Curiosity

Unsettling Curiosity Oftentimes people think of the ideal nostalgia, getting comfort from looking back on the past, instead of the reality of pain and hardship. In A Separate Peace, a novel written by John Knowles, Gene the very impressionable narrator, looks back on his past with strong discomfort about what happens and what actions he commits. Every time Gene thinks of the tree where he pushed Finny (his best friend and roommate) off of, he is overridden with immense guilt. We intend to look…

difficult to control is his curiosity. He uses an example of a situation where people crowd around a dead body to describe the strength of curiosity. People do not wish to see a dead body and most people even feel sick after they have seen one; however, one’s curiosity overcomes all other…

written by Robert Louis Stevenson, portrays the subject curiosity very well because other subjects such as duality and temptation are a result of it. Each character in the story has a different and distinct curiosity and those who do not choose to unravel the mystery are considered as bland and unimportant. All big ideas start off as small and innocent ones, but it is up to a person’s curiosity to where and how far they will take it. This curiosity separates the ones who achieve their ideas and…

Essay B I have always been the child who asked too many questions and wanted all the answers. I questioned the purpose of life, the marvelous universe, and what we as humans evolved for. My curiosity made me an outcast among my peers, but in turn it made me see the world in a different light. The ability to question everything has made me an open minded individual in a town where closed minds thrive. I have always been obsessed with the notion that every question has an answer, whether it be…

In life, curiosity can drive people to do certain things which may be a blessing and a curse. In “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury, the school kids have been living on Venus for their whole lives. They witness the same thing every day, day after day. After being cooped up for 9 whole years, they will do anything to finally see the sun, though this doesn’t always lead to good outcomes. In “Pandora’s Box,” retold by Louis Untermeyer, the Greek gods seek revenge on Prometheus by sending down a…

Bart Layton’s documentary film “The Imposter” employs many film techniques in peaking the curiosity of the audience while telling the story of one man who managed to lie his way into America. “The Imposter” based on a true story, found Frédéric Bourdin, a skilled serial imposter sneaking into America by impersonating Nicholas Barkly, a boy who has been listed as missing for many years. In keeping the audience curious throughout the documentary Layton uses such film techniques as lighting where…

Autonomous technology has always been an important part of space exploration. Spacecraft can be fully autonomous or can work in collaboration with human operator on earth. All space exploration vehicles needs to be at least partly autonomous because of the distance that separates it from the nearest space station. Far distances mean that communication with the vehicle will always be delayed, therefore the vehicle won’t be able to react to sudden changes. For example, it takes 14 minutes for a…

where? Well I know many places! They invoke curiosity in all ages, curiosity in how it is held up. Curiosity in how high up they could be, or how similar they are to the ones in the movies. They help people explore the outdoors even in their own backyard. They let you relax in the most beautiful places on earth. In the woods, the mountains, or on the edge of a field filled with wild flowers. The best part about these places is they are in the trees. Curiosity is something wonderful found in…

As humans we have a natural curiosity instilled in us. Some have more than others, but one way or another curiosity gets a hold of us. We want to gather as much knowledge as possible about something or many things that take our interest. For Nobel prize winner, Albert Einstein, one of his many interest was Physics. Due to his inquisitive nature Einstein relentlessly sought out many answers, in hopes of acquiring as much knowledge as he could. He made significant advances in numerous fields of…

everything. “It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words that no others think and to put them down upon a paper that no others are to see.” In the result of his curiosity he had sinned greatly. He thought outside the box and knew that there was something greater than just “WE”. He left the city because of his curiosity and went into the Uncharted Forest and defied the rules. He defied the councils and talked to Liberty. Equality knew there was something greater than “WE” but he could…