Opium den

In the cable television series Penny Dreadful there are many unconventional characters drawn together by Sir Malcom Murray who creates this task force in order to rescue his daughter Mina. This group contains one of the main characters Vanessa Ives (Eva Green), the no-so-romantic heroine. The audience is also exposed to the eccentric Dorian Grey who is an outsider to the group. Vanessa and Dorian are drawn to each other because they both desire the unobtainable- themselves. They cannot have each…

of Dorian Gray’s lifestyle change, his actions puts him in positions of isolation, in which he is morally isolated from the rest of society. From the murders, to the toxic relationships he has created with the people around him, to his trips to opium dens, it is clear that his morals have changed and are isolated from others. Another novel that depicts…

something to stop Hyde from hurting anyone else. Similarly, the painting’s influence upon Dorian grows. Living a double life, Dorian enjoyed going to elegant operas and dinner parties, but late at night his real pleasure came from his secret trips to opium dens, a place where no gentleman would be seen. Dorian made a joke out of the picture’s…

Damage of 1906 San Francisco Earthquake The residents of San Francisco were familiar with earthquakes, at least those earthquakes who would rattle windows and china cabinets and those who would do little to no damage. The earthquake of 1906 was the most catastrophic in California history, as well as the most destructive in United States history. The earthquake happened on April 18, 1906, at 5:15 a.m. when the ground shook violently for an average of 40 seconds. It was stated that the…

Neither Dale Carnegie nor the publishers, Simon and Schuster, anticipated more than this modest sale. To their amazement, the book became an overnight sensation, and edition after edition rolled off the presses to keep up with the increasing public demand. Now to Win Friends and InfEuence People took its place in publishing history as one of the all-time international best-sellers. It touched a nerve and filled a human need that was more than a faddish phenomenon of post-Depression days, as…