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    Scarlet Ibis‚ “Doodle” was born red and shriveled‚ with a big head and tiny body‚ and was physically and mentally disabled. Over time‚ his brother helps him accomplish things never thought possible. Doodles innocence was lost in a storm. His brother was redeemed when he thought of “Doodle” before himself. The paradise lost is when innocence is lost in the “Ibis” and the Bible. In the “Ibis” “Doodle” is the innocence and when he dies‚ the innocence is lost. The innocence of the Bible is lost

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    and characteristics of Gothic Literature came in 1764 with the publication of Horace Walpole’s Castle of Otranto (“Zittaw”). Ever since then‚ Gothic Literature has become more popular and is being used in numerous works of great literature. Gothic Literature has had a remarkable impact in the world of English literature and is currently still evolving from its original roots. Gothic Literature is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. It was developed in the late

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    Gothic American literature explores the human capacity of evil and includes elements of fantasy and supernatural. Instead of looking at the good in people‚ Gothic authors always sought out the bad. Works written during this time had characters such as monsters‚ gargoyles‚ and the devil. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs‚ “The Black Cat” by Edgar A. Poe‚ and “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving all have elements of Gothic literature such as supernatural characters

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    The Innocence Project is when someone who is convicted of a crime that they did not commit‚ yet‚ they go through Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing to prove their innocence. The definition of DNA is a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information and the fundamental and distinctive characteristics or qualities of someone or something‚ especially when regarded as unchangeable. The Innocence Project

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    Nancy Li ENG3U Persuasive Essay The subject of homework is cause for much debate between teachers‚ students‚ and parents. However‚ it is obvious that homework is not necessary every day. Homework should not be assigned to students on a daily basis because of health issues‚ the level of difficulty and the problem with time management. So I suggest the teacher can assign the homework twice a week‚ it is a way more easy to let students done their work. To begin‚ daily homework is unnecessary because

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    bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was completely justified and rational. It was also the best possible option at the time because first of all Japan started it‚ also‚ war is such a hassle to deal with and we wanted to avoid that‚ and we couldn’t just let Japan keep stalling when we asked them to surrender. Japan technically started it when they bombed Pearl Harbour. They were the aggressor and President Truman couldn’t just ignore this threat to his nation. So it was only fair to bomb them back in

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    to act as god? That is what the gothic book Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein focuses on. Frankenstein incorporates many aspects of a classic gothic novel such as themes that play out throughout the book. The characters in the novel have become archetypes for many gothic novels. The setting reflects the chilling themes as it is the background for the characters plummet into despair. Frankenstein is an excellent example of a gothic novel due to its amazing and subtle gothic undertones and that it has become

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    Murder‚ horror‚ gore; these are just a few of the elements that fuel the Southern Gothic genre. Flannery O’Connor‚ a prominent 20th century author and writer of thirty-two short stories‚ was a well-known proponent of Southern Gothic literature. Her short stories not only highlight the macabre‚ but instill unease within readers‚ two purposes aided by the usage of irony‚ symbolism‚ and theme. Irony constructs an atmosphere of suspense within O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” The story follows

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    It was a grey afternoon with a dull sky. The wind was sighing in the tree top and boughs moaned. The dark‚ ragged and ominous clouds drifted over. Surprisingly‚ instead of beating down a curtain of rain from heavens‚ it only brought drizzle. “I wish it would rain cats and dogs.” Sylvia talked to herself while she was sitting in a bus looking up to the eerie sky. Sylvia was on the way to visit her father‚ alone. Her mom refused to go with her‚ she did not want to see him. They were divorced. Well

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    Gothic Historical Context According to some authors rebuilding of Abbey Church of Saint Denis is considered beginning of gothic style in 1140. Since then‚ the Gothic style spread through Western Europe. The Gothic art‚ is a typically bourgeois and citizen art‚ which marks the end of feudalism and the renewal of the urban world and the world of trade and craft workshops. At the beginning‚ in France‚ it had specific characteristic too different to Romanesque. Such as: church were considered place where

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