Abyss

The social hierarchy does not provide a way for those on the bottom to escape the bottom. They remain at the lowest of the low purely because there is profit to be made from the suffering of the inferior. The psychologist John C Turner examined the consistency of one’s identity in a group and its inability to change: “It is the awareness of the existence of categories which generates the in-group response, not necessarily past hostility nor objective conflict. Identity within a group is either…

dumping ground for Jerusalem. The Lord applied the term of gehenna to describe the place of sorrow because of the stench, smoke, pain and a place of fire and death in Matthew 5:22 and 18:8. Tartarus is referred to a place that is very deep like the abyss for dangerous fallen angels in 2 Peter…

Sylvia Plath was an admired American poet during the 20th century, known for her confessional poems. Plath's poems had a common theme of morality and death. Plath excelled as a child and won many scholarships and contests, but faced difficulties in her home life after her father died. These difficulties affected Plath's mental state and her work greatly. In Plath's poem, “Daddy”, readers can see how her relationship with her father and other life experiences influenced the topics and themes of…

proclaimed mission of Holden's. It is based on an old rhyme, Comin' Thro' The Rye, in which little children are playing in a field of rye. Holden perceives this field to be on the edge of a cliff, the field representing childhood and innocence, and the abyss beyond the cliff representing adulthood and corruption of mind. He wants to protect the children playing in the rye, and catch them before they fall off the cliff, making him the Catcher in the…

‘A nation whose youth are endowed with self as strong and hard as steel No need of piercing swords in war Such people brave can ever feel.’ Today youth is the powerful weapon we have, which can be utilised to all those works which are undone yet. Everyone knows that the youth is an asset of a nation because Youth is the building blocks of a country. It is a reality that the progress of a county is in the hands of its youth. The stronger the youth, the more developed country will be. The…

No one can love him now because no one can endure the change that has occurred in him. His experiences with life have made him someone else, entirely different. He has become the lover while he was the beloved before. It is he who has taken his life in his own hands, and who is aware of his choices and his life. It is not possible to feel in the same way about him. He now understands that the love of his family was not something that they wished but it was simply there. There was no particular…

The film, Gravity, directed by Alfonso Cuarón illustrates key methods of overcoming adversity. Cuarón uses film techniques to highlight certain situations within problematic circumstances. Certain situations where the lead character Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) and her supporting actor Matt Kowalski (George Clooney). These situations are shown throughout the film and keep the audience’s seats gripped firmly. The sound and music accompanies Cuarón’s camera work gracefully. Certain parts of the…

Emily Butterworth Chronic Action Deferral Dear (insert name of teacher), Is there any way I could get an extra day to complete my (insert name of assignment)? I was unable to finish my work because (insert obscure and irrelevant excuse that is emotionally compelling yet believable). Thanks! -Emily Butterworth An email that many more teachers than I’d like to admit have received. I am, as what many people would call, a chronic procrastinator (though I prefer the title ‘one that is…

like a demon because I never beat any demons. My most difficult times trying to beat demons are when I beat Cataclysm, then Bloodbath shortly after, then The Janus Miracle that is now rated easier than it originally was, Then Sonic Wave, Infernal Abyss, Ice Carbon Diablo X, Erebus, Yatagarasu, Artificial Ascent, Sakupen Hell, Subsonic, Black Blizzard, Hatred, Phobos, Athanatos, Conical Depression, Betrayal of Fate, A Bizarre Phantasm, Blade of Justice, Audio Extraction, Aftermath, Red World…

through the dimming of the white lines, recessing into the onyx black canvas. This fading of the white into black was a simple, strong gesture in depicting the idea of how our historical knowledge is being engulfed and gradually recessed into the abyss of the forgotten. As a result to this impact, viewers are left with the encouragement to protect and preserve history in order to maintain this knowledge of the past, preventing it from being lost and forgotten forever. ‘Untitled PSM’ cleverly…