Rage

Mental health issues are common today as Americans struggle to gain balance in their daily lives. People who work long hours are often very unhappy sometimes because of stress they endure at work. There is even a term for this stress, called “desk rage”. Researchers are studying the causes, consequences and possible solutions for this anger. Laura Stack, the CEO and President of Productivity Pro, stated, “Workers are stressed to epidemic proportions,” (Leave Work Earlier, Page 56)…

conflicting desires for self-assertion and social acceptance.” (Poovey, 355). Frankenstein chose denial and his unacknowledged pain manifested itself as a terrifying creature. The creature chose isolation and was eventually consumed by the fire of rage. But Shelley chose to express herself in the form of Frankenstein, her creature, and in so doing she gained power over…

“ Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay/ rage, rage against the dying of the light” (“Do not go gentle into that good night¨). Being happy is a thing that everyone should be, because once an individual grows older and death appears they should fight and keep living the happy life they acquire. This…

Whose Body is This? Whose body is this? Mine or societies? Mine, or my swayed conscious’? For centuries people have been plagued with feelings of need to meet societies harsh expectations of ‘attractiveness’. Whether that means diets, body altering clothing, or surgeries most people still live with the guilt and dissatisfaction that accompany these unrealistic expectations. Katherine Haines, the author, wrote her essay on this disease. It is just that, this mentality is a disease, and that is…

You thought you knew all about Hercules From the Disney story books? The legend of Hercules is different from the story books. Zeus, Hercules father, did not have Hercules by his own wife. He actually impregnated Alcmene, the wife of Amphitryon ("The Life and Times of Hercules"). When Zeus' wife Hera found out about this, she was very angry. She vowed to take revenge on the child. So Hera tries to kill the child by sending snakes into his crib. But being a god, Hercules survived by strangling…

a straightjacket and seems to be confined in a room. In the beginning of the monologue, the audience sees Montoya talking to Enigma, the nurse. From their dialogue, the audience learns that they are in Montoya’s mind which is “confused and full of rage” (Montoya, Ricardo, and Herbert 93) because, as they later find out, Montoya is having an identity crisis. He asks Enigma, “what is going to happen to the word “Chicano”?” in which Enigma responds that “tropical anal mist” will replace it (Montoya…

The Creature of Frankenstein The novel Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley is about a scientist that discovers the secret to create life from the dead. After the creature is brought to life, Victor, the scientist, instantly regrets his decision. Mortified by his creation, he abandons the creature to fend for himself. Although the monster is hideous, his life begins with as much innocence as any regular child’s. When meeting other people, the creature is greeting by horror, disgust, and anger.…

The idea that society rejects those that are different and that the Creature in Frankenstein is rejected because he is different is supported by many literary critics. Chris Bond writes that “The consistent complaint of the monster in his narrative is thus that he is excluded from receiving any human affection, and is, instead, in receipt only of human aggression.” Bond says that it is impossible for the Creature to become active in society because he is unlike humans. The notion that the…

from me because I was assumed to be something I was not. I’d expect him to get angry and may become the person they’d perceived him to be, but he says later “I learned to smother the rage I felt at so often being taken for a criminal. Not to do so would surely have lead to madness.” He should have to smother his rage or the way he feels because of the prejudice that caused it. Even though the essay was unfair and frustrating, Staples still didn’t let that affect him or the way he…

Guanajuato, Mexico is a humble city of vibrant, colorful, and small concrete buildings scattered on narrow winding roads on a valley near the mountainside. The streets are decorated in running children and women selling concha. The men of a city have weathered hands from working hard but they smile as they watch the entire city with weary eyes. Despite all of this, the city is beautiful. For some, however, growing up there is difficult with so much livestock to feed and take care of. After the…