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    The Slayer: A Short Story

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    him between tears. A month ago he should've made them a snack and now, one impulsive deal with a girl later, he was saving the Slayer's kin. The Slayer. His deal's real priority was her life, and she was at less than full strength battling a big nasty, alone. Giles was unconscious, Spike carried him out to Joyce and the Lil Bit, still unsure about why. If the Slayer wanted her Watcher dead, he supposed she'd deal with him herself. Once Joyce, Dawn and Giles were outside the mausoleum, Spike closed the door behind him and hurried back down the steps to the catacomb of…

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    “Knowing” is Contagious Was Buffy the Vampire Slayer just an entertaining show or did it have a deeper meaning embedded into it? Why did the show have such a big fallowing? Well before we jump into these questions a little background of the show is in order. Buffy the Vampire Slayer was first aired in 1997 and was created by Joss Whedon. The premise of the show is a young girl comes to age and discovers that she is destine to slay vampires and other hellish creatures: she also has to deal with…

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    Like any night worth un-living, Spike started it with a fight. Rumors had been circulating about William the Bloody throwing his lot in with the Slayer, and it wasn 't doing wonders for his popularity in Sunnydale. However, it did make for some pretty good fights. As far as he knew, Buffy had spent at least one night in the hospital, and he supposed the next three resting. Scarcely expecting to see her tonight, he was surprised when she pulled an attacking vamp off of him. "Looking…

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    The television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer can claim many achievements. Most importantly, it’s a show that showcases that women can be everything that men are, and sometimes more. It cherishes long lasting relationships between a cohort of friends. It also paved the way for teen-centered fantasy and horror entertainment, like Twilight and The Vampire Diaries. However, one thing Buffy can’t mark as an achievement is the way it deals with race. The show could be a product of its time, but from…

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    Women are reminded of how they should act and often put in their place. In Buffy the Vampire Slayer the couple Xander and Anya are fighting about their relationship. Xander reminds his girlfriend that she’s “turned into a real girl” (Hush 00:07:13-00:07:20). Xander say’s this in such a tone to insist to Anya that she is acting in a way that he does not find acceptable. In the same way the main character in When it Happens is too afraid to ask her husband for assistance because she believes she…

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    You could have had everything, dear William. Taking my side as the right hand of the apocalypse, with all the spoils of destroying a world thrown to your feet. Instead, you charge my dark palace-prison. You challenge prophecy, my written success, with a girl, a Slayer at that, and for what? An early end to eternity? I've waited too long for my rightful place in the end of the world. You certainly shall not stand in my way, where the Slayer couldn't. You could have had a real place in my world."…

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    Xena Vs Buffy “In a time of Ancient Gods, Warlords, and Kings; a land in turmoil cried out for a hero. She was Xena a mighty princess forge in the heat of battle, the Power, the Glory, the Passion, the Danger, her courage will change the world.” “In every generation there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampire and demons and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer.” If anyone has ever watch the late 1990’s TV show Xena Warrior Princess and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. One…

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    The entertainment industry is a difficult place to make a living. There is copious amounts of competition and it is easy to crash and burn in such a high-stress workplace. Joss Whedon, famous writer and director, rose to the occasion and has become an icon in his career, specifically for the creation of cult classic Buffy the Vampire Slayer and, in recent years, the fan favorite The Avengers. Whedon has created numerous amounts of television shows, comic books, and movie scripts since the…

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    The Chosen One High school is tough enough on its own, but imagine having to defeat supernatural creatures while studying for mid-terms! "In every generation a Slayer is born," is the tagline for the hit television show Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. The show is centered on sixteen-year-old Buffy Summers chosen to slay all the evil supernatural beings of the world. Buffy has touched thousands of televisions across the nation, not to mention the hearts of all the viewer’s tuning in every week to see…

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    Don’t get me wrong, the band “Slayer” uses satanic lyrics, but the band denies any relation to the church of satan, the occult, or any other satanic organizations. In an interview Tom Araya (slayer bassist and vocalist) stated, “we want to scare people” when asked why they use satanic imagery. Now most metal bands in the thrash era like Megadeth and Metallica do not use satanic imagery, in countless interviews Megadeth’s frontman and guitarist Dave Mustaine claims he “found god and is a…

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