My thoughts of Sacred Terror Douglas E. Cowan’s “Sacred Terror: Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen” was quite a fascinating read, full of information and examples of cinema horror. The book, overall, is a discussion of a strong presence of religion in horror films. It presents demonic creatures, the undead and evil, which are…
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Final Research Project for Religious Studies Class
Research Paper Purpose: to dissect a literary work, and find religious significance in terms of Science Fiction, Mystery and Horror. The work I have chosen is a mind altering movie originally written by one of the masters of the macabre, H. P. Lovecraft. The film “resonates” with horror, mystery, and science fiction, with apparently little…
The Enduring Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allan Poe During the 40 years of his life, Edgar Allan Poe faced numerous burdens that caused him to struggle throughout his lifetime and at the same time using that experience as an element in his literature. His poetry and stories are full of dark, sorrow and dreary themes of uncertainty, since horror stems…
The silence of God
Horror and The Holy The Silence of God, Surrealism, the Supernatural, and the Plain Creepy If Not Downright Eerie A very religious dynamic, believe it or not, is found in the idea of the silence of God. Two phrases illustrate this quite well: the idea of a deus otiosus and the deus absconditas are Latin…
The Epic of Gilgamesh (My thoughts)
THEAMES While reading the “Epic of Gilgamesh” I have found several themes that match other mythical stories of Creation, such as Love, Friendship, Loyalty, Strength, Death, and Immortality, all of which are important concepts that develop throughout this fascinating story. In the story, first off, the theme of “love” shows up. Shamhat (who is a…
Income Tax Is Illegal. Did you know that?
NY TIMES: Saying Income Tax Is Illegal According to New York Times Income Tax is Illegal. Learn more reading below article. This is the time to take an action! Sunday, 19-Nov-00 13:13:08 24.14.28.77 writes: November 19, 2000 Saying Income Tax Is Illegal, Business Owners Quit Paying By DAVID CAY JOHNSTON LAKE SHASTA, Calif. Al Thompson…
Henkell Trocken
HENKELL TROCKEN is a Fine Sekt sparkling wine, product of Germany consist of 11.5% alc/vol. Since “trocken” means “dry,” this is a DRY SEC. This sparkling wine was probably made in the charmat method like the Prosecco, and in the same way, it lost its fizz pretty quickly. This New Year I enjoyed this wonderful…
My Textbooks for CSUN
1.SOM 302 — Operations Management Textbook: Operations Management: An Integrated Approack by Dan Reid, Nada Sanders, 2nd Ed This book is the Value Edition, comes with a CD. I have really enjoyed reading this book. The examples comes from real life, and makes the text easy to understand. Publisher’s Note In the delicate balance of…
STARBUCKS CORPORATION: Situational Analysis & Marketing Strategy
STARBUCKS CORPORATION Situational Analysis & Marketing Strategy Prepared for Marketing 304 Cal State University of Northridge December 12, 2009 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the situational analysis, we found that Starbucks has grown to nearly 11,000 stores (6764 company-owned retail store and over 4000 licensed stores) by its popularity and aggressive expansion strategy. Its rapid expansion however,…
Brittany Murphey
Beautiful Brittany Murphy’s death truly shocked my. What a tragedy? Brittany Murphy was barely 32 years old when she died. She turned 32 on November the 10th. Brittany was born on November 10, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia. She has an Irish- Eastern European and Italian heritage. Her mother, Sharon Murphy, and father, Angelo Bertolotti, divorced…