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…How useful is the source Dark Palace by Frank Moorhouse to a historian studying the failure of the League of Nations. To determine whether or not the source, Dark Palace, is useful to a historian, the source perspective, interpretation, information…

…"The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843) written by Edgar Allan Poe, and "The Vandals" (1994) written by Alice Munro are two gothic short stories which deal with inexplicable, psychotic behaviours. In the first story, "The Tell-Tale Heart", an insane man kills…

…Does trying to read in the dark harm your eyes? Ever since I was old enough to read I enjoyed a good book. I would sneak one into bed with me and when my parents were asleep I would snuggle up in my blankets and sneak the book out from under the covers…

…in Darkness", the young girl is exposed to sin. She represents a modern Eve figure who is innocent until she is led astray by her cousin Victoria. The young girl portrays Eve, but does not fully follow her path and fall. In the end she retains her innocence…

…Examining the Darkness Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen to the grand opening of our new exhibit, examining the darkness. It has been many years since Belgium first discovered the vast new area of land known as the Congo. It has been many years since America…

…of ruin and decay. In 'The Tell-Tale Heart,' the common features of a gothic horror story become clear from the start. Poe says 'will you say that I am mad?' This shows that Poe is trying to play on people's fear of the dark side of the mind and the demons…

…in the late 18th century which produced stories set in lonely frightening places with ruined castles, haunted graveyards, eerie noises, and other things of this nature. Gothic literature also tries to play on paranoia and the "dark side" of the mind (evil things…

…. Also, at least one of the symptoms must either be depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure. William Styron, author of Darkness Visible: a Memoir of Madness clearly depicts all nine symptoms in his autobiographical account of depression. The first…

…In Macbeth, Shakespeare frequently uses images suggesting darkness and evil. From the environment to the concoctions the witches use the play is loaded with images of darkness and evil. Blood is everywhere in Macbeth, beginning in the opening battle…