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I was invited to the castle of Macbeth for his coronation and this is my recollection of the event. The castle had a perplexing feel to it. From the outside, it was sweet and delicate, but the moment one entered, there was a disorienting feeling of vulnerability. The castle was far from being illuminated, so much that not a soul would notice if there were to be brute lurking amongst the fortress. All of the guests, including myself, were being lead to the room of the great feast as if we were a…

Scripted Big Brother Australia is the Australian version of the international reality game show series, big brother. Where a group of ‘everyday’ Australians placed in a house surrounded by cameras and microphones for two to three months to compete for a cash prize ranging $250,000 to $750,000. The Big Brother house is located in a secluded area of the Queensland theme park Dreamworld. The show first aired on 23rd of April 2001 on the Australian network, network ten. The show was cancelled seven…

In the excerpt “Serving in Florida,” from the novel Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich, the author incorporates herself into America’s underpaid, working class from 1998 to 2000. She labors for long hours with little compensation attempting to survive on her earnings. The economy plays a ginormous role in the experience and quality of life she endures at the time. In the present economy, Ehrenreich’s journey would differ vastly. Barbara Ehrenreich’s experience in today’s economy would be…

Review How to Make Connections 2) Read the African proverb on p. 8 What text to self connection did you make to this proverb? This quote connects to me and makes me relive the memory when I used to get bullied at my old school. I never expected it in a million years and this girl made a huge difference in my life. This girl was my best friend or so I thought. She turned my whole friend group against me (again “friend group”). Physically she was small, but the words she used against me changed…

her dream for the rest of her life or learn to accept reality and move on with her life. In "The Fall of Hyperion," Keats sets up the basis for his dream where he experienced a whole different world. The speaker roams in a forest, and he makes a toast to all poets, which causes the…

I ate french toast, a pancake, bacon and fruit for breakfast. Our game’s kickoff was at 1:00 and my father, grandpa and me were going to see it live. We took about 15 minutes to get to the stadium. We had pretty good seats and the halftime score was low scoring and the…

Suspense creates a sense of tension and excitement. In literature, authors tend to use suspense to make the reader feel doubt, uncertainty, and most importantly, anxiety. Aside from withholding information from the readers, or keeping the action intense, these authors are able to use these different techniques to build suspense. Richard Connell and Edgar Allan Poe are such authors. While “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell and “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe both use…

health when he quoted that his cough was merely nothing, and when Montresor replies “True-true.” The reader knows that Montresor knows that Fortunato will not die this way. Lastly verbal irony can be identified when Montresor opens a bottle of wine and toasts Fortunato to his long life but he his actually toasting to his…

Ethan Kolodny Mr. Delear Hist 2301 9/13/2014 Davy Crockett vs Texas Pride After the Great Depression in America, the people were climbing out of the whole that the Great Depression dug into their society. Americans were looking to start new lives, and build a better foundation of America. At this time, he T.v. was becoming incorporated into peoples everyday lives around the world. Disney saw this television boom as an opportunity to create a franchise, using the great American hero Davy…

In Fahrenheit 451 the theme that is taken away from this is that sometimes what is right isn’t always the best thing for you. When Montag found his love for books, which they were still banned from anyone’s possessions, he realized this is what he needed all along. A book burning fireman realizing what his job requires him to do finally makes the switch back to books. He lives in society where technology is everything. People have put down books for their wall-sized TVs and various other…