Phantom

The only luminance came from the lamps distributed at even increments along the empty streets. Yet this didn’t inconvenience the people awake at this hour: the ones who avoid the light and welcome the shadows. The night was near pitch black and the shadows were plentiful. The sky’s light obscured by tall buildings and thick clouds; one could barely see their hand an arm’s length in front of their face. The buildings caused a labyrinth of alleys and side streets used by these shadow walkers, the…

themselves being on the island, neither of them ever come into contact with a supernatural presence; they always just see the results of its actions. For this reason, it is plausible to believe that they use their proprioception in sensing that some phantom being is at hand. For example, when they are in the tent for the night, both the protagonist and “the Swede” admit to hearing “little patterings” and experiencing “a sense of disturbance” (Blackwood 8). There is no explanation for feeling…

Noise can cause permanent hearing loss at chronic exposure levels of at least 85 dB or higher for an eight hour period (Peter M. Rabinowitz, Pg.1). The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before NIHL can occur. Sounds of less than 75 decibels, even after long exposure, are unlikely to cause hearing loss (Hearing Health Foundation 2015). Hearing loss that is caused by the noise exposure due to recreational or non-occupational activities is termed socioacusis. Hearing loss due to…

Evans genuinely took time to get to know all of her students and the things that made them passionate. For me, it was all about music, writing, and books. Mrs. Evans introduced me to the soundtrack for The Phantom of Opera and she introduced me to James Baldwin’s historical writings. This discovery of Baldwin led to me finding my favorite quote of all time in a piece called “A Talk to Teachers, “The paradox of education is precisely this- that as one begins…

The Prevalence of Prejudice In To Kill A Mockingbird Prevalent means most frequent or commonly widespread. Prejudice is a strong unreasonable feeling of disliking or not trusting someone. The novel: To Kill A Mocking Bird, by Harper Lee, is a story in the setting of a fictional sleepy town called Maycomb in 1930's Alabama. The novel is about a young, intelligent daughter of a lawyer, called Jean Louise Finch, (known as Scout) and her adventures in a world of injustice and racism. Prejudice is a…

topic of pain, Descartes describes his experience with amputees who, even though are no longer presently connected with the missing limb, still “sometimes seemed to feel pain in the part which had been amputated” (453). This is otherwise known as Phantom Limb Syndrome, and this contradiction, to Descartes, brings into question to him his own certainty of whether a certain body part that produced a painful sensation was actually the member that was exhibiting the sensation even though he could…

moves sluggishly, imparting a subtle image of over intoxication and sedation. The chorus starts as long drawn out organ notes start to play that are markedly higher than the verse section notes. Organs are typical of protagonistic villainy, from the Phantom of the Opera to Captain Nemo, these anti-heroes like to play gripping organ music. In this way, Eminem reinforces the duality of his being associated with his drug use, that of benevolence and villainy. This contrast in his character makes…

experienced and reported when only observing the pain of others (Osborn & Derbyshire, 2010). Mirror neuron involvement into somatosensation and nociception also aids in practical application, such as through informing theories and therapies concerning phantom limbs, a condition in which an individual still senses (often painfully) a limb that is…

William Shakespeare is a very interesting and influential writer of plays, poems, and sonnets. His works are about the only thing that people can be certain about, but they have been able to piece together some pieces to his life. These paragraphs will thus discuss what people do know about Shakespeare’s early life, adult life, worldview, and Accomplishments. First, Shakespeare’s early life will be discussed. Not much is known about William’s childhood, however, scholars have been able to pull…

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), also known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) (Mosely, 2004), is an umbrella term for a variety of clinical presentations characterized by chronic persistent pain that is disproportionate to any preceding injury and that is not restricted anatomically to the distribution of a specific peripheral nerve. CRPS can be sub classified into two diagnostic subtypes: type I, in which no peripheral nerve injury can be identified, and type II, where symptoms are…