New year resolutions

1. To study biology and music further. 
Think about the future is a very important thing.So, I want to continue with the music and the biology.
I think there are two stable jobs for the future.

2. To do more sports.
I think doing sports is very important for health.
I want this year to try to make more movement. After school, I want to go  to the gym.





3. To travel more.
I'm a person who loves to travel and for this I try to traveling more this year.
I like visit the news places.





4. Eat more healthy.
This year I need eat more heathy and regular.

5. To be more self confident.

I have proposed that this year I have more confidence in myself because only this will succeed what I have proposed

The history of horror

The gothic novel 


1. Who invented the G.N?

The Gothic Novel was intented to Horace Walpole. The first one was The Castle of Otranto and the first published in 1764.
  
2. Which basic elements of horror do you remember from the introductory lesson? Write a minimum of ten.

· The Spirits
· Thunder and lightning
· Shrieks
· Vampire
· Blood
· Omens
· Unexpected events
· Animal’s howl
· Haunted house

· Threat

3. Choose one of the tipics on discovering literature and write a post. 

Dracula: vampires, perversity and Victorian anxieties

This topic explains the history and the characteristics of the vampires, more specific Dracula, Bram Stoker.  In his book reflects the fears of immigration, sexual promiscuity and moral degeneration. They say that the vampire is a complicated creature and a very contradictory figure (alluring/horrifying). Also his ability to move through the streets in London, in this moment he reflects the immigration. The act of vampirism, with its blood, suggests the fear of sexually transmitted. The literature tends to present the vampire myth as a sexual allegory and in the book appears two women: Mina and Lucy “the New Woman”.

The psychological horror story

1. Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
Edgar Allan Poe is an american writer, poet, critic and editor.

2. When and where was he born?
He was born on 19th January 1809, in Boston (Massachusetts).

3. What was he famous for?

He is famous for his tales and poems of horror and mystery, including The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale Heart and The Raven.

4. Did he married?
Yes, with his cousin Virginia and the couple married in 1836.

5. How did he die?
He died on 7th October 1849 and he died of a great distress.

6. Name some of his most famous works?

His famous works were ‘The Black Cat’, ‘The Raven’ and ‘Annabel Lee’.

Alfred Hitchcock

1. What is his nickname ? 

The nickname of Hitchcock is ‘The Master of Suspense’.

2. What was his most famous horror film?

His most famous horror film was Psycho.

3. What was his main contribution to horror?
His main contribution to horror was his frequent use of the subjective camera to reveal a character’s vision.