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  2. Orator - Wikipedia

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    Recorded in English c. 1374, with a meaning of "one who pleads or argues for a cause", from Anglo-French oratour, Old French orateur (14th century), Latin orator ("speaker"), from orare ("speak before a court or assembly; plead"), derived from a Proto-Indo-European base *or-("to pronounce a ritual formula").

  3. Cinéma vérité - Wikipedia

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    Cinéma vérité (UK: / ˌ s ɪ n ɪ m ə ˈ v ɛr ɪ t eɪ /, US: /-ˌ v ɛr ɪ ˈ t eɪ /, French: [sinema veʁite] lit. ' truth cinema ' or ' truthful cinema ') is a style of documentary filmmaking developed by Edgar Morin and Jean Rouch, inspired by Dziga Vertov's theory about Kino-Pravda.

  4. Splatter film - Wikipedia

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    Splatter films, according to film critic Michael Arnzen, "self-consciously revel in the special effects of gore as an artform." [5] Where typical horror films deal with such fears as that of the unknown, the supernatural and the dark, the impetus for fear in a splatter film comes from physical destruction of the body and the pain accompanying it.

  5. Public speaking - Wikipedia

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    A 1935 video of Adolf Hitler, who served as Führer of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. Hitler's mannerisms, expressions, and public speaking are commonly cited as examples persuasive public speaking. Persuasion is a term that is derived from the Latin word "persuadere."

  6. Horror and terror - Wikipedia

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    Acceptance; Admiration; Affection; Amusement; Anger; Angst; Anguish; Annoyance; Anticipation; Anxiety; Apathy; Arousal; Awe; Belongingness; Boredom; Confidence ...

  7. Horror film - Wikipedia

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    The Dictionary of Film Studies defines the horror film as representing “disturbing and dark subject matter, seeking to elicit responses of fear, terror, disgust, shock, suspense, and, of course, horror from their viewers.” [2] In the chapter The American Nightmare: Horror in the 70s from Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan (2002), film critic Robin Wood declared that the commonality between ...

  8. Reaction video - Wikipedia

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    A reaction video, or a react video, [1] is a video in which one or more persons react to something. Videos showing the emotional reactions, criticism or commentary of people viewing movies, television series episodes, film trailers, music videos, news, or other media are numerous and popular on online video hosting services such as YouTube and ...

  9. Horror fiction - Wikipedia

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    Horror is a genre of speculative fiction that is intended to disturb, frighten, or scare. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror.