Christopher Wong Mrs. Bozabalian Grade 9 Gifted English December 8, 2014 The Little Cowardly Boy Confronting a risky situation often results in an individual to do one of three things: braving through, cowering out, or pretending to withstand the dangers while hiding in a shell. Although, the optimal choice in our time today would perhaps be to brave through, back in World War 2, there was never this option. Involved the middle of the huge mess, the Jews were held in terrifying conditions,…
fear huh !! what does fear means to you ? For me I think fear is some kind of emotional stress. for example you might be having test or quiz in class that you don’t like or not even interested in learning and the day before this quiz or test we all freak out regarding that what’s going to be in the test like what kind of questions and all other stuff? And fear can also relate in other situation too! like for example the topic says “ have we become a more fearful society then we use to be?…
Henry Louis Mencken said “The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear - fear of the unknown, the complex, and the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety.” Fear is an emotion that every person has, like love and sadness it can cause a person to be lost or act irresponsibly depending on the situation they are in. There are lots of different types of fear a person can have, including those which are very common and others that are uncommon. Fear is what overcomes the…
The movie inside out is about a young girl named Riley who has to move to a new city as a pre-teen. This movie is about the struggles of a young girl who is dealing with her family’s movie to a new city, and it entails the emotional experiences that she has throughout her first months there. This movie depicts the emotions inside her (Joy, sadness, anger, disgust, and fear), and how they deal with her everyday experiences. The emotions accidentally disrupt the main character Riley’s storage of…
Emotions have a major effect on an individual’s personality and memories. Emotions also affect our relationships and abilities to adapt to changes in our environment. Each of our emotions affect each other and how they mix to produce our reactions. These are just some of the important lessons learned in Disney Pixar’s film Inside Out. In this movie, film viewers are able to see how each emotion has its own response and how different emotions work together to create the people we are. During…
Description: The painting titled Big Daddy’s was done by a wonderful artist named Lisa Spinks. The painting is an 18”x20” oil on canvas created in 2006. Big Daddy’s portrays a realistic style painting because the picture depicts the crawfish setting perfectly. The medium for this particular painting would include an oil canvas, paint, and a brush. In describing this painting, it contains a bundle of crawfish, potatoes, and corn which are laid out on a newspaper. The portion size is considerably…
Holy Terror "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear, is fear of the unknown."- H.P. Lovecraft . Fear can make a man do anything weather it be suicide or to wage war on another nation. Fear is the most powerful weapon in every society and time and time again people have shown their true colors when faced with fear, for better or for worse. Possibly the most devastating, eye opening event in American history, 9/11 made international…
On the topic of fear in Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric, she explores her relationship with fear, the different types of fear, and the ways people react to fear. The part that spoke to me most was when Rankine clarified the difference between emotions and feelings in terms of fear. She said that emotions have to do with someone’s first unconscious response, their instinctual reaction to something. She then explained that feelings are a bit more complicated. They’re this sort of…
Fear is a strange thing that has dogged humanity since the beginning of time. In some cases it has kept us alive, in others, it has prevented us from reaching for the stars. Fears a thing that humanity knows well, It has always been a constant companion. For me, the fear becomes a thing that has often something that I know well. I have seen it take the form of anxiety. It has become more prominent in my four years of high school, where finals have played a toll on its frequent appearances.…
Fear is an emotion felt by everyone. These fears can change throughout a lifetime, and for some people, a form of anxiety may always be present. It can be caused by trying something new or not knowing the outcome of an event. People can become so consumed by the feeling that they lose sight of the task. Fear is unavoidable, but just challenges people to overcome their greatest obstacles, which can lead an individual to a transformation or rebirth. Life truly begins on the other side of fear, one…