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    Explanation Essay: Thinner Best Seller Upper Iowa University Abstract Stephen King is the author of over thirty novels‚ many short stories‚ several screenplays and other literature‚ and has remained on‚ or at least been a staple on the best seller list. Over his career of writing his literature has gained criticism and praise‚ depending on who you are asking. Whether or not the novel Thinner is best seller material again would depend on who you inquire with. I will not attempt to say whether

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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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    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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    Unfriended is an American horror film focusing on the topic of cyber bullying that commonly happens in youth today. The story begins when a girl named Laura Barns committed suicide after one of her classmates posted an embarrassing video of her through online platform‚ which is YouTube. She was very depressed because the footage on YouTube shows that she was drunk‚ defecating‚ and probably sexually assaulted. Worse‚ she felt more embarrassed because her videotape was leaked publicly without her consent

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    history (495). Archetypal characters are extremely common in mythology‚ religion‚ and even horror films. For example‚ certain characters from the film "Night of the Living Dead"‚ including Ben‚ Barbara‚ the Cooper family‚ and even the zombies themselves‚ all can be classified as archetypical figures commonly used in myth and folklore. The first character to examine is the character of Barbara. The film starts out with Barbara and her brother‚ Johnny‚ visiting their father’s grave. Barbara’s

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    Stephen King is an author that many have heard of but few know his story. Stephen King has written many worldwide known books including‚ The Shining‚ Carrie‚ It‚ and The Mist. Stephen King has even been compared to Charles Dickens and Edgar Allen Poe. Stephen Edwin King was born September‚ 21st 1947 in Portland‚ Maine to Donald and Nellie King. Stephen also has a older brother Daniel‚ who was born two years before. When Stephen turned two his dad abandoned his family‚ after this his mother

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    The Gibbard Block is the establishing shot of a horror film where a nice young couple chooses to honeymoon local in an elegant building that’s lasted more than a century. It’s romantic in a way that suggests some things withstand weather and time with grace. Branded with age‚ the block stands regal‚ all weathered red brick and cornice brackets‚ colored off-white by the time they’ve spent exposed. The first tier of the block is adorned with a green awning‚ the second‚ a neon sign that reads La Boheme

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    In the Novel the body by Stephen king The Character Gordie Lachance is a very girfted kid. Gordie is very creative having the ability to create stories for his friends and he also like writing stories. Gordie is also has good teamwork skills being able to act efficient in a group of people. Gordie was also neglected but he still managed to be successful. One of Gordie’s character traits is creativity‚ Gordie has a talent for writing stories in the novel Chris and Gordie had a talk. Chris was

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    The article "Why We Crave Horror Movies" by Stephen King examines the popular trend of attending horror films and he explains several explanations for this craving behavior. King claims that attending these gory films is not just a trend; he believes that it is a necessity. As a result‚ King claims that we need/crave horror movies for various basic reasons. First‚ he suggest we need to view these horror films to fulfill our basic need for entertainment and excitement. Also‚ we need to view these

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    The Actual King Stephen King’s On Writing “A Memoir of the Craft” is a book written and edited by the man himself Stephen King. Stephen King was born in Maine in 1947 and it was then‚ when a world-renowned writer was born. Unlike this book his work usually focuses on Horror as well as a little supernatural‚ science fiction‚ fantasy and more. Not being a horror book King strays from his origins to write a memoir and a teaching book all in one. On writing is a book containing scenes of King’s life

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