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The Cask of Amontillado

The Cask of Amontillado . http://robertarood.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/poe1.jpg. By Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar was a gambler and he lost so much money his guardian refused to let him keep going to school. The poem named raven was a winning short story in 1845.

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The Cask of Amontillado

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  1. The Cask of Amontillado http://robertarood.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/poe1.jpg By Edgar Allan Poe

  2. Edgar was a gambler and he lost so much money his guardian refused to let him keep going to school. • The poem named raven was a winning short story in 1845. • A lot of Edgar’s great work was made with sadness and terror • He admired William Shakespeare a Alexander Pope because of there great writing skills. • Edgar was poor and lied about his age so he could join the army. Author Bio Page

  3. Carnival • The carnival in Venice Italy is the largest and most important festival there • This celebrates the pass of winter and the beginning of spring • The official start of this celebration was in 1296 • The 2009 edition will start February 13th through the 24th. • The 2009 edition is going to be called 6 senses for 6 districts http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&safe=active&ei=CFTLSvOVFd-SjAeZofysCA&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=edgar+allan+poe+the+mask+venice+italy&spell=1&start=0

  4. Dangers of Revenge • Revenge can backfire (Karma) • Revenge can hurt anyone & everyone • People look down on you • Guilt can take over your conscious • Revenge can mean trouble • Consequences • Hatred • Form enemies “ 'Tis more noble to forgive, and more manly to despise, than to revenge an Injury.”

  5. Time Period Snap Shot • The fist Saxophone was made and patented by Antoine Joseph Sax • The first baseball game was played on June 19th featuring the New York Nines and Knickerbockers • Jan 1st, 1846- Yucatan breaks off from Mexico, declaring their independence http://images.absoluteastronomy.com/images/encyclopediaimages/b/ba/baseball1866.jpg https://www.alumni.unh.edu/connection/images/04_13_07/sax.jpg http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/willow/yucatan0.gif

  6. Time period Snap Shot • Dec 28th, 1846 – The state of Iowa joins the U.S. becoming the 29th state • Nov 4th, 1846- The first artificial leg is patented http://www.theus50.com/images/state-quarters/iowa-quarter.jpg http://www.univie.ac.at/cga/art/prosthetic_lg.jpg

  7. Credits • http://www.biography.com/articles/Poe-EdgarAllan-9443160 • http://www.venicecarnival.com/ • http://www.historyorb.com/ • http://www.worldofquotes.com/topic/Revenge/index.html

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