing and draws anyone’s attention. On the other hand I think there are a lot of symbols used in this painting such as the cross on the far left hand side‚ the dead body in the coffin‚ the bells on the top left hand side corner‚ and many more. Besides these factors the colors used to create this painting are very distinct. The whites‚ reds‚ yellows‚ light green‚ black and other dark colors are very effective. These colors help

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    because it means that the workers were respected enough to have tombs themselves and not just inferiors. Hawass’ team focused on one grave marked “Grave 53”. In this grave‚ they have found a coffin‚ which was a rare feat in the worker’s life because they generally did not have money to afford a coffin. The coffin had a person in it that was curled in the fetal position with its face pointing to the east‚ where the sun rises. The top of the skull points to the sky‚ where the spirit can exit the body

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    Bethany Risinger English 2341.02 Dr. Watson September 20‚ 2011 Vampirism in “The Fall of the House of Usher” The theme of vampirism occurs several times throughout “The Fall of the House of Usher” written by Edgar Allen Poe. He shows this theme through many actions of the characters and his use of diction. The three main paths of discovering the vampire theme is to closely examine three important instruments within the story. The three instruments used include Roderick Usher‚ Madeline

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    home. A funeral was arranged but something outrageous had happened to me. While the funeral was being set up‚ my kids were sitting on the floor looking at my coffin. As my kids looked at the coffin‚ I sat up. My kids were confused and didn’t know what to do. They ran off and told their mother. As soon as they were gone‚ I got out of the coffin and ran off somewhere. I watched from a distant window and saw that when my wife and kids came back‚ they soon saw I was nowhere to be found. My wife suddenly

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    Mummies As soon as the archaeologist’s see the door they are so excited they have found a mummy’s tomb and they knew that as soon as they open the tomb there lives will change forever in finding out on what is inside of king tut’s tomb. What are mummies ? Will mummies are people that have died but they are wrapped in bandages all over their body but there is a tradition that they do first they stick a long hook to break the brain sales and then they pull out the brain and everything in it

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    holding her hostage their. The sister tries to leave but her brother won’t let her. She has a disease where she falls asleep randomly and doesn’t wake up. The brother knows she is alive but is insane‚ so he acts as if she is dead and puts her in a coffin until she wakes up and escapes. As the family gets more insane and sick‚ the same happens for the house and it starts to fall apart. The title of the story can be interpreted in many ways. First‚ is the literal House of Usher‚ that the narrator

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