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    reality‚ brought out the humour and energy of ordinary life‚ and displayed compassionate humanism in his writing. Narayan’s short story writing style has been compared to that of Guy de Maupassant‚ as they both have an ability to compress the narrative without losing out on elements of the story. Narayan has also come in for criticism for being too simple in his prose and diction. In a writing career that spanned over sixty years‚ Narayan received many awards and honours. These include the AC Benson

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    Introduction Southern Company is one of the largest generators of electricity in American‚ serving the Southeastern United States for more than 100 years with clean‚ safe‚ reliable and affordable electricity. Its four subsidiaries: Georgia Power‚ Alabama Power‚ Mississippi Power and Florida Power‚ provide retail electric service to 4.4 million customers. This holding company’s operations cover all phases of the electric utility business capacity‚ as well as fiber optics and wireless communications

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    It started as a 1960 Roger Corman horror comedy‚ filmed in two days; it then inspired a lavish 1982 Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Finally in 1986‚ Little Shop of Horrors (1960) graduated into a multimillion-dollar‚ all-star film musical. Rick Moranis plays nebbishy Seymour Krelborn‚ who works in a rundown flower shop on Skid Row. While his boss (Vincent Gardenia) bemoans the lack of business‚ Seymour seeks a way of bringing the shop -- and himself -- fame

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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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    essentially what Robin Wood means when he talks about “the return of the repressed.” In horror films‚ the things we try to repress in society‚ like female sexuality and social outcasts‚ end up being the things that return seeking revenge on their suppressers. That is why it can be said that the repressed return in horror movies. However‚ this can also be said about other movies as well and doesn’t only apply to horror movies. Thrillers‚ actions‚ even comedies‚ can have revengeful characters and themes

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    WHY WE CRAVE HORROR

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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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    counterculture in the US: The Other America What is the Other America? Is it correct to talk about the “Other America”? Who are the “other Americans”? Indians‚ “Nigros”‚ workers‚ immigrants (emigrants?) can all be accounted for that role. But why are they called “others”? Others to whom? Isn’t it correct to say that the Other America actually is the real America? History first. When did this phenomenon start? The date that most recognise as the beginning of the Other America is the December 29th

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    This contradictory role of motherhood is often represented in maternal horror films‚ in which the mother‚ or the female figure‚ is the source of the dysfunctionality and horror within the family. Maternal horror films revolve around the “bad” mothers‚ who are violent‚ anti-social‚ abusive‚ oppressive‚ and dominating. The maternal figure of a “bad” mother challenges the traditional perspectives of a “good” mother‚

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    Reading Response: Other Voices‚ Other Rooms Capote ’s Other Voices‚ Other Rooms is an exploration into role reversal‚ gender definitions‚ and the risk involved in sexuality and love against the harsh contrast of southern ideals. The novel acts as Capote ’s catharsis in developing his younger self‚ in the character of Joel Knox‚ innocent and self-exploring‚ as he transforms into his older‚ liberated self in the character of Randolph who truly is the voice carrying the books message. However‚

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    The Effects of Watching A Horror Movie Sherri Hutto South University Online Over the span of modern history‚ we have seen the film industry help mold our society in many ways. Over the past two decades‚ I have seen the Sci-fi horror movies take center stage to entertain us. I will explain in this essay my past experiences‚ feelings‚ responses‚ and fantasies while watching horror movies. My first horror movie‚ “Friday the 13th”‚ was at the very least

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