THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO

By Edgar Allan Poe

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Author Bio Page

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.

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

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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.”

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

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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

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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