Aura

Malcolm X is an African American man who was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925. Malcolm was born in Omaha, Nebraska to his mother Louise Norton Little and Father Earl Little. Malcolm and a friend of his met up and moved to Boston. Malcolm and his friend got into some trouble and was arrested due to burglary charges and Malcolm was sentenced to 10 years in prison and after seven years was granted parole after serving 7 years. During his few years in prison, Malcolm began to become a better…

When night fell on the end of July 3rd, another extremely bloody battle in the American Civil War ended that created 51,112 casualties. The Battle of Gettysburg was a three day trial for both Union and Confederate soldiers. This picture represents only but a section of the damage the battle created within its wake. Emotions of sadness and mourning instantly set in as the outcomes of war become clear. This picture was not only taken so that a record of the battle was taken but also to show the…

happened to the girl in the story “The Mutants” by Joyce Carol Oates. The girl has changed, and her cloak of innocence has forever been removed. At the beginning of the story, the girl was this dreamy, beautiful, innocent person that had this special aura around her that caused everyone to like. She was just a virtuous woman in the world, but things would change in a very short amount of time for her. She had a cloak of Athena that made it seem like the world couldn’t touch her. This…

The Fall of the House of Usher, based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, is a film about the cursed house and insanity of the Usher heritage. Philip rides to the Usher house in order to see his fiancé, Madeline, and go back to Boston with her. Philip stays in the house waiting for Madeline to recover from her illness and discovers its dark past and curse. Madeline’s brother, Roderick, prophesied that he, his sister, and the house will all fall and end the Usher heritage, which becomes true in…

What’s one of the greatest examples of something horrible a sociopath can do? Throw a young boy into a wall after already torturing him. Then continuing to torture him more afterwards. Taunting him, trying to break him down until his entire being is but a lifeless doll. Yeah, that sounds like a good example. “Oh how time flies by when you’re having fun!” “Not everyone has the same type of fun, Paul.”Blood was splattered across the ground. A thin line of blood trailed down the side of the boy’s…

Do you ever wonder if a person is who they claim to be ? Some people are good and some are evil but it’s up to you to believe what you think . Dr.jekyll and mr.hyde are both the same person but different personalities , one claims to be fully evil and the other claims he's good . The truest side in Dr jekyll is Mr Hyde . Ironically , when dr.jekyll was younger he wasn’t such a good person , this may have caused him to have another personality which is hyde . “ my mind misgives me he is deep…

Assignment 1 - Write a third person narrative of the hanging scene from Pirates of the Caribbean Over the colossal castle, the spherical star above peaked over the horizon. Led by a sequence of chains, relentless guards warily monitored every limping slave. Mist blew through the ashen compound as every helpless hostage whimpered in agony. Masking beats of drums pursued every hesitant shuffle. Desolated hostages scuffled onto the wooden deck; their blistered, wounded soles left blood prints…

Throughout the entire book of Genesis, a sense of suspense is prevalent. The type of suspense created isn’t necessarily the type that creates an aura of impending doom, but the type that is geared towards a reader who analyzes the Bible academically instead of spiritually. This reader actively finds and appreciates the literary devices used in the book of Genesis; specifically the literary device of suspense. In addition, this reader recognizes that the repetitious deceit by the characters…

Would Piggy make a good island leader if he were given the chance? In any group of children, it’s a given that some will be popular and powerful while others will be teased and rejected. In the real world, adults use their authority to control these divisions and maintain a balanced group dynamic. In Lord of the Flies, however, children must fend for themselves and elect their own leader—and Piggy, wise but scorned, is never seriously considered. Though Piggy is intelligent, rational, and…

Violence is an aura surrounding all people in everything they do, physical and mental. People are constantly at war either with themselves or others over things sometimes simply resolved and others resolved by hundreds of bloody battles. War has existed our entire history, before humans even roamed the Earth. Animals naturally fight to protect what is theirs and to gain power, just as humans do. Throughout Candide, the protagonist expresses many instinctive acts of violence in the face of threat…