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    However‚ is being afraid always a bad thing? Given people’s high demand for horror these days‚ this would turn this problem into a paradox‚ creating some room for pleasure within horror’s spooky content. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the reasons why some people like horror‚ despite its repulsive features. My argument will be based on the idea that people like horror because of the curiosity it awakens and also because horror films allow us to believe in the existence of unnatural beings‚ like

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    women." (61) The charge of rape was used in many cases to lynch innocent African-American men. The victim ’s innocence was often proved after his death. Wells states that the raping of white women by negro men is an outright lie. Wells supports her statements with several stories about mutual relationships between white women and black men. White men are free to have relationships with colored women‚ but colored men will receive death for relationships with white women. As shown by Wells‚ the excuses

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    THE AMERICAN HORROR CINEMA Christophe CHAMBOST ISIC.L2.cinéma Evaluation : Un devoir sur table en examen terminal avec 2 questions de cours (exemple : une question sur le gothique et une question sur un cinéaste) → 50% de la note Un dossier à faire en groupe : prendre une scène d’un film fantastique Américain qui nous paraît intéressante Fantastic The origin of the fantastic as a literary genre started in the 18th century. At that time there was no films but there was an interest for the macabre

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    children these days are not getting the social and emotional learning they need from parents and teachers.(Children today play very violent games. This must be the reason for the increase in violence and crime in most major cities of the world) Recent years have seen huge trends towards adolescence violence in both developing and developed countries. However the issue of whether or not parents and teachers are responsible for has still sparked a heated debate. Some people claim that not addressing

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    Literary genre that takes its beginning in the early nineteenth century. The genre is named after the goths‚ which were a Germanic tribe that sacked Rome and ushered in the Dark Ages. The literary genre itself appears a long tine after the Dark Ages‚ but the genre evokes the Dark Ages in style and content. Stylistically‚ it often deals with gargoyles. Old mansions. Great‚ vast wilderness. Exotic locations. A lot of references. The monsters: Mad scientists ( Dr. Frankenstein)‚ vampires (Dracula)

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    The Holocaust The Holocaust was a tragic event that changed the perspective of many people. “The Holocaust‚ or the Shoah‚ destroyed about 6 million Jews” ( O’Donnell 115). One term used during the Holocaust was anti-semitism which is defined as hostility and prejudice against Jews. Other groups that were targeted were gypsies‚ the disabled‚ Slavic people‚ Communists‚ Socialists‚ Jehovah’s Witnesses‚ and homosexuals. The rise of Hitler during the 1933 fueled anti-semitism that caused many dreadful

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    The Horrors of Ballet

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    Emily Whittaker Cause & Affect Rough Draft Word Count: 1‚081 (Essay itself) Ballerinas: Behind the Tutus and Glamor When people attend the exquisite performances of ballet recitals most are captivated by their form‚ how they maneuver ever so gracefully like a leaf falling from a tree in the autumn months‚ their beauty and how on stage they can appear to be anything they desire. However‚ behind the glamor‚ the slippers‚ the makeup‚ lies an eminent issue affecting these performers. Ballerinas

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    CLARKSON UNIVERSITY Title A Thesis/A Dissertation By Name Department of Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science‚ Doctor of Philosophy‚ Date Accepted by the Graduate School ___________‚ _______________________ Date‚ Dean of the Graduate School The undersigned have examined the thesis entitled ‘Write Thesis Title’ presented by WRITE NAME HERE‚ a candidate

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    APPROVAL SHEET This thesis entitled “Effectiveness of Video Lessons in Social Studies on the Performance of Sophomore Students in Tomas Claudio Memorial College”‚ prepared and submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Secondary Education by Ralph Luigi Yap‚ is hereby recommended for corresponding oral examination. March 12‚2013 Mr. Marlon Pabilonia Adviser Approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Bachelor

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    Ageism In Movies

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    thirty-six‚ she was rejected by the director for being "too old". (Bertodano) . According to an interview of Zoe Saldana‚ “By the time you’re 28 you’re expired‚ you’re playing mommy roles.” (Saldana). Age inequality was significantly shown in many romance movies. The gap of age differences was immense. Aging stars are still being paired with actresses who could be their daughter‚ in films from "Pretty Woman" to "The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo. (The Wrap). Age inequality and gender inequality are linked together

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