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    Escapism In Frankenstein

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    young science student, Victor Frankenstein, discovering the secret of life and using it to infuse life into the inanimate or the dead. This is seen a few moments before he creates his monster, when he states “with an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet.” Biological resurrection is still believed to be impossible, or at least highly improbable, but creating life or…

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    Loneliness is a complex and generally unsavory passionate reaction to segregation or absence of companionship. This feeling can now and then be connected to emotional instability and ordinarily incorporates restless sentiments around an absence of association or correspondence with different beings, both in the present and stretching out into what 's to come. Thusly, forlornness can be felt notwithstanding, when encompassed by other individuals. The reasons for depression are shifted and…

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    “(Oh blast this pencil. 'Ere, Bill, lend's a knife.)” This shows that the soldiers have no access to basic necessities such as a sharpener to sharpen their pencil. Another quote to show the public perspectives is the idiom “I’m in the pink at present, dear.” This is an opposite of what Owen writes in the previous line as this tells us he is doing well when he uses idiom “pink at present”, implying he is perfectly fine. Therefore, Owen uses mockery to contradict the public's opinions of war as he…

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    Color In American Society

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    In American society, colored people, especially African-American people went through agony and racial discrimination even after the American civil war. There were challenges because of the color in the multiracial American society. Why do African-Americans choose to pass for white whenever they have chances? Among the African-Americans, their colors are different depending upon their origins and genes. Some people might have light color so that most people cannot recognize whether they are…

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    Imitating the Truth In a world filled with false accusations and incorrect judgement, one must decide what is the truth and who to believe. In The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, thoughts of witchcraft circulate around the town of Salem. Abigail Williams, one of the lead girls spreading rumors, accused many people that she grew up around of witchcraft with no real evidence. Even though the accusations sound absurd, the townspeople start to question everyone around making sure that there is no…

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    Pena Ajena; foreigner’s guilt. A Spanish term that loosely translates to then agony on feels when witnessing someone else’s shame. It 's synonymous with empathy. People usually come across this sudden sinking in their hearts when they experience someone dealing with the regret and desolation. A lover, family member, pet or sentimental possession. It 's the feeling one receives unintentionally from someone else. To feel both sympathize and realizing its ominous undertone. Ovid: Metamorphosis is…

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    foremost right to attain sovereignty. It was time for people of America to realize that bright future of their children lies in the hands of free and independent America. Paine and Freneau were of the same point of view that their people are enduring agony because of England a small island that ruled them from very far. The word “freedom” plays an important and presiding role in both of their writings. They both are of the opinion that in future their people will live a peaceful life in one…

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    In the midst of a sea as clear as diamonds and as blue as sapphires lived a beautiful mermaid with hair like white silk. Her name was Eudora. However, she was no ordinary mermaid. She was a witch. Ever since she was a child, she had manipulated the tides to bend to her will and had created precious riches out of nothing more than a grain of sand. One day, Eudora and her closest friend, Salacia, went for a swim and swam farther from their kingdom than they had ever swum before. In the midst of…

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    fear is itself a victim of fear from two children in this story. A very frequent question will arise in our mind; why the author depicted ghost in such an awkward situation? When that ghost goes to scare Mr. Otis, he gets strange reply from him. “My dear Sir,' said Mr Otis, 'you must oil those chains. It's impossible to sleep with such a noise going on outside the bedrooms.” Suddenly twins of Mr. Otis throw a large pillow on the Canterville Ghost and he, shocked completely, runs towards his…

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    Ten: Bedlam in Berlin The silence in the basement was disrupted by air raid sirens which roared out in the distance. Anna gritted her teeth and rehearsed acting brave and Willy sat still, not wanting to move. They could hear the deafening bombs being dropped from planes overhead and carpeting the city. The air in the basement became thick, and they, both began to cough and gasp for air. Miss Margot and Miss Muller rushed into the tiny room and frantically handed them their shoes and shouted, "We…

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