Phantom

pointing into the lagoon. Something creamy lay among the ferny weeds. “A stone.” “No. A shell.’ ’ Suddenly Piggy was a-bubble with decorous excitement.-- Ralph spoke absently. The shell was interesting and pretty and a worthy plaything; but the vivid phantoms of his day-dream still interposed between him and Piggy, who in this context was an irrelevance. The palm sapling, bending, pushed the shell across the weeds. Ralph used one hand as a fulcrum and pressed down with…

DALE I know everything. ANDY I doubt that. DALE Do you think it was coincidence that after that happened, your Aunt started sending you care packages. ANDY She sent me one or maybe two but now that I think about it none of them contained a single baked good. DALE She thought she was the last wish-maker in the family and then you happened. You lit someone’s hair on fire just by saying wish granted. ANDY I got expelled from that school and then sent to another boarding school. No one would let me…

Firstly, in Maycomb many people believe that Boo Radley is a, “malevolent phantom”(10), who was responsible for all small crimes in Maycomb. Having never met Boo Radley before, Jem and Scout take those beliefs for truth. The kids quickly take on a rumor about someone they have never met and could never verify the facts, causing…

He also stated that he grew up in the indispensable idea and it's not an easy one to set aside. It was the right strategy at the end of World War II. The United States was the only major power left standing with anything like its prewar strength. The international order was in disarray, and only America was strong enough and the necessary leadership capabilities. America can't play the same role in 2020 that it played in 1945 or even in 1990 (Bremmer, 2015, p. 195). Bremmer is against the…

Simulation Theory “There’s a one in billions chance we’re in base reality,” claims Elon Musk, product architect of Tesla Inc., founder of SpaceX, and more. In recent years, the simulation-argument has gained serious traction as we further advance technologically, and intellectually. However, not everyone is on board with the “simulation argument”—a term coined by Nick Bostrom (Philosophy Professor at Oxford University) when he published a journal stating: [A]t least one of the following…

played. To make their game easier, they made us wear arm bands in order to spot us quicker. We were labeled like chickens in a coop all lined up ready to be killed just for the satisfaction of others. The thought of death lingered over us like a phantom in the night, never knowing when it would come. Their horrid game became a tragic reality for us, and had only one purpose; to eliminate the Jewish race.…

Additionally, to date, the incident is the largest oil spill disaster in US history and resulted in astronomical environmental fines and a damaged reputation. From the onset, BP was unwilling to phantom that an oil spill would happen, and if it did the company thought that it was prepared to deal with it. However, after the oil spill it was apparent that the company lacked an effective disaster strategy. Thus, communications and bad management led…

main hero/villain in the Star Wars series. I believe I can classify him as a type of god. Anakin typifies a type of god because of the fact that in the first half of the series he is considered a messiah of sorts. In both Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace and Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith several characters speak of Anakin’s special status. Both Qui-Gon Jin (a respected high level master Jedi) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (another revered Jedi knight eventually master) refer to Anakin…

tracks, / commanding them to all hush now, go to sleep” (164. 422-423). Athena protects Odysseus from danger because her heart yearns for him and she has the power to protect him. Athena protects those who need it most such as Penelope, sending her a phantom in the form of her sister into her dreams to reassure her that all is well. “Athena sped her on to King Odysseus’ house / to spare Penelope, worn with pain and sobbing, / further spells of grief and storm of tears” (150. 897-900). Throughout…

Empathy is challenging to give or have when one has not taken the time to think about the different situations each person has experienced in their lifetime. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, she demonstrates how fully knowing a person can be difficult to do, especially when untruthful statements block the real facts about that person. Through the use of the characters Scout Finch and Dolphus Raymond, Lee portrays that empathy and understanding who someone is, is not easy to do until…