James Fearon

The story Frankenstein is about a man named Victor Frankenstein and a monster that Victor created. Victor is a man that is upssed with science and one day took on the project of making a creature. This took Victor a long time but, he did eventually make the creature. The creature is the monster and started life in Victor's apartment which is where he was created. The monster leaves the apartment and explores the world while Victor tries to find the monster and end him.The monster forms an…

romance, and even mystery fiction (293). The authors conclude that technology has helped through development of vampire stories, and that a vampire shows the eternity in ourselves (293). Development of the modern zombie was a main point focused in James Parkers article “Our Zombies, Ourselves”, in which he explains how zombies are one of the most popular tales by giving examples of popular tv shows…

Frankenstein patches together a monster from human odds and ends, hides away in the mountains, receives aid from a dwarf, and steals a brain from the dissecting room of a medical college (Balio 301). Robert Florey wrote a screenplay for Frankenstein. When James Whale was made the director he made modifications. The film reveals repressed fears which were prevalent during the film’s production. For example, Dr. Frankenstein discusses the “great ray” which in the beginning “brought life into the…

‘something’ which gives purpose or meaning, but the ‘nothing’ negates the ‘something’ and then draws these characters back into the nothingness of modernity. Both “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” written by Flannery O’Connor and “The Girl Who Was Plugged In” by James Tiptree Jr. focus on on the “too” much, or a cataclysmic event that in turn draw the reader and characters back to the nothingness. Essentially, these texts stress that horrific events are going to occur without any purpose or reasoning…

In 1787, the Continental Congress was brought together in the Philadelphia Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution was written and since people had different views on how to interpret it, two political parties were eventually formed: The federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. The main reason for the rise of political parties during the 1790s was because each of the parties favored different political and economical reforms needed as a new, developing country.…

When someone thinks about an athlete, a couple of things come promptly to mind: the hours and sweat put in, talent, physically strong and obeying sports rules. Regardless of the what game or team, there will be an astounding athlete playing. It’s not that difficult to recognize a genuine athlete at a game. You should simply search for the individual who is giving a 110% percent on the court or field. To start, don’t mistake them for standard players; the word reference definition just gives the…

During the Scottish Enlightenment, a period of increased intellectual activity in the 18th and early 19th century, individuals tended to explore multiple disciplines of study (Young, 2016). One prominent Scottish Enlightenment figure was James Hutton, living from 1726 to 1797. During his lifetime he was a lawyer, geologist, chemist, physician, farmer, and naturalist. Hutton, along with other prominent Enlightenment figures, Joseph Black and Adam Smith, founded the Oyster Club. This intellectual…

As I was reading Good to Great, I quickly realized that I needed to change my perspective with which I was interpreting what I was reading. At this point in my life I am primarily a student, and I am studying technology, not business. My perspective as I began to read Good to Great was that of the idea that this didn’t apply to me now, and might not for quite a while. I realized that for me to gather useful information from the reading that was applicable to me now, I needed to change my…

Batgirl Vol 1: Batgirl of Burnside is about Barbara Gordon also known as Babs, who is the main character. She is trying to start all over with her life, away from all the action that she has had in the past. After years of painful recovery from the gunshot that severed her spine, Barbara Gordon has a new home, a new costume, and a new attitude. (Publisher Weekly, 55). Babs pack all the necessary, moves to the other side of the bridge and heads to Gotham’s most exclusive neighborhood: Burnside.…

The film started with Antonio Ricci being offered a posting advertising bills job but cannot really have this job without having a bicycle. That being so, Maria Ricci, his wife, pawned their bed sheets in exchange for Antonio’s bicycle. Afterwards, Maria had to go visit someone. Antonio finds out that it is a fortune teller and had his fate predicted. On the first day of his work, his bicycle got stolen by a young man. He tries to catch the culprit, however, was unable to do so. He reported the…