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    Angely Levis Professor Florian English 114a 11 September 2013 Response to David Carr’s Articles By reading the five different topic articles I began to see the writing style of Carr. In all five stories he always referred back to his main point. Although‚ he may have slightly drifted away with detail from what he started his article with‚ he always came back to put together what he was saying from the beginning. His style of writing is unique in ways he grabs his reader’s attention and

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    Stephen Hawking has been hailed as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Albert Einstein. Hawking was born on January 8‚ 1942‚ which as he likes to point out is the 300th anniversary of Galileo’s death. Hawking originally studied at Oxford University in England studying physics even though he would have preferred math. He moved onto Cambridge University to work on his PhD in cosmology. Hawking’s career has focused upon the cosmic entities known as black holes‚ and has extended

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    in our fascination with death. <br> <br>Two legendary writers have ruled the universe of death and horror with remarkable success‚ both gifted with the talent of introducing each reader to his or her own subconscious fears. Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King are the masters of their craft‚ blessed- or perhaps cursed- with imaginations that set higher standards in the field of writing. Both authors broke new ground in fiction that has had a significant impact on the world of literature. Similar in quite

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    Stephen King Essay What is it about horror movies that most of us find satisfying? Is it the suspense of not knowing what will happen next? Perhaps it is the blood and gore that some of us crave. No matter what the reason‚ all of the claims stated above due to the fact that we are all mentally ill in our own ways. Stephen King introduced the claim that we are all mentally ill in his essay‚ “Why We Crave Horror Movies” (1). King accurately claims that we‚ the human species have something dark lurking

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    Reid Peters Intro to Public Speaking Amy Cuddy Response Most people don’t realize we as human beings have the amazing mental capacity to choose how we want to feel‚ thus converting in to our behavior. The ability is there‚ although emotions tend to get in the way. There are a few tips and tricks to assert the type of behavior we want to portray‚ and Amy Cuddy teaches a good lesson on just how affective body language can be. Its interesting to look out into a crowd‚ and observe the human nature

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    a screeching is heard as knives are scratched against the pipes. The combination of reality into the movie made it a more nerve-racking experience. In Stephen King’s‚ “My Creature from the Black Lagoon‚” he tells a moment of his life as a child being forever changed by the viewing of the movie‚ The Creature from the Black Lagoon. King expresses that “kids

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    Stephen Crane (November 1‚ 1871 – June 5‚ 1900) was an American author. Prolific throughout his short life‚ he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. The eighth surviving child of Methodist Protestant parents‚ Crane began writing at the age of four and had published several articles by the age of 16. Having little interest in university

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    In “My Creature From the Black Lagoon”‚ Stephen King compares and contrasts how children and adults handle fear‚ specifically in movies. His main argument is that the fear experienced by both adults and children is the result of a focus on the movie in which all emotions are fixated on the movies‚ and there is no logical thinking of the unrealism. In other words‚ their fixation allows for their imagination to dominate. However‚ the detachment varies from among children and adults. Children are easily

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    “Why we crave horror movies” In the essay “Why we crave horror movies” Stephen King argues the reason why we crave watching horror movies‚ examining the obvious and hidden. King believes we are all mentally ill by saying that we’ve all known people who have a certain kind of characteristic that can be found a little crazy. Why do we watch horror movies then? King starts with the first cause‚ which is: to show that we are not scared. He compares it to the thrill of a roller coaster; People ride

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    1. I would describe Stephen King as a rebellious teenager. He was not a typical nerd in high school. He wrote sarcastic newspaper to criticize teachers and showed it around the school. Eventually‚ he got into trouble because one teacher saw it and decided it was offensive. King was also very talented as a teenager. His teacher John Gould discovered him and tutored him. 2. John taught King about good writing is explaining things with necessary words. John told King that most of his writing was good

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