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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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    Introduction a The history of clowns b Examples of modern horror clowns c Thesis statement II Comparing early clowns to horror clowns a Skills and character traits of early clowns that can be seen in today’s horror clowns b Negative incidents of clowns in history i The “parasite” ii Medieval fool iii Grimaldi iv The Arlecchino III Modern occurences of horror clowns in movies and real life a Determining the point at which the horror clown became mainstream i John Wayne Gacy ii It & Poltergeist

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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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    more of a comedy part of the movie. Columbus had other things that he had written on his list that made me laugh and that were very comical in the entire movie. The horror part of the movie had to do with the character Tallahassee was the guy that no one wanted to mess with‚ his job was shooting and killing zombies he had more of the horror parts of this movie and his character clearly enjoyed killing these zombies. But in all of this violence all he really wanted was his twinkles. This film was a lot

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    story in high school) and 2. Stephen King’s‚ Suffer the Little Children (because I really like Stephen King). The one I chose to write about however was the second one. The plot starts out with a third grade teacher named Miss Sidley. King in the first paragraph of the story aptly compares her to God‚ by explaining how she knows every detail of her class from those chewing gum‚ to those wanting to go to the restroom to trade baseball cards instead of use the facilities. King shows this absolute power

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    {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 observe with clarity the 40’s environment‚ old fashion

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    it helps us relieve stress and makes us feel better about ourselves. Comedy movies play such an important role in helping us laugh. There are many forms of movies out there today. In spite of the recent incline in action and horror movies today‚ comedy movies has always been my number one choice because it gives people an opportunity to look at humor in life‚ it usually has a pointless‚ useless moral that we can relate to‚ and it allows you to look at things in a new light and possibly

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    our nation? Why We Are Who We Are Heritage is our history‚ our different knowledge‚ the values and traditions that we have developed with a combination of genes and culture over time. Heritage‚ whether it be cultural‚ national‚ or just in our families is an endowment of legacies; but foremost‚ heritage is our history. It is responsible for how we came to be‚ it is a very large part of who and what we are‚ and it can determine what we will become. As humans‚ we possess free agency; we can determine

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    In movies‚ plot structure helps project the tone of the movie. The generalization of movies usually commences passively‚ and gradually builds into a climactic scene. Then‚ it dies down to its peaceful way once more‚ but usually not in a horror or comedy. Throughout the history of horror and comedy movies‚ the plots usually ended on that climactic scene and had most of the movie be the foundation for that climax. As time went on‚ plot structures of the two genres started to develop and one could see

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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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