The Dark Tower

Dr. D. Logan Your name Aulani Little Date: April 12, 2016 Part one. Short answers. 5 @ 10 = 50 points. 1. Robert Browning, “Porphyria’s Lover” – discuss the gothic elements by quoting specific lines from the poem: Setting: The setting was a dark gloomy stormy night. The narrator, Porphyria Lover, states “The rain set early in to-night, The sullen wind was soon awake…” Character: The primary character were Porphyria and her mysterious lover which was basically the narrator in the poem. The…

Ever since I was little I loved seeing the Twin Towers and watching what happened on 9/11. I always wanted to know why the 10 terrorist would ever do that. What was going through their mind while it was happening? Why would they risk their lives just to kill a bunch of innocent people? Why did they choose to do it on 9/11? How did the Twin Towers fall? Why did they choose to attack the Twin Towers? I found out all the answers to my questions one night when i was on my computer in my room.…

the inner city of Babylon that was located on the north side, and a symbol of Babylon splendor. It was also the beginning of the half mile long, bricked-paved corridor pathway called the Processional Way. This road lead to main Ziggurat also called Tower of Babel. The Processional Way was lined with sculptural reliefs of lions, aurochs (bulls), and dragons that paid homage to the Babylon God Marduk, Adad and Ishtar. Ishtar Gate is brilliantly colored glazed brick fortress with great…

editor and writer marked by pain and loss, the somber poems he had written explored the corrupt side of the human mind.With that some his poems had a certain tone of gloom and dreadful emotion. Poe had a reputation for his cultivation of mystery and the dark atmosphere in his tales of horror. Poe quotes,”Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.” In this essay I will be describing how Poe uses…

It was a dark, gloomy morning on September 11, 2001 in New York City, New York. Opening up my sky blue polka dotted curtains there was no sun shining in, but there was the beautiful view of the Twin Towers standing nice and high in the sky. Besides the beautiful view, I could already tell that it was going to be a bad day, which is not how I wanted to start my morning. Since, I do not have to work today I decided to try to make my day a little brighter and go get some breakfast. Evidently, as…

At the age of 12 I concurred my fear of heights at the happiest place on Earth. It’s the place where imagination flies freely, Disneyland. Here I learned that Franklin D. Roosevelt’s was right when he said, “the only thing to fear, is fear itself”. It all started in 2009, on Christmas Day. There my sister and I were opening our presents. After tearing through all the wrapping paper and thanking family members all that was left was an envelope. My sister and I didn’t think much of this bland,…

look like one big brick in a big city. Jose their dog, is with them also. When they arrive at the huge and magnificent Twin Tower, Will gets out, but Martin and Jose stay. After a few silent minutes of the gazing, Martin had seen a plane heading straight for the tower that Will was working at. Martin yells, "Run for your life!" The speeding plane crashed into the tower in a fiery blaze. Nobody could have predicted it. Martin thought the world was coming to an end.…

The first article is Attack of the Man Eaters and it mainly about Colonel Paterson and is was written by Lauren Tarshis. The second article about is Lion Whisperer and mainly about Kevin Richardson and written by Susan Orlean. Keven Richardson runs a sanctuary for lions for newborn animals they live in captivity, he raised two of his favorite lions. They are his best friends he loves saving animals he takes them to the park and feeds them, he cuddles with them. When the two lions see him,…

experience to see nature during the night time because of the loud truck noises and the cars speeding through the streets John Haines Evening Change, takes you to Auschwitz concentration camp in WW2. She explains, “Beautiful light down there were the dark hills open toward the sea, and the promontory groves show like the ruined…

at each other above the din" (Bradbury 93). The Cheshire Cat is a famous animated figure that originates from the book and movie known as Alice and Wonderland. The Cheshire Cat’s trademark is his smile. He's very mysterious, and in his own way, very dark. The cat disappears at will and sometimes leaves behind his smile. The reason that Cheshire Cat was referenced in this section of the book was to describe Mildred and her friend’s fake smiles. The women smiles are showing the fake happiness that…