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    Continuous Story Writing

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    I saw her lying on the floor in a pool of blood‚ her eyes still opened but rolled back. My sight of her became blurred‚ I noticed after awhile. Wet‚ hot tears were starting to roll down my face. I could not catch my breath. My body quivered‚ I was beginning to fall. The last thing I remembered was a tattered book lying on the floor a few centimeters from her hand. It was a bright sunny Friday morning. The birds were singing‚ rays of sunshine shone into my room and the air was fresh with a tint

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    With Kurtz’ dying words being “The horror! The horror!” the readers are left with the question as to what he meant by that statement. And as one of those readers‚ I could only come to the conclusion that he was referring to the horror being a form of emptiness‚ a profound nothingness that lies at the heart of everything. At the beginning of the novel‚ Kurtz’s character has been a great mystery to Marlow and everyone else. And as the story progresses‚ we learn that his immersion in the wilderness

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    Suspense In The Awakening

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    the incredible ability of making a simple woman’s thoughts and desires the most exciting‚ suspenseful‚ and thought provoking aspects of a controversial yet popular novel. Chopin gives these internal events a sense of excitement‚ suspense‚ and climax by telling the story through Edna’s thoughts and actions. Edna happens to be a very

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    The two TV Shows I will be comparing are The American Horror Story versus The Walking Dead I have decided to on these two as they are two of my favourite shows and relate around horror. The comparisons between the two are The Walking dead is revolved more around the gory side of horror with a group of people trying to survive a zombie apocalypse. Where as The American horror story has different creatures ranging from ghosts‚ ghouls‚ “freaks” witches‚ vampires etc. Here are some similarities between

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    Suspense In Rapunzel

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    is never allowed to leave the tower. One day a prince comes‚ climbs the tower and Rapunzel and the prince fall in love and get married. The original story was so popular that Disney made it into the movie Tangled. The producers have added scenes like running from the royal guards and almost drowning in a dam to bring more action and suspense to the movie. One of the new scenes they added to the movie is when Flynn steals the lost princesses crown. When Flynn is running away from the guards

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    Film and Suspense

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    Suspense Rear Window is one of the famous suspense movies made by Mr. Alfred Hitchcock in 1954. It is considered as one of the best movies of Hitchcock also. However‚ what is suspense? Why Rear Window can be a successful suspense movie? How Mr. Alfred Hitchcock create the suspense atmosphere in this film? In this essay‚ all the above questions will be answered. You will know more about the spell of Mr. Hitchcock’s movies especially the Rear Window. Mr. Alfred Hitchcock is a king of suspense

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    The Presence of Horror and Fear in ‘The Monkey’s Paw’ Story This essay is an analysis of ‘The Monkey’s Paw’‚ a horror short story by William Wymark Jacobs. This story is about a talisman that shapes like monkey’s paw which has magical powers. It grants three wishes to its owner. It’s given to one family‚ husband‚ wife‚ and their son. They wish for some money‚ and that wish also become true‚ they get the money‚ the exact amount they wished for. But actually that money was the compensation for the

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    horror conventions

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    classified as being in the horror genre. Directors use specific Narrative conventions such as the soundtrack‚ special effects and the monster itself to create suspense and fear within the film. Horror films have progressed over time to offer more conventions to make the films more thrilling to the audience. The sound track played in the film Nightmare on Elm Street differs only slightly to Jeepers Creepers. In horror films the sound track tends to include suspense building music‚ supernatural

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    Horror Movies

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    goose bumps and cold chills down their backs and major negative effects on the brain. I. What causes people to watch horror movies? A. People watch horror movies to fulfill a need for excitement. B. People tend to live through the movie and forget their duty-bound lives. C. People are attracted to the known and the predictability in movies. II. What are the effects of horror films on people? A. One person’s thrill and interest is another’s demise. B. Research has shown that the brain can

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    The Source of Horror in Poe’s Short Stories In a review published in Aristidean in October 1845‚ Thomas Dunn criticizes contemporary American and English authors for their imitation both in thought and style of those who preceded them. "They tread‚" he remarks‚" on a beaten track because it is well trodden. They follow as disciples‚ instead of being teachers." This imitation‚ he views as the reason to their denouncing all novelty as a departing point from standard rules: " to produce something

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