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    and figurative language allows one to exercise that particular depth of thinking. Incorporation of imagery also makes reading more enjoyable. However‚ figurative language is useful when incorporated appropriately into writing. According to Stephen King‚ “The

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    The Green Mile‚ March 1999 Stephen King‚ 1947-? Summary: John Coffey is brought to Cold Mountain accused of rape and murder. It becomes known that he has a healing touch. Paul Edgecombe‚ the superintendent‚ has sympathy for Coffey and later finds out that Coffey is indeed innocent‚ but can find no way to stop the execution. Coffey proclaimed that he “wanted to go” and thus allowed Paul to accept Coffey’s fate as he must‚ and go on with his life. Central Characters: Paul

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    The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption is a very unique movie which involves many different personalities and underlying themes. The personalities of the inmates are very interesting and when they are combined they create a very fascinating plot which looks at prison life in a interesting and different perspective than one normally thinks. The main characters are Andy Dufrense (Tim Robbins) and Eliss "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman). These characters are well complimented by the wise

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    и практики иностранных языков УТВЕРЖДАЮ Зав. кафедрой теории и практики иностранных языков ______________к.ф.н.‚ профессор Н.Л.Соколова «______»_______________2014 г. КУРСОВАЯ РАБОТА на тему «Naturalism in the work of Stephen King “The Shawshank Redemption”» 035700 – Лингвистика Разработчик Студент группы ЛД 303 (3 КУРС) Студенческий билет № _____________ Шардыко Н.В._______И.О.Фамилия «______»_______________2014 г. Руководитель Старший преподаватель‚ кафедра

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    Opinion Page Stephen Crane’s novel‚ The Red Badge of Courage‚ introduces the obstacles a young man faces throughout his days in the Civil War. The novel takes you through the different range of emotions that Henry Fleming the main character experiences during the war. Henry facing an internal conflict experiences excitement‚ fear‚ guilt‚ and pride. Henry‚ also known as the youth‚ was excited to go to war. However while on the battle field fear surpasses Henry and he run off to go hide. Henry

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    interest in the literary arts may go to read-up on some of the best works of literature out there. Despite being a relatively young club of only one year of age‚ the book club has taken part in the reading and analysis of such works as Orwell’s 1984‚ Stephen King’s The Shining‚ and more ranging from thriller novels to dystopian pieces. Tragically though‚ the school is not incredibly English-intensive and there is little interest in extracurricular literature. But in reality‚ the small size of the book

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    According to the Webster’s collegiate dictionary the definition of horror is "a painful and intense fear‚ dread‚ or dismay." These are the emotions humans feel when watching a horror movie or reading a horror novel. If this is the case‚ it may seem strange that people receive enjoyment from it. The pleasure of the horror genre can be explained in three ways. First of all‚ humans’ morbid curiosity intrigues them to scare and disturb themselves. Secondly‚ the constant excitement throughout the horror

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    Stand By Me

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    Stand By Me Stand by Me was based off the novella‚ "The Body‚" by Stephen King. Screenplay was by‚ Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans. And directed by Rob Reiner. It was made in 1986 by Columbia Pictures. It’s a coming of age movie‚ about an adult male who is reminiscing about a time in his childhood around the age of 11‚ 12 years old‚ in the year 1959 where him and his three friends go off and try and find a dead body of a missing boy‚ to try and make a name of themselves and become the town’s

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    I’ve chosen a novel written by Stephen King. It is called Cujo‚ one of his best-known bestsellers. It was first published in 1981. I already read this book a year ago in Hungarian and I liked it very much. This was the reason why I decided to reread it in English. It was a good experience to me because it was the first time I had read a book in English. The other reason was that I really like Stephen King’s style. His books are not about commonplaces like love and happiness. This novel of his can

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    Metcalfe‚ a self-made American millionaire‚ finalizes an elaborate scam in which he cheats four strangers out of a million dollars. All four of them thought they would be rich; the next day‚ however‚ they discover that they are penniless. Stephen Bradley‚ one of the four strangers and a Harvard mathematics graduate now studying at Oxford‚ gathers together the other three and makes a proposition: although none of them have ever met each other before‚ they will now work together to get

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