The Signalman, The Red Room and The Man with the Twisted Lip

If you shut up and bury it under ground, it will but grow (Emile Zola). This becomes the reality of a family who throughout time hid sinister truths that when uncovered the results are detrimental to one man’s mental health. The narrator is the last known person in the line of a lineage known as Delapore (de la Poer); a family ridden with heinous ancestral lore. In his attempt to become more connected with his ancestry the speaker restores the seat of his ancestors, Exham Priory, only to become plagued by the sounds of vicious flesh consuming rats slithering behind its walls. Upon further investigation the speaker uncovers a dark truth that lurks far beneath the priory’s foundation. In his horror short story, “The Rats in the Walls”, H.P. Lovecraft

I believe people will view this era as a period of reform. We are working through a great deal of social issues like gay marriage, legalization of marijuana and even racism. In my opinion, this compares greatly to the 1960s where civil rights took center stage. This was an era full of protests and violence that somehow all worked out for the greater good of the

I feel the change of moving forward, from old to new, is highlighted. Something new is not bad and to keep up in a technological world change is needed.

In the short story "Through the Tunnel", Doris Lessing describes the adventure of Jerry, a young English boy trying to swim through an underwater tunnel.  Throughout the story, the author uses the third person omniscient point of view to describe the boy's surroundings and to show us both what he and the other characters are thinking and what is happening around them.  By using this point of view, the author is able to describe the setting of the story, give a detailed description of the characters, and make the theme visible.

Things that happened years ago have all changed to nowadays; either by a few changes but still very similar or dramatically changed in a positive way.

This is the most interesting time we live in, filled with new technology and designs to help make our lives better. As wondrous and beautiful as it appears to be,

You will hardly come upon your first view within the pages of this book without realizing that you have been brought into contact with something altogether new, something new and at variance with the traditions of other days. If you are like most of us, you will wonder if the future is to look like this, and, if it does, what your place is to be in it.

Now is where stuff started getting more complex and more important stuff was taking place.

When I first read the prompt attached to essay 2, one topic in specific came to mind. My main choice for a topic at the moment is LGBT+ rights. I do understand that I would have to keep myself from directly stating that the community should indeed have their rights since this is an argumentative paper, not a personal opinion essay. Instead, I would be attempting to build a strong case as to why it is our country’s duty to allow all individuals in America to practice the rights that they deserve. If I am unable to write about this topic, I am also interested in discussing the need for better funding in school’s artistic electives such as band and art. Girl’s dress codes in public schools, women rights, and immigrant rights are also in my list of potential topics. However, I do mainly want to write about LGBT+ rights, and I thoroughly hope that I am able to work around the guidelines of the paper and make this topic work for me.

The short story “The Rats in the Wall” by Lovecraft, told in first person narrative, gives the reader a strong sense of his feelings and emotions. The narrator is the last of his family lineage, having lost his father, wife, and son. This loss plays and influences the horrifying events throughout the story.

With respect to age, the 1931 version used an older cast than the 1993 version. The older cast seems to portray a more conservative society. The younger cast portrays a questioning, more liberal society (maybe the society being formed as Generation X grows older?).

The short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Man with the Twisted Lip,” is based on disguises of wealth and appearance and how these disguises change the point of view that people have in the social classes and what they think about each other during the Victorian Era. Disguises can be used to create an identity for one’s own personal gain or to protect an individual 's identity. Neville St. Claire uses disguise to validate his place as a gentleman. His status as a beggar allows him to become the successful gentleman that he should be, by concealing his true self to the social class system. Sherlock Holmes uses his persona as a protection to keep the people of London safe and out of harms way. Between the two personalities of St. Claire and Holmes is the outcome of what others may think of them; St. Claire knows the identity that he has created is not accepted by the social class while Sherlock Holmes identity is seen as a hero and is accepted by the social class. One uses his disguise purely for monetary gain and the other uses the identity in order to solve mysteries and protect his city. As shown in the “The Man with the Twisted Lip”, disguise is only allowed when the social class accepts the identity.

“Errand into the Maze,” is a captivating and clever piece choreographed by one of the most influential individuals within the dance industry, Martha Graham. “Errand into the Maze” takes it’s audience back into Greek Mythology that portrays a woman, Phaedra, confronting her fears which takes on the form of a man; however, there is more than what meets the eye. She depicts a woman caught within her own emotional maze: the torturing battle of temptation.

It is the time of progress. The time of supercomputers, space shuttles, and many other wonders of technology. We have walked on the moon. We do our shopping at home via Internet navigation.

The world that we live in is constantly changing. There are numerous inventions and new