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    Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher (1001-1014)‚ is a story that is written about a person (the narrator) going to see an old friend‚ Roderick Usher who is sick with a condition that runs in the family. When he arrives at the house of Usher‚ the narrator looks upon the walls and senses gloom. For the first few weeks that he is there‚ he and Roderick read stories‚ paint‚ and play guitar‚ all efforts to cheer Roderick up. But soon Roderick’s sister has died and the mood in the house changes. Roderick

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    mirror. They study the details of their face‚ the curve of their nose‚ and maybe think of what they might look like with just minor changes to their features. In the book‚ The House of the Scorpions‚ Matt is a clone of the master of the Alacran Estate‚ El Patron. Matt’s image in the mirror reflects the humanity theme of the book – while Matt knows he is a clone‚ he doesn’t feel any different than his DNA donor El Patron. In fact‚ he is treated in many aspects like he is El Patron himself. As

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    In a storyline‚ the climax is the point when the protagonist has lost all hope. And how they deal with that‚ whether it is giving up or continuing to fight‚ can show what type of person they are. Leading up to the climax‚ the alchemist tells the chief of the war tribe that Santiago can turn himself into the wind and demolish his whole camp. The chief says he wants to see him do the impossible act‚ and gives Santiago three days to prepare. If Santiago could not complete the task‚ the chief was allowed

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    Like water for chocolate Setting and characters The setting and characters play an important role in a novel. In order for a story to become a novel‚ it is required to have a setting and characters. The setting of a novel is the background: the time‚ place‚ and circumstances in which it occurs. Characters are also just as important as the setting is‚ the characters are the people represented in the novel. If a story were to miss one of these two parts it could not be referred as a novel. Another

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    “The Development of Nora’s Character” From the first moments of her entrance‚ the audience perceives Nora Helmer as a spoiled‚ childish young woman. She is revealed as a loving woman who wants to spoil her family with more Christmas gifts that she may be able to afford. She also continues to eat macaroons in secret‚ deliberately against her husband’s wishes‚ which shows a child’s stubbornness and determination. Throughout Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House‚ Nora Helmer grows from what the audience perceives

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    Appearances seem to be misleading façade that masks the characters and the situations in the play. Our first impressions of the characters eventually undergo a metamorphosis as the play progresses‚ as we are able to get a lucid picture of the actual scenario and the roles the characters play. The façade each character maintains gives a different dimension about them and we eventually misinterpret both the situation and the character. It is evident in Torvald and Nora’s relationship that even though

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    On Friday‚ November 6‚ the stand-up comedian Bob Saget and his former Full House costar fashion designer Ashley Olsen had a mini reunion backstage at his opening night performing on Broadway play Hand to God. The 29-year-old and her twin sister‚ Mary-Kate Olsen‚ shared the role of Michelle Tanner on the popular ’90s sitcom‚ which is getting a reboot on Netflix next year as Fuller House. "Loved having my dear friend Ashley Olsen at my welcoming opening of @HandToGodBway last night with the brilliant

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    "Safe as Houses" is a transitory episode that gives a happy closure to the first possession case of the season. Concurrently‚ it gives us more background to the main plot of the season revolving around the foster home on Island. Thankfully‚ Father Bennett makes his first appearance in this season. Being the true fighter that he is‚ he is still striving to save the Catholic Church and the world from the wicked forces. Nonetheless‚ the unholy powers keep on infiltrating the Vatican hierarchy. He has

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    stories behind each character was interesting. The climax especially was very cruel.The way people were in order to get accepted into their culture was also rough in a way/ Although‚ the whole book was good. My personal reaction to this was emotional because of the things that happened in the story. The main characters ahim and Hassan were both young boys who were at the age of ten when the story has started. Ahim was a boy who lived with his father and his servants in this big house in afghanistan.

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    Esperanza is the main character in the book “The House on Mango Street”. She started off as a naive girl that doesn’t know anything about the real world she lives in. As time passes she learns more about herself and the world around her. Another major character in this book is Sally. Sally was born into a harsh family where her father will beats her. Sally was always trapped by her father until one day she marries a man that treats her just like her father but‚ she doesn’t notices. Aunt Lupe is one

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