In T.S. Eliot’s poem “Macavity: The Mystery Cat‚” a villainous character is described. Macavity is a tall and thin individual with a taste for thievery. His brow is “deeply lined‚” possibly a result of his thorough planning of crimes. He is neglected by society and wears a dusty coat. Macavity has sunken-in eyes and a highly domed head. He never combs his whiskers and thus appears mangy. He spends his time plotting illegal acts and carrying his plans out. Macavity is said to have broken “every
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MACBETH ______________________________________________________________________ Two truths are told‚ As happy prologues to the swelling act Of the imperial theme. I thank you‚ gentlemen. This supernatural soliciting Cannot be ill‚ cannot be good. If ill‚ Why hath it given me earnest of success‚ Commencing in a truth? I am thane of Cawdor. If good‚ why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid
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chose is called Macavity: The Mystery Cat. I chose this poem because it has a mystery rhyme to it and I love mystery stories so I thought that this would be a very interesting poem to read. Hidden paw is a secretive mystery cat. His power of levitation would make taker stare this is marvelous actually describing what cats are all about as they rise up vertical walls or balance on a fence. And when you think he’s half asleep ‘he’s always wide awake another little sketch of cats‚ not just his own
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Old Possum’s book of Practical Cats The Naming of Cats‚" at its most basic level‚ talks about how cats have three different names. However‚ at a deeper level‚ the poem talks about identity and how people present themselves in different ways to the general public‚ to their family and friends‚ and to their most private self when they are alone. In the poem‚ the first name a cat possesses is an "everyday" name that any observer can use: First of all‚ there’s the name that the family use daily‚
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MYSTERY What is ‘MYSTERY’? Mystery is defined as something that is a secret‚ something where there is no clear explanation‚ something difficult to understand or explain or something unexplainable or unsolvable. A . An example of a mystery is the location of your Christmas presents. B . An example of a mystery is whether there is proof that God exists. C .An example of a mystery is how exactly people came to be. D .An example of a mystery is a situation where it is unclear who committed a crime
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The Mystery It was Halloween night and I was throwing a Halloween party. My two friends Ella and Rachel were staying the night. I couldn’t wait because we were going to tell scary stories. Rachel started she told the story of the hand. Ella sat a thought for a minute when it hit her the story of the girl that got murdered a hundred years ago. She told us we would have to go to the grave yard to make it fun. We arrived at the grave yard a spent a half hour looking for the grave of Mary Louise
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Who Built the Pyramids? Pyramids: Who Built Them? The Great Pyramids at Giza is the oldest monument on the list of the Seven Wonders of the World. There are several theories or believes behind the construction of these massive stone sculptures. However‚ after researching hard workers not slaves constructed these pyramids seems realistic compared to aliens or out of this world forces building these pyramids. These pyramids were built in 2570 BC‚ by ancient Egyptians and are located at Cairo
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It was Thursday when I go the call from the police department I used to work for‚ the told me there was a kidnapping and they needed immediate help. The first thing I did when I got there was listen to the 911 call of the incident. “ 911 what’s your emergency?” “ I just witnessed my daughter being kidnapped by a man with a beard and a Red Sox baseball hat on in a red volvo!” “Ma’am‚ what is your daughter name‚ age and what does she look like?” “Her name in Rachel‚ she is 15 and has medium length
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Chloe‚ the “perfect” queen bee of Rosewood Day rules the school with her four best friends‚ Jasmine‚ an artsy kooky‚ independent girl‚ Kim‚ a die-hard swimmer and who is fiercely protective of Chloe‚ Amanda‚ who is desperate to be perfect and popular at all costs‚ and Carter‚ an ambitious A+ student‚ the only one of the group ever to stand up to Chloe. When their best friend and leader disappeared at the night of their 7th grade sleepover‚ the girls are devastated but also secretly relieved to be
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Smith discusses the definition of a Mystery Genre by separating the different aspects of mystery into subgenres. There are the cozies‚ serial killer books‚ suspense‚ and classic mysteries. Smith says that’s cozies are mysteries devoid of onstage violence and sex. For example‚ in a cozy the protagonist would be a cat or a British housekeeper and also the crime solver. In serial killer books‚ everyone dies in a very gruesome and graphic way. Classic mysteries the reader asks the question of‚ what
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