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    Sleep: Important Function or Waste of Time Sleeping is essential in order for one to be a functional human being. There have been many different ideas about getting enough sleep‚ including that a person needs seven to eight hours of sleep nightly. One myth about sleep is that during sleeping‚ one is in a state of "suspended animation" basically a small coma. In truth‚ however‚ it has been discovered that during sleep the brain is active‚ variations in heartbeat and breathing occur‚ and the eyes

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    Stephen King is known by his grotesque movies and recognizable writing. In his piece‚ “Why We Crave Horror Movies‚” he explains the human races’ need to watch other people being tortured‚ mutilated‚ and eventually killed. King uses two opposing tones in his essay to create an atmosphere that is both humorous and serious. People want to see other people being menaced. This desire has led us to become hidden psychopaths. King establishes that we all laugh at sick jokes because we are crazy‚ or “mentally

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    whether the co-curriculum should be given more importance in schools and colleges – maybe by giving academic credits for co-curricular activities‚ A distinction could be made between co-curricular and extra-curricular activities‚ although most of the time they are used to mean the same thing. The

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    Running head: THE MOVIES NOWADAYS The movies nowadays. Andoni Rosainz Caloca UVM North Campus Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Andoni Rosainz Caloca‚ UVM North Campus‚ Room D15‚ Av. Vallarta‚ Guadalajara‚ Jalisco . E-mail: andoni-rz@hotmail.com THE MOVIES NOWADAYS Abstract The cinema industry had change with the pass of the time and the technology used in the production of the movies to. In all of the process that have to be done in cinema production

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    Random Drug Testing: Waste of Time Her grades fell. She was always tired. She never seemed to be able to focus at school. Classes she used to be interested in became utterly mundane. Friends she used to care about became replaceable. She stopped spending time with her family. She sat on the bench at every soccer game instead of becoming the star player her coaches thought she could. This is what addiction to drugs can do to a young person ’s life. Addiction can take away everything that

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    Honors English 11 5 November 2014 Commonplace Insanity Renowned horror author Stephen King is known for his humorous and macabre articles‚ like‚ "Why We Crave Horror Movies". King uses humor‚ metaphors‚ and relates to readers on a personal level. The point that he makes in the article is that we are all a little bit insane which is why entertainment is found in the macabre such as horror movies‚ games‚ or novels. King states that horror movies are humankind’s method of feeding the instinctive‚ insane‚

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    critics of ancient times. Rhetoric has three main components. The first component‚ Logos‚ deals with rational appeal‚ facts evidence‚ history and science. The second component‚ which is Ethos‚ deals with ethical appeal‚ reliability‚ credibility and experience. The last component‚ Pathos‚ deals with emotional appeal‚ sympathy‚ empathy‚ and shared values. Stephen King uses rhetoric in his essay‚ Why We Crave Horror Movies‚ to influence his audience that we all crave horror movies because they are

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    Horror movies do excite something in a lot of people. Some people may wonder why in the world would watching some crazy guy go around and kill a bunch of innocent people be exciting? Stephen King said‚” I think we all mentally ill.” I think the reason for this is that watching horror movies is a way that we can escape reality for a little while and enter a world of disorder and bad conduct. In a way‚ people like the effect that horror movies have on them. When you’re watching a horror movie what

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    Dear Editor‚ Have you ever been left by yourself surrounded by happy couples on that one day that we all dread? Single Awareness Day or otherwise known as Valentine’s Day is that day of the year filled with flowers‚ chocolate or stuffed bunnies with a heart shaped on their belly. It may sound wonderful and delightful‚ but YOU ARE WRONG! Valentine’s Day is that day‚ where girls are extra cautious (if they aren’t already) about their appearances. Not eating for a week‚ for an exchange of slim bodies

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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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