Ambiguity and grotesqueness are two themes evident in the Gothic works: “The Black Cat‚” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ “Prey‚” by Richard Matheson‚ “The Feather Pillow‚” by Horacio Quiroga. These authors intended on using gothic elements such as mystery and violence to add suspense and induce fear in the story’s tone. The theme of ambiguity is utilized in various gothic works often to add to the plot of suspense and mystery. In “The Black Cat‚” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ an element of mystery is constant throughout
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Interpretation of Ambiguity in “My Papa’s Waltz” For most of time‚ people regard understanding a poem as a difficult process‚ and people wonder the reason the author of the literature leaves more questions than the ones he actually answers. Poets use ambiguity to add meaning and depth into their works so that their works can be interpreted in various ways. On one hand‚ the poem can be interpreted to have a positive view. On the other hand‚ the poem can be regard to be negative as well
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pupils the art of good citizenship‚ in both personal and civic affairs. However‚ Socrates’ belief in the teaching of ethics and virtue is in sharp contrast with Protagoras’. Socrates voices his disbelief in the teaching of virtue and goes on to further claim that virtue is something that cannot be taught and challenges Protagoras’s idea‚ expelling his reasoning through a series of examples. Although Socrates expresses his uncertainty in the idea of teaching ethics‚ it is
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Role of Ambiguity in Heart of Darkness In the world of art‚ a piece is hardly admired solely for accurately representing a subject‚ rather‚ the best works of art are appreciated for their creative‚ unique‚ symbolic depiction of reality. The photo of a group soldiers standing dirty in the aftermath of a battle is not significant for the identity of the individuals but for the horror‚ sacrifice‚ and brotherhood emphasized in their situation. The beauty of such an image is in its ambiguity – in the
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Almost everything a human does starts with some type of problem. Many problems and questions can be answered by science‚ but the rest of them are philosophical topics. One of the branches of philosophy is ethics‚ also known as moral philosophy. Within ethics‚ there is one central question that is asked: How does someone live their life for it to be considered good? In other words‚ ethics should be able to tell us what to do and how we should go about doing it. However‚ it is no simple task to answer
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BACHELOR THESIS Spring 2010 International Business and Economics Program Kristianstad University A Minor Field Study Brand origin - How does it impact brand awareness and brand image Writers Julia Baeza Caroline Ånmo Supervisor Veronika Tarnovskaya Examiner Timurs Umans Julia Baeza Caroline Ånmo Abstract international and global
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The Femme Fatale: Ambiguity and Death In cinema‚ the femme fatale is an enticing‚ exquisitely beautiful‚ erotic character who plays the ultimate trick of nature: she displays her beauty‚ captures the man and goes in for the kill. Unfortunately for this poisonous flower‚ male dominated western society interferes and kills the female predator in the end. In western cinema‚ the femme fatale can never survive‚ and can never “win” in the battle of the sexes. But why must this be so? What makes the
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In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the character Jay Gatsby always has an air of mystery surrounding him. Is Jay his real name? How did he get all of his money? What is he doing in New York? No one knows‚ that’s what makes him mysterious. Being ambiguous is a big trait of the color orange. However‚ that is not the only trait of the color orange. Optimistic attitudes‚ Impulsiveness‚ and Risk taking are also common traits of the color orange. After analyzing the story‚ it becomes blatantly
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Does money impact out lives? Yes. Money does impact our lives greatly. Our society is classed intro three groups‚ upper/high class Middle class and lower class. How do they separate and have all these groups? Money is how. People let money rule our lives so of course it’s going to affect us‚ and impact everyone’s lives‚ as the saying goes “money makes the world go round”. What defines the classes though? Is it a nice house? Good car? Sending your kids to private schools? No it’s not that because
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Ambiguity refers to the ability of a behavior‚ word or expression that can be understood or interpreted in different ways. There are two types of ambiguity. The first type refers to unintentional‚ ambiguity being used unintentionally. This means that the range of ambiguity is not under control and therefore can spiral into a negative outcome. The second type of ambiguity refers to it being used strategically. This means that ambiguity can be used to create critical thinking among the readership.
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