vampires
jason zhu
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Jason Zhu
Ms.Barbara Barklow
Monster & Misfits
05 December 2017
Vampire
When we talked about a creature which likes to eat blood and is afraid of the sun, there is no doubt, the creature in your mind must be vampire. The term vampire was popularized in the west in the early 19th century. People think the vampire need to drink people's blood to survive, they also can spread the disease. Until right, the vampire is still a mystery creature. Some scientists gave the reason to explain the vampire,they think the vampire is ridiculous, the people in 19 century misunderstood the disease because of ignorance. The disease “ porphyria” is a group of disease in which substances called porphyria build up, negatively affecting the skin or nervous system. If the skin is affected, blisters or itching may occur with sunlight exposure. So when some people get this disease and don't like sunshine, other people will associated with the vampire. The scientists think the vampire is just a character in the myth. A lso, some people think the vampire is exist really. They think the vampire looks like a people but live in the shadow. They can't live without blood, they are strong,fast and macrobian. They have fangs and can't see themselves in mirrors. Also they can be warded off with garlic, or killed with stake through the heart.
The vampire now is a fixture in popular fiction. Suck fiction began with 18th century poetry and continued with 19th century short story. The most famous novel is “Dracula”. Dracula is an 1897 gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. The main character is vampire “ Count Dracula” . This novel lead the later vampire style novel and film. The classic movie “twilight” and the American drama “ vampire diary” are both famous at right now. They make a lot of people be curious about the vampire.
At today, some people are influenced by the vampire story. They may just copy the vampire and drink the blood. This is may a psychological effect. Also, at present the vampire not only mean the creature, but it also can describe ome people who is selfish and evil.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire#Modern_vampire_subcultures
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/10/vampires-europe-new-england-halloween-history/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyria
https://www.livescience.com/24374-vampires-real-history.html
Jason Zhu
Ms.Barbara Barklow
Monster & Misfits
05 December 2017
Vampire
When we talked about a creature which likes to eat blood and is afraid of the sun, there is no doubt, the creature in your mind must be vampire. The term vampire was popularized in the west in the early 19th century. People think the vampire need to drink people's blood to survive, they also can spread the disease. Until right, the vampire is still a mystery creature. Some scientists gave the reason to explain the vampire,they think the vampire is ridiculous, the people in 19 century misunderstood the disease because of ignorance. The disease “ porphyria” is a group of disease in which substances called porphyria build up, negatively affecting the skin or nervous system. If the skin is affected, blisters or itching may occur with sunlight exposure. So when some people get this disease and don't like sunshine, other people will associated with the vampire. The scientists think the vampire is just a character in the myth. A lso, some people think the vampire is exist really. They think the vampire looks like a people but live in the shadow. They can't live without blood, they are strong,fast and macrobian. They have fangs and can't see themselves in mirrors. Also they can be warded off with garlic, or killed with stake through the heart.
The vampire now is a fixture in popular fiction. Suck fiction began with 18th century poetry and continued with 19th century short story. The most famous novel is “Dracula”. Dracula is an 1897 gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. The main character is vampire “ Count Dracula” . This novel lead the later vampire style novel and film. The classic movie “twilight” and the American drama “ vampire diary” are both famous at right now. They make a lot of people be curious about the vampire.
At today, some people are influenced by the vampire story. They may just copy the vampire and drink the blood. This is may a psychological effect. Also, at present the vampire not only mean the creature, but it also can describe ome people who is selfish and evil.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire#Modern_vampire_subcultures
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/10/vampires-europe-new-england-halloween-history/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyria
https://www.livescience.com/24374-vampires-real-history.html