In the beginning of the story, omitted from this excerpt Fortunato, dressed in the cap and bells of a court jester or fool. Leaves a costume ball to accompany Montresor in search of the Amontillado. Do you find any clues in the story to suggest that Montresor may have thought Fortunato to be a fool and that he may have regretted Fortunato's stupidity?

There are hints in the story that suggests that Mon-t-re-sor considered Fortun-ato to be naive.

And, Mon-t-re-sor did not regret Fortun-ato's ignorance.

Explanation:

'The Cask of Amon-tillado' is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is a revenge narration of Mont-resor, who is confessing his crime to someone fifty years later after he committed the crime.

From the stories, one can find clues that Mont-resor considered Fortun-ato to be a fool. When he states 'I was so pleased to see him, that I  thought I should never have done wrin-gi-ng his hand.'

Mont-resor also never regretted Fortun-ato's ignorance rather he was pleased that he did not have to wr-ing his hand to exert his plan.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

laughter and happiness are an essential part of life. laughing releases the body's "feel good" chemicals. thus, it provides long or short term relief from stress and or anxiety. more or less, laughing strengthens social connections and provides an easy approach in social related situations.

moreover, there are many benefits of laughter and humor. it's as if they play the role of superhero to combat anxiety and depression, according to researchers. happiness and laughter is the best medicine for teen mental health.

what happens in the body also affects the mind. the positive changes in physical health also have profound an impact on mental health. we have a lot to gain from laughing! medical effects of laughter have continued to validate the pain-relieving effect and benefits of laughter.

scientists tell us that laughter and humor actually, believe it or not, lower blood pressure, reduce stress hormones and increase muscle flexion. there are many benefits to happiness and laughter, and they so happen to increase the circulation of antibodies in the blood stream and make us resistant to infections.

as stated before, laughing releases your body's "feel good" chemicals, and on a related note, negative stress can cause your body to release chemicals that weaken your immune system which makes you more likely to contract a disease. luckily, laughter reduces negative stress and prevents those chemicals from being released.

all in all, you may want to consider laughing as much as you can!