Claustrophobia

Fear It’s three a.m. The weather outside of your frosted over bedroom window is completely still; the cold appears to freeze everything in its path. You regain consciousness from your deep slumber and realize what woke you. Knock. A few seconds pass. Knock... Knock. Sweat drips down the side of your forehead as you consider the worst possible options. Is someone breaking into the garage? There is a loud crashing noise. Time to take action. You stumble around searching for anything that can…

One instance in which speech plays an important role in this novel is also one of the first which begins on page 12 when Nanny sees Janie kiss a boy and decides to bestow upon her the wisdom and responsibilities she sees fitting of a woman. This moment is pivotal because Janie is still a young girl exploring herself but her grandmother in a way, steals her innocence from her by deciding that it was time for her to carry the burdens of Janie’s mothers own unfortunate life, and try to correct them…

The development of the MRI (Magnetic Resonance Image) machine has changed the medical world for the better. One of the first points about the MRI is that it was created by Professor Raymond Damadian in 1977. The first time the MRI machine was used, it took a total of five hours to do the whole scan. Also, the first MRI machine ever used is now in the Smithsonian Institute, and was nicknamed the “Indomitable.” Many people think they know what an MRI machine does, but most of the time they are…

Phobia is defined as an overwhelming and irrational fear for an animal, thing or place; also it is described as a mechanism of defence before the torment that provokes the internal conflicts. The individual that develops a phobia has perceived a sense of danger in certain objects or situations. People with phobias do everything possible to avoid a perceived danger, which is much higher in their minds than in real life. It is believed that the model of classical conditioning studied by Pavlov has…

Junto’s willingness to socialize with the black population and his predatory sexual desires of black woman, appears to make him socially tolerant, but he is fact fueled by a constant predatory watch. Unfortunately, Juno’s interest in Lutie comes from a play of desire where he gazes upon her as a whore or a possible mistress, which originates from a racist ideology that defines all black woman that way. Lutie also experiences this when she is watched in the home of the Chandlers, “Whenever she…

minutes in these present scenes, all displayed when the two villager’s inform Yusheng of his father’s death, enforcing the monotony of their modern existence. Yimou also employs a clutter within the setting to create a sense of restriction and claustrophobia through busying the background with set pieces. As Yusheng attempts to speak with his mother about his future, this meaningful interaction is restrained by the separation between them due to tables and dishes, expressing the truly depressing…

The “Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe is a short story of fear and death. The protagonist of Poe’s story is Prince Prospero, and he is portrayed as a “God” of his civilization because he was the richest amongst all of the people and was seen as a public figure. The Red Death brought death to Prince Prospero’s city and he was afraid. His fear caused him to run and hide from death itself but no one can escape from death. Prince Prospero’s fear led to his downfall and ultimately his…

I started out both days of a busy weekend by running the Rugged Maniac course in Englishtown NJ. At this point, I have pretty much done most of the OCR’s that are on my bucket list to complete, but Rugged Maniac was one of the few left that I had yet to complete, so I was excited about this weekend and the chance to run the course on both Saturday and Sunday. • Festival / Spectator Area: I have participated in four other different events at this specific Englishtown venue and all but one have…

Fernando Eizaguirre Dr. Erika Harnett ESS 102 18 April 2018 My sci-fi paper will consist of the possible future scenario where a rogue black hole comes into our solar system swallowing our sun and brings darkness to all of human kind. It will follow a group of survivors that were able to get off the planet in an attempt to get to the nearest star. Leaving behind a slowly dying planet. They are met with a number of challenges. The most pressing being the increasing emission in solar weather…

cause’s metal to be prohibited near the scanner. Thus patients with metal inside their body (ex. metal bones and heart pacemakers) cannot undergo an MRI. Also, the MRI machine is an enclosed machine so it is extremely difficult for a patient with claustrophobia to undergo the scan, and also the patient is unable to move so this can trigger a panic attack for the claustrophobic patient very easily. Thirdly, the machine creates loud banging and hammering noises which create a sense of discomfort…