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    interesting word to you all which is ”horror”. Most of the time we just simply say that “horror thing”‚ “horror movie”‚ “horror place”‚ but are we really know what is the meaning of horror‚ or define horror in a better way? In fact‚ horror can be defined as anything which causes intense feeling of shock‚ fear‚ terror‚ disgust or something frightening. Horror may caused by something ugly‚ bad or disagreeable‚ hence causing strong dislike or loath. Any definition of horror that asserts any form of fear‚

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    A critical analysis of Why We Hate: Understanding‚ Curbing‚ and Eliminating Hate in Ourselves and Our World By: Rush W. Dozier‚ Jr. In the world today‚ young teenagers are bringing guns to school‚ people are flying airplanes into buildings‚ and riots are erupting in the city streets. Frighteningly enough‚ these actions find their origins deep within the regions of the human mind‚ the amygdala (Dozier‚ 2002‚ p.5). When this part of the body perceives a particular object as a threat to its survival

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    Through the years‚ “Scary movies” or horror films have been a standout compared to other genres‚ even though many people do not choose to watch horror films.Between these two conflicting opinions‚ both writers try looking into to talk regarding three fundamental topics within the genre and the contrasts to viewpoints. The two scholars Carroll and Tudor both made strong arguments on "Why Horror?". In Carroll’s argument‚ he makes claims that the audience  that chooses to watch horror films have because it

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    an important role in our lives. Nowadays people started arguing about the necessity for governments to have the right to place strict rules of banding or censoring movies or films that exposed are to their country. First of all‚ let me define the word censor‚ according to Merriam Webster (2014)‚ " a person who examines books‚ movies‚ letters‚ etc.‚ and removes things that are considered to be offensive‚ immoral‚ harmful to society‚ etc". In addition‚ the role of censorship is to block certain materials

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    In our culture women are seen as smaller‚ weaker‚ and less intelligent that men. Thus creating the idea that men should dominate women. Horror movies such as the movie Scream‚ perpetuate these societal ideas by justifying violence against women by making it her fault‚ by using women as sex objects then afflict violence of them‚ and by having a “final girl” that has a one on one battle in the end. At the end of the movie Scream Billy tells Sidney that he was the one that killed her mother. His motive

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    terrified audience. This frightening combination is present in the wildly popular evil child genre of horror films. Because everyone has interacted with children‚ many people find evil children are inherently terrifying because they can imagine themselves as the adults in the movie. Critics of the genre often only identify evil children through the child themselves‚ but all evil children in horror films should be analysed through the lens of parental fears‚ because connecting all genres of evil children

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    Horror Vs Thriller Analysis

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    Horror and thriller are a long standing favorite media type of our kind. A good scare that lingers in our minds sticks with us in ways other genres do not. The interest can span through movies and novels which both deliver results in different ways. Horrors and thrillers also affect our bodies while watching‚ though also differently. The reasons of why we like to be scared continue to be studied‚ but a few theories have emerged that are all partially accepted. Horrors and thrillers stimulate both

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    emotions and our fears form their own body‚ and we recognize that it demands its own exercise to maintain proper muscle tone.” Stephan King quotes. Most people watch horror movies just to show that they are not afraid‚ to just watch it for fun‚ or even to release the inner kid in themselves. Insidious had to be one of the scariest movies I’ve ever saw. People really don’t like to be called names. That’s why most people actually go out and see a horror movie once it comes out in theater to show that

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    Analysis of Gangster Movies

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    Final Paper Option #2: Three "Larger-Than-Life" Gangsters Gangster movies have always appealed to a large public crowd through its central theme of its characters being "larger-than-life. Their interactions‚ demeanors‚ and even appearances attracted those who wished to live the dangerous yet luxurious lifestyle. Beyond these simple understandings of the movie‚ however‚ directors of these gangster movies insert far more profound cues and details. The way the characters spend their money‚ create

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    Cited: Wells‚ Ida B. Southern horrors and other writings : the anti-lynching campaign of Ida B. Wells‚ 1892-1900. Edited and with an introduction by Jacqueline Jones Royster. Boston : Bedford Books‚ 1997.

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