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Understandably, some people find the idea of being scared for entertainment foolish and quite repulsive. But then, psychologists have maintained that people have a natural appetite for controlled fear. A study that extensively reviewed empirical researches on the psychological responses to horror films, among other things, concluded that there is a positive relationship between sensation-seeking and horror enjoyment. It was also found that males are more likely to watch, enjoy, and seek out horror....

1. American War of Independence Cost/Price/Value – $20 billion Who Gave It? – France To Whom/Receiver – The United States of America Purpose – War funding The most expensive gift ever given in recorded history was spent on a war that brought about the loss of lives but ultimately the liberation of America from Great Britain. Having been fighting since 1775 and already cash trapped, America signed a treaty of alliance with France in 1778, and in return, they got French supply of military equipment and money to see through the war....

Roxane Gay Biography The renowned writer was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the United States on the 15th of October 1974. Roxane attended high school at Philips Exeter Academy before proceeding to Yale University to pursue her degree. Unfortunately for her, she dropped out of the university in her junior year to focus on her then relationship in Arizona but things didn’t pan out as she expected. Her college education was completed at Vermont....

Understanding The Harley Davidson Brand For an ordinary person, Harley Davidson is just one of the popular motorcycle brands in the world right now but for motorcycle lovers, Harley Davidson is a god. The brand is an American motorcycle producer that came into existence in 1903 when two friends, William Harley and Arthur Davidson, turned a bicycle into running machines with engines. The company started in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, and over the years, it has survived varying degrees of challenges, including the Great Depression that ravaged the 1930s....

William Finnegan Biography In 1952, Patricia and Bill Finnegan had their first of four children with the birth of William Finnegan in New York, New York, United States. His father worked as a filmmaker and was nominated for the Emmy Awards five times. He is popular for works such as Reality Bites. The Fabulous Baker Boys, and Hawaii Five-O. Because of the work of his father, he was mostly raised in Los Angeles and Hawaii....

Should You Be Concerned About Being Disliked? It is normal to be concerned about being liked or disliked. Wondering how others perceive you as a person is a pretty normal occurrence because nobody likes to be disliked. With our daily social interaction with other people, oftentimes we are faced with situations that make us question where we stand with others, however, for some people, it is an almost permanent condition of worrying about being disliked, and that it when it becomes a psychological problem that requires medical attention....

Born Oliver Wolf Sacks on July 9, 1933, the neurologist has gained fame mostly for writing about the histories of his patients and various events, and the unusual experiences he has had as well as his own disorders. He published a good number of books and literary materials in his lifetime, most of which will always remain relevant not only to medics and people having some issues but also to everyone living....

Vince Flynn was a former sales accountant and aviator. He began writing in order to cope with dyslexia. He, however, blossomed in his work, and his first book, Term Limits, was published in 1998. Term Limits provide the inspiration for the Mitch Rapp character, and Flynn unveiled him in his second book titled Transfer of Power. Flynn continued building up his hero in other subsequent books, and they became best sellers....