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    Their substantial body mass is impressive‚ which makes their body their best weapon. Some might say I have arachnophobia‚ but personally it’s just pure hatred towards the species of spiders. The wolf spider (one of the largest of its kind) is an absolute nail biter. Their substantial body mass is impressive. Every night our front door gets mauled by cobwebs from

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    create anxiety are used consistently in films with darkness and a variety of monsters. Darkness brings the feeling of unforeseen action‚ while monsters terrorize the audience. These films may also attack hidden fears of the viewers. The movie‚ Arachnophobia‚ which was produced in 1990‚ terrified people of all ages. This movie brought the fear of spiders to another level. In one of the scenes‚ a man is eating popcorn and swallows a spider on a popcorn kernel. The spider bites him in the throat and

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    Phobias Phobias are a very common disorder in the United States these days. The definition for phobia is "an abnormal or morbid fear or aversion" ("Oxford" 655). To be considered a phobia‚ a fear must cause great distress or interfere with a person’s life in a major way. The word phobia is Greek‚ therefore‚ any word that proceeds it should be Greek too. To coin a new phobia name‚ it is proper and only accepted to follow this rule. The rule has been broken many times in the past‚

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    B. White makes all the characters not act how they are depicted in society‚ and she shows this most with Charlotte. When people think of spiders they think of nasty or creepy creatures. Spiders are sometimes feared so much that people develop arachnophobia. Although spiders have a bad rap and are not exactly the most cherished of animals‚ E.B. White makes Charlotte the complete opposite. Charlotte may still have to hunt and feed like a spider‚ but she is the heroine of the story and is the most unselfish

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    is an irrational fear of a usually harmless object‚ place or situation. This fear leads people to dread confronting everyday situations‚ or avoid them altogether. ‘The most common specific phobias are agoraphobia‚ the fear of crowded places and arachnophobia‚ the fear of spiders’ (Davenport‚ 1992‚ pg. 239). The main symptoms of person suffering from specific phobia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV)‚ include ‘a marked and persistent fear that is excessive

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    Ashlee L ENG/215 March 06‚ 2014 Glen Golightly Self-preservation is said to be the reasoning behind the emotion of fear‚ in fact most fears our commonly shared among large groups of people. For instance the two most common phobias are; Arachnophobia the fear of spiders and Ophidiophobia the fear of snakes shared among most people in the United States today. The three level of fear are Internal‚ External and Subconscious‚ each level identifies with a certain situation that would bring that

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    Descent into Darkness: A Navy Diver’s Memoir Descent into Darkness by Edward C. Raymer is an exceptional piece of work that accounts the history and aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th‚ 1941. Raymer’s purpose when writing Descent into Darkness was to mainly depict the story of what naval divers did during the recovery process after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor‚ the hazards endured and the sometimes nearly impossible hardships they overcame‚ and the innovative diving techniques

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    In this essay‚ the human nature of physically killing its own specie and however it’s morally right to do so‚ and if so; when‚ will be analyzed in different contexts. It’s however important to show consideration and understanding to the fact that it’s also in the humans nature to not kill its own specie. Before discussing the subject itself‚ it’s important to define certain terms that will either appear or have an important purpose to the subject of the essay. Morality‚ the most common definition

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    think this spider was about to devour his beloved firstborn‚ that I was lucky he was there to save me and vanquish the black widow foe.  He wouldn’t ever admit it‚ but these sorts of stories have led me to believe that my dad might have a touch of arachnophobia. When my dad‚ who is rather fearless and tells stories of brave encounters with rattlesnakes and an angry swarm of yellow jackets‚ actually showed any sort of fear‚ it sort of rubbed off on you.  So‚ I was scared of spiders too.

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    Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was developed by Bethesda Game Studios and first released on November 11th‚ 2011. Skyrim is the fifth game of the main series in Elder Scrolls Series‚ occurring about 200 years after the previous game‚ Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The main series Elder Scrolls games have all been open-world single player fantasy rpgs (role playing games). They are essentially a digital version of Dungeons and Dragons that someone can play on their own. As such‚ they cater to a community of

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