seems obsessed with vampires. From gothic vampire novels‚ to endless movies‚ television and art‚ the vampire archetype continues to grow in popularity and sophistication. What is behind this seeming obsession with vampires‚ in our western culture? Why does this archeype endure? What does the vampire have‚ or do‚ that makes him/her so attractive and compelling? When did the transformation occur‚ from foul miscreant to suave tragic hero? Who is the vampire - really? Vampire culture seems in stark
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Vampires Are Real With today’s media a fascination with monsters has risen to an all-time high. One monster in particular‚ though‚ has become the center point for all attention‚ the vampire. Many believe the existence of vampires is just a myth. One valid arguments of non-believers is that if vampires did exist‚ wouldn’t they have depleted their food source? Early legends of vampires are supported by the belief that people suffering from a deadly‚ but rare‚ blood disease not vampirism. Believers
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Apportation - Materialization‚ disappearance‚ or teleportation of an object.[1] Aura reading - Perception of the energy fields surrounding people‚ places‚ and things.[2] Automatic writing - Writing produced without conscious thought.[3] Astral projection or mental projection - An out-of-body experience in which an "astral body" becomes separate from the physical body.[4] Bilocation or multilocation - Being in multiple places at the same time.[5] Clairvoyance‚ second sight - Perception outside
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Vampires and Zombies Vampires and Zombies are common in today’s modern world through the use of the media. In this essay‚ I will be talking about how each of these beings say something about society‚ how vampires have been portrayed across time and how zombies have been portrayed. By doing this‚ I will use two references from TV shows. The Walking Dead is an American horror drama television series‚ which is based on the comic book series of the same name. It tells the story of a small group
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are blood sucking immortals known as vampires. They transgress the boundaries that humans are always trying to establish. Vampire lore has reflected the values and social structures of the culture it has existed in‚ but over the past century the values have transformed. From the classic story of Stoker’s Dracula where he is presented as sinister and non-human‚ the vampire aspect of literature has evolved drastically to a more heroic immortal. Physically‚ vampires have changed their appearance over
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(Franiuk and Scherr 19). The female characters in The Vampire Diaries are magically enamored to the vampires‚ due to their stereotypical masculine portrayal. The beginning of the human/vampire relationship is connected to masculine depictions by the male vampires. Stefan‚ for example‚ demonstrates his skills on the football pitch before Elena and he get together (20). Elena is a down to earth girl with brunette hair and although she is popular at school and has some admirer‚ she does not present
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opening lines and your explanation. * The Good Vampire Stefan All emotions and memories kept in his diary‚ Stefan Salvatore thought he was the way he shouldn’t be. For hundred years he felt nothing but pain‚ guilt and suffering‚ Went back to Mystic Falls‚ his home‚ for a new beginning. This four opening lines I made is inspired by the book (and now a hit TV series) The Vampire Diaries. It is a story about supernatural creatures such as vampires‚ werewolves‚ doppelgangers‚ and witches. I love
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Vampires and Cannibals: The Connection “I’m not afraid of werewolves or vampires or haunted hotels‚ I’m afraid of what real human beings do to other real human beings.” Walter Jon Williams once said‚ and rightly so. What if all these monsters were created by humans to take away from the horrific acts that human beings did to one another‚ or even out of fear of the unknown and death itself? Take for instance vampires and cannibals‚ at first glance there are no real correlation‚ but if you take a
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Vampires vs. Werewolves Out of all the mythical creatures in the world the most common and the most known mythical creatures are vampires and werewolves. And where there are vampires there are most likely going to be werewolves. So now let me tell you some of the similarities and differences between vampires and werewolves which you may or may not know. Vampires and werewolves are both mythical beings created in the ancient times but have now become exceedingly popular in today’s day and age. This
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that are known to lurk in the shadows; Vampires and werewolves. Over centuries there has been a huge debate as to which one is superior. Vampires and werewolves have always fought each other from the beginning as born enemies. Some say the werewolves are superior because they are stronger and others say the vampires are superior because they are smarter. It comes down to brawn versus brains. For me the answer is obvious; at the end of it all it is the vampires who rule over everything that goes bump
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