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    Gothic horror

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    Literary genre that takes its beginning in the early nineteenth century. The genre is named after the goths‚ which were a Germanic tribe that sacked Rome and ushered in the Dark Ages. The literary genre itself appears a long tine after the Dark Ages‚ but the genre evokes the Dark Ages in style and content. Stylistically‚ it often deals with gargoyles. Old mansions. Great‚ vast wilderness. Exotic locations. A lot of references. The monsters: Mad scientists ( Dr. Frankenstein)‚ vampires (Dracula)

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    The Holocaust The Holocaust was a tragic event that changed the perspective of many people. “The Holocaust‚ or the Shoah‚ destroyed about 6 million Jews” ( O’Donnell 115). One term used during the Holocaust was anti-semitism which is defined as hostility and prejudice against Jews. Other groups that were targeted were gypsies‚ the disabled‚ Slavic people‚ Communists‚ Socialists‚ Jehovah’s Witnesses‚ and homosexuals. The rise of Hitler during the 1933 fueled anti-semitism that caused many dreadful

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    The Horrors of Ballet

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    Emily Whittaker Cause & Affect Rough Draft Word Count: 1‚081 (Essay itself) Ballerinas: Behind the Tutus and Glamor When people attend the exquisite performances of ballet recitals most are captivated by their form‚ how they maneuver ever so gracefully like a leaf falling from a tree in the autumn months‚ their beauty and how on stage they can appear to be anything they desire. However‚ behind the glamor‚ the slippers‚ the makeup‚ lies an eminent issue affecting these performers. Ballerinas

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    Horror of Holiday

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    This summer I went to camp with my friends. It was one day and night trip. There were about 12 children. We put up our tent near the river to hear river flows and swim. To me beginning was extremely nice. But suddenly it rained so heavily. Because of the rain we all got wet and cold. Although we knew there were no branches that didn’t wet‚ we decided to collect branches to make a fire. Also it was getting darker. So I climbed the forest with my 5 male friends. The one of them was climbing more higher

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    Horrors of War

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    To all the man-made machinations‚ war is the most mischievous and dangerous. It is said‚ “Man proposes‚ God disposes.” But in case of war‚ God proposes‚ man disposes. War is not a natural calamity. Hence the entire responsibility for war falls on man. Sometimes‚ one is apt to doubt that if man is in any way different from wild animals. Ever since two men appeared on the earth‚ they have been quarrelling with each other. According to WEB Yeats‚ men fight with each other like weasels in a ditch

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    Horror Essay

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    2/15/2012 To: World Peace Archive I believe that World War II could have been prevented by the US being more involved in other countries problems. The US could’ve stepped in when Hitler asked to take over those territories. Also I think World War II could’ve have been prevented by keeping peace between each country and stopping Hitler before he got to powerful. If the Allied powers

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    Descriptive Essay

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    Sean Lesure Per.3 English 11 AP Mrs.Hamill Rough Draft of Descriptive essay I push the door open. The bell rings‚ with a soft but shrill ring. A wave of rubber gloves and disinfectant masked with air freshener smells are in the air . Chairs are cluttered in the waiting room of the dentists. Clusters of magazines lie on the wood coffee tables‚ shiny bright plastic showing logos and slogans. A little way forward from where I stand is a desk. A smiling

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    Narrative and Descriptive

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    Narrative and Descriptive Essay The purpose between a narrative and descriptive essay differ from each other because of how you want to convey the story and how to accomplish the purpose. In How to Say Nothing in 500 Words‚ by Paul McHenry Roberts‚ the intended audience is for students and writers‚ and in Once More to the Lake‚ by E. B. White‚ it is for readers who had experience with sharing a moment with their loved ones‚ which both stories accomplish a specific audience. Other similarities between

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    Isabella 9/13/13 4th period Descriptive Writing I reach my destination just as the sun begins its decent. Sighing contently‚ I sit down at the top of the cliff to observe the setting sun. On the left‚ the town lights up as the sunlight reflects off the shiny rooftops of the shops and business buildings. The glass windows and doors shine with a brilliance that cannot be seen up close but from a distance‚ it is magical. The pink aura encasing the town seems surreal as my eyes follow the people

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    Gothic Horror Conventions

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    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 a sense of horror and

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