Born and raised in South Paterson‚ I wouldn’t ask for anything better. As I walk down the block I notice how people that come from around the world can get along in such a small city. I would see people representing their ethnicity‚ backgrounds‚ religion‚ and even their traditions in many ways. From the flags being hung up and to the candles and Christmas trees that are lit; I enjoyed watching fellow friends and neighbors of mine knowing that they are proud of their own race. Coming from a busy
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section of the country. These values influence the characteristics of the life and the people of a particular region. By analyzing them‚ we will see certain themes and the similarities within the regions. While Southern writers focus on their proud heritage‚ every aspect of being “Southern” and wishing things could be the way they used to be. Northern writers tend to focus on Puritanism religion and beliefs. They looked forward to their religious freedom and moving forward from the past. They had
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Do you ever suspect that your home is not as safe as you think it is? The story “When a Southern Town Broke a Heart”‚ by Jacqueline Woodson‚ is about when she thought about this as a nine-year-old. She lived in Greenville (South Carolina) for most of her childhood‚ but moved to Brooklyn with her mother. This story is set in Greenville‚ on one of her trips back. During the course of the story‚ Woodson shows that one of the most difficult things about growing up is realizing the insecurity of a place
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Solinski English 190 22 September 2015 My Favorite “Horror Movies” When it is about scary and creepy things‚ what is the first thought that crosses the mind? Is it the horror movies? If you guess so‚ you are right. These movies are designed to scare and terrorize‚cause dismay and fear. Horror movies is a genre seeking to evoke a negative emotion reaction from the audience by playing on their fears and cause alarm‚ panic and dread in the viewers. Horror movies captivate and entertain the audience and
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Devonne Waters Ron Guthrie EH-101 5 Dec 2012 Attracted to Terror Horror movies are known as adrenaline boosters. People go to see the movie just to boost their heart rates. For example‚ a couple arrives at the movie theatre ready to see the newest Michael Myers movie. At the beginning of the movie tension is built to get the movie viewers ready to meet the main attraction‚ Michael Myers. When he finally comes into the movie the movie viewers’ heart rate starts to rises‚ because they are either
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In the essay‚ “Why We Crave Horror Movies” Stephen King attempts to explain why we love horror movies‚ and he gives a few different reasons why people go to see horror movies. People want to show that they are not scared; people want to have fun; but the main reason that he suggests is that we are insane and we need to watch horror movies to keep that insanity locked up in society. He uses a variety of argumentative strategies and literally decides to prove his thesis. On the other side‚ King surprised
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(1): Classification 2013.12 Different Types of Horror-film Viewers Horror films have always been a popular genre among the movies. You might wonder: If the film is so scary and terrifying‚ why are people still willing to spend time and money to be frightened? What are they thinking when they are watching? Generally speaking‚ these people can be divided into three categories depending on their different motivations. The first type of horror movie fan is ‘’Excitement seekers’’. This kind of
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Horror films were created to make the audience feel emotions of fear and terror into their lives as well as making it entertaining for people to watch . Horror in general effectively centres on the negativity of reality‚ the thought of monsters‚ death‚ pain and blood makes a regular sane human being squeamish. Even though they are made to play on our worse fears‚ our worst nightmares yet somehow people always wish to watch these types of films‚ making it one of the most successful genre of films
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Many things come to mind when people allow themselves to think about horror movies. Most may experience the feeling of butterflies in their stomach for fear or just pure excitement‚ but where does that fear or excitement come from? One might say that it is the anti-social instincts of horror that we all have hidden and festering deep down inside. A great horror author Stephen King once said‚” that watching a horror movie helps us control the anti-social instincts we all have inside”. Some people
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Have you ever felt betrayed by something you thought you understood? That’s how Jacqueline Woodson felt. In “How a Southern Town Broke a Heart”‚ Woodson introduces change as a central idea of the story. By observing how her character changes over the course of the plot‚ it seems evident that Woodson is trying to convey to the reader that as you age‚ and understand more‚ your perspective of things can change. One way that Woodson conveys the theme is by reflecting on how childhood morphs into adulthood
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