Pendulum

Aim Simple Pendulum Experiment The aim of the experiment was to determine the effects of two factors (the length of a pendulum and the hanging mass of a pendulum) on the period of oscillation of the simple pendulum and to determine the value of g, the acceleration due to gravity. Apparatus Retort stand String Meter ruler Table Standard hex nuts (as suspended mass) Stopwatch Labelled Diagram Illustrating setup Method Experiment A: The simple pendulum was assembled using a retort stand,…

and the Pendulum’ is one of Edgar Allen’s most famous stories. He has three adjectives that describe him really well and there is supporting evidence from the story that will confirm it. The three adjectives that describe the character in this story are brave, scared and smart because of his choices he makes in the story and how he reacts to the different situations. The first adjective that describes the character would be brave. Brave describe this character in the “The Pit and the Pendulum”…

Fear causes people to do bizarre things. In literature, fear can be used to make the reader feel sympathetic towards the protagonist. In Edgar Alan Poe’s book, The Pit and the Pendulum, Poe uses fear to captivate the reader into wanting to know what happens next. In the Crucible by Arthur Miller, fear is used in two ways, overcoming fear and letting fear ruin your life. There is always some sort of fear in literature, even if it isn't obvious. You can never escape fear, you can only overcome it…

The Pit and the Pendulum: A Gothic Analysis Gothic literature obviously must get its name from somewhere, and in most cases, the creepy, eerie elements of the story are what make Gothic stories, Gothic. Many stories include these vital Gothic elements, especially “The Pit and the Pendulum” by Edgar Allan Poe. This story is about a man, the unnamed narrator, being trapped in a prison and sentenced to death by the Spanish Inquisition. Eventually, he is able to escape a swinging pendulum with an…

Joseph." She replied shaking her head. I decided just to let her hide until she got bored and came home. I grabbed my book and laid down on my bed. I was reading "The Best of Edgar Allen Poe" by Edward Blake. I was currently reading "The Pit and the Pendulum. I reread it multiple times. Trying to understand it was giving me a headache so I put the book down. I instinctively reached for my phone on my bedside table before I remembered that Sarah took it. "Wait a minute, how long has she been…

the double pendulum correct and what are its limitations due to chaos theory. Chaos theory is the idea, in simple terms, that certain natural events and occurrences are unpredictable in their behaviour. Examples of this are: weather, turbulent flow in certain liquids and even the double pendulum. These things can be explored and determined mathematically just how unpredictable they are and under what conditions they may become predictable, looking at the example of the double pendulum. What…

up and sees that the figure of Time has been painted on the ceiling. Time has been made into a pendulum, which is swinging back and forth, back and forth, getting closer and closer to his heart. As we read this short story we are intriguingly faced with the effects of unrelieved torture and suspense, yet also experiencing hope, which wins out in the end, because he is set free. “The Pit and the Pendulum is a traditional Poe story that breaks from Poe’s conventions: violent yet ultimately…

Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Pit and the Pendulum” focuses on the abysmal terror and numerous horrors that a person experiences when undergoing physical and psychological torture. Anxiety is immediately revealed at the precise opening of “The Pit and the Pendulum” through the first time the narrator speaks, stating the “I was sick—sick unto death with that long agony” (Poe 1). This statement abruptly establishes a clear feeling of anxiety and terror of the narrator which suggests that…

character must be in a world of trouble. “I saw clearly the doom which had been prepared for me, and congratulated myself upon the timely accident by which I had escaped. Another step before my fall, and the world had seem me no more” (The Pit and Pendulum Pg. 3) Continuing, the character beings to explore his cell which seems to be quite large for a prisoner and at one point he almost falls into a rather large pit almost dying in that moment. This story continues the strategy of being dark and…

The film adaptation of The Pit and The Pendulum, and the story itself are similar although they have different storylines. Roger Corman portrayed similar content in his film as Edgar Allen Poe did in his story. The mood, characterization, and tone was what made the two alike. The Roger Corman film adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s Story, “The Pit and the Pendulum” is artistically valid even though the film’s story line bares little resemblance to the original work. The mood in Poe’s story was…