Coraline

Paul fell to his knees in a state of shock. Simon ran over to his friend and wrapped his hands around him. “I’m so sorry” Simon cried bringing Paul in for a hug. “I’m sorry I couldn’t do anything. This is all my fault, I should have known Roberts was working for the Fearsome Five.” Shaking his head Paul put his hands on Simon’s shoulder. “This wasn’t your fault” he told his friend. “You couldn’t have known about Roberts. Please don’t blame yourself. I am alive and that is all that should matter…

What is Gothic Literature? Riding a rollercoaster, hydroplaning on a rainy day, or watching scary movies are all instances where fear arises. Everyone has experienced fear or paranoia at one point or another in their life. Fear is a sensation that can cause anxiety, a sense of unease, agitation, and distress. All people have felt fearful at least once in their lifetime. Although fear is a simple word, it encompasses many different emotions. Fear is a difficult expression to explain, all…

A military veteran had been paralyzed and had to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. This man had been stranded in the middle of a muddy field with no one around to help him- except for his service dog. He threw a rope to the golden retriever, and while working hard, his dog had pulled him back to safety. If it weren’t for his furry friend being there, this man probably would’ve had to wait for a person to find him and then be helped, or he could’ve not been helped at all. Whether it’s…

Most of the time horrors actually do contain thrillers in them, like “Coraline” by Neil Gailman. Other times thriller contains horror in it, to add scary feels to the suspense, like “Poltergeist”. To stay away from the confusion, it is best to realize the main plot of the book or movie. If it is trying to scare you or arouse…

Gothic literature is meant to combine plot points of horror, death, and romance in a thrilling story, or tale. The history of children 's gothic literature goes just as far back as storytelling goes, and is marked by both classic gothic and gothic children 's literature characteristics. Classic gothic literature involves : romance, good versus evil, heroes and damsels; whereas today children’s gothic involves high tech computers, texting, the blurring line of good and evil, school grounds. But…

In his keynote address to the graduating class of The University of the Arts, Neil Gaiman uses his knowledge that he has accumulated from his successful career in the arts to give advice to the graduating class of 2012. Through his use of metaphorical comparisons, his carefree and honest delivery, and organization of his speech, Gaiman effectively conveys his message to the students that they are going to hit a few bumps in the road, but if they keep up their hard work, their successes will…

Becoming An Aunt Are you an aunt? I became an aunt when I was the age of twelve. My second oldest sister had a beautiful baby boy in 2013. The 29th of July I officially was an aunt. This moment felt different than any other. I never had a feeling like this before. I felt nervous, thrilled , and a little upset. First, we found out the wonderful news, on my birthday, that my sister was expecting a baby. When my parents told me my face lit up with excitement. I had always wanted to be an…

Is there still bravery among humanity? Do people still possess such? When can you say one is brave enough to face life? Are there any specific things that can prove that one can be called brave? Are you one of them? Bravery or being brave is often seen as an act of being strong enough to face any challenges that awaits us. We see people as brave when they are more than willing to sacrifice. We associate the act of being brave to being a hero. Brave is not merely an action itself, but it is more…

Imagination. What are kids without it? They make their own world up, they appreciate what is in it, and always want to learn something new about it. Without imagination they would just see the world as another day, not as a day as their own making it different every day. That is exactly what Mei and Satuski did. They lived on a big land did not have much but they had the best time with their imagination. That is “My neighbor Totoro” is one of my favorite films to watch. My Neighbor Totoro might…

stereotypes, and negative interactions with peers that contribute to the low number of women in STEM”. This explains why women usually decided to not keep going in the major of STEM fields and have a lower rate than me. I also interviewed Doctor Coraline Kay, and Ob-Gyn, she said that it was very challenging for her because since she is a woman, she had to question her own protories like having to put the idea of building a family aside and going out with her friends in order for her to pursue…