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…storms and the climbing of a playful boy. The speaker appreciates the trees, as they are a part of his comforting surroundings. He would prefer the branches to be bent by a boy for the trees hold a place in his heart and he does not want their pain…

…It was with ardent horror that the prehistoric man first witnessed a solar eclipse---the sun swallowed by the predator moon until all light ceased and darkness fell on to the land. We, the more enlightened descendants, have also suffered eclipses. One…

…, Demeter's "heart suddenly miss gave her for some snare, "[Hymn to Demeter, 390] and she knew that something wrong and irreversible had occurred, just from touching her daughter. This scene brings the bond between mother and daughter in the upper level. Also…

…“make or break” them in the eyes of polite society. Heathcliff was an orphan, so he was doomed from the start, he had no upbringing, and it shows in his dark, angry, spiteful personality. She says it in the first paragraph of the story, this house…

…weeping for once was. He is unable to go back to what he once knew. "And in the middle of them, with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped nose, Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of a man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise…

…. There are many unhealthy side effects from the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Although these side effects are indirect they are still life threatening. Liver failure and increased chances of heart attacks are two of the most harmful side effects (Bad…

…courage. When the group decides to hide in a dark cave when they are being traced by the Hurons. Cora does not seem alarmed of her enemies, “’is then our danger so pressing’” (Cooper 58). She is strong on the inside and is assured that she and her companions…

…Cursed Crypt A stench of death and evil made my insides twist as I walked up the rugged dirt path to the catacombs. I entered the dark, damp cave and to my surprise I found a small room with a spiral staircase in one of the corners. Besides…

…to the gods of revelry and rebirth, and the songs invoked their potent passions, the Oedipal nightmare of "The End," the breathless gallop of "Not to Touch the Earth," the doom of "Hyacinth House," the ecstasy of "Light My Fire," the dark uneasy undertones…

…and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world. A new species would bless me as its creator and source (Vol I, Ch.4, p.64).” Victor Frankenstein was the heir of a noble family; he had…