Masque

uses in his poems are not actually real. “Alone” and “Sonnet—To Science” are not the only poems Poe wrote. Some of his other famous poems are “The Haunted Palace”, “The Bells”, and “Annabel Lee”. He has also written many short stories, like “The Masque of the Red Death”, “The Premature Burial”, and “The Black Cat”. Most of his stories are very morbid. One book says, “He wrote about death. He wrote about many things, but death and the return from death and the voices and remembrances of the…

Cheri Baker Sheryl LeSage EG. Comp. 2 10-9-2015 Annotated Bibliography George, Nneka M., Julia Whitaker, Giovana Vieira, Jerome T. Geronimo, Dwight A. Bellinger, Craig A. Fletcher, and Joseph P. Garner. "Antioxidant Therapies for Ulcerative Dermatitis: A Potential Model for Skin Picking Disorder." PLoS ONE PLOS ONE (2015). Web. 6 Oct. 2015. This article is about studies done on mice with ulcerative dermatitis, which is being compared to skin picking and trichotillomania in humans. The mice…

Some people may think that authors don’t have a reason to write, but the truth is most authors have a back story. For example, Edgar Allan Poe’s life was one like no other. His works were reflected in his life by his alcoholism, the death of his loved ones, and relationship of Poe with the rich. Many would say alcoholism played a key role in Poe’s writing. Once Poe got into college, alcohol became a problem causing him to go into debt. Poe quit school less than a year later. A couple years…

Queen's house, designed by architect Inigo Jones was the first pure classical building in Britain and brought a revolution into the architectural scene. Inigo Jones was inspired by his travels in Italy and especially his second visit in 1613 where he visited major cities and buildings and compared theory with practice, from then on his style of architecture took a new form. I want to explore the originality of Queen's house, how much of the design came from Inigo Jones the architect and how much…

movement during this time period (“Edgar Allan Poe”). The American Literature pieces The Gold-Bug and Other Tales and The Raven and Other Favorite Poems perfectly portray Poe’s gruesome Gothic thoughts and pieces of work. In his famous story “The Masque of the Red Death” is where we can perfectly see Poe’s portrayal of the nature of life and death, which was seen as common during this Era. We can see him…

Veganism is something I find to be overlooked. Vegans, in addition to being vegetarian, do not use other animal products and by-products derived from animal products. People wonder if we would be healthier with a vegan diet, and I’m here to argue yes, not only would we be healthier with a vegan diet, but there comes benefits to going vegan that could help our ecosystem. Although carnists argue against Veganism due to calorie efficiency, it’s actually easily solved with vitamins and minerals.…

In “The Masque of the Red Death,” an egotistical prince dooms all of his party guests to death when he mistakenly tries to escape disease with revelry. In The Great Gatsby, a dirt-poor boy turned wealthy bootlegger dedicates his entire life to a ditzy woman who…

Imagine going through life in silence and still being able to be the only Deaf person to win an Academy Award. Marlee Matlin is an inspiration to the Deaf community and encourages, not only Deaf people, but everyone with a disability that anything is possible if you put your mind to it. Matlin has been a well known actress to achieve many accomplishments such as awards and being a successful writer. Being a Deaf actress is not easy, yet Marlee Matlin goes above and beyond with her work. It…

All Love Comes To An End Romance literature, a genre expressed for centuries has seemed to never go out of style. Over several centuries, the art of romance has been written in the form of myths, sonnets, plays, and novels. Back in the time period of about 500 b.c.e., Greek mythology was very popular and often focused on the theme of love and a heart gripping death that often depicted a hero of a man saving his lover. Orpheus and Eurydice, which has been translated from Latin by various authors,…

Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts. Poe died October 7, 1849, in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1826 Poe attended the University of Virginia and in 1827, he joined the US Army. During the year of 1830-1831, he enrolled as a cadet in the United States Academy where he was later court-martialed for disobeying authority (Thomas and Jackson). In 1835, Poe entered one of his stories in a contest sponsored by the Baltimore Saturday Visiter that "won" him a prize ("Poe 's…