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    On the other hand, Holland, Michigan has an exorbitant amount of wealth. But, the dynamic of the culture is not as intense as New Jersey’s. Overall, while living in Michigan I have noticed less of a social battle in who has the better clothes, houses, lives, or friends. Here in Holland, I see people using a tote as a backpack, but this is rare occasion. In general, Michigan is not as materialistic as New Jersey is. Many people in Michigan could care less about what you are wearing and do not have

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    As previously recalled, Morris and Seward were Lucy’s suitors and Van Helsing joked about being Lucy’s husband as she received blood from him during a transfusion (Stoker, 158). In the first scene pertaining to seduction, Harker seeks to recognize the temptress face as her fairness

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    The Thin Blue Line Essay

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    In The Thin Blue Line, directed and written by Errol Morris, he challenges our preconceptions and expectations of documentary films by showing viewers a series of lies by using cinéma vérité interviews that are in medium shot, eye level to allow the audience to make a connection to each person who is being interviewed regardless if their statements are untrue. In fact, with Errol Morris filmmaking skills in the opening credits with the text of the word “Blue” is actually in red and the non-diegetic

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    the standards of documentary film of its era. Instead, Errol Morris borrows from other cinematic traditions to create a film that is both informative and enjoyable. He utilizes camera and sound devices, not unlike those of a dramatic film, to weave the facts into a compelling narrative. Through The Thin Blue Line, Errol Morris proves the potential emotional impact that can be conjured when facts are presented using fiction. Errol Morris puts the viewer on-edge from the beginning of the film. The

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    In Alice's Adventures In Wonderland And Through The Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll wrote,“I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, sir,' said Alice, 'Because I'm not myself you see.” Renfield, in Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula, is a character who is not himself for the most part of the book. He affects the reader’s perception of character, the plot, and the story’s mood by enhancing the gothic elements and horror of the novel through his insane tendencies, his allowance of Dracula to get to Mina, and the overall

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    As I was scrawling through Facebook as I sipped my morning coffee, I noticed an article that was shared by one of the many bookish pages I followed. The contents of this article revealed that Stephanie Meyer will soon be releasing a new book. Not just a silly gender swap rewrite of Twilight either, a brand new, completely non-vampire related book. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jul/19/twilight-stephenie-meyer-adult-fiction-the-chemist (Accessed 27/10/16) Which got me thinking. Although

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    Dracula - Chapter 1 Tone is a writer’s tool that creates mood in a story. Within the first chapter of Dracula, the author, Bram Stoker, uses this to create a mood of terror. First, Bram Stoker shows tremendous change in scenery as the main character moves closer to Dracula’s castle. As the story begins, Jonathan is traveling from England to Transylvania. Through the window he sees the colorful fields, orchards of pears, apples, plums, all vibrantly full of life. However, as he nears Castle Dracula

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    Title: Dracula: Stoker 's Response to the New Woman Author(s): Carol A. Senf Publication Details: Victorian Studies 26.1 (Autumn 1982): p33-49. Source: Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism. Ed. Jessica Bomarito and Russel Whitaker. Vol. 156. Detroit: Gale, 2006. From Literature Resource Center. Document Type: Critical essay Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2006 Gale, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale, Cengage Learning Full Text:  [(essay date autumn 1982) In the following essay, Senf contends that, contrary

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    multitude of changes throughout the years. Capital One’s marketing strategy has created both successes and failures, but with it’s growing nature will continue to strive for excellence, as shown from previous accounts. Richard Fairbank and Nigel Morris, both diligent entrepreneurs, started laying the bricks for their eventual successful company, Capital One, in the late 1980’s. They both worked in the Virginia-based “Signet Bank”. Fairbank started noticing trends in the financial industry that he

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    Written and set in the Victorian era, Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula is a fundamental stepping-stone for horror literature. Unlike most novels of its time, Dracula not only showcased the ideals of its era, but it completely flipped it on its head. Firstly, there are numerous examples of female sexuality and symbolism throughout the entire novel. In Victorian society, it was believed that women had no sex drive and only partook in sex when their male partners insisted. It was unheard of for a female

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