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…Explore how Victorian writers use character and setting to create suspense Ghost stories were very popular in 18th and 19th century Britain, when horror classics such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Bram Stoker's Dracula were first written…

…drugs This is one of the more persistent myths. A real world example of what happens when marijuana is readily available can be found in Holland. The Dutch partially legalized marijuana in the 1970s. Since then, hard drug use -- heroin and cocaine -- have…

…Though this be madness, yet there is method in't. An essay on Shakespeare's use of madness The Tragedies Of Shakespeare 20 December, 1996 Page 1                           'Your noble son is mad…

…When two daughters are raised alike yet live differently, there is a fine line of distinction between the traits and aspirations of the two, as Alice Walker drew portraits of three women in a family in "Everyday Use". Maggie Johnson was the youngest…

…in a sentence, the length of sentences. It is associated with diction and imagery, e.g. in the use of inversion (changing the normal order of words often for emphasis), eclipses (omitting certain words) and antithesis (setting one word or idea against another…

…Imagery has always been a powerful mode of forcing the reader to experience poetry as it was meant to. In "The Blue Heron", the poet, Theodore Roberts, uses a variety of color to engage the audience in the vivid imagery he presents. He tries to create…

…Genetic Science The world of genetic science is capable of curing illnesses and answering hopeless questions. Genetics is the study of heredity. Genetics is able to teach us about why we look and act this way. Genetics can help us cure…

…in the Victorian Age, in Victorian poetry, in the use of dramatic monologue. Perfected by Robert Browning in the mid nineteenth century, dramatic monologue very closely mirrors modern society's legal institution. In comparison, the reader is the jury, the speaker…

…; learning about cultures, economy, histories... Travel has opened the world up and allowed us to stand face to face with the great pyramids, or the colloseum in Rome and to row down the Amazon River bringing us closer to ancient cultures and therefore expanding…

…The scarlet letter is Hester's passport into regions where other women dare not to tread for fear of being ostracized by the Puritan community. This is one symbol used in The Scarlet Letter to illustrate how society affects individuals' actions…