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    Why Many Adults Enjoy Animated Movies. Animated movies are not only targeted on children because there are many grownups now that are fond of them as well. There are three reasons why many adults enjoy animated movies that are because they attract to the moral lesson‚ characterization and their nostalgia. Adults enjoy animated movies because of nostalgia. Watching an animated movies gave them nostalgia or memories that have sentimental value in their previous life as a children. For example‚ we

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    The knocking… Horror Story One day‚ a massacre occurred at 6 Lauren St. The massacre happened in a house located in East Texas‚ a place that is known for it’s low popularity‚ and it’s unnatural episodes. Rumours were spread all over the entire city‚ one telling that children was brutally murdered‚ and another telling that they got tortured but no suspects were chosen‚ neither found. The day started. Tommy was at school waiting for the lesson to be over. He didn’t make any homework for the

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    Brian Tolomeo Ms. Rotchford AP Language/Composition 17 October 2012 Horrors of War Men returning from the trenches on the frontlines of WWI were the first men to truly experience the magnitude of sheer power and what destruction artillery could wreak when used in mass numbers‚ forced to sit in trenches and bunkers for hours on end while being hit by barrage after barrage of battery fire. Some of those who lived through this may have returned home much different men than when they left

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    past‚ like songs‚ paintings‚ books‚ ext. But what about the famous play Romeo and Juliet? Can anything refer to that? Many songs are telling the story of the two lovers but with a modern day twist. For example the song “Check yes Juliet” by We the Kings is a great example. In this song‚ just like the play; Romeo and Juliet will be torn apart if they get caught. They are running away without anyone knowing‚ and they will be together forever. In this song‚ if the two lovers are caught together

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    Evaluations on Articles on King Lear In Linda Bamber’s essay‚ The Woman Reader in King Lear”‚ the author attempts to prove that women can identify with King Lear through a character which she creates and calls “the Other”. The “Other” is a combination of the evil of sister’s Goneril and Regan and the quiet but otherwise perfect Cordelia. When combined the three women create a force of nature that eventually the King must yield to. Bamber does an excellent job identifying this “Other” by

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    there have been many literary genres to come and go. Some were entertained by the general public while others may have had a critical reception by a marginally smaller audience (or minority). Though what remains the same‚ across the board of all genres‚ there is the thirst for imagination as well as the fulfillment of human curiosity. Albeit relatively new‚ both fantasy and horror (also respectively different) are successful and popular as genres‚ for they are able to satisfy the basic human emotion

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    This response essay examines and refers to the use of metaphors in common speech and daily lives as written by Lakoff and Johnson. This essay contains an attempt to focus on a few main points that are relative to common speech and daily life. In Lakoff and Johnson’s articles “Concepts We Live By‚ The Systematicity of Metaphorical Concepts‚ and Orientational Metaphors‚” an observation to several aspects of the article is discussed and analyzed. The article by Lakoff and Johnson is intriguing and

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    Foreign Movies

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    Introduction Countless Filipinos often appreciate foreign movies rather than be pleased about our own local works. Foreign film is not only foreign in terms of the country of production‚ but also in terms of the language used. We can see in our entertainment industry that art pieces from other countries are much preferable. As we all know‚ foreign movies are so popular here in our country‚ Filipino nowadays are getting interested in foreign films because stories were usually based from bestselling

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    Chemistry in the Movies Assignment (25 Points Extra Credit) This project will explore the public perception of chemistry. Each participating student will analyze a movie. Movies may be selected from the list on the following page or the student may find analyze any other academically acceptable movie with a chemist or chemical theme. All reviews will use academically acceptable language‚ spelling‚ and grammar and be 400 words minimum. For each movie‚ the student

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    “Metaphors We Live By” As Lakoff and Johnson suggest in their article Metaphors We Live By‚ “Metaphors not only make our thoughts more vivid and interesting‚ but they actually structure our perceptions and understanding”. What I find most interesting throughout the duration of this article is that Metaphors We Live By gives us a source of examples that demonstrate our use of various metaphors used in everyday language and thoughts. One of the topics that I thought was interesting was when the

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