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    I can still recall the first time that I saw a horror film. I was seven years old and the movie was Nightmare on Elm Street’s Freddy Krueger. Freddy is a frightening character in the 1984 film. He is a serial killer who has knives instead of fingernails. The nightmare that haunted me nightly was the scene when a teenage girl wanders around a dark boiler room in only her nightgown‚ a screeching is heard as knives are scratched against the pipes. The combination of reality into the movie made it

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    Within all of the three poems we have studied‚ UA Fanthorpe’s half past two‚ DH lawrence’s Piano and Stephen Spenders‚ there are aspects of childhood being described and conveyed. However each poem conveys them in a different manner‚ but there are some similarities as well. Firstly I will talk about what each poem is about and what attitude and themes they possess compared to the other two. In the poem half past two by UA fanthorpe a boy is given detention for an unspecified misdemeanour‚

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    Group Therapy

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    Group therapy has its roots from WWII but is still very common today. There are many different factors of group therapy. The first is that group therapy offers new information to individuals. The group leader may offer advice but also group members share their experiences. This leads to the presence of hope by both the therapist and group members. Another factor to group therapy is universality which shows that everyone struggles with problems and that an individual is not alone (BOOK). A benefit

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    part of the tragic hero.. 6. Though it arouses solemn emotion‚ tragedy does not leave its audience in a state of depression. Aristotle argues that one function of tragedy is to arouse the "unhealthy" emotions of pity and fear and through a catharsis (which comes from watching the

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    humor are: satire‚ ethnic self parody‚ parody of the dominant culture‚ code switching‚ language plays between Spanish and English‚ mistranslations and the fusion of the profane‚ body functions‚ sex and swear words into a self referential type of catharsis” Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture‚ Volume 1 1- Humor determines how close or far the rest are from our own selves http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qc_hgpe6eA&feature=relmfu If you understand our jokes‚ you are one of us 2- Humor

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    Aristotelian's Concept

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    concept on Aristotelian’s tragic hero. Because tragic hero was a noble by birth‚ he shows human errors‚ and he sets as warning to humanity. Oedipus was hubris so proud of his own intelligence‚ hamartia he thinks that he can escape a horrendous fate‚ catharsis he does not kill himself because he will not suffer and peripeteia Oedipus realizes that he is the son and murderer of Laius as well as the son and husband of Jocasta. Oedipus Rex was passed on classicism‚ for he shows a good manner for leaving

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    An individual can be drawn to a given novel for multiple reasons. Kim Edwards draws in her readers with her deeply moving page turners. Edwards includes psychological detail in her works‚ making connection to readers easy. When reading the descriptions of her novels‚ one quickly finds themselves eager to start reading. Her first novel‚ The Memory Keeper’s Daughter delves into the fear of loss. Every person on this earth fears losing something. A common fear for parents is the fear of losing their

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    plays or movies and it’s carried out by actors. • Antagonist: a character who is the main enemy of the protagonist. • Anti-climax: a sudden‚ unexpected falling action that leads the audience to feel bored and disappointed. • Catharsis: A release of emotional tension‚ as after an overwhelming experience‚ that restores or refreshes the spirit. • Climax: when the progression of the story reaches its greatest intensity. • Comic relief: Comic relief is the inclusion

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    Siddhama Gotama - The Buddha

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    Siddhama Gotama‚ who will later be known as the world-renowned religious icon‚ Buddha (founder of Buddhism)‚ lived in the 6th century BCE. He was born in the foothills of the Himalayas in the town of Kapilavatthu‚ where Suddhodana (Gotama’s father) was a prominent leader. This meant that as a boy Gotama was surrounded by luxury‚ and if he chose‚ someday he could become a World Leader‚ as his father had wanted. (Armstrong‚ Buddha‚132) Suddhodana refused to accept it when his son left‚ but even the

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    Love Hate and Fate Essay ‘Romeo and Juliet’‚ a Shakespearean tragedy play written in the late 16th Century‚ conveys the themes of love‚ hate and fate. Shakespeare explores the complex nature of these universal feelings and the impact of fate through the death of young Romeo and Juliet. Various types of love portrayed include romantic love and love for family pride‚ members and title. Hate and feuding is also present throughout the story‚ instigated particularly by the character Tybalt. The composer

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