One of the book’s major points concerns the structural positioning of what she calls the Final Girl in relation to spectatorship. While most theorists label the horror film as a male-driven/male-centered genre‚ Clover points out that in most horror films‚ especially the slasher film‚ the audience‚ male and female‚ is structurally ’forced’ to identify with the resourceful young female (the Final Girl) who survives the serial attacker and usually ends the threat (until the sequel anyway). So while
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Journal of Banking & Finance 35 (2011) 1491–1506 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Banking & Finance journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jbf Corporate derivatives use and the cost of equity Gerald D. Gay a‚⇑‚ Chen-Miao Lin b‚ Stephen D. Smith a‚1 a b Georgia State University‚ United States Clayton State University‚ United States a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Received 21 February 2009 Accepted 31 October 2010 Available
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112 October 17‚ 2012 Girl in Translation Essay Thesis: Will Kimberly Chang an immigrant overcome her struggles living in poverty to live the American Dream. Quotation: “I’m sorry I brought you to this place‚” she whispered. It was the closest Ma would ever come to expressing regret at her choice to come to America. I understood what my task was now and I laid my cheek against her shoulder. “I’m going to get us both out of here‚ Ma‚ I promise (48).” The Girl in Translation is a novel
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Introduction: Title: About a Girl Author: Joanne Horniman Genre: Teenage Romance • Story Outline: This follower the story of a girl called (protagonist) ‘Anna’. She moves to another town and is instantly attracted to this woman called ‘Flynn’ (Rosie). They have quite an intense relationship‚ but when Flynn is hiding a secret from her‚ Anna goes out of her way to find out what it might be. Anna is conflicted if Flynn will ever leave her and whether or not
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Girl Stolen Being kidnapped and held against your will is hard enough for a person who can see‚ let alone a person who is blind. In this story Girl Stolen Cheyenne the main character was kidnapped and went through a dramatic struggle with her disability. But what other people don’t know is that being able to see is a gift its one of the most valuable things you can have. No one can ever imagine what it is like to never be able to see the world ever again. Well what this girl went through you would
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Girl‚ Interrupted Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious psychiatric illness. People that are diagnosed with this disorder suffer from an intense pattern of affective instability‚ extreme difficulties in interpersonal relationships‚ problems with behavioral or impulse control‚ and disrupted cognitive processes. The estimated prevalence of BPD in the general adult population is about 2%‚ mostly affecting young women. Susanna Kaysen was born on November 11‚ 1948 in Cambridge‚ Massachusetts
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“In the Mercy of His Means” Innocence is often associated with being young‚ carefree and oblivious to the horrors of the world. While innocence is connected to purity and lack of knowledge‚ an experienced person is usually considered to be old‚ wise and accomplished. However‚ most people do not realize that experience can also bring disappointment and feelings of defeat. The shift from innocence to experience changes a person and can cause him or her to feel hopeless. Innocence allows for denial
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SERVANT GIRL and How did my brother leon brought his wife? SUMMARY 1. This is a story of a humble good-looking house helper named Rosa and her adult infatuation. Rosa is portrayed as a physically and verbally abused servant girl to an obnoxious but at times kind mistress. Rosa fantasized about the cochero whom she named to be "Angel" who later-on known to be as Pedro. She imagined him as different from other men‚ more gallant‚ gentler‚ and her rescuer from her miserable life with her mistress
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The movie Girl interrupted is an interesting movie that delves into the psychology of multiple young girls in an in-house psychiatric facility. The two main characters in the movie are Susanna‚ played by Wynona Rider‚ and Lisa‚ played by Angelina Jolie. The movie is about the lives of the different girls who are in the in-patient facility and their particular disorders. The movie shows the patients going to where the files on each of them are kept and finding out what the psychiatrists had been writing
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The Teenage Girl To most people‚ “Metal” music is what they listen to when they’re pissed off‚ or working out‚ or something involving aggression‚ and a lot of people just wont listen to it. To me‚ Metal is the complete opposite. A crushing guitar riff‚ backed by an intricate drum beat‚ and all topped off with vocals that can be a blanket of emotions around the listener. When I listen to a favorite band‚ or group‚ I am overcome with emotion. I sit and listen to a brutal riff with an insane
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