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I argue Lady Audley’s portrait is crucial to the movement and culmination of Braddon’s novel. Its symbolic implications are multivalent: as Lynette Felber writes, ‘[the portrait] protests the power and authority of the male gaze; it anatomizes fetishistic desire; and it raises questions about the construction of women and their sexuality in Victorian society’. Structurally, the portrait heralds the fate of Lady Audley by revealing her dual nature, by implicating a significant secret, and by…

Many view Satan as an abstract concept, but what is not realized is that Satan is real and that he wants our human souls. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis is a novel of thirty-one letters, written from an experienced devil, Screwtape, to his inexperienced nephew, Wormwood. In these letters, Screwtape suggests various ways Wormwood can distract his “patient”, specifically a middle aged male, from his faith in God. Screwtape's instructions include tempting the patient to rely on realistic…

I woke up to a warm body in my bed. I thought that I was dreaming when I looked over and saw Trevor asleep. He was shirtless and snoring lightly. I sat up in bed and stretched before I went to the bathroom. I started the shower and thought about why Trevor could be at my place. Did he and his almost baby mama get into a fight or something? Whatever the case, I was going to find out why he was here as soon as I got out of the shower. When I turned the shower off, I smelled coffee brewing and…

The construction industry continues to grow and even though there has been improvement in workplace safety, there is still a significant amount of accidents resulting in injuries and fatalities in the industry that could have been prevented. According to the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (n.d.), statistics show construction site falls as the leading cause of death and fall protection as the most cited violation in the industry. The top four…

Introduction and Historical Roots: The Doctrine of Adverse possession has astounded lawyers from it’s induction in law, accellerating intense legal debate for the justification for this "strange and wonderful" doctrine per Holmes. From it’s appearance in the Code of Hammurabi to it’s presence with English lawyers in decisions ranging from the Statute of Wills in 1540, the Statute of Tenures in 1660 and even in current pending cases, this doctrine has been controversial in every respect ranging…

Kindly edited by ReignKing, Thank you to him for the excellent feedback given. You came home from work to find me kneeling naked, legs spread, hands palms-up on my knees and head down, my hair tied in pig tails. You smiled happily to see my obedience, till you noticed the puddle between my legs and wetness on my cunt. You had only just let me out of my chastity belt two days ago. I had given you my promise to not take what is yours. My pleasure. As you walked towards me you said in a…

Shelly had struggled to become the number one sports reporter for the school newspaper. She had proved that she could write a better story than anyone else who wanted the position. She showed better interview skills than anyone else did. She knew more about every sport in which Prellis High competed. She knew more about the school’s sports history. Laurie, the newspaper’s editor in chief, had been uncertain, but no one seemed anywhere near as knowledgeable as Shelly, not even the boys. So the…

Kendrick made plans for their Hogmanay celebration. Hogmanay is what the Scots call New Year’s Eve, the celebration of the last day of the year. The only thing he would tell her was that it was formal and pack a bag for a two-night stay. That male definitely had a romantic streak. Aileana wondered if it was a Selkie trait, or was it just him. She certainly wouldn’t complain about Kendrick's romantic inclinations. She had a lovely midnight-blue silk Georgette column dress picked out among her…

of Brewster Place and then finds comfort in a friend Ben the alcoholic of Brewster Place. She finds comfort in him but one night after being ganged raped by a group of men “surrounded by the most dangerous species in existence–human males with an erection to validate in a world that was only six feet wide” (170). They leave her pain and close to death after being assaulted but she kills Ben accidentally with a brick who had been roaming the alley drunk. Mattie tried stopping Lorraine but she…

Stone circles can be found all around the United Kingdom. These structures range in size and most commonly hold connections to folkloric tales or practices, and are usually regarded as being sacred. Many theories have been crafted over time concerning stone circles. However, their true known origins are vague and open for interpretation, which makes them a complex topic to discuss and research. By linking stone circles in various places in the United Kingdom and their connections to folktales,…