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    there are thousands of cat lovers in the world. The cat is a beautiful small animal resembling the likes of a tiger. It lives on the streets as well as in our houses and is one of our favourite pet animals. The cat’s body is covered with soft‚ silky hair and has four short legs and sharp claws hidden in the fleshy pads. Cats seldom make any noise while walking or running. Cats have bright eyes and they can even see in the dark. Cat is found all over the world and milk is cats favourite. Many people

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    model to construct your own essay. Write your essay in basic black. TITLE (green) (INTRODUCTION) Interest Technique—Quotation (blue) Background Information (red) Thesis Statement with Body Paragraph Order (pink) (BODY PARAGRAPHS) Topic Sentence (black) Supporting Sentences (orange) Examples (purple) Concluding Sentence (black) (CONCLUSION) Summary (green) Restatement of the Thesis Statement (pink) Suggestion (blue) Cats Are Friends‚ Too! "A dog is man’s best friend." That

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    “My craving for this refined “Amontillado” is too irresistible. I’m really curious even though suspicious‚ I really believe that my friend (of which I can’t remember the name) is trying to deceive me.Unfortunately for him I’m too shrewd and his trap won’t work on me...but‚ why can’t I stop my legs from walking? Why do I not reason on my actions? I think alcohol is overwhelming me‚ taking over the control of my body”. All of the sudden a crypt presented in front of us. He invited me to go down‚ pretending

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    In literature‚ Edgar Allen Poe is widely known for his short stories that all have common dark‚ non-moralistic theme. Considering‚ Poe’s “The Black Cat” and “The Tell-Tale Heart‚” have no exceptions. Theses works show exemplementry stories of narrators who have gone mad‚ murdered out of wickedness‚ and seek redemption from those who’ll listen. Poe’s unique writing styles and plot grabs hold of the reader’s attention and takes them down a dark‚ spiraling path of the narrators’ minds. From different

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    Themes In Black Like Me

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    John Howard Griffin: Black Like Me Black Like Me‚ by John Howard Griffin‚ states the chilling truth of being a black man in the late 1950’s to the early 1960’s. John Howard Griffin is a white journalist who wants to know the real experience of being treated as a black person. Griffin transitions from a white man to a black man by darkening the pigment of his skin through medication. He walked‚ hitchhiked‚ and rode buses through Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ Alabama‚ and Mississippi. As Griffin makes his

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    carefully planned. The man goes mad by fault of his own conscious and if he had not confessed‚ the murder would have been a success. Just as in “The Tell-Tale Heart”‚ Poe utilizes irony to amplify the horror and tension in “The Cask of Amontillado”. In “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ a murderer‚ Montresor‚ plans a clever revenge scheme using many small parts to bring the plan together. Montresor’s plan is to make the person he is avenging to feel guilt and die in pain‚ but in the end‚ Montresor is the

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    The cask of Amontillado review First and foremost the title of Poe’s story‚ the cask of Amontillado means “en tønne med en halv tørr sherry” and is an expensive wine from Italy. This short story is a psychological horror or gothic fiction about two men‚ Fortunato and Montresor. This sarcastic anecdotes setting is dark and mysterious‚ however the mood is tense and hair-raising. Further out in the short story you get the feeling that something horrendous is going to happen and Poe uses an enigmatical

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    action so many scorned have attempted and what so many more have lusted after. Apt punishment for the offender‚ success without being discovered and fulfillment without regret are all elements for satisfactory vengeance. All were present in "The Cask of Amontillado." However‚ despite Montresor’s actions seeming to be perfect‚ he does not fulfill the criteria for flawless revenge. Poe doesn’t quite allow readers to feel convinced of his main character’s peace of mind. Subtle indications are strewn throughout

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    The domestic cat was first classified as Felis catus by Carolus Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae in 1758.[1][3] However‚ because of modern phylogenetics‚ domestic cats are now usually regarded as another subspecies of the wildcat‚ F. silvestris.[1][4][33] This has resulted in mixed usage of the terms‚ as the domestic cat can be called by its subspecies name‚ Felis silvestris catus.[1][4][33] Wildcats have also been referred to as various subspecies of F. catus‚[33] but in 2003

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    An Analysis of “The Cask of Amontillado In “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe takes us on a journey into the mind of a mad man. The story relates a horrible revenge made even more horrible by the fact that the vengeance is being taken when no real offense had been given. In a short space and with ultimate technical skill‚ Poe creates a nightmare‚ guaranteed to give the reader a sleepless night. The plot of the story is a simple one. Montresor tales revenge on his

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