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There were once two young siblings named Hansel and Gretel who lived with their father and stepmother in the darkest part of the forest, away from civilisation. Hansel, 14, and Gretel, 12, who never stopped eating, consumed all the food their stepmother and father had gathered. The father, a poor woodcutter sighed and uttered to his wife, “What is to become of us? How can we feed our children when we have nothing for ourselves?” “I’ll tell you what husband,” answered his wife, “in the early…

Afghanistan is one of many third world countries. It is located in South Asia. Afghanistan is surrounded by other countries such as Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan,Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. Its also close to the Arabian Sea. Some places have kings and queens, monarchies, and etc. Afghanistan has a president just like us. Right now their president is Ashraf Ghani. The population in Afghanistan at this time is 30.55 million. Fifty years from now the population should be 40,216,962.37. Men and…

The thing that caught my eye the most in The Tell-Tale Heart is the constant use of repetition of adverbs and adjectives to not only intensify the occurrence but to place and draw the reader deeper in the mad mind of the narrator. The narrator is carefully planning the murder of the old man that he felt had an evil eye, the reality of the eye being evil and being the eye of vulture is not the focus of the story, we follow the narrator's logic and perception. The reader is made aware of the…

Democracy is the cornerstone of American society; however, history has shown that while the United States claims that all men are created equal, prejudices remain and prove inequality still exists. Langston Hughes’s poem “I, Too” contradicts Walt Whitman’s idealized view of America in his poem “I Hear America Singing” to prove that democracy does not necessarily signify equality. By using a narrative stanza structure and creating an active character with a unique perspective in society in “I,…

over all and continuously increased” (Poe 3). Since the narrator believes the old man’s heart is still thumping, he attempts almost anything to make the noise disappear from speaking in a more voluptuous tone or even banging furniture on the wooden planks covering the body. The narrator, assuming the heart is obvious to hear (AB), makes various noises. The commotion is doing nothing: it’s his own mind playing tricks on him. The heart repeatedly effects the way the narrator acts and in the end,…

fear of robbers)” (Poe 90). The description builds suspense by explaining with vivid words that the room was “black as pitch” and is perfect for what will take place in that setting. After the murder of the old man Poe writes,” I then took up three planks from the flooring of the chamber, and deposited all between the scantlings” (Poe 93). The description of what the did to hide the body was very graphic so you can imagine exactly what it looked…

With great haste, and ample determination, I stealthily jockeyed to a gap that lied between Margaret’s stool and the wall that supported her leaning torso; where she lied motionless, visibly cold, and secluded amidst the shadows. And to aid my daunting endeavor, aside from the limited visibility of the region, the men who remained alive, and provisionally well in attendance, were so consumed by those who stood vilely upon the stage, and the impending theatrics to transpire, that all subtle…

The 1946 Hawaiian Tsunami On April 1, 1946, a massive tsunami struck East Hawaii causing widespread damage as well as killing 160 people. The cause of this was an undersea earthquake off the Alaskan Coast. (This Day in History) “…13,000 feet beneath the ocean surface, a 7.4-magnitude tremor was recorded in the North Pacific.” A tsunami is a series of large waves generated by an abrupt movement on the ocean floor which could be caused by an earthquake. “However, powerful undersea earthquakes…

ready for their journey back. Excitement filled me as I walked steadily towards the waiting aircraft; the aged metallic smell of the plane welcomed me as I found an open seat, the familiar crude bench digging into me as if it was made out of wood planks. The anticipation of leaving this place made my stomach feel as if a hurricane had been unleashed inside of it, as the doors closed as the engines groaned to life. As I paced off the aircraft of the final leg of my journey home, I breathed a…

could very well burgeon from equality, if only we give the opportunity to do so. Feminism and equality do not exclusively help out the women of our country, but its beneficial to men too. “It encouraged men to rethink outdated masculinity standards” (Plank 2014). The patriarchy has created a standard of living for everyone, not solely women. Giving us, as a country, more reason to break those boundaries. Nonetheless, men have consumed power for far too long. The answer to this, is not to switch…