Red Dragon

short story titled ‘The Red Convertible’ by Louise Erdrich. Erdrich uses various stylist devices to bring this short story to life. In order to vividly describe events in the story, the author has incorporated significant similes to describe events that occur. The story is one of a bond of friendship between two brothers who purchase a red convertible, “… the first one in the reservation” (Erdrich 1). Their friendship is described as an adventure which starts by buying the red convertible.…

Color is present everywhere, and is an essential part of human perception and human’s everyday lives. Color has been used as a catalyst for affecting human mood and behavior in marketing for centuries (Shabbir, Reast, & Palihawadana, 2009), been shown to affect communication and sway thinking (Gerend & Sias, 2009), affect human behavior, actions and reactions (Keskar, 2010), and even affect one’s physiological state through suppressing appetite (Ittersum, Koert, & Wansink, 2012). Needless to say…

The District of Columbia state flag is white, with three red stars above two red horizontal bars. Each star is equal in size, and the bars are equal to one another. Some say that the design of the stars and stripes on this flag inspired the United States national flag. ###Meaning The D.C. State flag is based on the design of the coat of arms of the Washington family. George Washington's family had a coat of arms which was white, with three red stars above two horizontal bars. This coat of arms…

“And will that be in red or blue?” the sales lady politely asked through a smile. “I’m uh… color blind.” I answer as I look down at the floor. “Either will be fine, thank you.” I rub the back of my neck. She gives me with a look of sympathy, then walks off to put in my order for the soft shirt. I sit on one of the many small, slightly uncomfortable couches that are set just outside of the dressing rooms. I hate sympathy. Being color blind really isn’t something to sympathize for. I can still…

There are many forms of symbolism in the Masque of the Red Death. They help us to understand and also to get a better picture of what is going on in the story. Edgar Allen Poe used many different things to show how the story was being told and the suspense. The main colors of the story are violet, green, red/black, white, purple, orange, and blue. These colors of the rooms all have different meanings and symbols. The Masque of The Red Death has seven rooms. The purple room is pride, it…

For my symbol I chose the Green Light. The Green Light in the Great Gatsby is located at the end of Daisy’s dock. The Green Light only mean something to one character in the book and that is Gatsby. The Green Light was first mention at the end of chapter one. It was when Nick first saw Gatsby. Gatsby was reaching out towards the Green Light while trembling. The Green Light represent several things to Gatsby. The Green Light represent a beacon of hope, how close Gatsby is to Daisy, and his goal…

occurs. In many stories, the use of the color red is to symbolize or foreshadow events containing dangerous elements or situations. One may not see it at the time, however the color can help a reader predict the outcome of the event. Authors often use this to help the reader understand the ending more clearly. Over the span of this essay, you will see how the colors do this. The reading selection, “The Scarlet Ibis”, written by James Hurst uses the color red as a symbolic color an abundant…

As our eyes first goes to center of the advertisement, we see a bright red color logo attracting our eyes towards it. Coca-Cola has smarty used their logo as a main focus, as the logo is in red color and according to human phycology red color excites eye the most. The placement of the logo in the center, makes it the viewer’s center of focus. Not only that, the Coca-Cola has also used Molly Bang’s principles…

male who 's dressed in causal clothing who 's seem to be catching a bus or some kind of public transportation. It shows the background completely blurred and him the main focus of the photo. There’s writing over his torso area, the first line is in red writing in a block letter type of format, then the second line is in a regular white writing. The Third line of writng is in bold, emphasizing that TODAY is an important key term; then the last line is smaller text then the others to give you…

The infographic Inside the Mind of a Successful Manager published and created by the Pepperdine University. This infographic was found on and displayed by smallbiztrends.com on August 12, 2015; the infographic does not display a specific artist or creation date. Pepperdine University undoubtedly wants to inform present and prospective students of how attending their University will make them into a successful manager, and instruct them on how to think like a successful manager. Present and…