Boris Becker

Although it may seem otherwise, Victor Frankenstein and the creature share many of the same traits and qualities. Both Victor and the creature experience isolation from the world, along with sadness and loneliness. They both have a passion for knowledge and learning, as well as a curiosity for life. Lastly, they both lack close and loving relationships, causing them to act spiteful and vengeful. Overall, the parallels between Victor and his creation grow more apparent throughout the novel…

A massive, destructive, yellow-eyed creature takes its first breath. A man with almost no knowledge becomes much smarter than the average human over the course of a few weeks. These are the results of the human conducted experiments done in “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. These two stories follow characters that alter nature with their experimentations. Victor Frankenstein from Frankenstein animates an inanimate object that he creates using human cadavers…

Korean Airline Flight 007 Crash puts USA on Edge Introductory Paragraph Hours after the flight was delayed indefinitely, the South Korean minister’s announcement of the successful landing of Korean Airlines Flight 007 was met with a strong sense of resounding joy from people waiting for it. (Gorman 1659) Unfortunately, this statement was slowly unravelled, and after many waves of bad news, disappointments, and flawed conspiracies proved that the plane and its passengers had been shot down…

Modeste Mussorgsky in 1867. The version that will be played by the CRLS orchestra was arranged by Eric Segnitz. Who was Mussorgsky? He was born in the winter of 1839, and grew up in Russia. Modest was a composer, and he was well known for his opera Boris Godunov. He also wrote many other pieces of music such as Pictures from an Exhibition, and Night on Bald Mountain. Before he became a composer, Modest was always interested in music. As a child, his nanny taught him about russian folk tales.…

Once in a while, there rise outstanding leaders who manage to change the economic status of their followers as well as the world history because of the policies they enact or decisions they make. One such person was the former President of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev who was born on 2nd March 1931 to peasant parents in the Stavropol territory in southwestern Russia (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica). In spite of his poor background, he steadily rose through the ranks…

I have been living for 50 years so far, a milestone I would like to remember forever. Blessed to have been born in a modest family with hardworking parents Celestino and Estrella. They made sure that me and my other 3 siblings Ate Lita, Kuya Perry and Bobby have roof in our heads, food in the table, clothes to wear, school to attend, protected us and kept us safe all the time. My parents taught us the value of close knit loving family. Bisaya is my first spoken dialect was born in Ozamis City…

Victor is the true villain of the story. Based off of his creature 's looks, he was disgusted and left him all on his own. The creation wasn 't nurtured and "raised" to act morally so he was forced to teach himself everything. Although it wasn 't right for the monster to blame all of his decisions on Victor, he was right about the fact that he deserved to be nurtured and treated humanely and taught how to live in the real world. Plus, Victor went back on his word when it came to creating the…

Introduction This is my first journal entry and it will be about how well I am adjusting to life in terms of well-being, balancing your priorities, developing my identity, and coping with stress with what I have learned thus far in my psychology course. Adjusting to life in terms of well-being Life! I don’t think that no one person can truly say that they are truly happy and satisfied with their lives to the point of them not wanting to make any more changes or improvements. For me I’m trying…

eternity. In the same movie, Edward Van Sloan's Dr. Van Helsing is also great. In 1931's Dracula you can truly feel these two great characters battling wits. My two favorites of this genre are James Whale's Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein. Boris Karloff's monster is one of the most tragic figures in all of film and is played by Karloff to perfection. Not to mention, the make-up design by Jack Pierce is synonymous with the character. Additionally, you have Colin Clive's ambitious and mad…

world. Everyone knows the iconic giant, bright green, flat-headed monster with bolts and a forehead scar. This character is seen everywhere from every decade since the first book. But where does this image of the monster come from? As it turns out, Boris Karloff’s portrayal as Frankenstein’s monster in a series of Universal horror films in the 1930’s has shaped the perception of the monster far more than Mary Shelley’s original description. Mary Shelley originally describes the character in the…