against a man named Fortunato who has insulted him. He meets Fortunato at a carnival‚ lures him into the catacombs of his home‚ and buries him alive. Edgar Allen Poe creates a dark and foreboding mood in his story "The Cask of Amontillado" through the use of vivid imagery‚ dark setting‚ and a revengeful tone. Throughout the short story‚ Poe uses powerful descriptions to show what he sees‚ hears‚ and feels throughout the dark underground catacomb. As Montresor leads Fortunato farther into the catacomb
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same as English. We have other name to call it Pinyin. Chinese is a tonal language: say Pinyin seems like “Alphabets + Tones” like: “nǐhǎo !”—hello! Learn the Tones Mandarin is a tonal language‚ which means if you say a word with the wrong tone or inflection‚ you can be misunderstood. For example: “ma”There are four distinct tones. In Pinyin‚ the first tone: mā(mother) this tone is high and flat with no change in the pitch‚using‘ˉ’as its tone mark.the second tone: má(numb)this tone rises from the
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world with an intake of Egyptian lifestyles. Golden Mask Tutankhamun was a young Egyptian pharaoh and was considered to be a living god and worshipped as a divine being. His social status is clearly seen as a divine being as he had a miraculous golden funeral mask that was placed on his face in his tomb. He wears a royal headcloth called the “nemes”. It is patterned with stripes of blue glass and gold. The “nemes” is only worn by pharaohs. This mask of Tutankhamun is an example of the highest artistic
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self-awareness and understanding. Further examination of the text shows that the narrator is actually embarrassed and chagrined by the confused adoration towards his friend’s older sister that marked his childhood‚ creating a reflective yet fatuous tone that is developed through the utilization of literary devices such as dramatic diction‚ simile‚ extended metaphor‚ and religious imagery. Joyce’s word choice both provides insight into and encapsulates his feelings regarding blind love and infatuation
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"The Mask of Apollo" revolves around the adventures of Nikeratos‚ a young actor who travels the countryside of ancient Greece and Sicily while performing in various plays. In one play‚ Kadmos by Sophokles the Younger‚ Nikeratos is required to wear an old mask of Apollo as part of his costume. The mask is fifty years old and is rumored to bring good luck. Nikeratos is impressed with the mask and comes to believe that it possesses special powers. He begins to make reverent gestures toward it as when
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I looked down at him clutching my legs in a death grip. Just then‚ a hand looped over my mouth. “Give me all your money!” yelled someone behind me. I glanced backwards and saw someone of huge physique threatening me menacingly. He wore a black mask. The word ‘Robbery’ was crystal clear in my mind. Could it be because I always boasted about my wealth? A moment of paralysis struck me. I froze in paramount fear. Trembling with fear‚ I capitulated and fished out my wallet which had a massive two
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The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas was an exciting read. It is the final conclusion of the epic adventures of The Three Musketeers. Louis XIV‚ the young King of France‚ is an unemotional‚ cruel man. Paris is starving and the people hate their King. The King does not care‚ and is more interested in women and money than his subjects. Unknown to most‚ there is another king‚ a twin‚ whom was hidden at birth‚ and then imprisoned behind an iron mask to seal his identity. Have you ever wronged
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much as Wong Kar Wai does. It might be the nostalgic feeling of a 60’s Hong Kong I never lived in‚ or even how he explores isolation‚ urbanity and absence as recurring themes in his movies. Perhaps‚ it all goes back to the first time I watched In the Mood for Love. At the time I didn’t knew anything about his work so I was completely caught off my guard. And you know‚ the first time you watch a Wong Kar Wai film you feel as you just watched a moving painting‚ fragments of a personal dream‚ someone’s
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Masks and alternate identity is a major theme in Mishima Yukio’s Confessions of a Mask. The narrator believes that throughout his youth‚ he had been playing a role on a stage to hide his real self. However‚ contrary to what the narrator claims‚ throughout the novel‚ he is not playing the role of another personality. He is simply hiding. It is only in the conclusion‚ when the when the war is over‚ and the need for order and principle and everyday life is restored‚ that he finally sees the creation
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Perhaps without him knowing‚ those three wins also put Donaire in the hunt for the Fighter of the Year award being given out by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). A big win over Arce could be the icing on the cake‚ according to Arum. “We wanted to get Donaire a fourth fight this year because it enhances his chances for the Fighter of the Year‚” the Top Rank chief told The STAR the other day. Arum said there was really no plan setting up Donaire vs Arce exactly one week after Manny
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