Bloodlust!

In his novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding utilizes multiple symbols to compare the struggles of the stranded British schoolboys to many prevalent figures in modern day society. These symbols represent not only the loss of morals in politics, but also the cruelty to minorities perpetrated by more powerful groups in society today. One of these symbols is the life of the pigs on the island. Golding uses the lives of the pigs to symbolize the fleeting humanity and civility of the boys, similar…

Richard Connell’s text, “The Most Dangerous Game” recounts the tribulations of a hunter, Rainsford, and his journey of survival after landing on General Zaroff’s island. Upon landing on the island, Rainsford soon finds out that General Zaroff--who has grown bored with hunting big game-- devises a hunt that pits hunter against human prey which leads Rainsford to become the mouse in General Zaroff’s game of wits. After three days of eluding General Zaroff--many times close to being killed--…

Analysis of "Do Video Games Kill?" Video games and homicidal crimes. Two subjects that many people view as having a direct correlation with one another, due to the common, yet mistaken, belief that the playing of violent video games leads to the commit of brutal acts, which is in this case, homicide. Karen Sternheimer addresses this issue in her article "Do Video Games Kill?", contrasting the frequent theory suggesting video games inspire killing by using evidence which includes quotes from…

During the murder of Simon the boys actually attacks him when he’s about to impugn that there was no beast but the beast was them. He was slaughtered by everyone, even Ralph and Piggy coalesced into the bloodlust. The boys show savage-like behavior and reveals the corruption of anarchy, “ The sticks fell and the mouth of the new circle crunched and screamed. the beast was on it’s knees in the center, its arms folded over its face. It was crying out against…

peasants initially serve the sole purpose of utility for the upper class, but begin to rise in societal relevance with the rebellion. As the Revolution gains speed, the original goal of liberating France’s citizens becomes clouded by an untamable bloodlust. The desire to kill becomes so strong and undirected that the Revolutionaries begin feeding their own to La Guillotine, as the seamstress—a woman accused of plots against the Republic— shows. In the moments leading to her execution she tells…

Bastet is the Goddess of cats,fire,and pregnant woman. Bastet is a “ human hybrid “ meaning she has a woman figure from the chest down, and a cat like experience from the neck up. Baset is the only feline god to be represented as a domesticated cat. She represents Lower Egypt also she had a head of a lion but was changed because of the New Kingdom and was the associated with normal cats. Bastet has a few items to symbolize her such as the cat, lioness, and a sistrum( a musical instrument that…

feel, the triumph of finally exacting revenge, the fear of staring death in the face, the anger of finally being defeated. His reactions are that of a human’s as well. When Grendel becomes excited to kill, his hunger for flesh and happiness in bloodlust are expressed. He says he is “blazing, half crazy with joy.” When Grendel whispered to Grendel while twisting his arm, Grendel was in pain, “‘Mama!’ I bawl shapes vague as lurking seaweed around us...the pain makes me howl.” . The primal…

The relationship between human beings and animals is always a complex one. In the poems “Travelling through the Dark” by William Stafford and “Woodchucks” by Maxine Kumin, the two writers establish scenes in which the speakers face the death of animals but capture their speakers’ opinions on animal lives from different perspectives. While the gloomy and serious tone in Stafford’s work stands a stark contrast with the light-hearted one in the “Woodchucks” as the speakers’ inner feelings differ,…

Why do people execute other people? Executing people is barbaric and unconstitutional. The US has been executing people since 1977 when the government of the united states started to execute people but in 1999 the most executions happened that year.The criminal should be sent to prison for life ,or for more than ten years ,but not to be executed. The death penalty in America should be abolished because execution is inhuman, young teens are being executed, and it is unconstitutional for the…

urchins allow for the production of more kelp which is then used by other inhabitants. Like the sea otter, wolves are on the endangered species list. According to Hannibal, there are about 328 wolves in the state of Wyoming, known for its historic bloodlust for the hides of wolves (577). The wolf population is so low they have been placed on the Endangered Species list in certain states. Knowing what I now know about wolves has somewhat changed my viewpoint on them. I still think they are…