Fear Factor

Cats also get scared and they have learned that being aggressive gets rid of the thing that is making them afraid. Because becoming ag-gressive does get rid of their fear they will become aggressive when-ever they are around a stranger or if they become fearful for any oth-er reasons. This is why it is important that you treat the cats in your care carefully and try and not make the afraid why you are taking care of them. Signs that a cat has become afraid and hence aggressive are that the…

I am terrified of storefront windows. They show a reflection of how I truly walk. They provide evidence that there was a lack of oxygen to my brain during my birth. They remind me that I have Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy has provided me with a walk that resembles a drunk person, a fact that being on a college campus, I find myself reminded of regularly on Friday and Saturday evenings. However, the stigma that I face because of my visible disability are more disabling than any physical…

Although Puritans and modern Americans both exhibit paranoia, they deal with their fears differently. Whether it is suicide bombers, disease breakouts, or simply going to Hell, both Puritans and Americans have reasons to be afraid. Jonathan Edwards preached to his congregation about the consequences of sinning and not pleasing God. Edwards ask the congregation to “consider the fearful danger you are in: it is a great furnace of wrath, a wide and bottomless pit, full of the fire of wrath, that…

It is common knowledge that people often don’t function correctly when they have a psychological issue. “Anxiety and the Brain; An Introduction” addresses how neurotransmitters and hormones may influence the cause of anxiety. This article also supports the idea that brain imbalances cause anxiety. It further describes the connection that is shared between hormones and anxiety. “Many different hormones have an effect on brain chemistry and neurotransmitter production and balance, so if these…

Do you have dental anxiety or fear? Does the thought of being in the dental chair make you nervous? Have you put off your cosmetic dental care for years because of these worries? Would you benefit from having all of your cosmetic dental needs met, yet remembering very little about your visit? You are not alone. In fact, according to the Academy of General Dentistry, approximately 40 million Americans avoid the dentist because of fear and anxiety. North Brunswick, Central NJ, cosmetic dentist…

Fear means Forget Everything and Run. People have many fears. Can fears motivate people? In my opinion, appeals to fear are the best motivational force, when people are scared into doing the correct thing, forced to think about their future, and think that God will be so mad at them and make them go to hell. Appeals to fear are the best motivational force because some people are scared into doing the correct thing. In “Beyond Scared Straight” Abraham went through rehab and his grades came up…

it’s limits, but in order to find your happiness you have to go through fear to find it. In the short story, What of this Goldfish, Would you Wish it talks about being under pressure. Winning isn’t always everything, because sometimes winning can be painful in the long run. We’ve all have won and felt happiness in our lives, but there’s also fear and failure that looms over us when we don’t even know it. But what causes for fear is being pressured to do something to either you don’t want to do…

Power of Isolation over Minds The famous, Adam Arkin once said, “I think in case of horror, it’s a chance to confront a lot of your worse fears and those fears usually have to do, ironically, with powerlessness and isolation”. The novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding suggests that isolation results in the growth of fear of oneself. The growth of this fear from isolation is strongly depicted throughout the text with the creation of the beastie – an animal created through imagination, the…

To begin with, I think fear is an emotional expression that I always experience when I am nervous. My bliss is working hard and going to school to graduate and find success. Also, I think my purpose in life is making other people happy and helping out whenever I can. In this easy I will discuss my bliss, the things I fear, and the purpose I serve in life. The role I think fear plays in my life is speaking in front of any public audience. Normally when it’s time to speak out in a crowed I…

Scared straight Yes, I think fear is the best motivational force. I think this because people might see something that they didn’t want to see and it might change their behavior and attitude. One reason appeal to fear is the best motivational force is, in paragraph 5 of “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Edwards says “The devil is waiting for them, hell is gaping for them, the flames gather and flash about them,” (42). Also, in the article can kids be scared straight it says, “visibly…