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    depression‚ horror‚ death‚ and gloom as well as romantic elements. Gothic Literature and Magical Realism are both unique genres but some elements within them are similar. The genre of the fall of the house of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe is horror as in that there’s something that the main character thinks is going to happen and ends up happening as something triggers it. Another genre of the fall of the house of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe is tragedy‚ tragedy in the book happens towards the end of the

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    INTRODUCTION Cinemas are the central spot of people’s visual entertainment‚ acting as the medium between the art of movie directors and the audiences seeking the getaway from real world reality. It is at the cinema where people enjoy themselves by watching movies that they may find interesting initially regardless of the language‚ locality or storyline‚ as long as that one particular movie is intriguing enough to make them go to the cinema to get their movie-o-meter filled with appealing crafts

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    Ten Points of Neo Realism

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    5-Sense of masses and the protagonists to the masses- comes up from a crowed of unemployed workers and after his stolen bike‚ tragedy on the job he goes back and fights with the masses as the movie comes to an end. 6-Realism thru Humanism- creates a gate; sense of realism through the use of real people then all seasoned alters like the man and his son so this way it gives more authentic power. 7-non Professional actors- in the movie the man and his son are obviously not professional actors

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    Where the Spirit Lives

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    5 scenes that left an impression… 1)The very first scene to me was very interesting. This is when the man tries to lure the children into the plane by singing and dancing. He made everything seem like it was going to be fun and easy for the children‚ but it clearly was not. I’m sure back when they were bringing children to the school they lied a lot about what the school was going to be like. 2)Secondly‚ when they are brought to the school they get punished if they don’t speak English. When they

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    horror to the reader. “The Fall of the House of Usher”‚ presents a creepier mood and is in the Gothic Literature genre. Gothic Literature is a genre that is represented by dark and gloomy mood. It is characterized by elements such as tortured characters‚ dramatic language‚ remote settings‚ and violence. “House Taken Over”‚ on the other hand presents a calmer mood through the actions of the characters and is in the genre of Magical Realism. Magical Realism is a genre that has more to do with fantasy

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    A Doll's House

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    A Doll’s House is a three-take action drama in writing style by Henrik Ibsen. It first went to stage on 21st December 1879‚ at the Royal Theatre in Denmark. It was originally published one month earlier. The play has been charged with the fever during the European revolution in 1848; in this case‚ a new modern perspective was emerging in the literary as well as dramatic world; hence challenging the romantic traditions. Major characters in the play include Nora‚ Torvald Helmer and Krogstad. The characters

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    Haunted House

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    A haunted house is a house or other building often perceived as being inhabited by disembodied spirits of the deceased who may have been former residents or were familiar with the property. Parapsychologists attribute haunting to the spirits of the dead and the effect of violent or tragic events in the building’s past such as murder‚ accidental death‚ or suicide. More scientific explanations for the perception that a house is haunted include misinterpreting noises naturally present in structures

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    Hallowman House - Lost Junge This year‚ get into the Halloween spirit by visiting the following online and offline haunted houses. Halloween is a special day of the year that is celebrated by many around the world. Some people celebrate by trick-or-treating or dressing up in elaborate costumes and attending various parties. Others go all out by decorating the inside and outside of their homes. And some brave souls get into the Halloween spirit by visiting scary corn mazes and creepy haunted houses

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    The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts A research paper submitted to Professor P. L. Brewster In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For BIBL364 Liberty University Online By Robert Ortiz Jr. Lynchburg‚ Virginia August 17‚ 2012 Table of Contents Introduction 2 The Coming / Filling of the Holy Spirit 2 The Holy Spirit Speaks through Believers 4 The Holy Spirit Speaks to Believers 4 The Holy Spirit Works Miracles

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    Abstract The Winchester house is full of twist and turns. Mrs. Winchester built things upside down‚ doors leading to no where‚ and staircases also. Mrs.Wichester had a great life going for her‚ good at music and everybody loved her. Once she got married‚ it seemed everything went downhill. Her only child dies as a infant and couple of years later her husband. Now she is left with tons of money and owning half of the stock market‚ she goes and meet with a medium. The medium tells her that her husband

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