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    However, Daisy and Tom are classic examples of the hypocrisy present in East Egg, the community of old money. The environment of old money is often strained and rigid; therefore, this environment is almost always tyrannized by a stressful and expectant mood. Although there are certain social expectations, there are no moral expectations. According to Nick, “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast…

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    to get rid of their bad emotions and to feel a sense of happiness in themselves. The meaning of music to me is so strong it helps me get through the toughest times in my life. I chose this topic to show people how music can change our attitudes and moods in our daily lives. In 2015, I was diagnosed with Panic Disorder Anxiety in which I would have random panic attacks and didn’t have a real reason as to why I was getting them. That’s when I turned to music. Music helped me get my mind off of…

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    himself and his perspective because of the trauma he faced at the camp. Viktor E. Frankl is similar to Elie Wiesel because they were holocaust survivors, and their lives and views were changed along with the mood of the story, while in the concentration camp. In Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night the mood shifts from optimistic to frightening to bleak through Wiesel’s explicit narration of the events in the novel and the use of alliteration. In the beginning of the novel, the Jews of Sighet are under…

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    Don Juan Canto 1 Essay

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    Byron shows the aftermath of Don Juan’s and Julia’s indiscretion. Each section has elements in it that will determine whether the poem was intended to be funny or not. One element that will determine if the intention of the poem is to be funny is the mood of the poem. A second element that will determine the intention of the poem is the stereotype used by Bryon in each of the parts. The last element that will determine the purpose of the poem either being funny or not is the…

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    Pictures can capture people, places, time periods, and emotions. Although the photographer might have a certain mood in mind when taking the photo, each viewer receives different emotions from the picture due to their own personal mindset and personal experiences. Some pictures have captured similar visual background but different emotions through the details. This can be seen by comparing Venice 2003 by Marck Wells and Venice by Barrie Hopkinson visually and emotionally. These pictures of…

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    First Hand Experience

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    a different mood in a reader because the authors tone is different. An authors purpose of first hand experience is greatly different than the author just describing an event to a reader. As a result, the tone will create a different mood. Loung Ung is the author and main character in First They Killed My Father, in which Loung describes her experience first hand of being in a genocide in Cambodia. A similar story, Walking With Living Feet, writtten…

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    Edward Scissorhands

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    factory. Seeing the waterfall of milk chocolate, grass you can eat and other things delicious, surprised and amazed the characters. Setting the mood as happy, cool, and mysterious. Edward Scissorhands, when Peg was walking into Edward’s house. Seeing the mysterious and spooky things in the house, not being fully aware of what’s in the house. This sets the mood as mysterious, scary, and spooky. Big Fish, when Edward Bloom is in the forest. He is not aware of what’s in the forest, having…

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    The macabre mood Edgar Allen Poe is so famous for provoking in his readers is crafted in “The Masque of the Red Death” by utilizing his ominous symbolism. “The Masque of the Red Death” is already presented as an eerie, evil story just within the presentation of the title. The short story is riddled with obvious and not so obvious symbols, all which contribute to the mood and overall effect of the story. The castle itself is an important symbol of wealth and the…

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    to keep trying and trying. And the Watson family is participating in marches to get civil rights. Although they have the same theme, the mood of the passages is different In “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” the mood is sad. The bombing of the church and just the time period they were in made the mood of the play sad. But in “Susan B Anthony Dares to Vote” the mood of the passage is being restless. In “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” the theme is perseverance. In the play, there is a march that…

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    (Steinbeck 18). As I read further in the book, the author didn’t have Candy show great emotion in a cheerful attitude. The methods of foreshadowing also made the novel different from movie. For example, the movie has background music to establish the mood. In the movie the director plays joyful music as George happily watches Lennie work. In the book the reader has to use their common sense to figure out what may happen next. To demonstrate the novel says, “Curley stared levelly at him [saying]…

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