Vampire legends are interesting to study in the modern world and people are surprised worldwide in getting to know more about the vampire culture and legends. People worldwide have heard stories of a night being that does not die at all and survives only on the blood of human beings. Many cultures have their way of describing and portraying their vampires into the society. They also have their way of using vampire lore to incorporate it into their society and make it survive over a long time. Vampire
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The organism under examination in this study is known by its common name as Townsend’s big-eared bat‚ or by its scientific name as Corynorhinus townsendii. The organism was first described by Cooper in 1837. One interesting note about the taxonomic history of the organism is that even with current studies‚ its relation to other genera within the tribe Plecotini is still indeterminate. The result of this uncertainty is myriad combinations of potential synonymization of closely related genera within
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In an analysis of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and one of many film adaptions‚ Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula‚ it is very evident that the female characters within the movie and the book are remarkably different. Not only is the love interest between Mina (Ryder) Harker and Dracula (Oldman) an addition to the movie‚ but the extreme sexualization of all the female characters within the film adaption portray the women in a new light. Through the distinction in character portrayal between the movie and the
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The Monsters We See Are Actually Our Reflections: How Simulacra in Bram Stoker’s Dracula Undermines the Idea of Good VS Evil “The monster is not outside but within…‚” said John Paul Riquelme. Riquelme’s quote gives the impression that there are always two sides to every coin. Each individual is more than their outer appearance. Humans are an imperfect mixture of both good and bad. According to Jean Baudrillard‚ simulacrum or simulacra is essentially the representation of something or even a certain
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Dracula is about the defeat of a blood-thirsty‚ devilish vampire‚ but his demise could not have been accomplished without the use of the Christian religion. The team uses a variety of symbols from Christianity that killed Dracula and protects them from being harmed. Dracula is this Satanic being that in the end is defeated by the power of God. In Dracula‚ Bram Stoker uses various Christian symbols in the fight against Dracula‚ the satanic being‚ to illustrate the good of Christian religion and the
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Are you aware of the of the other side of vampires? What does the word “vampire” mean to you? You’ve probably heard of Dracula‚ but what about the lesser known of the bunch? You could even say‚ the less human. With big ears‚ a long tail‚ and bulging red eyes‚ this description doesn’t fit most movie vampires. However‚ it does fit another bloodsucking beast‚ the chupacabra. It’s known as the goatsucker to some‚ and chupacabra to others‚ this beast originates from spain and has spread rapidly across
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The ideas of immortality and vampires have been around for a long time. Long before Dracula‚ there lived the “Bloody Countess”‚ who was known to take young peasant girls and torture them before bathing in their blood. Holding the Guinness World Record for ‘the most number of victims attributed to one murderess’‚ Erzebet (Elizabeth) Bathory killed at least 650 young girls for the sake of staying young and beautiful (Glenday‚ 2009). The primary cause of Bathory’s extreme social device is nurture. An
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In a Gravestone Made of Wheat by Will Weaver‚ a man is struggling to get the rights to bury his wife on his farm. The man and main character‚ Olaf‚ does anything in his power to do what he feels his right. Because of this and indirect characterizations throughout this story‚ Olaf appears to be a determined and thoughtful man. In this story Olaf shows a lot of determination. He never gives up when things get rough‚ and takes the route that feels right. For example‚ in the introduction of the story
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Word count 1466 Introduction: Attachment theory can be useful to highlight core and basic human needs for social interaction and proximity to others. Used as a model of human development‚ it can help us consider how relationships between infants and their caregivers forge and underpin the development of fundamental areas of our lives; our self beliefs and constructs of the world around us; of ourselves and expectations of others; our abilities to self regulate our emotions and feelings; our sense
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"Buffy‚ The Vampire Slayer: A Gender Discussion" What is gender? The answer to that is not so simple. "Gender is what culture makes out of the raw material’ of biological sex‚" (Unger and Crawford‚ 1995). Also‚ there is a difference between what is gender identity and what is a gender role; a difference which seems to be even more difficult to differentiate between than the words "gender" and "sex". Media and other parts of our culture seem to believe they know the difference
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