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    of the most important films in not only the horror genre itself, but cinematic history in its entirety. The film follows the story of a young married man, Thomas Hutter, and his journey to meet a client by the name of Count Orlok who may be interested in purchasing real-estate in his city. Upon arriving at his decrepit castle high in the Carpathian Mountains he becomes aware that Count Orlok may be a far more sinister character than he was lead to believe. He sleeps during the day, looms ominously about, and seems to have a strange obsession with a portrait of his wife; particularly her neck. An incident where Hutter cuts his thumb on a bread knife for example causes Orlok to grab his thumb in thirst, which leaves Hutter reeling in horror and he starts to question whether Nosferatu is indeed a member of the undead who feeds off the blood of the living. His suspicions are confirmed when he finds Count Orlok sleeping in a coffin in the basement one morning as he is exploring the castle. Hutter tries to escape, but becomes trapped within the castle while Count Orlok transports himself and…

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    connection to the theme and upset the expected relationship between predator and prey. Without a good scary monster, the horror film could just become a fantasy film. I have chosen to focus on Count Orlok, Xenomorph and Pale Man. This report might not represent another type of monsters. Authors and Audience Screenwriters created those monsters or recreated based on legendary creatures. Then, those monsters will visualize by director, screenwriters, sculptor, painter and set designer. The…

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    created in 1973, there were numerous counts of workers killed while working in trenches. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was created forty-three years ago and has helped reduce the deaths of workers while at their job. Previous to OSHA being created, deaths totaled approximately 14,000 workers every year. Once OSHA was founded…

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    The city’s populace celebrated the marriage of Princess Marie to the Duke of Hamilton’s son along with the nobles from the German Confederation. The palace gates thrown open and everyone invited into the square to celebrate the grand occasion. Inside the Knight’s Hall, Karolina did not notice the noble guests were dancing at one end of the great hall and she and her friends relegated to the other end. In fact, she did not care. This was her first royal invitation and she was going to be eighteen…

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    An In-Depth Look at My Last Duchess In the poem “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning, the main character, the Count speaks about his deceased wife and a painting of her to a mysterious listener at his private party. The Duchess’s story revolves around the internal conflicts between her and the Count. The main threads include the jealousy and self-importance of the Count, as well as the compassion of the Duchess. He subtly insinuates to the party-goer that his wife’s early death was caused by…

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    Dracula was portrayed as a tall old man with a white moustache who appeared to be a human and he had a charm about him normally associated with aristocrats whereas in the film Nosferatu, Count Orlok’s appearance is nightmarish and closer to that of a monster than of a human. He is shown to have misshapen eyebrows, huge pointed ears, long claws which are sharp for nails, walks around in an abnormal way and does not have any of the charm of Dracula. While Count Dracula has shape shifting abilities…

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    show “Children who are able to subtract with ease and efficiency know the parts of number and see the relationship between composition and decomposition of numbers and addition and subtraction.” Kathy Richardson, Assessing Math Concepts: Hiding Assessment. Didax Publishing, page 26. The probe will first be probing for the student’s ability to see part-whole number relationships. For each of the students I started off with the number 6 because it was a number in the middle. If a student is not…

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    be the ETC technique enabling you to overcome the obstacles stopping you from performing at your peak. This instant mood enhancer can be practice in your car, as soon as a new project is submitted to you, before starting a house choir, etc. Now try the technique and experience its powers overnight: Place yourself in front of the mirror, early in the morning before starting the exercise. The whole thing will last more than 3 minute, as you will be asked to take your time through each step so that…

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    performed a month ago, a discrepancy in a low-supply/high-demand item was properly identified and rectified. When it has come time for a customer to purchase the item after searching several stores for it, it is eagerly sold with the confidence that the stock count is accurate. In the process of taking time to locate the item the customer may grow impatient, affecting their opinion of your business adversely. When you notify the customer the item is not in stock, the disappointment may cost…

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    In line 45-47 of My Last Duchess the author revealed to use that the Duke is crazy, jealous, and selfish. Firstly, the author shows us that the Duke is crazy because he said “Then all smiles stopped together.” The author could have been inferring to us that base on the words of the Duke that he could have possibly kill or send the Duchess to a mental facility because in this era it was common for this like that to happen and by doing that he won’t have to see her smile towards anyone else ever…

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