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Alfred Hitchcock School Library
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Golden Gate Twenty Nine
1,516 wordsAlthough Alcatraz sits in the middle of San Francisco Bay, only a little over a mile from the city, the island seemed as distant as if it were a thousand miles out to sea. The island seems uninviting and because of its un appeal, it played an important role in the history of California. The island had a number of uses. Alcatraz was the site of a powerful fortress, a military prison and a federal prison. The island is surrounded by treacherous cross currents and five-knot tides with a deadly unde...
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1,022 wordsMost freshmen in college expect dorms to be similar to a boxed-in room, that is always hot and that doesnt feel like home. On the contrary, dorm rooms are what you make of them by adding your specific needs and personal decoration touches. In Valley 3, they come with the basics, like a desk and beds, but most people feel that it needs more. Although it is your new home for the school year, some things should be fixed in order to feel more comfortable. When you first walk in the door to your room...
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Geeks And Nerds Captain Kirk World
594 wordsDid I door thaaaaaaat? A famous phrase said by the worlds biggest nerd, Steve Url. When you think about a nerd, you usually picture a person that doesnt look like the rest of society. You see a person whose pants come up to their shins, and whose thick black rimmed glasses that are being held together by only a single piece of masking tape. Pocket protectors are another favorite item of the typical nerd. Pit stains are present on their two sizes too small T-shirt that features Captain Kirk and t...
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Doors Opened Five Dollars
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Opened The Door Six Years
1,874 wordsI awoke to the soft trickling of water outside my window. It took me a moment to realize that it is raining again; the tranquil sound of water dripping from the birch was as sweet as the silver bells ringing at Christmas. It was only six in the morning, but more than willingly I got up, put on a robe and opened my window. Almost immediately, the chilling November wind gushed in engulfing me with its icy fingers. I shuddered, but made no attempt to close the window as my eyes slowly came into foc...
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Teacher From Next Door Shouted To The Children Class
854 wordsI gazed at the alarm clock that sat beside my bed; its loud beeping had woke me suddenly. Grabbing it, I pushed the bright red button, which turned it off, though my hand nearly reached the snooze button, as it was so tempting. I slowly got out of bed and, threw the covers back over the bed. I turned the shower on the low setting as the heating had been on for an hour. I jumped and to my surprise the water was cold, I turned the shower to medium as fast as James Bond about to cut the wire of a b...
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Gender In Horror Films Carrie Alien And Amityville
2,094 wordsThe representation of gender in horror films varies from director to director, writer to writer. However certain characteristics of gender representation do, at times follow a certain theme. Whilst studying the evolution of horror films it struck me that in some cases the film, while appearing to differ only ever so slightly from the novel upon which it was based, would create images onscreen that would imply things that the novel had never done. Through the tiny differences between novel and fi...
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Hartford Pagan Publications Wiccans Believe Strongly Wicca
1,793 words... illative goes against the free will of another is considered wrong by Wiccans. Are Wiccans involved in Black Magick or White Magick? The answer to that is simple: magic is just magic. As far as good or bad magic is concerned, it is as in any religious group, some are good and some are bad. Each human being is completely responsible for their own actions. To Wicca, evil is a choice, a bad one, that someone might make, not a deity to blame our actions upon. If someone chooses to do evil, it is...
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Force Of Gravity Plantation Owner
1,300 words"Late every autumn around November 17 th or 18 th, in the still, silent hours before dawn, dedicated meteor watchers have long kept a vigil. In the cold early morning darkness the sky glimmers with a preview of early spring constellations. Leading them up in the east is Leo. Its familiar Sickle asterism, a backward question mark, seems especially full of meaning these nights, for on the cutting edge of the Sickle's curved hook is the radiant of the greatest of all meteor showers" (Roe). The Leon...
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Norman Bates Murder Scene
553 words"Psycho" is Alfred Hitchcock's masterful blend of artistic perfection and superb casual viewing. The gift of this brilliant voyeuristic terror tale is that you do not have to be aware of the subtle Hitchcocki an touches that make "Psycho" an artistic treasure. The terrifying simplicity of the story and compelling visuals are enough to jolt any viewer unaware of the malicious goings-on beyond the surface of the story. However, for those needing to delve into the underlying themes of "Psycho", it ...
