Addiction‚ Bullying and Self-empowerment in Buffy the vampire Slayer by Rob Cover and it involves the fictional character‚ Willow‚ and her addiction to magic. The article shares several similarities with the peer reviewed article Battling Addictions in Dracula by Kristina Aikens‚ and “[I]s it dangerous?” Alternative readings of “drugs” and “addiction” in Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Jo Latham. All three articles explain the drug references in vampire media albeit with different points and interpretations
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sophisticated vampire; it is arguably the most influential vampire work of the early 19th century‚[9] inspiring such works as Varney the Vampire and eventually Dracula.[10] However‚ it is Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula that is remembered as the quintessential vampire novel and which provided the basis of modern vampire fiction. Dracula drew on earlier mythologies of werewolves and similar legendary demons and "was to voice the anxieties of an age"‚ and the "fears of late Victorian patriarchy"
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describe a history to teach people‚ especially children‚ about social rules and values. In the other hand‚ we have Varney the Vampire and Dracula‚ those are gothic stories in which allegory and archetypes are used to create the atmosphere of darkness and danger while the story is developed to entertain readers. Little Red Cap together with Varney the Vampire and Dracula are three examples of literature which are characterized by the representation of two specific roles‚ the insiders and the outsiders
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Does Dracula‚ Queen of the Damned‚ or Anne Rice sound familiar? Surely‚ they must‚ but not just for one person. In fact‚ for people all over the world! The three terms expressed all have one thing in common; vampires. These mythical creatures are one of the most popular horror-related figures. Vampires may be a frightening subject for most‚ but that does not take away from the fact of their popularity throughout. The fascination of vampires has greatly affected past‚ present‚ and future cultures
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In the science fiction novel The Chrysalids‚ written by John Wyndham‚ the theme of isolation is displayed through the social‚ psychological‚ and geographical aspects of the book. Xenophobia is also a key factor contributing to the isolation between the different groups within the population. Social isolation is made clear with the separation between the "Norm" people and the mutants. The Norm shun those who possess mutant like qualities or abilities‚ and choose to isolate them in the community
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Today the United States is the home to the largest immigrant population in the world. Even though immigrants assimilate faster in the United States compared to other developed nations‚ immigration policy has become a highly controversial issue. The steady increase in the immigrant population in America enrages the citizens who think the immigrants take away jobs opportunities‚ benefit from government benefits unfairly‚ increase crime and terrorism in the country‚ and do not integrate into mainstream
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Good Intentions; Unfortunate Results “The path to hell is paved with good intentions‚” says an English Proverb. This can also be seen as true about literature set in the 17th century all the way to characters living in the turn of the 19th century. Those were simpler times when people believed in the devil‚ witches and vampires as explanations because there were so many things they didn’t understand. Characters in these strict moral times would try to do what they thought would be for the best
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By taking a look at the dictionary we find out that phobia is defined as a strong unreasonable fear or hatred of a particular thing. Types of phobias that I would like to discuss are divided into three categories: Hydrophobia‚ Claustrophobia‚ and xenophobia. The first kind of phobia that I am going to write about is Hydrophobia. Hydrophobia is an anxiety disorder that causes fear of drowning. The panic is generally so intense that and has an effect on a person’s quality of life. People with Hydrophobia
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Blau‚ further argue the use of racism and xenophobia in the form of conflict in “Select Social History of the Psychoactive Drugs: Tobacco‚ Alcohol‚ Marijuana‚ Cocaine‚ & Heroin”‚ by addressing the ingrained prejudices against immigrants and ethnic groups (Gullotta & Blau‚ 1995). The forming of our
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History 10 25 November 2015 Vlad the Impaler Dracula. Just the name strikes fear in the mind of many‚ with images of black-clad creatures with fangs and widows peaks that could make Marilyn Monroe jealous. Well‚ the real Dracula was just as terrifying‚ if not more‚ just without the blood sucking. Vlad Dracul III was a member of the House of Drăculești‚ a branch of the House of Basarab‚ also known‚ using his patronymic‚ as Vlad Drăculea or Vlad Dracula. (cite) He was posthumously dubbed Vlad the Impaler
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