Graveyard

Nature vs nurture is a concept that plays a major role throughout Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, and the film adaptations Young Frankenstein directed by Mel Brooks, and Frankenstein directed by James Whale. Nature and nurture are present in the novel and films, but the novel takes a more balanced approach even though nurture is more prevalent, whereas Whale’s Frankenstein has more of a focus on nature than nurture while Brook’s Young Frankenstein focuses more on nurture than nature. First,…

Stephen King's Pet Sematary is a film that makes me conflicted about not having read the book. Which is odd given the author, but that's how it goes. Pet Sematary is a film that I remember well as a kid, it along with, well, IT, but also Carrie, The Shining and a host of other King adaptations were required viewing in my household. Most of the novels that these film's are based on were read to my brother and I as kids. You know, when other kids were being read Dr. Seuss, not that I'm complaining…

The drive alone on empty country byways is worthy of your time. Besides the little graveyard, the countryside is a fine locale to take easy hikes through the gentle terrain. The road past the cemetery, Indian Gulch Extension, eventually leads to Bear Creek Road in Merced. Or, head back to the road split, bear right and walk as far as…

life-long rivalry with Grace; Alida thinks of the competitiveness in their relationship over the years: daughters, husbands, homes, lifestyles, personal beauty. In Ethan Frome, Ethan reflects on the tombstone of his relatives as he walks through a graveyard on his way home. The tombstone of his namesake Ethan and his wife Endurance “who dwelled together in peace for fifty years” (33) causes Ethan to wonder if “the same epitaph would be written over him and Zeena” (33). This element of the…

The Man to Send Rain Clouds In Leslie Marmon Silko's 1969 short story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds," two men find an elderly man below a cottonwood tree who has passed away and quietly transports him back to town where an Indian burial is given to the elderly man without the knowledge of the Catholic church. This story incorporates many different views of religion and culture such as Native American rituals and burials and the Catholic Church’s funerals and blessings. The primary characters in…

Throughout the years’ social workers have been an essential advocate with the people in order to facilitate the welfare of a society. As social workers interact with individuals in order to assist for a better lifestyle of the client and to allocate resources needed for a better way of living. Therefore, as a social worker, it becomes imperative to understand the struggles of clients in order to better assist and to empathize to meet the client’s needs. Also to understand our own problems and…

Eyes are the Window to the Soul Darkness flooded the sky, as the night air started to come in, over the dark gloomy campsite. The leaves and branches in the deathly, ancient, gnarly trees whispered tales of past campers. As the Jarvis family settled into their campsite, Noah noticed a mysterious mist spiralling across the fields towards the worn out gates of the cemetery. Dad called out to Noah’s older brother and cousin to help assist in setting up the camping gear. The forest guide had told…

The Lion King movie was released on June 24, 1994. The film lasted a total of an hour and twenty-nine minutes, there were many children and even parents that could not wait to go and see it. A very talented man played the main character, Simba. Matthew Broderick was the famous man who played Simba in the movie, he was very good with the voices he used. Jeremy Irons played uncle Scar, he is also one of the main characters. Uncle Scar was known as the “bad guy” because he killed Simba’s dad and…

time, and even having a social life. The inmates can get advantages from good behavior, their family still have the opportunity to come visit (Hess, "Weighing the death penalty.."), But the victims family have to visit their lost loved one at a graveyard. Death better serves the inmates, it takes the life of them as they have taken the life of another, seeing an "eye for an eye." Also keeping inmates in prison for life can become a hassle and is just as expensive as the death penalty. As in…

Suicide is a reoccurring theme in Hamlet. Since this is a theme that affects all characters to a certain degree, it is interesting to see how the idea of suicide is treated both morally, religiously and aesthetically. This essay will mostly be based on Hamlet´s own soliloquies, considering their relevance to the theme, but Queen Gertrude´s treatment of Ophelia´s death is also worth a mention. The story of Hamlet takes place in medieval Denmark, but a precise date is not mentioned. From the…