Number of the Beast

Twice in the book the narrator has a white woman use him in attempt to fulfill some fantasy that she has regarding black men. The first being simply a fetish for the race and the second being a more violent sexual fetishization of the “black beast rapist”. Since sexualizing and sexually objectifying is a very important way that people are oppressed in media and society at large, it is important to look at this book’s inclusion of these themes. By these women wanting him to fulfill some kind…

without the support of the family. Members who do leave can also expect to be harassed with threatening phone calls, letters and frequent visits by current Scientologists. Scientology should be seen as a danger to anyone who wishes to join because it plays with the mental state of both its current and former member through the detailed and remembered auditing process, excommunication of family, and constant harassment. The physical abuse and other crimes committed toward problematic members and…

Zaroff invites Rainsford to dinner where they discuss hunting and the different species of game they have hunted. General Zaroff gives Rainsford a brief history of his time serving the Russian Czar and how he has killed an impossible number of animals. He tells of how hunting big game had begun to bore him, so he came up with a new type of animal to hunt, one with the ability to reason. At this point, Rainsford realises that General Zaroff hunts humans on his island, and Zaroff shows…

Furman University is located in Greenville, South Carolina. The university was founded in 1826 and it is a private liberal arts college. Furman is known for being one of the most selective and oldest private universities in the state of South Carolina. Furman University sprawls for 750 acres in its suburban setting and the school’s colors are purple and white. Furman’s mascot is the paladin (a warrior). Furman offers programs and majors in 42 different subjects. Some of the most popular majors…

The Dyatlov Pass incident refers to the mysterious unsolved deaths of nine ski hikers in the Northern Ural Mountains on February 2, 1959. Their bodies were found scattered and with weird markings and injuries on them. On February 2, February 1959 9 hikers were found dead by Russian search teams. Most of them had clothes on but some were stripped of their clothes in the frostbitten snow. One case was especially weird. Her name is Lyudmila Dubinina and she was found both naked and mutilated…

What do you think an invasive species is? Well, invasive species are any living organism that causes harm to humans, the economy or the ecosystem. These species have similar traits which help to identify them, they have a : fast growth rate rapid reproduction high dispersal ability Invasive species are capable of causing more harm then you realise, they can completely wipe out native plants and animals to that area, forcing them to extinction. Invasive species can reduce biodiversity, they…

Nessie was once believed to be real by many, many people. But that number has shrunk significantly as the years go on, and more and more evidence that the Loch Ness Monster is fake continues to come out, such as that it could be a large sturgeon or a fallen pine tree in the water. The fake photos that were once focal points…

Beowulf is a traditional story passed on from generations of a great legend who comes from Geatland to defend and protect a kingdom surrounded by corruption from a demented source of evil. The kingdom is outraged with fear and suffering with absolutely no help or hope of the people who inhabit it. Beowulf takes it on himself to save this kingdom from its’ troubles and ends up succeeding in the defeat of not one, but two evil monsters. Later on, Beowulf’s own kingdom would be tormented and…

wrote some of the greatest books like The Great Gatsby and Save Me Waltz. His life was filled with little gain and far more tragedy. A lot of his stories reflect his life and the American Society during the Jazz age. He is seen today with another number of people as a part of the “Lost Generation” of the 1920s. He did have humble beginnings though. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in Saint Paul, Minnesota (Harmon). He moved from school to school before joining the…

few different methods to try to decrease the amount of pythons that consume Florida’s Everglades. Scientist have been hired to come set traps and track these beast. Scientist have killed many and have ask to report any sightings of pythons right away. Along with being tracked there has now been a ban on importing snakes so that the number of pythons won't increase. In Florida they hold monthly Burmese python Challenges. Hunters compete with one another to catch the most or the biggest pythons…