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    a stone idol‚ a mountain avalanche‚ the dinosaur fell. The author used a simile to describe the dinosaur as an avalanche because the dinosaur is humongous. He uses figurative language to make the story nightmarish and to let us know how big and dangerous the dinosaur is. The use of tone supports the mood of seriousness by Travis telling Eckles not to get out of the path. By Travis telling Eckles not to get out of the path so many times the reader can foreshadow that he might step outside and he

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    In the short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ Sanger Rainsford‚ a famous hunter‚ is skilled in the art of hunting which he had learned on his hunting trips to slow down gen. Zaroff so that he could have enough time to escape so he can win to get off “Ship Trap Island”. Rainsford‚ famous for his hunting‚ wrote books based on hunting. While on a yacht in the Caribbean Sea at night on his way to Rio‚ he heard gunshots and curious to see where it came from‚ he climbs on the rail of the yacht to have

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    well. Both Zaroff and Montresor are exceptionally clever men with mischievous minds‚ and exploit tools of deception to toy with their enemies. Zaroff rouses Rainsford by presenting their battle as “a game worth playing. Your brain against mine… Your strength and stamina against mine‚” and presented the game as “outdoor chess”(Connell 7). On the other hand‚ Montresor tricks Fortunato by “accosting him with excessive warmth‚ for Fortunato had been drinking much”(Poe 1). In both stories‚ Zaroff and Montresor

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    hunting snow leopards. After getting settled‚ Rainsford and Zaroff dine together and discuss the merits of hunting. It is during this conversation that Rainsford learns that Zaroff hunts men on the island. As a result of becoming bored with the available game in the world‚ Zaroff has turned to hunting those that can reason and present a greater challenge. Rainsford is horrified by Zaroff’s revelation. Zaroff invites Rainsford to hunt with him but Rainsford declines citing exhaustion. Rainsford panics

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    Young Goodman Brown Thematic Essay Throughout ones journey in life‚ our individual perceptions of faith in God‚ in mankind‚ and in ourselves‚ guide us along our path. In life our faith is what keeps us going. A person ’s faith is not necessarily their religion‚ but can also be what they believe in or morals. Often times in life‚ events or people cause a person to lose faith in what they are doing or even in themselves. For example‚ a player on a football team goes into a game with their mind set

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    or a significant event‚ with tension being the principal emotion felt as part of the situation. Therefore‚ this paper shall seek to explain the effects of suspense and tension in The Monkey’s Paw by Jacob‚ The Queen of Spades by Pushkin‚ and Young Goodman Brown by Hawthorne. There are several techniques that have been used to create suspense and tension in the story‚ The Monkey’s Paw. From the onset of the story‚ the language used not only set the story scene‚ but it also conveys the mood of the

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    The story Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne is heavily based on the idea of symbolism. Nevertheless‚ without the use of symbolism it would have been difficult for the author to get his point across. The theme of the story also revolved around the symbolism. The significant symbolism used in Young Goodman Brown portrays the theme used by Nathaniel Hawthorne that the temptations of the devil can challenge one’s faith. The pink ribbons are a symbolic figure representing faith and sin. The

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    Young Goodman Brown” gives many allegorical meanings to the settings throughout the story. Some uses of allegory in the text are the symbolism behind Faith and Goodman Brown’s journey through the forest. For example‚ the author states‚ “…something fluttered lightly down…the man seized it and beheld a pink ribbon. “My faith is gone!” (paragraphs 48-49). This quote helps show the real meaning of the name Faith and what occurs along Goodman Brown’s Journey. This quote helps represent a deeper meaning

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    expected to walk each and every day‚ but it wasn’t a lonely road as I had my friend Josh that just lived a street over from me. Josh and I have been best friends since 3rd grade and you could barely separate us from each other. We loved to play video games and we would talk about them just about every time were together. In the mites of our conversation of who could beat who in halo‚ Josh stopped and starred at the old abandoned house on Maple St. I turned and said to him and said “what’s up?” he looked

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    Use of Imagery in Young Goodman Brown Young Goodman Brown is the story of an innocent young man who realizes the imperfections and flaws of the world and its people‚ including himself.  This knowledge is very painful and shocking to Young Goodman Brown. The imagery used in Young Goodman Brown amplifies the theme of the loss of innocence. Images of the sunset‚ Faith’s ribbons and of a journey and several others appear throughout the story to amplify the theme of Young Goodman Brown. In the beginning

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