Background The history of the horror genre features rather distinct trends that mirror public concerns over time: What do people think is horrible? ... After several more years of monster movies, directors began to realize that people tend to fear change in the things they know the best. ... As the century neared a close, the infamous serial killer was what they wanted to see. ... If not logic, what kind of medium do they use to speak to their audiences? ...

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Questions I and II What are the central concerns illustrated in the article "The Crisis of Belief"?" ... "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold." His poem was published after World War I, when he thought society had broken down and fallen apart, and it reads as a prediction of a dark future. ... Question V What are the central elements and concerns developed by Childs to explain the phenomenon of Modernism? ... It finds its identity by differentiating itself from what it is not; for example, not Realism, its predecessor, which is characterized by its attempt objectively to offer up a mirr...

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Sex offenders are a highly diverse group of people, but all are individuals who have at least one of the following crimes in common: have committed violent sexual assault on a stranger, have had inappropriate sexual contact with a family member, have molested a child or any other inappropriate and criminal sexual behavior. Currently, in the United States, there are a total of 722,499 individuals who are registered sex offenders (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010). However, this number does not reflect every person who has committed a sexual offense. Research shows that a lot of cases go unreported whi...

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Ryszard Kapuscinski uniquely authors The Emperor through the perspectives of nobles', dignitaries', and servants' views and what their thoughts and perceptions were of Selassie's nefarious reign as Emperor. ... Furthermore, Selassie's performance, micromanaging, and political maneuvering of his government will be scrutinized and evaluated through subjective views (which suspense subtly grew throughout the book as to how the inevitable fall finally came) inside the unsanctified palace. Summarily, the genesis of the fall of Selassie's empire will be examined, reac...

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The fall of the Macedonian Empire following the death of Alexander is very controversial as it was an empire built by King Philip II to survive. ... The Greek historian Arrian describes the drunken events leading up to the murder of Cleitus at the hands of Alexander III: "When some of them, again trying to please Alexander, suggested without any justification that the achievements of Philip were neither great nor wonderful, Cleitus was no longer able to restrain himself, showing respect for what Philip had achieved, but belittling Alexander and all he had done; he was now very drunk and he r...

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Apart from nuclear power (24 per cent of total power supplied), the generation portfolio for the company included coal (37 per cent), natural gas (18 per cent) and solar (less than one per cent) - about 20 per cent of the power was purchased from outside sources. ... The key projects initiatives supported the shift to strategic work by setting in motion a series of projects geared toward integrating service-oriented architecture into the design of IT projects. ...

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Some strategic configurations change, others remain the same, while new patterns of strategic geometry appear, as the old forms dissolve--the explanations behind the shifting pattern of strategic geometry is what enables us to understand the transition from the Cold War era to the post Cold War. ... Though from this perspective, certain things stand out. ... "Normally triangles are not thought of as a stable form in social or political relationships nor as a stabilizing influence within a larger setting. ... Relationships among the three countries scarcely changed, apart from fluctuations in...

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The paper will examine Indira Gandhi, Mayawati, Mamta Banerjee, and Jayalalithaa, and try to understand what led to the personalization of power in all four cases. ... What do the invocation of mother or sister figures signify? ... "The simulacrum is never what hides the truth - it is truth that hides the fact that there is none. ... Shireen Rai (2002) has argued that kinship link and state initiatives have been important factors having an impact on women's access to political life, apart from social and political movements. Our analysis will explore how and to what extent each of th...

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The problems of Britain's cities fall into this category; if we look back over the Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries we find problems of poverty, unemployment, crime, etc, constantly reoccurring (see Steadman-Jones, 1976). ... What perhaps distinguishes New Labour's approach from previous ones is the emphasis on developing a holistic, strategic and integrated approach – what is referred to as `joined-up thinking, policy and action'. ... In addition since the 1950s there has been a concern with the impact of what might be termed `urban sprawl' and demographic ch...

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