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    Dover Lights

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    Dover Lights Introduction 1) Have you ever been sitting at home bored looking for something to do? Have you ever wanted to see some paranormal activity that is close to home? 2) Good Morning my name is Micah Thomas 3) Some of you may know the place a) Dover Lights b) I will tell you about i) The history ii) About the spot iii) Encounters 4) I have even had a couple of personal experiences Body 1. History 1) Spanish Conquistadors

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    The heroes Hamlet and Edgar‚ from Shakespeare’s Hamlet and King Lear‚ respectively‚ are young aristocrats threatened with overwhelming decisions that hold the fate of their kingdoms in the balance. A ghost claiming to be his late father has just visited Hamlet and accused King Claudius of a murder that Hamlet must avenge‚ while Edgar‚ betrayed by Edmund‚ is now on the run from the law. In order to resolve their dilemmas‚ Hamlet and Edgar each decide to pretend to be mad. The passages in which they

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    than we see any of his plans to succeed. For example‚ he swears to get revenge for his deceased father‚ but when the moment strikes him‚ or his plans succeeded‚ he didn’t take the chance. Further Hamlet has trouble sticking to his objectives. The ghost of his father had few instructions‚ but he asked that‚ “Howsoever thou pursuest this act‚ Taint not thy mind‚ nor let thy soul contrive Against thy mother aught. Leave her to heaven…” (I‚v). Even with this small directive‚ (get revenge on Claudius

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    silence. “I must confess something‚” she says‚ unsure of the words. She has been sheepish and hesitant since the announcement of the coronation; her behavior takes Ross by surprise. “Macbeth. He… he’s been seeing Banquo‚ like his ghost or something of that sort. He saw the ghost today.” This struck Ross with both surprise and enlightenment. It is quite strange that he is seeing Banquo‚ nut this makes sense of what Ross himself saw at the party. Ross watched as Macbeth’s face turned white and he sputtered

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    Hamlet

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    revolves around her life and how the situation will affect her. Gertrude’s selfishness is displayed in her marriage to Claudius‚ her forcing Hamlet to accept Claudius as his father‚ and her betrayal of Hamlet to Claudius after Hamlet sees his father’s ghost. Gertrude is continuously selfish throughout the play but‚ her selfishness began with her marriage to Claudius "but two months dead"(I‚ii‚138)‚ of her former husband King Hamlet. Because of Hamlet’s reaction to his mother’s quick marriage‚ it is

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    well‚ and exactly what caused them to flip their script. Hamlet was known as the madman of the book. After the death of his father and his mother marrying his uncle that killed king Hamlet.‚ the ghost (of old hamlet) says “‚The serpent that did sting Hamlet’s father’s life/Now wears his crown.” The ghost also goes onto to say “that that in lestuous‚ that adulterate beast‚/ with traitorous gifts won to his shameful lust / the will of old hamlet’s most seeming virtuous

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    Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” portrays the image of disease which causes the deterioration of Denmark. The country had a king with the ability to keep the country healthy. Then Denmark experienced disorder upon his sudden yet unnatural death. Upon his death‚ the ghost of King Hamlet sent his son Hamlet to avenge his death. The entire kingdom is filled with hate and discouragement. The thematic image of rottenness illustrates the moral and political corruption of the society in three different ways. At first‚ this

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    A Centuries Old House

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    windowpanes reflected apples‚ reflected roses; all the leaves were green in the glass.”  “…the garden still as ever‚ only the book had slipped into the grass.” Tone: The tone is mysterious and suspenseful throughout most of the story as the ghosts are searching for something. This something is unknown to the reader until the last sentence of the story.Use of it and here. Unknown‚ engages reader ‚ pulls them into story  “…lifting here‚ opening there‚ making sure…”  “ „Here we

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    stars in a way‚ because a phantom is a ghost‚ and the phantoms appear in daylight. The phantoms are the equivalent to a ghost star‚ because they appear in daylight‚ when the stars are not visible. These phantoms are actually missiles‚ but the author has made them appear as “ghost stars.” “where in the distance a white trail is visible behind an arrow shaped phantom‚” (65). This phantom appears right before Najmah’s family is killed. The author has put this “ghost star” to appear when Najmah is in danger

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    Perhaps the most effective way in which Hill creates sympathy is by vividly describing feelings of anxiety‚ terror and emotional distress. The first hint of this comes within the first chapter when Arthur is being pressed by his step sons to tell a ghost story. “I was trying to supress my mounting unease‚ to hold back the rising flood of memory‚” this quote implies that Arthur struggles to contain negative feelings and the memory of bad experiences. The reader is left with a lasting understanding

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