Hannibal Lecter

Natalie Pleasant Mrs. Powell ENG 1020 31 Oct. 2016 Cannibalism What goes through your mind when you hear cannibalism? Cannibalism is defined as the consumption of flesh of the same species. It does not typically have to do with humans. It is depicted that way because of how the media and other sources portray it. In reality, cannibalism is a natural part of life. For decades, even centuries, humans have went through animal-like periods of time. Explorers and missionaries have encountered many…

The Creeper: No Remorse In today’s society, monsters are often associated with fear, the heart pounding, hair raising, gut wrenching fear that makes the stomach turn with terror in every way possible. Most people when asked what they thought to be an accurate description of what a monster’s appearance was, they almost all gave the same answer. Monsters tended to be described as much larger than the average human, grotesque smelling, and being covered in fur, preferably matted, which sounds a…

All knowledge comes from a source. In this day and age, the media reports on what the people need to know, but what they say is not always true. Serial killers, what goes on in their heads, and their decisions intrigue not only investigators and policemen, but the media. The Jack the Ripper murders began the bad news revolution of the media. There are basic requirements to qualify as a serial killer. Jack the Ripper was the first sensationalized serial killerThe Jack the Ripper killings brought…

far from done with serial killers. Everywhere in popular culture you can find a movie or television show focused on that of a serial killer. Whether it be a biopic on one of the before mentioned killers, or a fictionalized character such as Dr. Hannibal Lecter, serial killers are permeated in American culture. Serial killers are something everyone is fascinated about, because it is one of the few things that humans can still not fully comprehend or…

The Painted Veil is a 1925 novel by British author W. Somerset Maugham. The title is taken from Percy Bysshe Shelley's sonnet which begins "Lift not the painted veil which those who live / Call Life". The biographer Richard Cordell notes that the book was influenced by Maugham's study of science and his work as a houseman at St Thomas' Hospital. The novel was first published in serialised form in five issues of Cosmopolitan (November 1924 – March 1925). Beginning in May 1925, it was serialised…