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    “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley, a character is forged together with dug up remains by Dr. Victor Frankenstein called “the creation.” Throughout the story the creation gets disrespected by society and even his own creator. This transforms him into a scarred monster who only seeks revenge and romance for one another. In the beginning of the story, Mary Shelley depicts the creations scarred mind with,”I remained during the rest of the night, walking up and down in greater agitation listening…

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    himself to give him fame and so then he got the idea of creating another life form. With this idea Frankenstein grew sick staying up late nights studying the Human mechanics, the body, and Human behavior. Frankenstein felt like a slave in creating his monster because he would be locked away in his room. For instance he explains “But my enthusiasm was checked by my anxiety, and I appeared rather like one doomed by slavery toil” (Shelley 20). He also felt like he was doing something wrong because…

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    Victors views on his quest to create a monster from the flesh of the dead changes throughout the novel. Initially, Victor is obsessed with the idea of creating life out of death. Victor is driven by the thought of creating a being from the flesh of the dead and works tirelessly to complete his quest. Victor is successful in his pursuits and after finishing his creation, Victor looks at in disgust and shuns the monster after witnessing its hideous appearance. The monster flees and kills William,…

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    trying to create life out of death, he is finally successful. When his creature awakens, he realizes that his creation turned out to look like a horrific monster.…

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    The Desire for Power One constant in humankind is the desire to be stronger than other people. Every person wants an upper hand of some sort, whether it is through knowledge, strength, economy, or social rank. This desire for power has driven countless wars and other conflicts, and is present in everybody, whether they embrace or reject it. In Frankenstein, both Victor Frankenstein and his monstrous creation show that they want to be stronger, though in different ways. Frankenstein is entranced…

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    antagonist, Frankenstein's monster, in his opinion, suffered a great injustice and sought to plot revenge as part of his search for justice. In the beginning, Victor Frankenstein created the monster then abandoned him for his physical demeanor. Doing so, Victor unknowingly set forth a wave of destruction. Additionally, the monster states that he learned to be evil by all the rejection correspondingly with the hatred he received. In other words, the measures the monster took to inflict pain on…

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    While reading Frankenstein I was shaken to the core. Now that sounds like an over exaggeration, but I was reading much more of the story than what is presented. I read between the lines and then dug up dirt. I read at the root of the story and in doing so I was moved to tears. Frankenstein is about character building. Victor Frankenstein starts out as a student with a hunger and thirst for knowledge. Somewhere along the line he loses his way and becomes obsessed with his quest for discovery. I…

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    During the beginning of the Second Industrial Revolution, a brilliant, obsessive and tortured man was born. His early years were full of wonder and visionary ideas. Later, his obsession with these ideas would greatly frustrate him. Eventually, some believed his pursuits consumed him, drove him into isolation, and ultimately to madness. Nikola Tesla, who was a visionary thinker with an aptitude for mathematics, came into this world on July 10th, 1856 at the stroke of midnight, during a…

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    The matrix is a fictional movie that uses machines as life portraying human characteristics of living altering their behaviour in a completely different way. It is directed and written by the Wachowski brothers, Lana and Andy. The Matrix is the dystopian film where society or community is undesirable or frightening. It is characterised by the dehumanization of human beings. It is created by living mutated humans (machines) as to overpower the species of humans. In the Matrix the bodies heat of…

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    Worms Of Taoism

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    Problem In the Taoist religion, a central problem is from the three “worms” or “corpses” that reside within the body of every person. These worms are malevolent spirits who “long for the body to die and therefore perform mischief to try to hasten the adept's demise" (Eskildsen 1998: 49). To achieve this goal, the Worms perform all manner of evil to try to shorten the lifespan of the host. They invite sickness into the body, and cause many ailments to the body of their host. The worms also report…

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