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    attended they swore blind that it was ‘their school’ and they used to attend it” (Chris, 2014). 3. Gillian and Jennifer could tell the names of all teddy bears and dolls of their dead sisters correctly (Chris, 2014). 4. “The girls playing rather sinister games. One of these games involved Jennifer laying on the floor with her head on her sister, Gillian. During the process of this game Gillian would calmly speak to Jennifer telling her that blood was coming out of her eyes because that is…

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    immensely important to the symbolism of the photo: The background is black and oppressive, symbolizing the dark path of the Congo and the grisly torturing, maiming, and enslavement of the Congolese. The fact that the shadow casted on the woman is “sinister” reveals that what the woman values are less pure then they seem: She presents herself as a woman who is caring and compassionate, but once she is dragged into the light of truth, it is revealed that her kindness is nothing more than a mask…

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    during the first six months of his stay with Mr Convey—his master). In his autobiography, Douglass addresses the toll that the institution of slavery had place on his “body, soul, and spirit” in which he explains to the ignorant Northern region of the United States, that the institution slavery is “hell” and degenerating. In his crusade in an attempt to end the institution of slavery, Douglass hopes to educate not only the North, but the entire world to realize slavery as a sinister practice.…

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    Jeffrey Dahmer's Murder

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    Jeffrey Dahmer is a modern cannibal who lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was convicted of the murder, dismemberment, rape and cannibalism of 17 men and boys, taking place between 1978 and 1991. While being tried for his crimes, Dahmer’s attorney explains that ‘[Dahmer] ate body parts so that these poor people he killed would become alive in him again” (Tithecott, 67). Dahmer’s murderous trail began when he was a high school student in Ohio. His murders include five states and Germany. Dahmer is…

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    baby will lose its pureness once they come out into the real world and that it might be better if the baby elected death instead of life. Hide and Seek is thematically and structurally similar to Prayer Before Birth. Hide and Seek describes the sinister childhood where the character hides in the bushes, but his best friends all leave him alone during a game of hide and seek. This is actually an imitation of an adult’s behavior, showing the harsh reality of adulthood and presenting what…

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    high self-glorification, claiming to share a likeness with Jesus. One would have to possess a considerable high self-worth to compare themselves with a religious prophet. When identified by the grandmother as being the wanted criminal he smiles in a sinister way. He admits to being an evildoer but, refuses to admit he deserved punishment. Calming it was others responsible for his imprisonment. Although it is likely that he suffers from a mental disorder, he is too proud to admitting he deserved…

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    Brush Fire Analysis

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    In Southern California there is a period commonly in the fall that produced winds that are known as the Santa Ana Winds.because This wind comes from the desert and then travel around the Southern California area. The Santa Ana Winds are known for being hot and extremely powerful. Due to the conditions of these winds they bring destruction to the areas that they affect. In the passages “The Santa Ana” By Joan Didion and “Brush Fire” by Linda Thomas real life experience of the Santa Ana are…

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    Expectations introduces this conflict as Pip meets Magwitch. Pip, being six or seven years old, complies with Magwitch’s orders out of fear (which is to be expected from a young boy); however, his curiosity allows him to understand Magwitch as an individual, as he relates Magwitch to a dog who has lost his strength. After introduction to societal issues,…

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    She lay there, drinking in her surroundings. A dark cave. A lonely cave. A bare cave. No place to spend six years of a life. Cadence remembered the day how this all happened. Six years ago, an ancient totem had promised her great prosperity for her and her kingdom, as well as a greater mana talent ever devised; and while that did hold true, Cadence never agreed with what it had to offer since…

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    conception he was faithful to the end,’ (The Great Gatsby, chapter six) shows us how limiting this persona is for Gatsby — he tried to fully conceptualise who he wanted to be at seventeen, an incredibly immature age to be sure of his purpose and identity, and thus his growth as a person was limited from that point. ‘He wanted to recover something, some idea of himself perhaps, that had gone into loving Daisy,’ (The Great Gatsby, chapter six) shows us how as a result of this limitation, Gatsby’s…

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