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    Current Event #2 Summary The COO of the Britannica, Vineet Whig (47), committed suicide with leaving a note behind. The note indicated that Whig did not have any choice other than killing himself and that he does not leave any of the responsibility or blame to his family. Before committing suicide, Whig’s family did not find any suspicious behavior from him, other than returning late from work. After hearing Whig’s death, his father received a heart attack. Relevant Terms Major depressive…

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    Arsonist Case Study

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    Psychological behavior in arsonists Arson is a crime that occurs worldwide, it has an immense impact on the victims and the community the arson takes place in. Arson leads to major financial damage, serious injury, or even death. In many cases in attempting to link psychiatric abnormalities to the arsonists have been focused on sexual motivation for firesetting. This psychiatric flaw has been linked to urination, homosexuality and cruelty to animals in the childhoods of firesetters have all…

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    The “Grandfather of Goth”(Semtner) Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. He was born into a family of performers, causing a lot of traveling. However, at the age of three both of his parents had died of tuberculosis. A tobacco merchant names John Allan adopted him, now his new family accepted Poe as their own and gave him everything. Soon, his new family moved to London and Poe studied in England. After returning home Poe grew a love for writing, he was inspired by a poet…

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    Abstract Saadat Hasan Manto is one of the greatest short story writers in Urdu literature who has produced twenty two collections of short stories dealing with different subjects such as partition, human life, social taboos, communal violence, so on and so forth. His stories revolving round the subject of partition of the subcontinent after independence in 1947 are more famous and more known than his other stories. Toba Tek Singh is one such story, a masterpiece, which is interwoven with the…

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    Mi Ultimo Adios is the last poem written by Rizal before his persecution by the firing squad on December 30, 1896. The poem was an unsigned, untitled, and undated poem of 14 five-line stanzas. Rizal placed this poem in the cocinilla, the alcohol stove and it was delivered to his family after his persecution. Mariano Ponce, one of Rizal’s friend entitled the poem “Mi Ultimo Pensamiento” which means “My Last Thought” and Fr. Mariano Dacanay, a prisoner in Bilibid published it in La Independencia…

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    famous author himself. Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809. His parents were traveling actors while he was growing up. His father left the family after his wife died in 1811. After he left, Poe and his siblings William Henry Leonard Poe, and Rosalie Mackenzie Poe, were adopted to John Allan and had moved to Richmond, Virginia. After that time, Poe enrolled in the university of Virginia in 1826. His first book was published in 1827 titled "Tamerlane and Other Poems.''…

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    When it comes to the pioneers of American Romanticism, Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be one of the most important authors because of his unique gothic style of writing which perfectly encompasses melancholy, horror, passion, thrill and mystery. In his beginnings as a writer, Poe was nowhere as successful as he is today. Although he published his first literary work, which was a book of poetry, in 1827 at the age of eighteen, his real and greatest success came but in 1845 with the publication…

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    The author of this play, Henrik Johan Ibsen was a famous Norwegian playwright, poet and theatre director. His other notable works includes Peer Gynt, Ghosts and The Wild Duck. A Doll’s House talks about a typical Norwegian middle-class marriage. The husband, Torvald is a bank manager while the wife, Nora is a housewife and mother of three. The story started with the conservation about money between Nora and Torvald: Nora thought it is okay to take loans to enjoy a better life but her husband…

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    Theme Of Jabberwocky

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    Lewis Carroll is a poet often known as ahead of his time, and his poems and books amazed the people of the 1800s. However, many things happened before Carroll became successful. Strange relationships with young girls and thoughts of “sin and guilt” surrounded Carroll’s reputation and his mind. Even his meeting with Alice Liddell (better known as the star in her book Alice in Wonderland) caused several whispers among critics and other writers. After making several relationships with small…

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    “I was never kinder to the old man than the week before I killed him” (Poe, 2). Edgar Allan Poe was born in 1809, and lost both his parents when he was very young. He was adopted by John and Frances Allan. Eventually when he got older he grew apart from his foster parents due to his gambling addiction, and their relationship deteriorated. When Poe was grown he moved in with his grandmother and fell in love with his 14 year old cousin, Virginia. He married his cousin, who was his everything and…

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