A Dark-Adapted Eye


  “A Dark-Adapted Eye” (1986) is a psychological thriller novel by Ruth Rendell, written under the nom-de-plume Barbara Vine. The novel won the American Edgar Award.   Plot Summary: Largely set during World War II, the story is told by Faith Severn, who at the prompting of a true-crime writer recounts her memories of her …

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The Haunting: The True Story of the Man Who Came Back From The Dead


  The Haunting: The True Story of the Man Who Came Back From The Dead   “The Revenant” (2015 film) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   The Revenant is a 2015 American epic historical adventure film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. The screenplay by Iñárritu andMark L. Smith is based in part on Michael Punke's novel with the same title, inspired by …

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Social Networking and the Importance of Netiquette


Internet Source: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/internet.html Definition A means of connecting a computer to any other computer anywhere in the world via dedicated routers and servers. When two computers are connected over the Internet, they can send and receive all kinds of information such as text, graphics, voice, video, and computer programs. No one owns Internet, although several organizations the world over collaborate in its functioning and development. The high-speed, fiber-optic cables (called backbones) through which the bulk of the …

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The Enigma That Was Rasputin: The Notoriety; The Debauchery and The Manipulation


Grigory Rasputin Source: http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/rasputin.htm Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin (1872-1916) was the infamous 'holy man' whose ability to heal the Tsar and Tsarina's son Alexis led to his being adopted as a supreme mystic at court.  Growing in influence to the point where he effectively dictated policy he was eventually assassinated by a group of court conspirators in December 1916. Born …

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