Which phrases in this excerpt from edgar allan poe's "the cask of amontillado" contribute to its gruesome atmosphere?

Make sure the topic of your persuasive essay is not a.something someone else is writing about b.a fact c.something you have written about before

It is clearly expressed. what does that mean?

What can you infer about how the particular events in "the memoirs of the conquistador bernal del diaz de castillo" still affected the writer at the time of writing his memoir? he thinks of his dead crewmen with sadness and regrets that they died for nothing. he is still frustrated that one of his men accidentally kills himself by drinking too much water.  he thinks wistfully about the wealth he may have enjoyed if they had found gold in the yucatan.  he still considers indians liars.