Everyone’s life begins with birth and ends with death. It’s the nature rule that no one could offense it. From ancient to modern times‚ there always somebody want to escape from death‚ but no one success. Death could also bring fear to people. One of the characters created by Edgar Allen Poe‚ Prince Prospero took some measures to avoid death‚ because of the fear of death. Edgar Allen Poe uses symbolism in “The Masque of the Red Death” to illustrate that death is inevitable and undefeated. There are
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Death Symbolism In the novella Death in Venice‚ Thomas Mann depicts a widowed author in his fifties who is experiencing writer’s block. The story opens with Aschenbach walking outside of a cemetery‚ a place symbolizing death. When he sees a strange red headed man‚ he experiences a wilderness dream that evokes signs of peril‚ and he decides to take a vacation in search of a new spark for his work and a new life. The people‚ places and things that he encounters are reflective of death
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In 1878‚ Henry James wrote‚ Daisy Miller‚ a novella about a young American girl and her travels in Europe. Daisy Miller is a complex short story with many underlying themes such as appearance versus reality‚ knowledge versus innocence‚ outward action versus inward meditation‚ and Nature versus urbanity. In this short story‚ one is left to judge whether Daisy Miller‚ the main character of the story‚ is "a pretty American flirt" or a misunderstood‚ modern young woman. By probing into the complexities
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Lies in the Central South Pacific near the equator a small island formed by a volcano eruption years ago an island called American Samoa. An island filled with high green mountains‚ with a shining blue sky‚ and a clear blue ocean that beautify its surroundings and it is valued by its people. What a joyful place to live‚ to interact with beautiful people‚ a simple life that is slowly evolving into an advanced lifestyle. I have wondered of how I would react with problems of my educational life if
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PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN On August 15‚ 1947‚ India woke up to freedom. Decades later we still continue to celebrate this day when we became a free and sovereign nation. With great leaders like Gandhiji India won Independence. One is proud of being an Indian because he has the freedom to speak‚ write‚ express ones views ect.. People of India live in peace and harmony. India is now emerging global‚ scientific and technological superpower it has diverse environment of flora and fauna. India has its own
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Proud to be an Indian India‚ a country with a culture having more than ten thousand years has enriched the global scientific‚ educational‚ economic and cultural scenario significantly. That is the reason why mark Twain has stated “India is the cradle of the human race‚ the birthplace of human speech‚ the mother of history‚ the grandmother of legend and the great grandmother of tradition.” Being born in such a great country‚ you have millions of reasons to feel proud as an Indian. Some of them
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niece for the first time. But for curtain‚ I was going to love that baby no matter what. I still remember when my sister announced that she was pregnant. She brought the whole family out to dinner‚ and wrote things on our napkins like “Proud Aunt or Proud Grandpa.” Out of joy‚ my eyes watered and I hugged my sister and congratulated her. I counted down the months and days until her due date. Finally‚ the day has come and my first baby niece has arrived. She was one week early. The drive
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or Fighting Death. Which one to Choose. Should man become defiant or accept his fate against his ultimate enemy‚ death? Should he embrace or reject it? A person can be gravely ill and upon death’s imminent visit‚ can accept it without fear. In contrast‚ he can fight until his last breath because of a loved one’s encouragement to hold on to life. Death is ever looming and the curiosity of knowing when‚ where‚ and how it will happen is always questioned. The poems‚ "Death Be Not Proud" by John Donne
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PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN It’s a pleasant and a cold morning in India. The cold breeze makes the body cold. Saloni is a Punjabi girl whose ambition is to become a journalist. She likes to write poems and journals. She goes to Madras to do her higher studies. There she meets a guy‚ unexpectedly he is her relative named as Rajesh who is one of the most intelligent police officers in India. They both knew each other from their childhood. They had a crush on each other in their tender age itself but they
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and death. The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe is an allegory towards life itself. The biggest indicator of that is the seven differently colored rooms that incorporate Prince Prospero’s “castellated abbey” Other symbolic indicators include the “Red Death” himself‚ tripods that light the rooms‚ and finally‚ the enormous pendulum clock. Prince Prospero creates this abbey and invites 1‚000 noble people and their servants to live a carefree life away from the plague (the “red death”) that
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