A Case Analysis of Vampires’ Statuses in Popular Culture: Dracula and Blood of the Vampire By Jillian Broaddus Professor Hassan Spring 2014 Independent Study From containing possible allusions in the bible to serving as the protagonists of a multi-million dollar franchise in the twenty-first century‚ one character has transcended time and space across literature‚ media‚ and popular culture: that of the vampire. The notion of vampirism truly took ground during the expansion of the Austro-Hungarian
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Case Study Discussion-Red Bull Describe Red bull’s source of brand equity. Do these sources change depending on the market or country? (I) (a)Definition-Red bull defined as a “functional energy drinks” in western markets‚ the beverage meant to be consumed for energy‚ not for enjoyment purpose. It be named “Red bull” make customer to associate about energy and power.(red color and bull). The version of content included: Caffeine‚ taurine‚ and glucurononolactone .(b)The properties claimed by
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talking about Vlad the Impaler. (Also referred to as Vlad III.) His father Vlad II was the elder in Wallachia. The king gave a nickname to Vlad II‚ he was given the nickname Dracul. Vlad III however got a new nickname too. His was Son of Dracul or Dracula. When Vlad II died in battle‚ his son (Vlad III rushed to take his throne. He got back in his father’s place‚ but it was short-lived. The other ruler that took the throne before him took it back. He switched sides of the war he was fighting for.
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Eyre commenting on ideas including love‚ social class and gender. Jane Eyre allowed Bronte to develop her ideas and opinions about her society at the time thoroughly. Another author who uses the art form of the novel is Bram Stoker‚ with his novel Dracula. Stoker makes known his anxieties and the anxieties that characterised his age: the repercussions of scientific advancement and the dangers of female sexuality. Jane Eyre discusses the idea of love verses autonomy. It is very much the story
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growing civility and refinement fostered by our society. I read Dracula as a criticism of an individualistic search for power. Take away the supernatural elements and the story is of a man who gains power by ruining the lives of others. Bram Stoker’s motivation for writing Dracula was likely not one-dimensional. While there is the obvious attempt to play on the fear of foreigners‚ I think it is incredibly important to remember that Dracula is not the typical foreigner. Even when you disregard the
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Foreman 0 DUKE UNIVERSITY Durham‚ North Carolina From Status to Contract: Domesticating Modernity in Wuthering Heights‚ The Mill on the Floss and Dracula Violeta Solonova Foreman March‚ 2011 Undergraduate Critical Honors Thesis Trinity College of Arts and Sciences English Department Foreman 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My deepest thanks to my thesis advisor‚ Professor Psomiades for her dedication‚ insight‚ positivity‚ encouragement‚ and inspiration. Also‚ thank you to loved ones for
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madness‚ secrets‚ and hereditary curses. The most common characters are maniacs‚ tyrants‚ vampires‚ magicians‚ demons‚ dragons‚ angels‚ Byronic heroes‚ monks‚ and nuns. The setting in a Gothic novel proves to be very unique. It tends to evoke the atmosphere of horror and dread‚ but also portrays the deterioration of its world (Kashmira). The plot itself involves the ruined world in its dealings with a protagonist ’s fall from grace as she succumbs to temptation from a villain. In the end‚ the central
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set up is kind of slow‚ yet story-building. Seeing as this is the last movie of the Blade saga‚ the script becomes more intense that the two prior. A band of vampires finally stumble upon a diamond when they discover the remains of the legendary Dracula in a cave in the middle of the Iraqi Desert. When they reach his body which was buried deep underground they come to realize he is still alive. In a chase with some "familiars" as Blade calls them‚ he rams the back of the car with his vintage Black
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the envelope. Many of the details King discusses in his book‚ such as a love for horror movies‚ I can relate to quite well. Dracula‚ werewolf‚ and haunting movies were great‚ however‚ as soon as the sun went down it didn’t take an expert to scare the wits out of me. My brother practiced on a daily basis at becoming an expert. Dracula films happened to be my favorites. Dracula only came out at night and could hypnotize even the most unwilling‚ capable of turning himself into a bat and flying away at
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Wallachia was feared and was called Vlad the Impaler (Hosier‚ n.d.). In today’s modern world‚ the historical vampire has acquired so many faces; from the myths and legends arose three creatures of the night that has struck literature and film – Stoker’s Dracula‚ Rice’s Louis‚ and Meyer’s Edward. There has been a great shift in perspectives and in the characterization of these beings. Too see how the depiction of a vampire has changed from beinga bloodthirsty shape shifter who seeks revenge to being a frustrated
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