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    For my project I chose to write about Stephen King‚ Winslow Homer‚ and Robert Frost. I chose these men because their styles are unique‚ also all three men are very widely known. In Stephen King’s book Carrie the main character had no control over her isolation. Her classmates and mother had all of the control. Whereas in The Shining Danny had complete control over his isolation. He chose not to tell his parents about his gift. In Robert Frost’s poem The Lockless Door the man in the poem was in

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    problems in symbolic language.” is the key of understanding. Writers‚ especially Stephen King have this ability to transform this language into moving‚ scary stories that keep people wanting more. Most experience writers have the gift of using life experiences as King’s analogy of the flipbook of personalities‚ events‚ and settings for their book. For example‚ Danielle McGee‚ a friend of mine‚ wrote a story about a

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    till now‚ a year and eight months and a hundred and fifteen pounds. If something were to happen to him I do not know what I would do. Given the opportunity I would do anything for him because he has become a very special addition to my family. In Stephen King’s Pet Sematary the main character Louis Creed is an established man. He is a doctor with a house‚ a wife‚ two kids‚ and a cat. He has his share of problems but he is

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    Luis Alban Professor J. Kenny CIN 100 SEC#9044 {text:date} Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (Stephen King) After I read the novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King and see the movie The Shawshank Redemption‚ based on the book‚ I have to denote some differences and similarities. In general the movie is very loyal to the book but I believe that the most important aspects are as follow. For example‚ they are similar in the time line. In the movie we can

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    the third section of the book‚ Stephen King describes his love of writing and offers advice on how to succeed as a writer. King’s first point about writing is that constantly reading and writing will help someone become a better writer. Reading can provide a writer with an extended vocabulary‚ as well as a taste of many different writers’ styles. Writing often will help a writer practice‚ and the writer can experiment with what works. This is important because King explains that success as a writer

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    King assumes that all humans demonstrate cruel and aggressive impulses occasionally. In order for people to express and unleash these natural impulses in a controlled and safe environment‚ they engage in these types of entertainment‚ which enables them to forestall their needs to act it out in real life. King refers to it as the “safety valve” theory of catharsis‚ implying that there is a process of cleansing

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    Reggae‚ Rastafari‚ and the Rhetoric of Social Control (A Review) Soren Sigmar Book By: Steven A. King 3/3/2014 Rastafarians‚ Rastas‚ Sufferers‚ Locksmen‚ Dreads or Dreadlocks‚ call them what you want‚ what are the common themes surrounding these people? They are thought to be a dirty cult of outcasts that smoke marijuana all day in a tropical paradise. For the most part‚ people have an image of the stereotypical Jamaican guy with dreadlocks down his back wearing green‚ gold and red

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    Miss Sidley In the story titled "Suffer the Children"; that is written by Stephen King the main character is Miss Emily Sidley. Miss Sidley is a third grade teacher at Summer Street School with extremely strict teaching methods. She is a small-framed older woman who has suffered from a bad back for twelve years. She is assertive‚ reclusive‚ and socially isolated. In other words‚ she is a typical example of an "old – maid." Miss Sidley does not understand the behavior of today’s children.

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    There are many similarities and differences between Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King. These similarities and differences include what they focus on in their writings‚ how they write‚ and what they believe in. The lives and beliefs of Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King can be shown in the pieces they wrote. Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King have similar beliefs and similar items that their stories are about. But Poe and King focus on death and evil in their writings. In Poe’s short story "Masque of

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    A Craving for Horror: Based on the Works of Stephen King Stephen King’s work asserts macabre and grim moods to support that we are intrigued by horror films because ‘we’re all mentally ill’ (King‚ “Why We Crave Horror” 1). King uses “Strawberry Spring” to provide the reader a rush to show “that we are not afraid” of whatever grim scenes are to follow (King‚ “Why We Crave…” 1). He opens the story with a narrative of Gale Cerman’s death in which the narrator describes the unusually spine-chilling

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