Aia Shalan Professor Rzonca 4 December 2012 Writing 1 Final Essay- Draft # 1 The Secret in the Texts We all have our secrets- secrets we wish to keep to ourselves and no one else. Sometimes‚ these secrets are motivated by dark thoughts and hatreds for others. The hatred grows and festers until it swallows us‚ making it almost impossible to return to our natural normal state. The same idea goes for pain. What is pain really? Sometimes pain is extreme that we get used to it. The
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The Amityville Horror has turned from a real suburban American tragedy into a horrific myth. It has become the source of bestselling novels and the subject of several movies. These are some of the facts as they are known. On November 13‚ 1974‚ in the house at 112 Ocean Ave.‚ Amityville‚ 24-year-old Ronald DeFeo murdered his family. DeFeo used a high-powered rifle‚ shot to death his father‚ mother‚ two brothers and two sisters. All six members of Ronald DeFeo’s family were killed as they slept
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The Paradox of Horror: Fear as a Positive Emotion With its roots in the English gothic novel of the eighteenth century and a body of work that spreads across different media‚ the horror genre has persisted in art for more than a century‚ gaining gradual popularity among audiences. Its success has been particularly pronounced in cinema‚ where horror films like The Exorcist‚ Jaws‚ Alien‚ Silence of the Lambs‚ and numerous others rank among the major box office hits in cinematic history. With success
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Changes in the Genre THE HORROR GENRE HAS DEVELOPED OVER TIME The types of content being presented in films has changed significantly over time as a result of advances in technology and changes in society. The horror genre is one of the oldest ones‚ dating back to the early 1920s. From day one to around the 1960s horror films were almost always just about your typical horror monsters- Count Dracula‚ the Frankenstein Monster‚ Mummies and occasionally zombies- notable such films including Nosferatu
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GENRE CONVENTIONS OF HORROR FILMS: Settings: The setting for a horror film is usually shot in isolated‚ abandoned locations for example at a haunted basement‚ attic or loft. This is because these settings create a sense of tension and an eerie atmosphere to the audience. The more dramatic and action packed scenes are usually shot in the night because people are more vulnerable at this time and is where more "scary" events are expected to happen‚ however footage can be taken anytime during the
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The Secrets We Keep “We all have secrets; we live and breathe them every day. We may not know what one another’s secrets are‚ but we know they’re there.” This quote is from the famous author Gail Saltz‚ M.D of the book Anatomy of a Secret Life: The Psychology of Living a Lie. Everyone is known to have a private side‚ which they may reveal to few‚ if any. According to Merriam Dictionary a secret is defined as “something that is kept hidden or concealed.” On the other hand‚ the Merriam Dictionary
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“I’m Gonna Give All My Secrets Away” A secret can undoubtedly be considered an urban myth in today’s society. The very concept of keeping a secret has been forgotten. I believe that a lot of the blame can be directed at social media and its effects on confidentiality‚ as well as peoples grasp on reality. I think we forget how big of an effect our words can have‚ when they are so easily typed and uploaded for anyone and everyone to see. When I say I believe people have lost their grasp on reality
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one of the top rated horror movies of 2016? The horror genre is a genre that seeks the fear of viewers or readers by capering with ones intuition. The two types of horror are supernatural and parallel. These horror genres can have demons‚ghost‚unknown creatures‚suspense‚mystery‚murder‚zombies‚insanity‚internal/external forces‚vampires or just anything that is out of the norm.These are just some basic figures and elements that can be put in a horror story.Two examples of horror stories are “The Monkey’s
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The Secret Book Report The book that I chose to read for the book report was “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne‚ byrne is a television writer and producer‚ she is best known for the book she has written “The Secret” and the sequel “The Power.” She was also featured in time magazine‚ top 100 people who shape the world‚ she is also well recognized because she was a guest on the Oprah show. Her book sold over 19 million copies world-wide in 2007. Byres philosophy is that believing will
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We Crave Horror Movies" by Stephen King examines the popular trend of attending horror films and he explains several explanations for this craving behavior. King claims that attending these gory films is not just a trend; he believes that it is a necessity. As a result‚ King claims that we need/crave horror movies for various basic reasons. First‚ he suggest we need to view these horror films to fulfill our basic need for entertainment and excitement. Also‚ we need to view these horror films to
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