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    The poem, “Because I could not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson shows the clear dynamics of an outer body viewing of leading into the afterlife. Dickinson has been known to use the concept of light and dark in her previous writing. She is fascinated with the subject of death and portrays this in a comforting manner. It is no wonder the author consistently uses metaphors, dark tones, and styles in each stanza by illustrating the distressing subject of death in a more lighthearted way.…

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    having an accident on a dirt road, thanks to the aforementioned children, and are hopeless until “a big black battered hearse-like automobile” (O’Connor 411) shows up. The vehicle is proven to be driven by The Misfit, a rather well-known serial killer the grandmother recognizes nearly immediately. Considering that The Misfit and his henchmen end up murdering the family, the hearse foreshadows their impending death from the moment The Misfit shows up. Once the murders begin to take place, “There…

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    America in the 1960’s and 70’s was a time of a cultural revolution. Groups known as activists and hippies lead movements for black power, women’s rights, and gay rights all while attacking of the idea materialism and mainstream culture. These groups and groups alike are known as the counterculture (Kimbell, 2001). The counterculture of this time is represented in all types of media and film. Films like Easy Rider, The Graduate, MASH, Harold and Maude, just to name a few all had themes of…

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    London, England is a popular and desirable location for every new traveler – it creates a posh and illustrious ambience for itself and holds much history. However, there is a dark side to “The Old Smoke” revealed by reading the poem London, by William Blake. Blake’s speaker uses repetition and visual imagery to illustrate the “woe”-filled (4) and unhappy chaos hiding behind London, England’s structured and genteel exterior. Repetition is a strong presence within the poem, and undoubtedly draws…

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    In every American household there is the ultimate goal to achieve the “American Dream”. And every household holds a different version of the “American Dream”. But what is the proper version of the “American Dream”? How can we achieve it? Who has access to it? For the majority of people, myself included, one would argue that the “American Dream” is to utilize the system of capitalism, to achieve financial success, materialistic belongings, have a family and to be healthy and stable when retired.…

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    America in the 1960’s and 70’s was a time of a cultural revolution. Groups known as activists and hippies lead movements for black power, women’s rights, and gay rights all while attacking of the idea materialism and mainstream culture. These groups and groups like them are known as the counterculture (Kimbell, 2001). The counterculture of this time is represented in all types of media and film. Films like Easy Rider, The Graduate, MASH, Harold and Maude, just to name a few all have themes of…

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    Ghostbusters Paul Feig

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    It’s official, the “Ghostbusters” trailer is out and the reboot looks epic with easter eggs ripe for the taking. It looks like Melissa McCarthy and the rest of the ladies have successfully rebooted the original film. The world has finally seen video footage of Paul Feig’s reboot of the classic “Ghostbusters.” If you’re a fan of the original then this all-girls version could just make the ghost hunting much more sweeter. Easter eggs were all over the place when the video was aired and Feig…

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    A coroner is someone who examines dead bodies and sees what caused that person to die. Some interesting things about the Grundy County Coroner, (John W. Callahan) is that he examines the fingerprints and x-rays of the dead body and he looks at the DNA records with the fingerprints and he takes all of this to the law agencies to see what they can do with it to see how they actually died. First, John Callahan when he works on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week getting calls at his office for Union…

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    Flannery O’Connor is an author renown for her southern gothic works. She writes about violent and troubling things while exploring Roman Catholic themes. One work of hers that has garnered varying opinion of is A Good Man is Hard to Find, which is horrifying in its climax. While subtle, O’Connor creates a feeling of approaching doom that reaches its pinnacle towards the end of her work. Flannery O’Connor uses foreshadowing in A Good Man is Hard to Find to create a sense of foreboding. O’Connor…

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    Drinking Age Benefits

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    In 1984, Ronald Reagan signed the Uniform Drinking Age Act that required all states to adopt twenty-one as the legal drinking age within five years. Since then, the drinking age has been debated and questioned by many different groups all across the country. Many people have their own opinion on whether the age should be raised, lowered, or remain unchanged; but each group of supporters agree that the age minimum provides safety to citizens. While the current law has done this, there is still…

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