The Abyss

“Into the Abyss” by Werner Herzog is the document I chose to watch. This document had a total of six sections. In each section, Werner Herzog directed the crime that was committed, people involved, the affects and after math of the crime. The first section is labeled “The Crime.” Werner Herzog begins the documentary by showing a man named Michael James Perry who was on death row in Livingston, Texas for crimes he and a friend of his, Jason Burkett, committed ten years ago. The crimes he received…

never being recalled in their minds. The cruel memories of the past are never to be held in the present, it would remain in their minds, edging on suffering and pain. That memory would stick with them for generations, never to be forgotten in the abyss of memory. Then the children, the glimmering orb of what stands in the future, innocent of what crimes just a generation before had committed. So fragile, yet if not taught, would fall into the same traps that had caused so much bloodshed. For…

Do you know the author’s purpose and the intended audience for this piece of writing? I believe there are many purposes behind Franken’s The long slow slide into the abyss. One of the earliest purposes begins with the opening of his piece, “[h]ere's a memory.” From here we can assume Franken is going to express a personal life event, either good or bad, that shows the power of creativity and of mind, a reference back to our Unit 1 category, Memory and Writing. Franken’s continued use of phrases…

course, I saw people who lacked the motivation to make their lives better. However, I also watched numerous people attempt to climb and claw their way out of the never-ending abyss of poverty; usually they fell further than they climbed. On a select few occasions, poverty-stricken citizens of this city have reached the top of the abyss and left their life of struggle behind. Witnessing these scenarios affect families in my hometown as I grew up prompted me to dream of ascending from poverty…

There I was, running through the abyss of the mossy Montana forest. All my dreams had come true. As I moved further into the forest, I reflected on my life. After years of intense studying and training, I managed to make it into Montana State University. Daily I’d find myself running 10 or so miles on the college’s varsity cross country team. I challenged my mind through the advanced programs, and had A’s in every single one of them. Every night and day for 6 years, I worked myself to extremes.…

conceptualizations of the ocean depths for centuries. The prominent Epic of Beowulf, written as early as the eleventh century, offers an important literary example of this longstanding human fear of both the known and unknown aspects of the ocean's abyss, a fear that still plagues many individuals today, nearly ten centuries later. Throughout the Epic of Beowulf, the narrator often…

this way no more. This way lies the abyss” (Remarque 194). Since “abyss” means a ‘bottomless pit’, Paul feels that his examination of the war’s intentions will lead him nowhere. Paul, making an effort to think of opposing soldiers as enemies rather than ordinary people, thus represents the idea of unlikely enemies. This is because although he favors treating others as regular people, he ultimately ends up perceiving the opposing soldiers as his mortal enemies. “Abyss” additionally signifies a…

In the abyss, the character must face their biggest fear by themselves. Atticus' abyss Atticus' abyss starts with the whole Finch family (minus Calpurnia) walking home. This takes place a little time after the trial. While walking home, Bob Ewell comes out and attacks them. Although "defeating" Ewell wasn't at all Atticus, it was still considered his abyss. Boo Radley came out of his house fighting his fear and fights Ewell to the…

things and even nature go to so that he is prepared for the reality of what is to come. Both the Yew tree and the Abyss monster are used as representations of reality. While one helps him face his fears, the other helps him realise his fears. The Abyss monster is used as a metaphor for death, the awaiting death of Conor’s mother, that he refuses to face. The nightmare involving the Abyss monster, results in Conor starting to understand the reality of his mother’s cancer. He starts to realises…

With a critical election ahead, Americans anxiously await the results. This election impacts more than just another four years of American history; this election determines the fates of all millennium children and the strength of the economy as they enter college. Clinton’s economic plan includes making college more affordable; Trump’s plan wars with ISIS and the Middle East, depleting money from America. However, bogged down by both candidates’ scandals and characteristics, American voters…