Dangerous Minds

The water was just as welcoming as it had been on the night when Rainsford had fallen off the yacht; not at all. However, he supposed wildly flailing in the deep murky blue of the ocean was better than being torn apart by the pack of hounds. Rainsford held his breath underwater, the salt stinging his eyes. “Clever one, that Rainsford fellow.” General Zaroff remarked, peering at the blustering waters. He lit one of his cigarettes. “What a shame, though. Death by drowning.” Confirming that…

their own unique reality. As Immanuel Kant said, “abstract things like space, time, quantity, causality are only perceived by the human mind” (class discussion 9/15). Based on this idea, everything that happens within society has the potential to alter someone’s beliefs immensely. This is one of the reasons Transcendentalists believe society can poison the mind of an individual. In Self-Reliance, Emerson compares society to a joint-stock company where, “the members agree for the better securing…

caught my attention filled my head with notes of strife and peace, with passion and apathy, with every other emotion imaginable running amuck through the mind of a seventh grader. Noise filled the empty hours of everyday, and kept my mind occupied, which was my sole defense against the depressive thoughts trying to leach their cold fingers through my mind. Music started as an innocent hobby, but soon crept throughout my whole life. My first season with the Waterford Wildcat Pride Marching Band…

Isaac Newton figured out gravity by sitting under a tree, watching apples fall. He was doing nothing. Was he bored? Maybe. But accomplished something. He was thinking, but at the same time he was relaxed. That is one of the benefits of being bored. Boredom is good for us because our brains need to take a break from activity. Sometimes when people are at work or school, they might say they are tired. Maybe it’s because their brains are tired from maybe reading or writing. Our brains can be…

escape as Harry Houdini. Houdini is popular because he was unique because he always tried dangerous tricks that nobody,he was also different the other escape artist ever did and was very very good at all his magic tricks.Most famous people were not magicians.That is why he was so good at magic because their was very little competition.Houdini is so good that everybody likes him because he blows people's mind away with how he escapes his tricks.Houdini is popular because he was known as the…

the possibility and potential effectiveness of technology, and how these technologies can even surpass our ability to diagnose and treat individuals. I agree with Luxtons statement whole heartedly, and recognize the overwhelming pros, but also the dangerous cons of the situation. AI can be amazing for us, it can reduce doctor/human error in diagnosing and even detect things that we are unable to without tools, but we also pose the issue of the technology surpassing our knowledge. He also makes…

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--…

Kasey Serdar touches on how "the way someone thinks of themselves impacts their psychological growth and their psychological state mind (how they respond to situations)." A negative body image can cause psychological problems and dangerous eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia. It can lead people to diet in an unhealthy manor and then they would in turn lose too much weight when they really shouldn 't. A negative body image that…

Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief of someone or something is dangerous; likely to cause pain or a threat. Everyone feels fear at some point in time. If we didn’t feel it, we couldn’t protect ourselves from a legitimate threat. Many people view the feeling of fear as a motivational force. Although, some people just don’t care about being scared. Some people even thrive off of fear. In my opinion, I think that fear is an excellent source of motivation. It can turn a person’s life…

Racing faster than a horse, my heart was about to escape my chest. As my mind was trying to process what I had viewed through my clouded vision, I had a sudden realization; everything I had believed up until then, was a lie. The world I viewed was completely changed while I looked through the glasses of reality. That was the first time I had seen war up so close. What had been a peaceful town near the outskirts of a much larger city, was now caught in the middle of countries settling a quarrel.…