Assumption of Mary

Swimming to Antarctica by Lynne Cox is a fascinating and inspiring story. It contains writing that will make you feel the emotions that the author experiences in the moments she describes. The detailed imagery used makes it as if you are the one being exposed to her challenges. Lynne takes you through the pain and dedication needed to achieve big goals. She’s blunt and tells that it wasn’t easy. The book provides the message that in order to achieve big things, it takes an unimaginable amount…

The Taklamaka is an ancient creature that creeps through the streets of Brazil. Many people claim that he is just a “mythical creature”, but others are sure enough of his repulsive existence. The Taklamaka is a being with no mercy, whoever disturbs him will suffer much physical pain, but most importantly psychological. Every night, whoever is outside their house after 12:00 will have a horrendous encounter with the Taklamaka. If this creature perceives you he will attempt to to devour you, but…

Gothic literature combines ordinary life with the supernatural. It is used to show the chaos that occurs when reality and supernatural combine. Specific elements of gothic literature are used not only in written works, but in movies. Edward Scissorhands is a movie that incorporates gothic elements. Edward is a man that was created by a scientist, but the scientist dies before he is able to put human hands onto Edward. This leaves Edward to live with scissors as hands. A saleswoman, named Peg,…

Figment of Truth In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, self deception eclipses Victor Frankenstein and clouds his judgment of reality. When Victor successfully animates the Creation, Victor is motivated by fictional destiny. However, as the Creation murders Victor’s family and friends, including Henry Clerval, destiny reverses its triumph on Victor. Victor begins to face consequences and seek vengeance while being under the spell of his assumed fate. Victor Frankenstein’s self deception fabricates…

I do not believe that Pulp Fiction will inspire more violence in the community. I believe that people decide to do violent actions on his or her own. Producers should not have to produce a movie that is not violent because they are worried about other peoples’ actions. There will always be a chance that someone will recreate a violent scene from a movie and use it reality. I believe that Pulp Fiction would serve as a cleansing experience. The film does have good and parts, but I believe the good…

not try to explain? Science is knowledge and knowledge is power; power to do good or evil. Sometimes ignorance is bliss” (Davies). These words shared by theoretical physicist Paul Davies ring solid throughout the haunting story of “Frankenstein,” by Mary Shelly. Seen by many as the “Modern Prometheus,” this story details the exploits of the fictional scientist Victor Frankenstein, with his humble beginnings as a curious learner, his obsessive thirst for the unattainable, and the unspeakable…

• In a theocratic society like Salem, where public and private ethics are parallel, reputation plays an important role within this atmosphere of paranoia. Focused on maintaining public reputation, the citizens of Salem in the play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, fear that their own sins and the ones of their friends will soil their good names. Taking place during the Salem Witch Trials, which was the result of the Puritans’ bent moral system, the idea of interference in others’ affairs as…

In “Monster Culture (Seven Theses)” Jeffery Cohen explains the concept that he calls “monster culture”. Cohen introduces his topic with concepts of monsters being something not affected by time, and that there has been a tendency for hybrid monsters due to generational behavior. In the article Cohen uses his seven theses to convey his thoughts, each pertaining to a different aspect of his “monster culture.” Thesis one is used to portray his outlook on cultural influence on the monster. Cohen…

You’re in low atmosphere, you don’t have much energy left, your opponent only seems to be getting stronger, and the fate of the world and the entire universe rests in your hands. It’s pretty intense, but sometimes situations can be like this or worse, ok maybe not as severe, but it feels that way at the time. Well this is about one of those severe situations. This is about the time I had to save the universe from an evil creature called Majin Buu. This particular battle was not easy for me even…

was a literary movement that swept through virtually every country of Europe, the United States, and Latin America that lasted from about 1750 to 1870. Many of the main ideas behind the literary movement of Romanticism can be seen in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and in the “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Shelly and Coleridge both created the idea that one should be punished if s/he decides to go against the natural laws of nature. The punishment was that of no…