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    and figurative language allows one to exercise that particular depth of thinking. Incorporation of imagery also makes reading more enjoyable. However‚ figurative language is useful when incorporated appropriately into writing. According to Stephen King‚ “The

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    should fight or take fright. Though no one can come up with a precise definition of fear‚ this is the closes to it. (2) Fear tells us when something is dangerous and can harm us. It is a survival instincts that tell us to fight or take flight. Stephen King works use fear to play with our emotions. In his paper Why We Crave Horror‚ he explains that fear can helping us release our hidden monsters. “While others use fear to show that we are not afraid‚ that we can ride this roller coaster... and that’s

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    For Stephen King‚ Carrie was a wasted of time‚ he also tossed the first pages in the garbage can. An horror fiction history about about a girl with a crazy religious mother and a lot people who annoy her‚ then she discover that has telekinetic power. Even so‚ his wife thought that it was a good idea and conviced him to continued and sent it to cavallier magazine.As result‚ he recived a telegram telling him that Carrie is a Doubleday’s book and it became the first Stephen King’s published book.

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    compare and contrast the writing styles of Stephen King and Edgar Allan Poe you must look at each one of their backgrounds and forms of writing. Stephen Edwin King is one of the most popular and best selling writers of today. Stephen Kings horror can be appealing‚ as it strikes everyone from Edgar Allan Poe to Chuck Berry (Stine Vol. 26 238) King is a prolific and popular author of horror fiction. In his works‚ King blends elements of the traditional gothic tale with those of the modern psychological

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    difficult to express how much I enjoy reading Stephen King’s book‚ On Writing. I love learning about his life and the unbelievable journey that has brought him to this point. He lived a number of difficult years‚ worked at horrible jobs‚ but enjoyed every minute of his life because writing and horror movies were his escape. His brother seemed to be a huge influence in his life‚ encouraging him to continue pushing the envelope. Many of the details King discusses in his book‚ such as a love for horror

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    is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. The story follows the exploits of seven children as they are terrorized by an eponymous being‚ which exploits the fears and phobias of its victims in order to disguise itself while hunting its prey. "It" primarily appears in the form of a clown in order to attract its preferred prey of young children wikepideia many people don’t believe in fairytale but sometimes your biggest fear can become true even at a young he or an adult age because of

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    Stephen King is perhaps the most widely known American writer of his generation‚ yet his distinctions include publishing as two authors at once: Beginning in 1966‚ he wrote novels that were published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. When twelve‚ he began submitting stories for sale. At first ignored and then scorned by mainstream critics‚ by the late 1980’s his novels were reviewed regularly in The New York Times Book Review‚ with increasing favor. Beginning in 1987‚ most of his novels were main

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    In the Novel the body by Stephen king The Character Gordie Lachance is a very girfted kid. Gordie is very creative having the ability to create stories for his friends and he also like writing stories. Gordie is also has good teamwork skills being able to act efficient in a group of people. Gordie was also neglected but he still managed to be successful. One of Gordie’s character traits is creativity‚ Gordie has a talent for writing stories in the novel Chris and Gordie had a talk. Chris was

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    Explanation Essay: Thinner Best Seller Upper Iowa University Abstract Stephen King is the author of over thirty novels‚ many short stories‚ several screenplays and other literature‚ and has remained on‚ or at least been a staple on the best seller list. Over his career of writing his literature has gained criticism and praise‚ depending on who you are asking. Whether or not the novel Thinner is best seller material again would depend on who you inquire with. I will not attempt to say whether

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    Shining Path: A Revolution of the Distressed The world today is faced with many obstacles concerning all the peoples of the world. The issues range from globalization to the state of the environment with every political‚ economic‚ and human interest lying in between. It is these human interests that will be brought to light by examining the revolutions of the Incan indigenous beginning in the early part of the twentieth century. Running parallel to their North American neighbors‚ the native peoples

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