Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

When you hear the word ‘slavery’ what are the first thoughts that come to mind? For most people its something along the lines of bad, wrong, scary, heartbreaking, sad, and so on. While all of these thoughts do accurately describe what slavery was, there is a great depth to this concept that remains quite unclear. There is so much to how slavery impacted the United States that isn’t too often elaborated on. Edward Baptiste; the author of the book The Half That Has Never Been Told informs readers…

Did you know that approximately 41% of transgender people attempt suicide? This number is only approximate because so many transgenders are still “in the closet” about their identity, so in actuality, this number is a lot higher. There’s no reason for this number to be so high, because they are people too. They are not “those things” or “it’s”, they are simply another human being trying to figure out their identity. Many cisgendered (or people identifying as the gender they were assigned to at…

Charles A. Lindbergh: Inspiring Aviators throughout the world Interviewer: The sun is shining down and reflecting off the lake. I am now lounging outside on a wood deck with a peaceful view of a lake waiting for Charles A. Lindbergh to arrive. Since Charles loves the outdoors he insisted we meet outside and I now understand why. It’s the absolute perfect day to conduct an interview; the sun is shining and it’s a beautiful 78 degrees out. It’s me, Camille, from Under The Stars newspaper. This…

That is exactly what the director gave viewers of Hamlet. During the fencing scene Hamlet and Laertes were very dramatic. They made big movements and moved all about the castle. This scene in the play was written as if it was a small fencing match in a courtyard not in a huge castle with many spectators. Since this scene was very dramatic it made the viewer want to know what was going to happen next and there were many more exciting things to come. For one when Gertrude drank the poison it was a…

type of person the character is and also their past. The scene I will be looking at is the flashback seven in which Teddy sees his wife inside their old apartment building. This building represents a place that Andrew was happy, but his imaginations story of how his wife died. Andrew/Teddy believes that a patient at Shutter Island named Andrew Laeddis has set their apartment on fire with his wife inside. The scene shows his wife standing looking out the window at nothing waiting for Teddy to…

There are no heroes in the Madoff story, just villains and those who lost millions of dollars in what is known as the “con of the century”. The scary truth to the story is that if Madoff hadn’t faced seven billion dollars in redemptions his Ponzi scheme might not have been discovered. Everyone in New York City wanted to know how he could’ve possibly pulled off such a stunt. Madoff was one of the most active traders in the marketplace and the list of victims grows longer and longer by the day. On…

Someone is always singing. It 's mostly screamo, some rock and the occasional pop mix. I had decided to go with my main friends for this special occasion. There was four of us. Destinee was the quiet one, Haley was the one with a complicated and scary home life, Miranda was the loud and funny one and I was the outspoken and charming one. Dad always says I remind him of my mom when she was younger. Anyways, back to warped tour. It was July 30th and the heat was eating everyone alive. Falling in…

into anxieties people did not know they had. Black Mirror, a Sci-Fi anthology television series by British writer, Charles Brooker, does not deviate from this technique, but, instead, appears to do a better job than its predecessors. It explores the dark consequences that result from human use of technology. In an article written for the New York Times, Brooker explains how his series “was inspired indirectly, by The Twilight Zone, Rod Serling’s hugely entertaining TV series of the late 50s and…

plentifulness of references was proof positive of our need for supernatural assistance in taming this strongest of all the body’s muscles. James quite explicit in our scripture reading today and no more so than when he said, “No man can tame the tongue.” Scary thought, isn’t it? James is teaching us that how we talk to each other does matter. Our words can be some of Satan’s favorite…

mysteries to show how He loved and currently loves humanity. For example, it is a history book because it reveals stories concerning humanity and its stories. Who can tell me a story? Yes, and the first story to ever…