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    mythology of solitude and mystery. In a “Rose for Emily”‚ Emily (sorry: Miss Emily) has become for many in more than a corpses lover or an unburied spectra girlfriend making this story to fit into the Southern gothic literature. “A Rose for Emily” is representative of southern Gothic literature in the sense that recreates a mysterious atmosphere to tell the story of Miss Emily‚ locked in her old Southern mansion with that pink room that nobody has access‚ offering difficulties of interpretation. Faulkner

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    In gothic literature we can see various elements that make it unique and different from the different types of literature. In literary works like “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving‚ and “Prey” y Richard Matheson‚ gothic elements are displayed in the form of: violence‚ death‚ blood‚ and supernatural to show how despicable and unreal scenarios can lead people into a dangerous path. Violence can be described as the use of physical force as to injure

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    Art therapy is used in many settings to aid in the treatment of victims through various populations. Art therapy is not only a creative outlet for patients‚ but it is also “used to encourage personal growth‚ increase self-understanding‚ and assist in emotional reparation” (Malchiodi‚ 2003). Art therapy is a way of giving the patients the opportunity to express their feelings in a way that is not too painful for them. The art therapy provided also enables the patient to express things that they may

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    The genre of gothic literature contains both elements of horror and romance‚ with an innocent female‚ a powerful male (usually the quintessential villain)‚ as well as themes to do with the supernatural as key features included in the novel. In this chapter‚ elements of the gothic begin in the very title of the book: the ‘bloody’ in ‘The Bloody Chamber’ associates the idea of death and gore‚ a more horrific element of the gothic genre; the ‘Chamber’ itself now sounds more claustrophobic and similar

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    the U.S needs to take rape victims stories more seriously ‚ and they need to prosecute rape cases more effectively. The law has in some ways no importance in rape cases in which they believe takes too much time to look into or like they say they usually are a “ waste of time “ . ADD POINTS 3-4 INTRO AND THESIS : Have you ever wondered why law enforcement do not take some rape causes to trail? or even more why they don’t put their time in it to help the victim and for them to get the justice

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    OLE MAS IN TRINIDAD The festival dates back to the 18th century‚ and the influx of French Catholic planters – both white and free coloured – their slaves‚ and free blacks in the 1780s. The white and free coloured both staged elaborate masquerade balls at Christmas and as a “farewell to the flesh” before the Catholic Lenten season‚ with each group mimicking the other in their masking and entertainment. The West African slaves of these planters as well as free coloureds had their own masking traditions

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    and black‚ black‚ black eyeliner to shape her eyes. But that wasn’t enough: “Spider webs‚ candle light‚ dripping wax‚ dark cellars and scary morgues are also part of the gothic culture‚ which you and I have to experience together!” Emily insisted‚ even after I assured her that our cellar morgue definitely did not entail these gothic features she read about in books or

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    Organizational Research Paper Executive Summary The company I chose to do my research study on is Spa. I was employed with Spa for about four years‚ spending two years at their corporate headquarters located in a busy neighborhood in lower Manhattan‚ and two years at one of their busiest spas located in midtown Manhattan. During my time with the company I did notice a difference between the corporate and spa atmosphere . Ironically‚ the corporate office seemed more relaxed than the spa. Most of

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    websites that have material on it. The artist’s name is Grant Wood native of Chicago. The painting is of a farmer and his daughter posing in posing in front of their house‚ whose window and tracery had an American gothic style‚ which inspired the name of the painting‚ “American Gothic”. The models were the artist’s sister and dentist. Wood was accused of creating in this work a satire on the intolerance and strictness that the limited nature of rural life can produce. He sold this painting to the

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    A chilling breath of wind assaulted her deadened cheeks for it was a rough night and the stars had cowardly hid away behind the dull‚ mute clouds. The predatory moon‚ bright and full; crept behind the cloudy sky stalking me as prey. Her voiceless shadow stumbled drunkenly as she battled through the hawkish rain to find shelter for the night. Her car had broken down a mile or so back. It had been hours since

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