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    I settled down to read‚ Stephen King’s On Writing‚ I did not snuggle into my favorite place to read‚ but rather the desk at my job. His description of his comfortable blue chair is his study made me wish for a more enjoyable seat to be reading his prose. But as a too busy for her own good college student I knew that work was going to have to be the place to read his prose. While receiving his telepathic messages‚ a passage stuck out to me. “You can approach the act of writing with nervousness‚ excitement

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    The Role of the Reader in Analyzing Stephen Dunn’s “Poetry” All roads do not lead to Rome. There are some roads in life that lead to adventure and freedom‚ and others that will turn us into people who sit idly by and passively accept whatever comes our way. One must choose which path to take not only in life‚ but also when analyzing poetry. Stephen Dunn uses his ars poetica poem “Poetry” to point out that while the poet should and does exert some amount of influence‚ the ultimate

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    A Decade in Movies

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    THEATER‚ FILM‚ & TELEVISION In 1981‚ VCR sales rose 72% in 12 months. By 1989‚ 60 percent of American households with televisions received cable service.  Huge or memorable movies of the decade included On Golden Pond‚ Tootsie‚ Arthur‚  Stephen Spielberg Movies  like E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial‚ The Big Chill‚  Flashdance‚ Beverly Hills Cop‚ Out of Africa‚ Back to the Future‚ Cocoon‚ The Breakfast Club‚Platoon‚Star Trek‚ Good Morning Vietnam‚ Fatal Attraction‚ Rain Man‚ and Driving Miss Daisy

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    minds active. For many people‚ the biggest benefit of working lies in a priceless lesson of responsibility. Through working‚ people learn how to be responsible‚ first to themselves‚ then to their families and the society. If working is all about money‚ why even kids from well-off families‚ Bill Gate’s for example‚ bother going to work even though they are guaranteed a wealthy future life whatsoever? It is because they want to be responsible for their own lives‚ to live on their labor‚ not on their parents’

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    In “My Creature From the Black Lagoon”‚ Stephen King compares and contrasts how children and adults handle fear‚ specifically in movies. His main argument is that the fear experienced by both adults and children is the result of a focus on the movie in which all emotions are fixated on the movies‚ and there is no logical thinking of the unrealism. In other words‚ their fixation allows for their imagination to dominate. However‚ the detachment varies from among children and adults. Children are easily

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    KATERINA BANTINAKI The Paradox of Horror: Fear as a Positive Emotion With its roots in the English gothic novel of the eighteenth century and a body of work that spreads across different media‚ the horror genre has persisted in art for more than a century‚ gaining gradual popularity among audiences. Its success has been particularly pronounced in cinema‚ where horror films like The Exorcist‚ Jaws‚ Alien‚ Silence of the Lambs‚ and numerous others rank among the major box office hits in cinematic

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    Horror Genre Dissertation

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    Introduction PG. 4 Discussion - 4. History of the Horror Genre PG. 5 - 9 - 5. Slasher Films and the Gender roles PG. 9 - 13 - 6. Comedy Horror PG. 13 - 16 - 7. Postmodernism and the Horror Film PG. 16 - 18 - 8. Case Study: Scream Vs. Scary Movie PG. 18 - 22 9. Conclusion PG. 23 Bibliography PG. 25 - 27 1. Abstract Page I have researched on the Horror genre‚ looking at when it begun‚ the decline in popularity it has

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    In the article “Stephen Curry Is The Revolution”‚ author Benjamin Morris states that Stephen Curry is a revolution in a few ways. There are two news of Curry that we can know by look at the graph. The bad news is that we don’t know how much burden Curry may be able to handle. The good news is the data doesn’t show that Curry is near his limits yet. In addition‚ the data shows Curry isn’t just an efficient shooter‚ but he’s also virtually immune to burden. To look at Curry’s shooting‚ the author uses

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    [Type the company name] | Platoon vs. Three Kings | Depicting the War in Hollywood Eyes | | Office | [Pick the date] | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | Table of Contents Introduction 2 The Vietnam as a landmark 3 The war in Iraq; is there is a difference? 4 Depiction of war

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    disadvantages of modern movies that made huge effects on people. In general‚ we watch movies for relaxation from stress‚ entertainment‚ and learning or reinforcing one’s linguistic skills in relative languages. There are many advantages by watching a movie compared to disadvantages‚ in my opinion disadvantages depend upon a person’s perception. There are many types of movies. Some examples are horror‚ comedy‚ mystery‚ drama‚ action‚ science-fiction‚ and romance. Some movies are good in changing people

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