Macbeth by William Shakespeare is one of the most famous plays of all time. The play is located in Scotland, which is known for having the most exquisite castles more than any other country in the world. In fact, most tourism to Scotland is to see these well known castles. Old Slains Castle is one of the many famous castles in Scotland, which is located on the Aberdeenshire coastal trail. Old Slains Castle is famous for the Scottish Independence Wars, The Earl of Erroll and the Condition of the castle
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Over the years, many legends have been told about the vampires and their monstrous ways. However, specific details about these creatures’ habits differ from story to story. Some say they burn if exposed to sunlight, some say they can only be destroyed with fire; every author interprets the legend in his or her own way. There is only one true symbol that has remained constant in every vampire story ever told, and that is blood. In Bram Stoker’s Dracula, blood is a powerful symbol. Throughout the
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First Generation vampire to mate with a human. The second method is if a vampire goes through the process of turning a human into one of their living dead kind. There is a small window of vulnerability where powerful magical or religious forces can intervene. Generally success equals a Dhampir. These Dhampir’s often go on to be Vampire Hunter since their human half tends to amazingly mentally dominate their mental state while their physicality is powered up by the demonic vampire side. Dhampirs
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A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope (from the Greek λυκάνθρωπος lykánthropos: λύκος, lykos, "wolf", and ἄνθρωπος, anthrōpos, "man"), is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction (e.g. via a bite or scratch from another werewolf). Early sources for belief in lycanthropy are Petronius and Gervase of Tilbury. The werewolf is a widespread concept in
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To what extent is the vampire representative of the context it was created in? Gothic literature originated in response to a period of rapid societal, cultural, and theological change in nineteenth Europe. Works written in this time focused on the representation of fear in the face of dissolution of traditional structures, gender roles and religion. The resurgence of vampire fiction in the late twentieth century presents a different image of the vampire figure, appropriate to the changing societal
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Where were you Born? How did you come to San Francisco? What did you do before the Embrace? MacCloy was born in San Franciso as the forth son of two Dentists. He grew up and went to school in the city. He studied Dentistry in New York for seven years, before he returned once again to San Francisco. Before the Embrace he worked for a year and a half as a practicing dentist in a small Dental Surgery in San Francisco. What kind of person are you? On first appearance MacCloy is reserved and cool
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Holly Johnson Mrs. Ulrey English 12 10 March 2011 Vampires: Fact or Fiction? When the word “vampire” comes up in a conversation an immediate thought that comes to mind is Twilight. The Twilight series has made the world of vampires and werewolves a teenage girls greatest fantasy. To some, the idea of having a mythical creature fall madly in love with you is romantic, but what if vampires aren’t actually mythical creatures? What if they are real, human like killers who have a taste for
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My Blood is Your Blood “I want to suck your blood,” is a popular adage found when speaking of Dracula (although not found in Bram Stoker’s Dracula). Is it because it is his life line? The short answer would be yes, but is that all it is to Dracula? No. It is in fact the basic human life line. Without blood, there can be no human life. The same rings true for the undead, which is the case of Dracula. Blood is the essential fluid for all beings on Earth but blood stands for more in Bram Stoker’s
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Many people would happily their profession with a teacher. A teacher has to be mantle of a lucid communicator, a fair evaluator, an adept manager, a strict disciplinarian, a healing therapist and a skillful team leader. Teachers provide more than just content to students; they are sometimes regarded as family to many students. Thus, a teacher should possess certain requisite qualities expected of him. This will help the teachers elicit the
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/* /*]]*/ THE AWAKENING Vampire Diaries Volume 1 By Lisa J. Smith Contents Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter ThreeChapter Four Chapter FiveChapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter NineChapter Ten Chapter ElevenChapter Twelve Chapter ThirteenChapter Fourteen Chapter FifteenChapter Sixteen "Are you having a good time?" Elena asked. I am now. Stefan didn't say it, but Elena knew it was what he was thinking. She could see it in the way he stared at her. She had never been so sure of
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