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This blog will be used in the spring of 2008 by 80+ students at Drexel University to investigate the effects of Iraq on culture and the reverse. Our goal will be to better understand why the US is in Iraq, and to question whether literature can help us on this journey.

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Sunday, April 13, 2008

Talking about horror film

Recently I haven't seen any movies, so I''l have to go along with the articles. In most movies the mother alway saves the day. Child in trouble, cops can't do anything leave it to the mother. She'll go in and do what it takes to save their child. These kind of things can happen in real life. You've heard the stories about how the mother lifted a car to save their child etc. The truth is a angry mother is the worst thing that can come chasing after you. This is more true it the wild. My cat is crazy. You touch her kitten you might lose a hand. Mothers are crazy beast if you try to take one on.

The other cliche in the horror movies as discussed in the "Scream" article is that the good girl is the one that lives. Maybe ther're just trying to stress the point in order to survive in everyday life you should try to be as good as possible. I've never heard of someone getting killed, because they act kindly to someone, the ones you always hear about getting shot are the ones who have attitudes about everything and everyone.

Concerning gore, I guess people will see what they want to see. Watching gore may put us back in our animalistic state. Just proving the point that we are not better than the other animals, ;ike we believe we are.

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