Instinct

The most basic form of action and decision-making mechanism within an individual is that of human instinct, which in turn develops one’s integrity. In the lengthy poem of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, we learn how one man’s actions develop not, only his integrity, honor, and motivation for self pride, but we also learn that everyone makes mistakes and we are all human. The poem is about a man, Sir Gawain, a member of Arthur’s round table, who takes on a challenge from a mystical and…

Different political systems exist all over the world but the most common is either a Democracy or Communism/Socialist. The United States has a form of Democracy political system called a Representative Democracy. Since the Revolutionary War, the United States has become one of the world’s greatest superpowers. That’s why when the Red Scare swept through America, the citizens were thrown into a state of panic that communism would break into the free country. The reason Communism was so feared and…

meet. To us, the first impression is everything and we will be anything just to impress others. Why is it that other people’s opinions always matter the most to us? We let what other humans think of us consume us and all we think and act on is that instinct to make each individual like us. Can you even call yourself an individual if all you do is adjust yourself to other eyes? Motgomery also talks about how in crowded places such as “Disney World” we are not ourselves. “I tried dropping my…

In psychology, the term aggression refers to a range of behaviors that can result in both psychological and physical harm to oneself, other people or objects in the environment (Cherry, 2015). Aggression depends on both environmental and genetic factors. It is the result of both learned and inborn traits. Nature affects a person’s behaviour through the influence of genes, neurochemicals and hormones but the environment that they are expose in ,helps determine whether this “inborn…

novel written by William Golding demonstrates that humans, when liberated from society’s moral commands, revert back to their savage and primal instincts. Through symbols such as the conch, the fire and the beast, Golding develops the idea that the inner savagery that exists within all human beings is fundamental to the human psyche and will bypass any instinct of moral behaviour. First of all ,the conch represents a democratic reign and when it is destroyed, it signifies the demise of…

Individuals who feel the most inferior are usually ones who resort to taking control by the use of fear and pain. Someone who desires control over everyone most likely has felt a sense of inferiority so intense that it becomes almost like a second instinct to take control. In A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, Stanley is a very violent man who uses brute force to take control of Stella, Blanche, and everyone in his life. Stanley, being of a lower class than Blanche, felt threatened…

reachable in the mind’s eye. On page eleven of this book it talks about the instinct theory. The first and most recognizable model that is associated with violence in general is the Psychoanalytic model that is followed in psychology (Borum, 2004). This model to follow is viewed as having substantial ground to stand on and in other instances it is viewed as a weak model to compare anything to. Continuing with the instinct theory, on page twelve, there is the Ethology model that is studied. This…

There is an instinctive decision that everyone has inside them; this is called fight or flight. I overcame this instinct when I was in the seventh grade. I was not a fighter and I never wanted bad blood with anyone. I found that if I am kind to everyone that I became the sheep in front of the wolf. These realizations were made a little late. The lesson learned was that you have a choice, just because you decide to fight doesn’t mean you can’t decide to run. I move schools all the time and had…

Literary Analysis Research Paper Golding’s Lord of the Flies is clearly a story about a return to primeval human instincts of savagery and fear in the face of isolation and danger rather than just a story of the dilemma faced by teenage boys stranded on an island. Throughout the novel, underlying tones such as political ideologies are reflected by the boys’ actions. However, as the novel progresses, it is clear that expansive symbols and motifs largely mirror attitudes of the boys and on a…

The short story, The Most Dangerous Game, written and published in 1924, by Richard Connell. In the story, a hunter named Rainsford is stranded on an island, owned by a wealthy Cossack named Zaroff. Who hunts humans, not animals. Zaroff then gives Rainsford a choice, to be hunted by Zaroff for three days, or to be killed by Zaroff’s manservant, Ivan. Rainsford chooses to be hunted by Zaroff and is given hunting gear. On the last day of the hunt, Zaroff and his dogs corner Rainsford, and…