Catacombs

Life isn’t Fair In each of these short story’s Cask of Amontillado and An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge we see how people took justice into their own hands. Wether they deserved the punishment that they got or didn’t. In the short story of Cask of Amontillado, we can see that Fortunato may have had his time coming for him. Where as in the Occurrence of Owl Creek Bridge, justice was unfair to him because he wasbstanding up for his country. The Cask of Amontillado is a story were each piece of…

remains behind Fortunato. After several bouts of conversation which ranged from moans sorrow and silence, to incomprehensible shouting, and then finally peaking at Fortunato begging Montresor to release him, Montresor finished the rampart of the catacombs and silenced Fortunato forever (Poe 1108-1113). Montresor was both vengeful and intelligent, but also cautious which ultimately allowed him to achieve his vengeance and Fortunato’s demise. When Fortunato wronged Montresor in the very beginning…

covered the warriors had blended in with all the other dirt around it so its discovery was very unexpected, like any other discovery. What was discovered was nothing short of amazing and astonishing. Under the surface there was 3 large vaults or catacombs that contained 8 000 painted terracotta soldiers and 100 life size horses. In the first vault, there was a large portion of the terracotta soldiers and horses. In the second vault, thought to be the most interesting and insightful vault was…

romantic view of the City of Lights over the top of the Eiffel Tower in the nighttime. France is a mystical country full of life that can be experienced and explored through the eyes, ears, tongue, and feet. “The World's’ Largest Grave”, the Catacombs of Paris are sure to send a chill down your spine. Holding the remains of over…

throughout the story of “The Cask of Amontillado”. An example of situational irony can be identified by the word cask which at first means wine barrel but later cask would mean casket where Fortunato would end up being as he is walled up in the catacombs. Another example of irony is the character’s name Fortunato, which means good fortune and luck in Italian, but this name is ironic because Fortunato ends up dying in the end. Another example of irony is Fortunato costume, Fortunato wears a…

that non-Jews could become Christian. Gentiles soon found their way to God. Many religions were accepted in Rome, but Christianity was not. Followers of the religion would be persecuted for their belief in God. These persecutions produced martyrs. Catacombs were built under the city so that the people could meet and preach in secret. Soon, an Emperor named Constantine ended persecution because he converted to Christianity himself. He also made it the official religion in AD 380.…

loves to drink fancy wine. On many occasions, he had bashed the name of Montresor, a man who was good at manipulating and keeping his thoughts to himself. On a night of celebration, Montresor took Fortunato (who was very drunk at the time) to the catacombs of his house. Fortunato believed that he was about to have Amontillado (a fancy and rare wine), but was actually walking into the face of his death, where nobody will be able to save…

I have attained vengeance over my enemy. I stride with accomplishment as I walk into my next adventure. “Fortunato may you lie in peace for the next millennium” I whispered gleefully to myself while leaving the catacombs. Once I stepped out I ventured my eyes on the most charming and ravishing woman I ever laid eyes on. Her beauty struck me where I stood. I went to her got on one knee and kissed her soft little palms. I looked into her two beautiful blue illusions. She smiled a smile that could…

chaotic than the last and sparser in terms of its placement within the overall structure of the piece; three consecutive movements follow the penultimate Promenade theme (discounting the modified minor version within the movement Catacombs). The final reinstatement of Promenade is heard in the form of the final movement, entitled The Bogatyr Gates (In the Capital in Kiev). The grandeur of the finale is anticipated by a virtuosic rising cadenza, leading into the already familiar finale, but this…

10 Facts about Chernobyl On April 26th, 1986, an explosion caused by a testing error tore apart the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The burst released a radioactive wave that was 400 times more concentrated than the Hiroshima nuclear bomb. To this day, those from the towns nearby and the surrounding area are suffering from the horrible after effects of the horrible disaster. Below are a few facts you might not have known about Chernobyl. 1. The explosion was caused by one of four reactors…