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    onethird only about shing‚ and one-third only about cattle raising? GHOST ANSWER: There is more knowledge in Drudgia. (b). Which planet has more knowledge: Xeroxia‚ each of whose one million inhabitants knows the same list of one million facts‚ or Dierentia‚ whose one million inhabitants each know a dierent set of one million facts? How many facts are known in Xeroxia? How many facts are known in Dierentia? GHOST ANSWER: In Xeroxia‚ people know one million facts. In Dierentia‚ people

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    This is one of the most famous lines in Hamlet and is shows that Horatio is worried. The wake of King Hamlet’s death makes Horatio think that the ghost must mean something bad for the entire state of Denmark. And he thinks the ghost as an omen of bad times ahead for Denmark; in the earlier scene Horatio reminds the others of the unnatural phenomena that preceded Julius Caesar’s assassination. "The graves stood tenantless and the sheeted

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    Insane Macbeth

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    when he claims to see a floating dagger and an illusionary ghost and also becomes obsessed with the idea of killing others‚ and not being completely human. Macbeth displays the characteristics of an insane character because of his foolish acts and poor mental state when he visualizes the floating dagger‚ speaks to a ghost‚ becomes obsessed with killing others and with the idea of being invincible. When Macbeth begins talking to a ghost‚ his insanity becomes very apparent to the reader. From another

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    under a bridge‚ and a cemetery. 2). The four main characters in the book are Ebenezer Scrooge‚ Tiny Tim‚ Bob Cratchit‚ and Ebenezer Scrooge’s nephew‚ Fred. First‚ lets examine Ebenezer Scrooge‚ since he is the main character of the story‚ All 3 ghosts visit him. Through him‚ the lesson of the story is to be learned. In the book‚ he is made out to be Anti-Christmas and he is constantly commented about by characters in the book‚ some feeling pity‚ others feeling hostility. "External heat and cold

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    a number of ghosts along with the treatment the Charles family bore. They were‚ like most of the blacks‚ victims of violence and when violence exceeds its limit it results in haunting. The haunting which the coming generations have to bear. The haunting in this story is the result of the forced separation of the members of the Charles family. Just as Bernice and Boy Willie disagree on how to utilize the past they also disagree on the ghosts Boy Willie doesn’t believe in Sutter’s ghost till the time

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    following night‚ ready to be greeted by the second spirit‚ he opens up the curtains (not wishing to be taken by surprise this time). He is prepared for the ghost to take any shape. But when the clock strikes and he is still alone‚ he becomes very nervous. But soon a reddish light appears. At first the light scares Scrooge more than any ghost could have‚ but soon he realizes that the light must be coming from somewhere else (the adjoining room). As her approaches it he hears‚ “Come in! - come in!

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    Is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow a good ghost story? If we want to know whether The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a good ghost story‚ we have to learn what makes a good ghost story at first. A good ghost story always make you nervous and scared. To make readers nervous and scared‚ we need to create a thrilling atmosphere. A dark area with lots of weird sounds (could be wind blowing or the wow of animals) and a few scary details would be perfect to do this. The details‚ although very small‚ are the

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    The fear of Scrooge towards the third ghost is very understandable ‚ above all it is the physical appearance of this ghost that makes Scrooge fear him the most‚ but on the other hand the quietness of it makes Scrooge get a feeling of suspense. “Scrooge feared the silent shape so much that his legs trembled beneath him‚ and he found that he could hardly stand when he prepared to follow it” (Dickens 134). The fact that the ghost did not talked at all only made Scrooge more nervous‚ he did not know

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    Nonfiction Ghost Story‚” by Donna Liquori they also come back to taunt others that had to do with her death. Visioning the tone people use is very important just as the‚ conflict and the point of view because this is what makes the story paint a picture in your mind. When you read a book these three specific features makes the story come to life. Tone is the way someone speaks or the expression something looks. Ghosts speak differently depending on their mood and who they are talking to‚ a ghost may

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    have been introduced to reflect the prevailing social beliefs and taboos‚ and to cater to the crude taste of the groundlings. The people living in the age of Shakespeare believed in black magic and supernatural appearances. They believed that the ghost‚ witches and fairies actively interfered in human affairs and controlled the destiny and actions of man. This belief was shared by even the most learned man of 16th century. The dramatist has made use of this belief in his plays for a dramatic purpose

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