surroundings‚ these seem a distant past. Looking at the house‚ he makes the connection between the family mansion and the family line‚ both called The House of Usher (a pun on the word "house" having two different meanings). Roderick and his twin sister‚ Madeline‚ are the last members of the family line. The narrator feels as though he is dreaming‚ as though these visions were "the after-dream of a reveller upon opium." This foreshadows Roderick’s behavior later‚ when the two men meet. He is puzzled by
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Essay #1 Voyeurism In both films‚ Rear Window and Vertigo‚ film director Alfred Hitchcock requires audiences to put themselves in the position of voyeur as they witness the action of the film through the eyes of the protagonists. Hitchcock introduces to us the meaning of the word voyeurism and the control it can possess over a person. The main characters in both films are voyeurs’ and get their excitement from invading others’ life. Hitchcock was an English-American film director‚ writer‚ and
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For this paper‚ I have decided to compare two Hitchcock films. Ever since I can remember‚ I have seen Alfred Hitchcock films; Psycho‚ The Birds‚ North by Northwest‚ I enjoy his work because I like the suspense‚ and visual effects that he was able to accomplish. Out of all of his films‚ I believe that my favorite Hitchcock films would have to be Rear Window (1954) and Vertigo (1958)‚ because I think that the two incorporate everything that is “Alfred Hitchcock”. Hitchcock films are known for being
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Edgar Allan Poe’s short story‚ “The Fall of the House of Usher” is blood curdling. The title relates to the fact that the House of Usher crumbles to the ground behind the narrator‚ but also means that the Usher bloodline has fallen with the death of Madeline and Roderick. This symbolism is not obvious to the reader at first‚ but after reading the story‚ the title becomes a new dreadful topic. Herman Melville uses horrid symbolism in “Swamp Angel” when he describes death by stating‚ “It comes like the
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Gothic Elements Gothic elements are evident in a wide variety of literary works. Gothic literature writers‚ such as Edgar Allan Poe and Washington Irving‚ as well as modern writers‚ such as Ransom Riggs encapsulate gothic elements such as revenge‚ psychological issues‚ and pain. These elements are demonstrated through the Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs‚ “Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving‚ and “The Raven”
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Concept Analysis. Nursing Forum. 40 (2) Retrieved October 30‚ 2010‚ from: EBSCOhost. Henrici‚ R (2007) Homophobia: Does it Affect Quality of Care. Journal of Undergraduate Nursing Writing. Vol 1 (1). 56-62. Retrieved November 17‚ 2010 from EBSCOhost. Leininger‚ M. (1995) Transcultural Nursing: Concepts‚ Theories‚ Research and Practices. McGraw-Hill. 1995. Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary. (n.d.) Retrieved November 16‚ 2010‚ from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/homophobia. Neville‚ S.‚ &
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on the content. In the following essay‚ I intend to approach one of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories: “The Fall of the House of Usher” from a psychoanalytical perspective‚ while focusing on the main characters‚ namely Roderick Usher and his sister Madeline. We are first introduced to the horrid atmosphere of the Ushers’ domain by the narrator who speaks of an “insufferable gloom” by which he is prevailed. He cannot account for this frame of mind by the sole description of the building and the landscape
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Edgar Allen Poe‚ master of the macabre‚ was one of the most prolific authors of his time. His short stories explore the dark side of life‚ touching on the realms of insanity‚ death‚ terror‚ and fear. In the psychological thriller‚ The Fall of the House of Usher‚ Poe examines the mental derangement and dissipation of Roderick Usher. In this tale and his other short stories‚ setting‚ in particular architecture and other structural elements contribute significantly to atmosphere and is physically and
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Can transcultural Nursing be applied to African American Men who have sex with men (MSM)? Jacqueline Watson Gonzaga University Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice NURS 700 Debra Smith and Lin Murphy November 9‚ 2014 According to Zander (2007) the term transcultural nursing was first established by Florence Nightingale due to her work in the Crimean war and her work in Australia with the Aborigines. Today; however‚ transcultural nursing care in healthcare focuses upon differences and similarities
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The Community that Lois Lowry creates in The Giver appears to be a utopia‚ but is in fact a dystopia. To get rid of the extremes‚ such as pain and hunger‚ you have to get rid of things like true friendship and happiness. Jonas is constructed to convey ideas about society by his speech‚ thoughts‚ actions‚ appearance‚ interaction with others and his name. We first see this when his sister‚ Lily says to him‚ “He has funny eyes just like you Jonas!” Most people in the community have dark eyes but
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