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    factors to be considered

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    Edilberto P. Dagot Hall‚ PNU-Manila Dr. Baifern N. Lim • Parents want their children to be safe and comfortable. • Parents must choose a program they can afford as well. • Quality of the program is a key factor • Many parents ask about the training and experience of the staff. • Asking about staff turnover rates can help parents in choosing a program. • Parents want a facility that is safe for their children. • As parents begin a search‚ they want to identify options

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    Gothic Horror Conventions

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    use the conventions of Gothic Horror to create a sense of fear and horror in “The Kit Bag”? INTRODUCTION Gothic Horror is a genre which tries to create a sense of fear and horror in the reader. Writers of gothic horror use a number of conventions to achieve this. Some of these include setting‚ the supernatural‚ isolated hero‚ the climax and sound. In ’The Kit Bag‚’ Blackwood uses a number of these conventions to create a sense of horror. PEE 1 The setting in gothic horror is used to create

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    Frankenstein Romanticism

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    imagination and emotions. Some of the literary works of the Romantics movement was Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley‚ The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. In these novels the focus is to express their emotions in an imaginative way and this movement has influenced many American writers as well as European writers. American writer such as Ralph Waldo Emerson was considered to be the “Father of the Romantics” and Henry David Thoreau followed in this

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    Shelley and Lord Byron‚ it is natural that her works would reflect the Romantic trends. Many label Shelley¡¯s most famous novel Frankenstein as the first Science Fiction novel in history because its plot contains the process of a scientist named Victor Frankenstein creating a living human being from dead body parts‚ but that is only a part of the entire novel. At its core‚ Frankenstein is a product of Romanticism featuring the traits of a Romantic hero on a Romantic quest‚ the embracement of nature¡¯s

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    European Gothic Sculpture

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    "Name and discuss in detail two Gothic sculptures making references to the period in which they were produced‚ them‚ composition and style. Discuss briefly the role of a sculpture in a named Cathedral from the Gothic Period." The word "Gothic" was given to the style of architecture that evolved between 1150 and 1499 in Europe. It was invented by the Renaissance historians and artists to express their negative attitude to an art they thought was barbaric. Gothic culture was urban based unlike Romanesque

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    characters of the book ‘Frankenstein’ portray the characteristic of ambition very clearly throughout the entire novel. Victor Frankenstein goes through a lot of turmoil at the beginning of his life. After being found in the icy cold arctic and growing up with Elizabeth‚ his sister‚ and unfortunately losing Caroline‚ he found a love for science‚ grabbed it and ran with it. Victor continued to pursue science and then had a thought to create‚ who most know now‚ as Frankenstein. Robert Walton travels

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    Gothic Cathedrals Essay

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    Gothic Cathedrals Basilica Church of Saint-Denis‚ built by Abbot Suger and completed in 1144‚ is often cited as the first truly Gothic building. Gothic Cathedrals represented a new style of architecture‚ and reflected the social change going on in the medieval times. The elaborate walls and colorful glass show the change beginning to occur. Before we got to the wonderful cathedrals we see now‚ everything was described as “Romanesque” type of architecture. Then once we get to 1144 Abbot Suger is

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    Gothic Conventions used in The Others: The film ‘The Others’ made by Alejandro Amenabar in 2011 is a film about a woman who lives with her two photosensitive children in their large‚ old home which she believes is haunted by ghosts. This film uses a large range of techniques and ideas to emphasise and contribute to its gothic themes. These techniques include dark and light imagery‚ symbolism and setting. The Others also uses traditional gothic ideas to develop these themes throughout the movie‚

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    The Influence and Meaning of Gothic Literature Gothic is termed in the dictionary with crude and barbaric‚ this definition coincides with gothic literature. Gothic literature was said to be born in 1764 when Horace Walpole published The Castle of Otranto‚ which is considered to be the first gothic novel ever written. Gothic literature explores the aggression between what we fear and what we lust. The setting of these gothic stories were usually in some kind of castle or old building that showed

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    Sympathy In Frankenstein

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    Judgements: the portrayal of Sympathy in Frankenstein. Frankenstein‚ written by Mary Shelley and first published in 1818‚ follows the set of extraordinary events encompassing the life of Victor Frankenstein; natural philosophy devotee and reanimation pioneer. Characterization plays a major role in encouraging different attitudes in Frankenstein‚ an example being how the reader is encouraged to feel sympathy for Frankenstein and his creation throughout the novel. Aided by the differing narrative perspective

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