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English homework Anna Harju 6.5.2004 Comparative essay on ghosts - When comparing two different types of texts, there is a criterion to be followed with. The two passages to be compared are completely different text types, but yet similar. The first text, "Ghost" is taken from a book called "Human Personality and Its Survival after Bodily Death" by a psychologist studying paranormal phenomena called F.W. Myers. His book was based on his personal real-life experiences with ghosts. The other text was founded on a story by Algernon Blackwood, "The Willows". It is a ghost fairy-tale based on the writer's imagination. "Ghost" is apart of a book written for people who are interested in psychic phenomena and medium ship; ghosts. It is written for people to recognize observable phenomenon, which the writer Myers studies as a psychologist. People interested in this topic must be of an elderly age with higher education standards. The text...

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