Ghost Dance

We are to take the tale literally as a tale of the supernatural, and thus everything takes place exactly as the narrator describes it. At the beginning, it says,” During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I know…

There is an abandoned house on Main Street. Chipping white paint covers some of its’ surface as well as overgrown ivy and moss. The foundation is stained brown from dirt and water. Old, yellowing curtains still hang in the windows with black shutters. Something is odd about this this house, though, because rotting tombstones remain standing in a cemetery behind it. Nobody can explain why it is there, because the only churches in town are Saint Ann’s on East Grand Street and Musconetcong Valley,…

All is dark in the monochromatic town. The fish are almost dead with the pollution that clogs the lake, and the ferris wheel, which once filled with the delighted screams of children, creaks in the distance. The air chokes on the smoke from the many factories. Everything is eerily silent, save for muffled arguments behind tightly closed shutters and the quiet sobs of those whose hope was drained long ago. Hungry, reflective eyes glow in the alleyways. No one is happy. No one is safe. Welcome to…

his personal beliefs when meeting the ghost. First off, the reality and origin of the ghost, announcing itself as King Hamlet, makes Hamlet uncertain of its existence and purpose. During the 16th century, the quickly changing religious state between Catholic and Protestant of the Royal Family made it difficult to believe in one particular religion. The afterlife was a distinguishable and essential view within both religion.The Roman Catholics believed that ghosts were the souls of dead…

“Wayward Pines” season 2’s release date has already been confirmed and word has it that it will feature more suspense and drama when it returns this summer. After initial speculations on the cancellation of “Wayward Pines” were proven wrong, Fox Entertainment President David Madden revealed that season 2 of the high-rating series has gotten the green light. Madden said the show was a huge success and that they were thrilled with the fans’ response to M. Night Shyamalan’s mysterious story,…

In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, two characters are presented as polar opposites. In all actuality, they couldn’t be more alike. Claudius and Hamlet, according to the plot, led us to believe nonsensically that they are poles apart, “A little more than kin and less than kind” (NF, Act1, Scene2). The nature of the play fools us to believe that the relationship is in turmoil; therefore they must be different in character and nature. A contrast and comparison of characters must go beyond a superficial…

Project 1 The Conjuring and the Return of True Horror In a world where people enjoy fear as a form of entertainment, the new film series The Conjuring by James Wan, released in July 2013, marks the glorious return of horror. Bringing back the classic ghost story with a touch of perfection, James Wan tells us the terrifying real story about the Perrons family, Ed and Lorraine Warran in a haunted Rhode Island farmhouse during the 70s. With the special support and consult from the real Perron…

There are stages that heroes must go through in order to be named a hero. The hero would start off in the “ordinary world”. The ordinary word is where the hero would usually be doing their daily routine . Next, the hero would receive the call to adventure. The call to adventure is when the hero gets interrupted in their ordinary world to complete a quest or challenge that was presented to them. The quest or challenge is usually presented by a message, an announcement, a sudden storm, or a death.…

The play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard emphasizes aspects of absurdity and humor in the storyline of the two minor characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The story features the characters’ ridiculous inability to take control of their lives and their constant confusion. The two characters are constantly struggling to make sense of their surroundings. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s lives are a journey in search of the meaning of their own existences. They come to realize…

“Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today,” said Benjamin Franklin. Many consequences can come about when a person procrastinates. In the tragedy, Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Hamlet is faced with a challenge from his ghost father. His father wants Hamlet to get revenge on Claudius (his stepfather) for poisoning him. A tragic flaw is a trait in a character that ultimately leads to their own downfall and/or others downfalls. Hamlet's tragic flaw is that he is a thinker rather than a…