St. Basil the Great’s Homily On Fasting 1. “Sound the trumpet at the new moon‚” says the Psalmist‚ “in the notable day of your feast.”2 This injunction is prophetic. The Scripture readings indicate to us more loudly than any trumpet and more distinctly than any musical instrument the Feast that precedes these days. For we have learned from Isaiah the Grace to be gained from the fasts. Isaiah rejected the Jewish way of fasting and showed us what true fasting means. “Fast not for quarrels and strifes
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The “Final Girl”: The Exploration of Gender in Slasher/Horror Movies Much is made of the anti-female sentiments expressed in slasher/horror films. The classic scenario or formula used in most slasher movies includes the psycho-killer who slashes to death a string of mostly female victims‚ one-by one‚ until he himself is killed or subdued by the final survivor‚ usually the female lead character. The slasher film is rife with forbidden sexual overtones and graphic bloody violence‚ making
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I dislike watching horror movies because they are negative towards people and you have to deal with it mentally. When I was seven‚ I had a bad experience with a scary movie. My friends forced me to watch Halloween with them on a cold fall night in October. The disturbing image of Mike Myers killing someone is still locked in my mind today. I hated this film because of the white mask Mike Myers would wear. I hate the fact that I know something is going to pop out at me in the movie and make me jump
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Calvin brown Analyzing “Why We Crave Horror movies” EN1320 The purpose of this article is to explain why we as people are so in to horror movies. The intended audience is anyone who loves horror movies. Why We Crave Horror Movies he attempts to explain the reasons we go in to dark movie theaters and endure the horror of a scary movie. His main conclusion is that we are all a little deranged as he states‚ “If we are all insane‚ then sanity becomes a matter of degree.”
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Located on the corner of Swanston and Flinders Street in Melbourne’s CBD‚ St. Paul’s Cathedral is one of the city’s most iconic architectural landmarks and is a significant building in terms of Melbourne’s history. The cathedral was built upon a significant site of the Christian faith‚ where the first public church service in Melbourne was held in 1835. This location was originally under government ownership and was used as a corn market before being granted to the Anglican Church. The site was then
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Elizabeth Honeycutt St. Brigid’s Day Intercultural Communications February 18‚ 2013 Ireland has many holidays that are a combination of the country’s Celtic/ Druid past and their belief in Christianity. One of these is St. Brigid’s day. St. Brigid or Brigit as she is sometimes referred to‚ is the female patron saint of Ireland. Her feast day is February 1 which is also the first day of spring in Ireland. “The Celtic feast of Imbolc is also February 1 and is dedicated to the Irish goddess of
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VICTORIA’S SECRET EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Formerly called ’The Limited"‚ Limited Brands operates more than 3‚700 stores in the United States (Limited Brands Annual Report 2004). Its apparel segment includes The Limited Stores and Express. Its intimate products business‚ Victoria’s Secret (lingerie stores‚ catalogs and online business)‚ accounts for more than half of the company’s revenues. Its personal care product business includes Bath & Body Works‚ Henri Bendel (also
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The ecstasy of St. Theresa by Gian Lorenzo Bernini Basic information: Period of completion: 1647-1652 Medium used: Marble height: c. 11’ 6" (3.5m) Provenance: Santa Maria della Vittoria‚ Rome Interpretation/analysis: The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa (alternatively Saint Teresa in Ecstasy or Transverberation of Saint Teresa; in Italian L’Estasi di Santa Teresa or Santa Teresa in estasi) is the central sculptural group in white marble set in an elevated aedicule in the Cornaro Chapel‚ Santa
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Characteristics of the Postmodern Horror Film In our world today‚ box offices are flooded with giddy teenagers seeking a thrill from horror movies. Horror movies date back all the way to the 1890’s so what is it exactly that keeps viewers wanting more? According to Isabel Cristina Pinedo‚ there are four key elements to the success of the contemporary horror film. Today’s successful films constitute a violent disruption of the everyday world‚ transgress and violate boundaries‚ throw into question
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What is the Secret Service and what do they do? The Secret Service is a government department a part of the branch of the Department of Homeland Security concerned with espionage and responsible for providing protection to the president and investigating certain types of financial crime. The Secret Service is an elite force with the job of protecting our countries president. They provide protection against anybody who is threatening the lives of the president or the citizens of the United States
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