Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! This is the sound one is typically used to hearing and feeling when the pulse is racing out of control: whether of fear‚ anxiety‚ nervousness‚ etc. When one is generally watching/reading a horror movie/story‚ the person’s anticipation level is over the moon with wanting to know what is going to occur next. This certain genre is known to be based on humanity’s disturbing‚ inner thoughts that are kept hidden by sophistication and a civilized illusion. This category is for
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Michelle Cisneros 9/30/12 2pd One night‚ i looked out the window‚ and i saw the neighbor disappear into his hallway. It was very strange‚ and i was very puzzled. So i decided to go help him. It was up to Chris and I to help him. I made a very stupid decision‚ and because of that decision‚ i was under house arrest. Luckily‚ the court only had me under house arrest until the sixteenth‚ that was in about a week and a half. Even knowing that‚ i dreaded being in my house all day‚ not knowing
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I walked on briskly‚ trying not to look back. Somebody was following me. I could feel it. I continued to walk‚ counting my steps‚ making sure I didn’t step on any cracks; believe me‚ I’m not the superstitious kind‚ but‚ yet‚ I felt wary. Splat. A raindrop landed right on my nose and it dripped down my face. I hated the rain‚ every drop on your head feels like an egg that is being smashed on your face. I wiped the rain of my glasses with my gloves. One step‚ two steps‚ three steps. I stopped
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How does Steven Spielberg create tension in the film “JAWS”? ‘JAWS’ is a horror/thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg in 1975; it is based on the novel by Peter Benchley. Steven Spielberg is a master of suspense and has created tension all the way through the film ‘JAWS’. A great white shark attacks the summer resort Town of Amity Island; on the 4th July‚ Independence Day‚ a declaration of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. The police chief tries to close the beach but the town
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Everyone has fears; fears are a natural part of life. My greatest fear is to fail to reach my goals‚ lose hope‚ and finally that everybody might think I am a loser. Sometimes I dream of success. Yet failing in life can’t be replaced with dreams. So if I put a lot of effort and work into something and I fail‚ I’d feel very bad about myself and my lack of ability. This is one of my greatest fears. Being a failure would cause me to lose hope. First of all‚ I would lose my self-confidence and self-respect
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Although not everyone will agree‚ I want to present the idea that the story that deserves the prestigious Edgar Award is‚ “The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow”‚ written by Washington Irving. It introduced such suspense that had the ability to capture your attention. Although an appropriate runnerup would be “The Cask Of Amontillado”‚ by Edgar Allen Poe himself. I felt it had some boring aspects that left me feeling unsatisfied as a result. I will prove my opinion by presenting my textual evidence piece by
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Fear is one of the leading reasons that influence people’s decision making in life. The dictionary defines fear as‚ “A feeling of agitation and anxiety caused by the presence or imminence of danger”. This feeling‚ present in everyone’s life at some point‚ is more influential than one might think. Everywhere in the world today people live in fear‚ whether it is terrorism‚ robbery or something as simple as criticism‚ this feeling of fear causes people to do unusual things. In Arthur Miller’s play‚
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thing we have to fear is fear itself" -Franklin Roosevelt What is fear? is it the unconscious barrier that limits our thoughts‚ our desires? Perhaps it’s the minds way of preventing itself from doing something irrational. However‚ fear is irrational. It can only control you as long as your mind is incapable of rationalizing and realizing that it does not exist- and is only a figment of our imaginations. Fear molds our reality‚ limiting and constructing it to fears own will‚ and demanding
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August Heat Suspense can make you over think and become attentive. The feeling of wanting to know more creates confusions and boldness to the reader. The reason for suspense is to hook the reader onto the story‚ while hooking the reader to the story‚ the author wants to astound the reader into wanting more. W.F Harvey introduces suspense and it is shown throughout the story “August Heat” but it’s enhanced in the ending of the story. The story is about two men who occasionally meet one hot summer
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Name: Mahmoud Allam Zeid Ali ID : 1131349 Fear The biggest fear is fear from myself. The biggest fear is fear from myself. I don’t know where I heard these words or when. But they were engraved in my mind through out the warm up. I had to fight the fear. this story is true and really happened with me when I drived my car for example the frist time I drived my car I cant tell my feeling in the frist time really in this time I afraid from myself if I do something wrong what was happened
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