The Attic Door Essays

  • The Anthropomorphize Of Houses In Film

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    atticsince he heard noises up there. He also becomes even more interested when the door pens by itself. He falls from the ladder while investigating, and sees figures in the shadow that terrify him. He then went to sleep that night and never woke up, effectively in a coma. After 3 months with no progress, Josh is allowed to take Dalton home, when supernatural activities begin to happen, and most of these "spirits" hide in the attic it seems like. Later in the movie, Josh finds out Dalton is trapped in "The

  • Use of Attics in Literature

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    The Phenomenology of Space--Attic Memories and Secrets Since Gilbert and Gubar's The Madwoman in the Attic, critics have assumed that attics house madwomen. But they use that concept as a metaphor for their thesis, that women writers were isolated and treated with approbation. In most literature, attics are dark, dusty, seldom-visited storage areas, like that of the Tulliver house in The Mill on the Floss--a "great attic under the old high-pitched roof," with "worm-eaten floors," "worm-eaten shelves

  • Urban Legend of The Boo Hag

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    The Boo Hag Background Urban legends survive through time by having three elements: “a strong basic story-appeal, a foundation in actual belief, and a meaningful message or ‘moral’” (Brunvand 10). These characteristics are not only inherent in the content of the story, but also in the performance of the story to an audience. Like an actor on stage, storytellers have the responsibility of keeping a story entertaining, yet believable, through their gestures and attitude while telling the story

  • DIY Energy Audits

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    mildew (much less rot), missing pieces -- when you find something wrong, promptly note it and repair or call a professional. Follow your inspection with a round of weatherstripping, caulk or expanding foam insulation. Weatherstrip the windows and doors, along with the threshold, if the original is missing or brittle. Use caulk in small cracks and voids; squirt a bit of expanding foam insulation into larger gaps and cracks. It will swell and fill the area, insulating and weather-sealing. Follow the

  • The Forbidding House

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    into that old house, not knowing who, or what, might be in there? The storm had decided for me. Lightning hit the tree, filling the air with the scent of scorched sap. I dashed onto the porch and pounded on the door to find it was open. As I went into the corridor, suddenly the door had smashed shut. What was that? I felt, my heart in my mouth. I slowly turned around. I didn't see anyone, but that didn't mean that there couldn't be someone else in the house with me. I hesitated. I approached

  • Diary Of Anne Frank Differences

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    One of the differences was when the thief had left the door wide open. In the script, Mr. Frank went down and closed the door. While in the movie as Mr. Frank walks down the stairs and at the same time a man, who was walking down the street saw the door and went to investigate it. Then two Gestapo police had seen the man and went in with the man to investigate as well. Inside the attic, everyone stayed still while Moushi roamed around and he started making noise. The director

  • Personal Narrative: Aunt Nell's Home

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    front door would fly open and she would emerge waving us in. As soon as I took one step in the door; the smell of Juicy Fruit gum came rushing to greet me. Aunt Nell stopped everyone right inside the door for a debriefing of how life was going and to take our jackets or coats. Within minutes we followed her through the living room and dining room, then to an area that connected all the rooms. On the Left you had the guest room or her husband’s bedroom and known as the Blue room. The next-door lead

  • Attic Black Figure Pottery

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    The Attic Black-Figure Ovoid Neck-Amphora is a pottery piece that one does not know a lot about. It was produced sometime between 600 to 400 B.C., and is now housed at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska. It was used to hold liquids and was often a source of trade for the Greek potters. In this paper, one will learn how the pottery was made, what the designs on the vase mean, history, and about the culture of the Greeks. The first step in understanding the Attic Black-Figure Ovoid Neck-Amphora

  • Angels Attic Thrift Shop Case Analysis

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    Critical Analysis/Issue Paper Angels Attic thrift shop. Their official mission statement is “Donate! Make a difference”. Angels attic is a Murray, KY based local thrift or consignment store and is not for profit organization, which sells donated items like clothes, furniture, home décor, home appliances, bath essentials, electronics, books, movie and music discs and pretty much everything which can be resell. All the funds from sales helps the Angels community clinic, it’s a well maintained house

  • The Grudge

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    The Grudge The Grudge is a magnificent horror film based in Japan. Many years ago a family of three lived in that house- Kayoto, her husband and their little son, Toshio. Kayoto fell in love with Peter, her lecturer and wrote about him a lot in her diary. When Toshio’s father found out, he killed Kayoto and Toshio, and then hanged himself. When they die the curse is on the house and whoever enters the house will get cursed and eventually die. During the credits the background is bright red which

