Sinister Six

to never forget. American flags flew high, American pride filled the eyes of United States citizens as they banned together in the tragedy’s wake, but there something was something more in that wave that swept across the nation. A darker, more sinister shadow in the waters of nationalism, a fueled prejudice; a prejudice fueled by the fear and insecurity that manifested itself in the hearts of every citizen in the realization that their America was not untouchable. September 11, 2001 was a…

entire town are street lamps that constantly flicker. Most of the town residents stay inside their whole life besides occasional trips to the local grocery store. Any travelers passing by this town are given the impression that it is a deserted and sinister ghost town. The residents of this town are mostly normal but there seems to be a mysterious phenomenon that affects a few people every month. This unexplained event makes the victim speak in tongues while they scurry…

surface. According to one of Sigmund Freud’s ideas, the Oedipus complex, a child may desire the parent of the opposite sex unconsciously. This usually occurs in the third stage, the phallic stage, of the psychosexual development at around ages three to six when the superego is developing. Since the child isn’t able to take the father’s place and he can not merge with his mother, the inkling is suppressed and it dwells in the unconscious. However, once a child is able to identify with the…

more reckless in his methods of obtaining power because his desire for more power is more intense. More specifically, when the boys start to fear the island. For example, when Ralph and Piggy approach the shore they describe the scenery to be quite sinister; "The ground beneath them was a bank covered with sparse grass, torn everywhere by the upheavals of fallen trees, scattered with decaying coconuts and palm saplings. Behind this was the darkness of the forest proper and the open space of the…

What could make a virtuous individual want to have an immoral side ? To begin, “doubles” are shown in both the Victorian novel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and contemporary film Fight Club. This theme of doubles is shown in both novel and film even though there is a prolonged difference from one another. In both the novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and the film Fight Club both show similarities in specific ways and differences in others. With similarities having to do with a father figure in both…

Of the six hundred guests in attendance, over four hundred were allies to the cause. It would’ve been the perfect time to overthrow the High Family. But I must provide a true heir before that. I must raise him to be strong, have him learn to fight, learn the ins…

Addiction has swept across America and has authority over the choices and actions of twenty million lives in America; that is “one out of every six American young adults” (Statistics on Drug Addiction). Addiction initiates mental cravings that are soothed using recreational drugs, alcohol, and prescribed medications from doctors. This disease compensates for trauma a person endured as a child, teenager, or adult. A person can be influenced or pressured to try substances through friends, or even…

Jack Fisher City of Nightmares New York, the city of dreams, right? Wrong. I have lived in my “luxury” New York apartment building on 139 East 70th street for about six months now. I have been graced with belligerent language and overpriced...well, everything. It smells a lot worse than Chicago here, but I will admit, New York has a certain aura that pulls you deeper into its captivating chaos that it is so well-known for. One might think I moved all the way here for obvious reasons, but in…

Determining the source of your jealousy There are few people on earth who can lay claim to immunity from the emotional and negative causes or effects of jealousy. Jealousy is a poison; a feeling that often feeds on other feelings such as insecurity and low self-esteem. When you are overcome with jealousy it speaks more about who you are and how you feel about yourself – your sense of security or insecurity – than it speaks about the actions of your partner or someone else, whether based on fear…

Life with More Meaning Give up conformity and the idea of life, everyone can live without it. Transcendentalism is just that. Transcendentalism is believing that God, ourselves, and the universe are in a relation with nature. Two authors that represent transcendentalism are Ralph Emerson and Henry Thoreau. Ralph Emerson is known as the father of transcendentalism, and is a graduate of Harvard. His first real work is the essay titled Nature. He became a teacher but was kicked out of the school…