Fear mongering

Have you ever been woken up at night to hear a child scared or even crying because of a scary story? The school board has recently put a ban on horror books in the middle school setting. This ban has been effective in many situations at home and at school. Some people argue this ban is unreasonable and should be revoked. This is a mistake for many reasons.One example of this is a quote taken from Common Sense Media. “These horror stories are deliciously spooky without being too terrifying.”…

In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, the ill-advised children's fear and ability to get along with each other make the establishment decompose. The fear compels the boys to go separate ways, creating a chilling concern throughout the whole tribe. One can see the fear is already in play early in the book. The fear starts out as a small-scale problem. In an assembly about fear, midway through the book, Simon decides to take a step forward and break his comfort zone, and voices his opinion about…

extreme fear of an object or problem. A phobia is similar to a normal fear and can determine if it becomes a phobia. Each person has a different symptom with phobias. However, the following symptoms of phobic reaction will show up are dizziness, rapid heartbeat, trembling and dread or panic. There are many different types of specific phobias of objects or situations. They include Animal phobias, Situational phobias, and other phobias. Adults with a specific phobia have problems overcoming the…

as well. I will dominate this earth killing any and everything in my path. I plan to build and recruit as much as I can. Becoming the greatest conqueror this world has ever seen. I feel like I’m all-powerful and will destroy everything eventually. I fear myself sometimes because I can’t control my rage. Only a select few seen me rage and it wasn’t pretty at all. I feel that I’m gaining and losing myself everyday. I feel like the more knowledge I gain, the more dangerous I get. I mastered the…

Life Change Scale After completing Life Change Index Scale (The Stress Test) I received my score added up to 506 points. I am not surprised that my score was high because I am the type of person that does not like change. Every time I perceive that there is going to be changes in my life my stress level becomes high. I get worried about what might happen and how I will have to change my behavior towards the new change. I begin to worry about the future and what will happen and it makes me feel…

Drinking alcohol is a dangerous activity which is why there are laws about what age one is supposed to be before partaking in a drink. In college, however, students tend to drink even if they are not of the proper age. The rate of students drinking alcohol in college has been increasing in past years. College students are vulnerable to mental health disorders, such as Social Anxiety Disorder, depression, and substance abuse. Depression and social anxiety are both contributory factors to the…

After some rewatching of Extra Credits' Spooky Playlist, I've thought of a idea. The main idea is merely a symbolic sound, reaching with the psychological trees they stated (Self, Uncanny, Other)... Everyone is familiar with certain machinery or instruments making music, having a liking of a genre or 2+, and overall other things in their life. The way I think this would be different from other Ambient works is that it's more than sound patterns and such that inflict emotional manipulation, but…

Inoperative It was a cold December night with a petty breeze coming through the windows. I´m sitting here and all i´m thinking about is Lenore she is always on my mind and she will never go away. If i run she will catch me, if i hide she will find me, and if i try to forget her she will always summon up. Everyday I am in agony from her loss i can not escape her. I tend to believe that anything is possible, but avoiding the emotions that Lenore gives me is contrary to reason. I shouldn't have any…

Have you ever been scared of snakes? Believe it or not, snakes are actually more scared of us than we are to them. One of the most feared snakes is the Black Mamba ,but this snake is extremely shy and will most likely run away then, turn and fight. The Black Mamba is best known for its Defense, behavior and its body. First, its defense. Normally it will just run away ,but if you corner the Black Mamba, it will fight back. It doesn't just bite once, it bites multiple times extremely quickly…

visiting the Most Photographed Barn in the World. Although death is inevitable for every organic, mortal being, humans are the only creatures who speculate and have fears about it. At first, Delillo implies his characters are fearful of their demise and ignore the natural progression of life, but later shows they are aware that a fear of death is a solely human construct and start to accept it. Jack and Babette’s notions of mortality are explored in depth in Part III of the novel, titled…