  • What Theme Of The World Is Full Of Monsters

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    particular day, he feels hungry while staring at the computer screen. He places his mask down besides his computer screen and goes down to the pantry where the food is stored. While trying to open the door, it falls off and shatters. He takes an apple in one hand, shards in another, and walks up to the attic. When he disposes of the shards, he takes a bite out of the apple. The taste of the apple shocks him and he drops it, making it rolls towards the mirror he is always afraid to look into. He takes

  • Home Improvement Research Paper

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    sell it one day. However, DIY projects don't have to just mean getting your home ready for the MLS listing. And ROI can mean more than financial return. Here are three of DIY projects that offer the best ROI emotionally and financially. 1. The Front Door Home improvement projects don't have to be big or expensive. This might earn a "huh?" response

  • Analysis of Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

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    Analysis of Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews Flowers in the attic that’s what four children thought of themselves. They were born so brightly colored, but fading duller as their long dreary nightmarish days, held prisoners of hope, and kept captive by greed. The Dollengangers were a loving and happy family. Chris had meet Corrine when she was fourteen. After she turned eighteen they eloped. They had four beautiful children. They all had blond hair, blue eyes, and fair skin. Christopher

  • Personal Narrative: A Horror Story

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    basement to see what is down there. I open a door labeled, CONCEALMENT CHAMBER. I open it anyway I find bones and organs in jars. I almost threw up. I had to be stealthy leaving the basement, I was told not to be down there by my parents order. I went to check in the attic that had a built in step ladder. I went up there and there was dead animal carcases as my body stimulate my body. As I steadily leave the attic after almost throwing up in the attic which was a closer call than the basement. I

  • Act 1 scene 5 of The Diary of Anne Frank

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    Goodrich and Hackett. The play is based on the Diary of Anne Frank kept during the two years they were in hiding from the Nazis, 1942-1944. The Franks were hiding in with another family, the Van Daans. Both of these families were hiding in the attic of Mr Frank’s business in Amsterdam. It is an important scene in the play as it is a major turning point. The Franks and the Van Daans have been in hiding for 6 months and are performing there ritual Hanukkah, then they hear a noise downstairs

  • Polly And Digory: A Summary

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    exactly what happened to Polly and Digory when they went to explore Digory’s uncle’s attic. Best friends, Polly and Digory live right next to one another in London, England. It was around the year 1900 and an extremely cold, wet summer. One rainy day the two friends had nothing better to do than explore the common attic of all the houses on their street. While they are exploring the attics, they walk into a door finding out its Digory’s mysterious Uncle Andrew’s study. There is nothing interesting

  • Encountering the Unknown: A Ghostly Encounter

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    I twisted the knob and swung open the door. But nothing was to be seen. I thought it was nothing and started to call my roommate Thanh. My phone rang and rang but no one was that the other end of the line. I decided to leave a message,” Hey Thanh I am on a date in the living room. Please don’t

  • The history of architectural drafting

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    Architectural drafting plays a big role in our lives. It is the process by which all architectural things around us are made. Drafting the builds before hand in their entirety makes it so you can make sure that you are following all the rules that go along with architecture, say you didn’t draft a building you were going to make and on the construction you decide to make a bedroom with only one access. If there was a fire and you were in that room and that fire spread to your room you would have

  • Persuasive Essay On A House Hunting Checklist

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    on lighting. If you are concerned about a high electric bill, you might want to avoid an eastern or western exposure. 3. What Does the Attic Reveal? Take a look at the attic. Does it have plenty of insulation, and if so, is that insulation in good condition? Is the attic full of trash and other debris that could contain rodents and other pests? Does the attic appear to have any stains or other obvious signs of water intrusion? 4. How is the Drainage Around the House? You might have found the

  • Carrie's Revenge in Steven King's Carrie

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    simple opinion. From this to the kids at school Carrie was overwhelmed caring burdens no child should carry. So she began flexing her power making it grows stronger. Starting with small things like marbles dancing in air looking and unlocking doors, ash trays throw into the air, overheads lights breaking. These were minor things that would climax to bigger & better things for Carrie. Chris Hargensen was the popular one who would start things up that would wined up to wondering Carrie. Chris