Stephen Toulmin

THE REMAINING’s tone should be similar to Helix’s, where it doesn't only support its genre but also drive tension throughout each episode. The most crucial element in THE REMAINING is not only to showcase, but to hint at the unknown potential dangers that awaits the characters in this harsh environment they find themselves in. To achieve this, we will use an uneasy, dark tone to instil a continuing sense of lurking danger throughout the season. This won’t only give the series a dark feel, which…

Throughout life people fear, whether it’s something ridiculous like bugs or something immense like death. But what if what is actually feared by people is what needs love the most? According to a quote from Rainer Maria Rilke, “Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that needs our love.”, normal everyday fears and life's more inevitable fears are just the things that need love the most. Similarly, Grant Wiggins in the novel A Lesson Before Dying and…

The seven Habits profile was developed by FranklinCovey’s and it is a purpose-driven learning experience that focuses on the essentials of great leadership and its implementation. In this essay I will explore and evaluate my own qualities, characteristics, and shortcoming essentials of leadership. I will begin by reviewing the results of my own seven Habits Profile. In the Seven habits profile you will see that the first two categories are the fundamental habits of the Seven Habits profile and…

Carrie is a book by Stephen King and the book was banned because it was a violent, and had a sexual themes in parts of the book. Carrie is a just teenage girl and is trying to get by in school. She has these telekinetic powers and she barely found out about it. She does not know how to control her powers. There was an incident when she was little, she cause a rain storm to occur when it was sunny. The sad part about her life is that she has this psychopath mother who hurts and abuse Carrie…

In one of my favorite Stephen King interviews, for The Atlantic, he talks at length about the vital importance of a good opening line. “There are all sorts of theories,” he says, “it’s a tricky thing.” “But there’s one thing” he’s sure about: “An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story. It should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this.” King’s discussion of opening lines is compelling because of his dual focus as an avid reader and a prodigious writer of…

Watching a horror movie, nothing makes it more scary than seeing the words “Based off of a true story” right before the film begins. The film all of a sudden becomes terrifying from those six small words. Similarly, this still rings true when opening a book about a meth addicted 16 year old girl. The plot piques most people’s interest, but the knowledge of the truthfulness behind it is what makes them fully aware of the story. The realization that this could happen to a neighbor, a friend, or…

Don’t be a Soda Bottle: Be Proactive When you face minor inconveniences in your day-to-day life, do you complain about it and say how unfair it is? Chances are venting your anger at your mom or brother didn’t help you resolve the issue. The first habit in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, by Sean Covey, can teach you ways to respond to your frustration in ways that will help you resolve your problems, instead of forcing your mom to ground you for the next week. The habit talks about being…

The seven habits profile indicates that I practice the foundational habits quite well. Balance is definitely something that I have worked to develop over the past several years. There was a point in my life where the stress of work spilled over into my personal life and would affect the relationships that I had with others. I also think that being honest and being able to follow through on commitments are important in both the personal and professional areas of my life. One of the areas that I…

When people are afraid, their very first instinct is to protect themselves over others; as a result, human relationships are weakened. David Creato Jr.’s murder of his son and the novel 1984 exemplify that human relationships are weak when it comes to fear. David Creato’s killing of his three-year-old son for his girlfriend depicts that an individual’s fear dominates relationships. In August 2017, New Jersey man David Creato Jr. pleaded guilty to suffocating three-year-old Brendan, because he…

Naturalists Stephen Crane created many literary works throughout his short life time of 29 years. As a naturalist he uses characters that are often manipulated by forces that are commonly beyond their understanding. Crane also had many pieces about the military and war life, “Crane attended military school at Claverack College, where he pursued an interest in Civil War studies,” (Cengage Learning). Most of Crane’s work focuses on the effects of something instead of the actual event itself. For…