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    The Castle of Otranto

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    Title: The Castle of Otranto Author: Horace Walpole Year: 1764 First Gothic novel: horror‚ romance‚ fiction‚ fear. Motto of the book: Fathers’ sins are hereditary. Gothic novel - an English genre of fiction popular in the 18th to early 19th centuries‚ characterized by an atmosphere of mystery and horror and having a pseudo-medieval setting. (shocking people‚ gloomy‚ dark‚ depressing‚ also mental fog‚ different symbols‚ voices

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    Glass Castle

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    ESL 400 Koffi Dibi 02/26/2013 Learning how to value life. The glass castle is a memoir of Jeannette Walls (author and narrator). In this memoir‚ she is relating the neglectful way that her and siblings (Maureen‚ Brian and Lori) have been raised by their parents Rex and Rose Mary Walls. For this reason‚ the CPS (Child Protective Service) decided to make an investigation to know rather or not they should remove the custody of the Walls children to their parent. For me good

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    How castle developed in the middle ages? In the middle ages‚ castles were very important to show power and defend your country. The first castles were made out of wood with little land and barely any defence. Castles became more important when the Normans started to invade Britain. Over the years as castles developed they got bigger and stronger. The battle of Hastings in 1066 marked the start of William the Conquerors reign. Once he was crowned King of England he began to build a network

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    The Glass Castle Essay

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    Hailey Schwab Block 3B Ms. Cyr 9/19/14 The Glass Castle The memoir entitled The Glass Castle‚ written by Jeannette Walls is a story of the eventful life Jeannette endured growing up with her three siblings and her parents. Jeannette lived a tough life‚ she was constantly moving‚ never had nice clothes to wear‚ and had to grow up faster than most children. The reason for the constant struggles in Jeannette’s life led back to her parents. Her father Rex Walls was outrageous‚ always making spur of

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    Index: ▪ Introduction to castles ▪ Types of castles ▪ Construction of CastlesCastles under Siege ▪ Life in the Medieval Castle ▪ Tonbridge castle (history of Tonbridge castle) Introduction Long before men built such imposing structures as Harlech Castle‚ they constructed other simpler fortifications. In fact‚ men have always built some kind of fortification to protect themselves‚ their families‚ and their tribes against danger‚ whether from animals

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    The Glass Castle Symbolism

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    extravagant - the glass castle. In the memoir‚ The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls‚ the image of the glass Castle was Jeannette’s symbol of trust in her dad that he would stop drinking and strike it rich to get them out of poverty‚ so that the family could live a better life. Jeannette’s father was an alcoholic and her mom was unmotivated. The family moved around frequently while living on their dad’s low paying series of odd jobs. While still believing in the glass castle and her father‚ Jeannette

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    Medieval Castles Assignment Part A- Explanation The Medieval period was a time from 650CE until 1550CE that occurred after the fall of Rome in 476CE and if often known as the darkest and bloodiest period in history in which castles were established. Survival in the Middle Ages was based on power and your social standing which is why castles were introduced. After William the Conqueror defeated the English in the Battle of Hastings in 1066 he introduced castles to help defend the land he had conquered

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    The Last Castle Essay

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    The Last Castle - Write-up The story portrays a picture of the prisoner (army personnel General Irwin who held a very high rank in the US Army) in a jail in USA. The film basically talks about the leadership skills of the protagonist General Irwin‚ who was found guilty of violating the presidential order and sending the troop to Burundi‚ Africa. In the prison‚ the warden‚ Colonel Winter was trying to make General Irwin‚ understand the system‚ making himself perfectly clear what prisoners are supposed

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    Castle Neuschwanenstein

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    Castle Neuschwanstein is a global symbol for the era of Romanticism and one of the most popular destinations in Europe. It is located in the German state Bavaria and with 1.6 million visitors per year one of the mostly visited castles in the world. In the following report I’m going to tell about the history and the meaning of the castle nowadays. Castle Neuschwanstein is one of the three castles that were built by Ludwig ll‚ who

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    Annotating (Glass Castle)

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    Annotating (Glass Castle) Glass Castle Did you notice anything unusual about Jeannette Walls portrayal of poverty‚ or homelessness? * Even though they had bad times with food and other necessities‚ they still were happy as a family * When she was young‚ she viewed life as an adventure and when she got older and in West Virginia she started to see reality of her life and she didn’t want to be seen as the girl who lives in the beat up house and the family that didn’t always have food

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