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    “American Slavery‚ American Freedom‚ American Catholicism”. In Farrelly article‚ she “ explores the relationship between American slavery and American Catholicism”(Farrelly‚ 69). Another historian would be Charles H. Lippy who wrote “Chastized by Scorpions: Christianity and Culture in Colonial South Carolina‚ 169-1740”. In Lippy’s article‚ he writes about “religious diversity and religious tolerance and how it extended to Trinitarian Christians”(Lippy‚ 270). Farrelly’s article was very clear and also

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    The House Grotty and ruined‚ the house stood grounded to the earth. I shivered as though ice had replaced my spine. The cold air enveloped my entire body. The multiple layers of clothing could not protect me against the deathly cold. The walkway leading up to the house was cracked. Weeds and dandelions poked out from these cracks. Red roses grew wildly in thick patches by the gate. The moonlight cast a ghoulish glow on the house. Vines formed a twisted maze upon the side of house‚ reaching their

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    of the House of Usher” written by Edgar Allan Poe and “A Rose for Emily” written by William Faulkner‚ we see common themes of a gothic genre filled with rhetorical twists and turns. The dynamics in each work are elaborately depicted through the eyes of two narrators who are watching these pieces unfold. Many similar themes experienced in both Poe and Faulkner’s work deal with the ideology of death and preservation in regard to the one’s loved and lovers. Roderick Usher is the main character in “The

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    Bernarda Alba conveys an array of distinctive characteristics‚ however it is her stubborn conservative nature that enables the illustration of the oppression of women created by equivocal Spanish traditions in Lorca’s dramatic play‚ House of Bernarda Alba. The character of Bernarda becomes acquainted with readers through the method of indirect presentation as Lorca gives the reader no analysis or exposition regarding her. Essentially‚ Bernarda’s eccentric traits are thrust upon the reader by means

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    he is a blackmailer. When inconvenient‚ he is converted‚" I believe he had entirely missed the point of his character in A Doll House. Krogstad’s characterization is a flagship example of the way Henrik Ibsen wrote all the characters in the play: representations of man’s true multi­faceted nature. On the surface the reader makes quick judgement about the content of the roles’ characters; Nora‚ ditzy; Torvald‚ loving; Linde‚ reliable; and Krogstad‚ evil. It is not merely a convenience to the plot

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    VIVANTS FOR MEN Edith Wharton’s “The House of Mirth” provides the reader with an insight into the upper-class society of New York City in the late 1800’s. The novel also extensively explores the ideas of hierarchy‚ social class‚ and gender roles through the characters. Wharton’s depiction of these characters helps in making the book more entertaining to the reader‚ especially the male characters. The male characters have a broad range of personalities‚ but the character of Simon Rosedale is the most intriguing

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    his mother was stung by a scorpion. Ten hours of incessant rain had forced the scorpion to seek refuge in the poet’s house (rain water must have flooded its hiding place in the open) It sought refuge under a bag of rice and stung the poet’s mother when she went into that room. The viciously wicked creature poured its poison into her in a flash of its devilish tail and ventured out into the rain. On hearing of the unfortunate incident‚ the peasants rushed to the poet’s house with lighted candles and

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    “You’re in the Dog House Now” Cast: Owner of a poodle named Lacey (Samantha) ………………………..................Christine Petrakis Owner of a pit-bull named Max (Jillian) …….................................................Kaitlin Montgomery Character Description: • Samantha is getting close to the age of forty as she is a thirty-seven year old woman‚ who has a poodle named Lacey. In the past‚ Samantha would always bring Lacey to a beach called ‘Sugar Beach’‚ but their memories of lying in the sand‚ soon

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    novel‚ The House on Mango Street‚ Sandra Cisneros’s narrator‚ Esperanza‚ gradually learns there is no real correlation between a physical structure and a home; rather a home is made from things such as love‚ family‚ culture‚ tradition‚ and memories‚ not bricks and mortar. The opening vignette of Cisneros’s novel‚ introduces the reader to Esperanza’s intense feeling of displacement. Throughout the book‚ she feels as though she has no place to call her home. Although they have a house‚ she is embarrassed

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    Pompeian houses. What do they each tell us about the status of their owners? Within Pompeii‚ the size and decorative aspects of someone’s home explained a lot about their monetary wealth and what sort of social status they upheld. People who had money and good social status would decorate their homes with High Greek culture for example myths and mosaics of Greek heroes. Whereas people from a lower class‚ tended to use less grandeur within the decorative style of their homes. The houses that I shall

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