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Loss Of Identity End Of The Film
1,598 wordsThe Films of Alfred Hitchcock Psycho (1960) Psycho is one of the most famous Hitchcock's thrillers. The film is widely recognized by film critics as the etalon of the genre. Psycho has become almost the synonym to the definition of suspense. What is suspense? Suspense is synonymous to anxiousness, delay, let-up. Suspended (Latin) to hang. In such a way, suspense can be interpreted as a certain hung up suspended condition. According to Frances Truffle, it is an intensification of suspended expect...
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Sun Also Rises Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
1,224 wordsWater serves as purification in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the Sun Also Rises. Jake and Huck cleanse themselves in water after each suffer a painful experience. Water brings emotional relief for Jake and Huck. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the Sun Also Rises describes water as spiritually peaceful and relaxing. Water acts as a purifier for both Jake and Huck. Water creates safety for Jake and Huck. Jake s cleansing takes place in San Sebastian and Pamplona. Huck s cleansing ...
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Quot Quot Quot Mother
2,992 wordsPrologue The Creative Writing Assigned Psycho? Prologue The door to the motel room slammed shut, shaking the walls. " Mother. Mother where are you? God damn it. You get out here right now. Ive not finished with you yet mother! " Norman screamed. He stormed through the hotel room. " Come out come out where ever you are. " Norman lifted the cover on the edge of the bed, and ducked down to look under it. " Mother, I know youre here somewhere. Im going to find you! " In...
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Discuss An Issue Discuss An Issue Of International One
741 wordsDiscuss An Issue Of International Concern And Discuss An Issue Of International Concern And Its Importance To You It was easy to empathize with Andy Dufresne and the other prisoners in The Shawshank Redemption as they suffered in their prison cells, I suffered while watching the movie. It was not because I disliked the film far from it. But while the prisoners in the movie were serving their sentences in Shawshank Prison, I served my own three hour sentence for drinking five cups of fruit punch ...
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Gallons Of Water Water Consumption
1,472 wordsWhat do we use all this water for? Of all the water that falls to California, 60 % is immediately returned to the atmosphere by evaporation or native plant use. The rest runs off into rivers, lakes, streams and the water table, where it is available for human use. We will explain what happens to all this water, show exactly how much water we do use, and give ways to reduce water use in and around your home. The single largest user of water is industry. Industries use 46 % of our annual water sup...
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Wife Henry
1,003 wordsJohn Steinbeck wrote The Chrysanthemums in 1938. Steinbeck, as in many of his novels and short stories, depicts the life of poor, hard working people. In The Chrysanthemums, Steinbeck writes about a farmer? s wife living in California. The couple lives on a farm, as many individuals did in that time. Steinbeck describes the physical and mental hardships of families living off the land. In the short story, The Chrysanthemums, Elisa is constantly with held from life because she is a woman. ? On ev...
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Shower Stall Memorable Experiences Bathroom
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Norman Bates Central Characters
728 wordsthriller Psycho Alfred Hitchcock? s fantastic thriller Psycho was made in the late 1950? s. Since then it has become a cult classic all over the world. Janet Leigh plays the helpless victim Marian Crime, brutally murdered in the shower by the psychotic Norman Bates. ? When Marian arrives at the small, isolated motel she has no clue to what is around the next corner. The rain is beating down so hard you can? t hear anything all you can see is the big old house with a shadow of someone in the wind...
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State Of Mind Sexual Desire
1,452 wordsViolence and sexuality are usually the theme for action movies. In Hitchcock's Psycho, violence is brought out as a substitute for sexuality. Norman Bates uses violence to release his sexual frustration. Two clues in the movie to support such an idea are: taxidermy and the shower murder. To most people, taxidermy is a hobby; in Norman s case, stuffing birds can be viewed as a sign of violence and sexuality. Hobbies are usually regarded as innocent activities of casual interest, designed to help ...
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