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    Works Cited Questions Worksheet Part A: Create your Works Cited page here. Remember to follow the formatting instructions in the lesson. Hanley‚ Charles J. "Abolishing Nukes: Flicker of Hope to Global Cause." Msnbc.com. The Associated Press‚ 2010. Web. 10 Aug. 2014. "A Brief Look at Pertinent Articles of the Geneva Conventions on the Laws of Warfare." (2006): n.Web. 10 Aug. 2014. "US‚ UN Condemn New Gaza Violence." BBC News. N.p.‚ 2014. Web. 10 Aug. 2014. Part B: Identify specific

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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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    Interestingly‚ an author by the name of Edgar Allen Poe‚ wrote a very dark and dreary story called “The Cask of Amontillado”. Furthermore‚ a few interesting themes introduced in “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ include: gothic‚ betrayal‚ and insanity. Firstly‚ Poe introduces a very interesting theme called a gothic theme. Likewise‚ in Poe’s story Montresor hides his intent of hate towards Fortunato; leaving a dark foreboding killer intent to be felt by the readers. Furthermore‚ Montresor gets Fortunato

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    inside the readers head. We see these tools used in contrasting ways in “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. The distinctive techniques used in these short stories leave you feeling uneasy once you finish them. Using different methods‚ both authors create a story of horror for their readers. The tones of these stories vary quite a bit. The first sentence of “The Cask of Amontillado” reads “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but

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    Maya Angelou In the 20th century‚ there was a famous African-American author being born. Her name was Marguerite Annie Johnson. Miss Marguerite was born to Bailey Johnson and Vivian Baxter. As Johnson was growing up‚ she had many difficult struggles and they each pushed her to great accomplishments. Marguerite was born April 4‚ 1928 in St. Louis‚ Missouri. Although she was born as Marguerite‚ her brother helped change her name to Maya‚ short for “mya sister”. She was raised in Stamps‚ Arkansas

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    world many different ways to reap the benefits of solar power. Passive heating is one of the most common and free ways to heat a house. It only requires common knowledge of the sun and how heat can be captured and stored. For example‚ a greenhouse works because the sun passing through the windows is trapped when it tries to escape. These types of principles are the basics to passive heating. Special window panes‚ wall‚ floors‚ roofs‚ and other materials are all called thermal mass. These also play

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    “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is about Symbolism "The Lottery‚" a short story written by Shirley Jackson‚ is a tale about an inhumane and horrific tradition that a community celebrates every year between 10 a.m. and noon on June 27‚ a sunny day‚ in a New England village (“Cummings Study Guide”). Not only is this story about tradition but it also hides the meaning of symbolism as well. The setting takes place in a small village consisting of about three hundred people. On

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    Cited: Adams‚ Russell B. Jr. The UFO Phenomenon. Alexandria‚ Virginia: Time Life Books Incorporated‚ 1987. Cohen‚ Daniel. The World of UFOs. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company‚ 1978. Fox‚ Cynthia. "The Search for Extraterrestrial Life." Life. March 2000:

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    The main lesson Edgar Allen Poe was trying to illustrate‚ in “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ is that the outcome of revenge is never as sweet as it appears. The narrator‚ Montresor‚ has been wronged by Fortunato and Montresor plans to make Fortunato pay for his actions one hundred percent. Montresor thinks that killing Fortunato will resolve his feelings and he will feel empowered and triumphant afterwards. He wants revenge but does not want Fortunato to have any effect on his feelings: “I must not

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    The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe . Fortunato and Montresor: Examples of Human Morality Essence Many have been the efforts of scholars and thinkers to recognize and understand what the essence of human morality is. Some philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes believes that human beings are intrinsically evil; nonetheless‚ others philosophers such as Augustine of Hippo state that human nature is in a certain way divine since it is a reflection of God’s creation for excellence. Nowadays‚ almost

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