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ways that they can hurt someone, first stating the number of each species then that they are, “all variously equipped with beaks, talons, claws, teeth, stingers, and fangs”. Dangerous. “Seething galaxies of gnats and deer flies and no-see-ums, the ticks, that all compound the misery of life”, create a descriptive enough sound so the reader can already hear the buzzing of the swamp. Irritating. In comparison to the first passage, the second passage puts the swamps most dangerous predator front…

The stories of Sanger Rainsford from “The Most Dangerous Game” and Will Kane from High Noon are prime examples of quick thinking in adventure stories. They are both about a protagonist who is being hunted by a maniac. Although they both have the same idea around them, there are differences. Them being where the story takes place and patterns that come about within the story. The patterns aren’t very different but you can tell how they are. Both of these stories include a life or death situation…

In Merced, California 1961, Cary Stayner was born. Born into a family of three sisters and one brother, Cary was the oldest. You may have a heard about his younger brother Steven Stayner, who was kidnapped from Merced for seven years and brainwashed into thinking he was someone else. Cary’s parents and family members grieved over Steven for seven years before he escaped and returned home. Cary, being the oldest of the Stayner bunch, claimed that he felt neglected throughout the years that Steven…

The Blob The cult classic 1958 film “The Blob” starring a young Steve McQueen, is not only interesting to watch, it also gives the viewer a number of insights into that era. The milieu in Post World War II America is the dominant sign in the film. The era is the signified and there are a number of signifiers. The film begins with the theme song “Beware of the Blob, it creeps and leaps…” and the viewer is made aware of the fascination for monsters that Americans had during that period. Spook…

Jon Forrester never left his room. Which was common for a writer. The only times were for a smoke, or too lie up on the roof and watch the planes fly by. The planes were headed somewhere important. Off too burn a couple of traitors, no doubt.Anybody with two functioning eyeballs could see the bombs hanging off the belly of the machines. End of the world shit. Anybody with a brain knew that the taste of sulfur and gas in the air, wasn’t natural. Nor was the way the skyline would light up like…

Would you rather be the only person outside in the world while everyone else is “locked” in, or be a living house that can function by yourself with no one living with you? No matter which one you choose their fates at the end both resemble dystopias. In both “There Will Come Soft Rains “ and “The Pedestrian”, the two stories go hand in hand by being alone by themselves, isolated from the “new world, and unfortunate ending fate’s, with how they're living in a dystopian world In the “Pedestrian”…

There are truly many aspects of the Emerging Leaders Program that grab my attention and push me to apply for the program, but one of the things that appealed to me the most was the opportunity to come to the University of Memphis during the summer before fall classes start and get a feel for the campus and transition into college life. This aspect grasped my attention the most because it gives students an opportunity to get on campus early and get a feel for it. This is beneficial because when…

Martin Luther’s creation of the Ninety-Five Theses concerning the issue of indulges, which he posted on the door of the church, was a condemnation of practices by the clergy which for the preceding 150 years, had festered and weakened the religious institution to the point of rendering it a contradiction of itself. The actions Luther targeted were the main issues which had caused a slow deterioration of the standing of the church through the years. The degrading actions of the religious…

At the beginning of the movie 'run lola run', the opening credits, an animated Lola is seen running towards a clock as the sound effects of tick toking sounds. Allow the audience to be aware of the importance of time in this film. Hence, the close upshot of the Pendulum grand-father clock in the opening credits, helps aid the importance of time. The reoccurring motif of clocks and the number…

On my first day of (public) school ever, I walked into the wrong classroom, went to the wrong lunch, was late to class and forgot my locker combination (several times). This was two years ago. Considering that I had to debunk my own fair share of rumors about being homeschooled -- so, you just watch TV all day? Do you even have any friends? Are you like a genius, or something? -- I probably shouldn’t have been too surprised when my High School Musical perceptions of public school were a bust.…