His Dark Materials

Nathaniel Hawthorne, in an excerpt from his novel, “Egotism; or The Bosom Serpent,” recounts a puzzling condition that Roderick Elliston suffers from. Hawthorne’s purpose is to convey the idea that, love can also be a force of destruction that brings harm to the people who express it. He adopts a despairing tone through the use simile, repetition, and imagery which appeals to the emotions of the readers and supports Hawthorne’s purpose. Hawthorne begins his excerpt by addressing the assumed…

Secondly, this is portrayed through, “The Dark Knight”, directed by Christopher Nolan and released in 2008. Both of these examples play on the audience’s own desires and challenges their ideas on what is wrong and what is right and where the fine line between them lies. A popular character in contemporary culture, Dexter Morgan is viewed by his audience in the highly rated crime drama television show, “Dexter”. This show first aired in 2006…

parademons, an evil Superman (Henry Cavill) as well as several hints on the impending arrival of Darkseid. However, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox helmer Jay Oliva has just stated that it may not have been a dream but a direct connection to his movie! Oliva recently spoke on the Hall of Justice Podcast, where he explained how Batman v Superman might have featured a “Time Boom.” “In the DC Universe in the comics, there’s this thing where –- it’s a little different than the Back to The…

The Dark Knight is a story about a well-known superhero, Batman, and his crime fighting adventures against villains, specifically, the Joker. There are a lot of different points in this movie that prove it really is an outstanding piece of art. Rotten Tomatoes, a website that gives a percentage rating based off of positive review ratings, gave The Dark Knight a 94 percent. There are a lot of things done well, like an interesting plot, well developed characters, thrilling scenes, and excellent…

inquisitive mind reading this, will immediately have two distinct phrases come to mind: Dark matter and dark energy. From being mentioned in groundbreaking scientific journals and television and movie series’ to even this essay you are reading, dark matter and its existence has made quite the impression on scientists, documentarians and aspiring students.…

The Dark Knight (2008) is the second of the three movies in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” trilogy. The first movie being Batman Begins (2005), and the most recent movie being The Dark Knight Rises (2012). The trilogy follows the story of a young Bruce Wayne up to the developed Batman we know today. Nolan 's outstanding creativity allowed him to take a completely different view on what was once just a children 's comic book. Also, the performances of all the actors were spectacular, but…

Dark energy is a term scientists use to describe the unknown source of energy which causes the universe to accelerate outwards rapidly, causing the known universe to expand. This is another concept which is directly applicable to the theory of increasing…

The Gothic Genre and “The Raven” The word “Gothic” usually suggests adolescents in dark makeup and loud music. In literature though, “Gothic” means something much different. The Gothic genre sets itself apart from other literary genres in many ways. Gothic works usually take place in a strange, mysterious setting and have themes of extreme mental and/or physical isolation. The Gothic genre is also known for the sentiment of the frightening unfamiliar, that is also strangely familiar. The…

Suspense. Tension. These two words are often the main feature of gothic literature, both traditional and contemporary. ‘The Signalman’ written by Charles Dickens in the year of 1866 is an example of traditional gothic literature. In contrast to that is Roald Dahl’s ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’, which is written in the year of 1953, is an example of contemporary gothic literature. Both stories create suspense and tension in a different but a similar way. In ‘The Signalman’, imagery, which is symbols…

not always structural in which technology kept rising for the better. The Dark Ages or better known as the Middle Ages, this is a time in history in Europe that came directly from the fall of the Ancient Roman Empire. It is referred as the Dark Ages because according to the textbook, there is very little documentation during this time in period (Benton et al 356). It…