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    Homer characterizes Penelope as a mysterious woman who is much smarter and more manipulative than other characters think; ultimately‚ Penelope expresses these traits in how she can see through Odysseus’ disguise. One can tell that Penelope sees through Odysseus’ disguise when she is “poised” to “set the bow and gleaming iron axes out” and “bring [the suitors] slaughter on” (21: 2-5). Penelope knows setting up the competition will bring about the death of the suitors. She realizes Odysseus will use

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    Rip Van Winkle Essay

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    “Rip Van Winkle” Can you consider yourself a true American if you haven’t read the classic tale of “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving? It’s a lighthearted story that is a bit silly‚ but has message intertwined in its classic words. It is a necessity that every American should experience. Irving’s story is a well thought out mix of pure old fashion American folk quality’s such as; a unique setting‚ exaggerated characters‚ and peculiar events and consequences that occur. This story has many different

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    They thought she needed to die because of her parents. She can only trust a boy that works at Mcdonald’s and tries to find her brother and parents. Get pulled through the story of a suspenseful‚terrifying‚ and mysterious story. The book‚ “A Girl Who was Supposed to Die”‚ by April Henry takes you through the adventures book of 213 pages. The author writes in 1st person Knowing her thoughts and feelings‚ a roller coaster of events keeps you on the edge of your seat. The scientist made a killer gas

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    slow music is linked with constant beats of percussion accompanied by an orchestra to give the movie a sense of mysterious yet thriller feeling. It has a moving bass with insistent notes forming an ostinato pattern. This just grows organically with different instruments entering‚ some changes of tone and more brass chords. Repeated sections of low violins creates a dark and mysterious undertone to the scene it is played with. However‚ because Inception is a film with many sub genres other than thriller

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    Morality In The 1600s

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    whether individuals value the concept of morality. Morality refers to the ability to do that‚ which is perceived right and universally acceptable. Morality plays a critical role in a person’s decision-making process. In Mark Twain’s story‚ “The Mysterious Stranger”‚ morality remains a common theme emphasized among the characters and forms much of the conversation in the story. The book gives a clear picture of the moral standards during the 1600s in Austria seen through the narration. In a way‚ the world

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    comfortable enough to sleep with a complete stranger in his flat.

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    Wish and Paw

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    delicious pears‚ where death got socked and they are kids in the neighborhoods. The setting of the monkey´s paw is really mysterious and suspenseful… it takes place in a house where the most of the time the nights are full of storms and is inside a monkey´s paw. In Aunty Misery the thing or person that granted the wishes was an old woman who needs some hospitality; this stranger granted a woman one wish. The monkey´s paw has a different way of who grant you the wish‚ here is a scary “magic” monkey´s

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    A Letter to Children

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    A Letter to Children: Yourself is your wealth Child‚ it is not necessary a bad thing if you want to be very rich when you are young. As long as there is something you desire‚ you will have the motivation to push your goals forward. Some people want to travel faraway‚ some want to look pretty‚ and some want to become a super star. They are just like you; people who have their dreams and with interesting. But when you grow up in age‚ you have to maintain this ability to know the thing you want‚

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    Charles Martins Taken Up is a poem that could illustrate two possible scenarios. This poem can be interpreted as viewing a group of people waiting on‚ meeting‚ and leaving with extraterrestrial beings. It could also be a personified colony of aspen trees that are awaiting the sun on a spring day. It is written in free verse that does not have a specific amount of syllables per line. The poem consists of seven terza rima rhyming verse stanzas‚ which displays the authors control over the free verse

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    Red Chief: A Short Story

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    I was at my house just playing with the ants. When a mysterious man came and asked me‚" Would you like some candy and a nice ride?"‚ my answer was no! because my parents always taught me to never take candy from strangers. While I took a glance at the old man I found that he had a brick behind his back. When all of a sudden he picked me up and put me in the buggy‚ I must have been light as a feather. When I woke up from being put in the buggy‚ I found that I was in a cave with people named Bill

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