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    threat to you and your loved ones. Many examples of folklore explains how to capture and kill a werewolf. The power of wolf’s bane and a silver bullet are two useful tools used to dampen these creatures’ powers. Werewolf hunting is a dangerous activity that involves the use of meticulous techniques. The subject has the ability to be tested physically, with the use of silver. Silver will hurt the werewolf, if touched and can kill the subject with a cut. The theory can be tested by using a silver utensil

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    The central idea of the short story, “The Wife’s Story,” by Ursula Le Guin, is a wolf who finds out she is the wife of a werewolf. To support this the author states, “I saw him, I had to see him, my own dear love, turned into the hateful one” (LeGuin 7, lines 95-96). This quote shows the wife finding out about her husband's “curse,” which is the central idea. The character vs. character conflict of the family finding out about the husband and the character vs. self conflict of the husband changing

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    Vampire Myths

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    Throughout history there has been a variety of mythical creatures, two of the most common would be the sinister vampire and the terrifying werewolf. Hollywood has many takes and tales of these creatures; while some of the tales are consistent others change depending on the creators viewpoint. Common traits of the vampire is known for their seductive tactics to hunt prey and their connection to the undead while werewolves are known for their ruthless killing and the full moon. The origin of these

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    Once there was a werewolf named Joseph that was human in the day and monster in the night.Joseph met this beautiful girl five years ago on his way to the woods to see the full moon. Her name was Anya, she was about to be killed by an evil werewolf. The werewolf that was about to kill her because he was hunting for prey.Joseph could smell the darkness coming. While saving her, came the transformation,he couldn't help himself from changing.Joseph scratched Anya in the arm and she fell and hit her head

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    werewolves, the source indicates that when they are in human form, they eat human food. When they are in werewolf form, they are consumed with an uncontrollable desire for human flesh. (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_do_werewolves_eat, 2012) It is said that the werewolf does not enjoy the curse that they must live with. It is an unpleasant feeling to have no choice in changing into a werewolf during a full moon, to wake up with the taste of blood in your mouth, and not remember what was done, or

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    writers hearts from the start. I chose to compare and contrast the function of London landmarks, and localities in two British films. These films being An American Werewolf in London, and 28 days later. Both these British films are extremely different from the films that we have watched in class, and that is why I chose them. An American Werewolf in London is a British-American comedy-horror film written and directed by John Landis. While he is an American, this film had British funding. This film is about

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    Imagery In I Am Legend

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    radiation that caused by atomic bombs. The zombie, the werewolf, and the vampire are the three typical monstrous figures that represent many kinds of deadly disease that people suffered in the past. They stand for the downfall of humanity, and even today we use them as the image for an apocalypse. They embodied the fear of contagion throughout centuries because of the infection that they give upon biting their victims. In other words, the zombie, the werewolf, and the vampire are monstrous figures that represent

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    uncontrollable wolves once a month, during the night of the full moon. In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, this happens. They had developed a potion that a werewolf would take before the full moon, in its human form, and then when the werewolf turns, it would turn into a lethargic, slumberous, harmless wolf. This werewolf in the aforementioned story was relieved that

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    The beast of bray is a hairy humanoid with canine features that was sighting near the towns of Delavan and Elkhorn in Wisconsin, mostly in the 1990s. In folklore the name of the beast of bray is called Werewolf. Most people would call the beast of bray Bigfoot in order to avoid dealing with werewolf. Some researches consider the beast of bray is the same as the Wisconsin Bigfoot name the "Bluff Monster" or the "Eddy." some other name that people call it is Bear-Wolf, indigenous Dogman, but the Native

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    While in search for the corpse, Scott was bitten by a werewolf. Soon aftewr the wound heeled, Scott gains un-humanlike abilities such as fast speed and enhanced senses of hearing and smelling. He quickly goes from just a regular asthmatic freshman to the captain of his Beacon Hills High School lacrosse team

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