Mad scientist

like an exhale. Tales of mad scientists dominated literature like a mirror into America’s psyche. In the early twentieth century filmmakers coincidentally, or intentionally caught onto the repressed fears individuals held in regards to the advancement of science and the decline of religion, and created a horror film empire on the topic. Upon the development of sound in horror films, what is remembered as the classic period was born. From 1931 to 1936, there was a trend in horror cinema which featured mad scientists, comprising over half of the horror films of the classic period. The classic era produced horror…

sleep, and even ignore the warning signs of a cold just to ensure I’ll be getting a good mark in school. Is my quest for knowledge more important than my person, and I sadly admit that at times I have prioritized it as such. In high school my goal is to get good grades for college. In college, my goal is to get good grades to do well in my future career. In my career my goal is to make enough money to take care of myself during retirement. I’ve retired and now I have nothing but time. Time to…

I believe Frankenstein is a villain in this book. I believe he promotes the idea of evil which is symbolised through creating the creature. He is described as “a creature causing havoc”. The creature is an unwanted person. He has no belonging in this world. He was created, and because of this, he is an outcast because of Victor Frankenstein. The creature is the victim. He is lonely and rejected. Frankenstein is the cause of this. I believe it is wrong to play god. No man should try and create…

‘Mad, bad and dangerous’, how accurate is this description of Gothic villains in the texts studied? The quote ‘mad, bad and dangerous to know’ was originally attributed to Lady Caroline Lamb in description of Lord Byron. The Romantic poet was infamous for his behaviour: excesses including huge debts, numerous affairs and aristocratic living. In the Gothic context, however, the concepts of ‘madness’, ‘evil’ and ‘danger’ take differing, more threatening forms. The role of the ‘villains’ in…

A staple of the horror genre has always been that of the mad scientist. From H.G. Wells ' Dr. Moreau to the more recent ideas of Dr. Josef Mengele in Ira Levin 's 1976 novel, The Boys From Brazil, these and other fictitious1 scientist 's dreams and schemes generate nothing but pure evil while running unrestricted and unaccountable, wreaking havoc upon humanity, with the ultimate result of the scientist receiving the recompense of his reward. Heather Douglas indulges herself with this fiction in…

I want to be a doctor, an artist, a scientist, and a poet. My dreams are grandiose, but I have taught about these things often. I chose my Biology Professor Danny Najera from Green river College to interview. I chose Dr. Najera because he is a research scientist who is passionate about his work. Danny is not the typical scientist. He is a funny, sarcastic character. This man is not clean shaven rather he can be described as a rough, ruddy man. His hair is long, and his face not shaven. His…

, and if so, should a scientist research and share scientific information or leave it alone. For years in the past humans used the gods/God to explain all the natural events that happened in the world. In Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s essay he shows the contrast between science and knowledge and using the gods/God to explain scientific feats. Tyson claims that scientists must choose because knowledge cannot work with the act of referring to a deity as an explanation for the acts in the world. Tyson…

Stereotypes are beliefs about a particular group that are pervasive and generally accepted as true. Stereotypical representations of scientists reduce women’s interest in STEM. Research by Cheryan, Drury, and Vichayapai (2012) found that when exposed to a stereotypical computer scientist, women’s interest in computer sciences declined, regardless of the gender of the scientist. For the study, women from non-computer science undergraduate programs met with a man or woman who exemplified computer…

Public engagement with science is interrelated with science communications, it is a means of disseminating knowledge and increasing public involvement with science. (Bubela et al, 2009). The engagement involves a two-way dialogue, participation and consensus on science research in a specific location between scientists and the public. There have been innovations and developments in the last decade, like the rapid development digital technology where meetings can be held with thousands of…

enlightenment thinker’s who think less governmental control is best. They think that greed in this open economy is perfectly acceptable or even to be encouraged (727). Ergo, when Aylmer reaches out and takes the invisible hand out of his greed, Hawthorne seems to be saying that greed does not make a society more free, but rather it destroys all freedom (727). This is because once the mark of the hand on Georgiana’s cheek is removed, she dies almost immediately (Hawthorne 475). In fact, during…