Edgar G. Ulmer

Edgar Allan Poe described himself as a poet, who created a unique technique that he achieved through his writings, which he claims separates him from all the other famous writers in his line of work during his era. We see his personalized technique through his work such as “Ligeia” and many other short stories he has written throughout his life. He mixed in a fantasy based on reality including his signature gothic style that leaves us in confusion to which whether or not the whole story was…

Since the beginning of 5000 BCE, doctors have attempted to treat the mentally ill. As we know, doctors did not treat the mentally ill like normal patients; they were tortured and experimented on. Edgar Allan Poe, writer of the gothic genre wrote The Tell-Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado. These short stories are narrated by unnamed characters that seem extremely unreliable and unstable. These protagonists are madmen who were able to reason but act in immoral ways. They represented in such…

Introduction This article, Building A “Backdoor” To The iPhone: An Ethical Dilemma, discusses Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, ethical dilemma to safeguard its customer’s trust and digital privacy or assist the U.S. government and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to gain access to an iPhone device used by a terrorist to commit a heinous crime against society in the city of San Bernardino, California. In addition, evaluate methods in which managers with power and responsibilities characterized…

emphasizes his or her inspiration and passion about an individual; symbolism on the other hand is the use of objects or symbols to represent an idea. One major writer from the 19th century that comes to mind when thinking about both of these elements is Edgar Allen Poe. Poe is widely known for having morbidly dark and depressing themes in his work but when it comes to his subjects in his writing he always finds a way to incorporate beautiful young women and mysterious deaths. Poe’s poem “The…

Edgar Allen Poe is one of the most interesting and prolific horror writers of the last 200 years. He was well known as a writer, editor and literary critic and even presented a critical review of his own work the Raven in the form of the Philosophy of Composition. The Raven was one of the most interesting and simple poems to capture the reader of the time with its mysterious and macabre style. Originally published in January 1845 to instant success, it has continued to be widely read and popular…

The satisfaction of sweet revenge is enough to make even the most innocent being sacrifice their freedom, such is the case in Edgar Allen Poe’s short story, “The cask of Amontillado”. In Poe’s story, the protagonist, Montresor, seeks vengeance on Fortunato for the insults he has spoken. Montresor shares that Fortunato has added insult to injury and that he will not allow him to get away with such acts, and for that reason, Montresor carefully plans and executes revenge in the form of a live…

After two escapes from highly guarded prisons, various bank robberies, and several high-speed shooting sprees, John Dillinger met his end in our very own Lincoln Park, bringing great satisfaction to the FBI. The movie Public Enemies focuses on the creation of the modern Federal Bureau of Intelligence and the search for the infamous Chicago gangster as he travels from Indiana to Chicago throughout 1933, trying to dodge his inevitable fate. Most of the United States was deep into the Great…

Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be one of the darkest Romantic writers of his generation. He made several notable mystery tales and was the creator of the crime detective genre. He did not get his inspiration from other literature nor his surroundings. He used his own personal experiences that were known to be horrible and miserable such as the loss the loved ones. Poe expressed his personal feelings and thoughts into his own work. Some of his writings were short stories and poems such as…

A person life’s growing up can have a major influence in their future, especially in someone’s writing. Edgar Allen Poe lost his wife and mother to a deadly disease, he had many enemies and always saw himself as a victim. In “The Cast of Amontillado” Edgar Allen Poe created a man who wanted revenge against his best friend Fortunato. Montresor took Fortunato to the family vault, by telling him he wanting his thought on the Amontillado wine. During the process of inclosing him, Fortunato began to…

When looking for books I mainly focus on the genres. I am a huge fan of romance novels because they take you somewhere new. Most romance novels are of things you know will never actually happen in real life but you dream of them anyway. To me what makes someones work great is being able to relate to it, if the work is so far out that its complete fallacy then it is hard for me to get into reading it. Being in a place that isn 't real can be nice but I prefer to be able to relate to the works on…