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    One of Stephen King’s strongest beliefs in On Writing was that the best way to write was to follow the method of writing with the door closed. King did not mean that quite literally—writing with a closed door is not a sure-fire way to write the country’s next bestseller—but rather that the best way to write is to do so without seeking out reader response while still drafting. In the words of his mentor‚ “when you write a story‚ you’re telling yourself the story” (King 57). How is someone supposed

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    Stephen King is known as one of the greatest horror and gothic writers of our time. The reason for this is his ability to fuse the gothic elements created by stories such as Dracula or Frankenstein and todays horror. King has written hundreds of short stories but two in-particular “The Night Flier” and “Popsy” show his unique ability to combined gothic elements from the old literature with realistic settings and people of our era. One of his greater talents is being able to use gothic element

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    Stephen King’s ’Ars Poetica’ on Horror In Stephen King’s non-fictional book‚ Danse Macabre‚ he views Lovecraft as a major impact in the field of dark horror fiction writing and also acknowledges the fact that King himself considered him as a major source of inspiration‚ which was embedded in his style of writing. When he reminisces about how he got introduced to the genre‚ he states that his first pick of the countless texts happened to be one of Lovecraft’s short stories. King mentions‚ that although

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    their clothing to outshine the rest and feel the sense if uniqueness. Another difference can be accounted in terms of the opportunity to experience these events. Some folks only have the opportunity to experience their prom once in a lifetime. In contrast‚ others get to experience Halloween night every year for as long as they desire. Regardless if only once or many times‚ people make every effort to have excitement and make it an unforgettable night so that it lives within them for centuries.

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    People in Bisha are rural‚ unlike people in Jeddah are more open.          The education in Jeddah is very high than Bisha. That’s why Immigrants like to come to Jeddah because it has many public and private schools and universities. For example‚ King Abdelaziz University (KAU) which is the most popular university in Jeddah has more than

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    girls but Quinceernera for girls only. Also‚ the age when they become an adult in both festivals are different at Seijin No Hi is for who become a 20 years old and at Quinceernera for who become 15 years old. The Seijin No Hi festival in Japan. In contrast‚ Quinceernera festival in Mexico. However‚ at Seijin No Hi festival who become an adult he or she can vote and smoke‚ but at Quinceernera festival the girls who become an adults it can gets married. In conclusion‚ the both festivals are my favorite

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    the national Primary School Examination (PSLE)‚ the secondary school students will be taking either “N” level or “O” levels‚ and students will be taking either “A” level or International Baccalaureate Diploma for admission into the university. In contrast‚ Finland’s education doesn’t have the national examination until the students have finished the High School. It is called the national matriculation examination for the admission into the university. In spite of these differences‚ these two are

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    Veronica Butler Instructor Jim Brimeyer Composition II 8/28/13 Finished paper Choosing Dawn vs. Veronica They say no two siblings are similar‚ but Dawn and I are very different. Growing active we stood near each other‚ many people looked shocked that we were siblings. Some people believe it! Although we don’t look alike‚ however we have the same parents only we obtain different qualities which make us unique in our own ways. We like the same things such as football‚ shopping‚ watching

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    Compare How Two Or More Poets Approach The Theme Of Love  A lot of television programmes (soaps) and songs have the theme of  love‚ but until the latter part of the 20th Century‚ poetry was one  main source of entertainment‚ along with novels and plays. Traditional  love poetry is usually romantic‚ comparing the beloved to  inconceivable beauty‚ Shakespeare’s poetry being an example. Young  love is also a popular subject. A good poem showing this type of love  is John Clare’s ’First Love’

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    William Bradford and John Smith‚ two different guys but at the same time accomplished many things throughout their lives. They were similar in a couple ways but there were also things that distinguish them. Both‚ John Smith’s persuasive pamphlet and William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation present a different picture of the same pre-colonial land of New England. In addition‚ they established colonies and through their writings‚ they hoped to attract more settlers with similar cases. Some things

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