The Blob

Some people decide to do some kind of treatment for their ‘disorder’. Certain drugs like lithium, and quetiapine can help prevent or stop cyclothymia, whereas antidepressants can make it worse. Therapy can also be fairly helpful. (“Cyclothymia”). Cyclothymia seems to affect everyone differently. Some people gain “...Rapid-Cycling Cyclothymia”(Northern, Maya). Maya Northern wrote about her personal experience with rapid-cycling cyclothymia. She, essentially, wrote how a normal day with…

Cecil and Scout decided to go and enjoy the hello ween celebration before the pageant begins. They enjoyed the House of Horrors by the 7th grade, and also went and bought some of the Mrs. Judge Taylor's homemade candy. They were about to purchase a blob of taffy when they realized that the pageant was about to start. The auditorium was filled with people from all over the city of Maycomb. Mrs. Merriweather gave a 30 minute description of Colonel Maycomb’s it's humans. Listening to Mrs.…

Kingdom Come, written by Mark Waid and Alex Ross, depicts the end of times in the DC Comic Universe at the hands of the Metahumans and “superheroes.” I will be analyzing the scene just after the conclusion of Chapter One, where Superman and other heroes are depicted flying inside the burning torch of the Statue of Liberty, in a silhouette of black and red flames. In this scene the reader sees Superman at the lead, accompanied, presumably, by other heroes of the Justice League, flying through…

But now they came forward with a knife, holding me; and I felt the bright red pain and they took the two bloody blobs and cast them over the bridge" (Ellison 569). Though I.M keeps his stance of staying with the people, he is put through terrible pain. I.M represents the African American people, the pain that I.M goes through shows that it will be tough for the African…

similar structures and functions in both. In humans during conception, 4 swellings appear on the throat area. These swellings called arches develop to create many of the structures and functions inside the head. “When you follow what happens to the blobs and creases you begin to see the order and beauty of the head, including the trigeminal and facial nerves” (87). These arches soon develop muscles, tissues, and vessels inside the head creating a complex system.…

“Planned Parenthood”. Today, the organization’s name can be heard by many Americans on television, newspapers, and magazines. Many do not know that this organization started as American Birth Control League in 1921 by Margaret Sanger. According to Rachel Galvin, the author of the article named “Margaret Sanger’s Deeds of Terrible Virtue”, “Sanger opened the first American birth control clinic in Brownsville, Brooklyn, on October 16, 1916...The clinic was in direct violation of laws prohibiting…

oceans. Through (depending on your particular belief system) evolution or God's Helping Hand, they slowly became more complex, developed limbs and organs, learned how to breathe air and walk on dry land, and eventually developed into the self-aware blobs of protoplasm that we refer to as ourselves. This is a delightful turn of affairs for insurance salesmen, toothpaste manufacturers, and Bill Gates, because amino acids don't buy many of their products. However, it doesn't take much imagination…

In life and in literature, colors are often used to symbolize things of a deeper meaning. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, color symbolism is used extensively throughout the plot to represent issues and feelings of the characters. The colors that were used most often for symbolism were green, blue, red, white, and yellow. First off, green is a symbol for extraordinary hope. Next, blue symbolizes sadness and poverty. In addition, red stands for love and rage. Also, white…

experienced before. This child is having a blast with the paint, not only making a mess all over the table and themselves, but this child is also creating something great on the paper in front of them. Sure it may not seem like much, just a bunch of blobs of paint on a piece of paper; but to this child, this is his masterpiece. Fast forward a few years, and this child is now entering their drawing into an art contest at school, and being so proud of it too. To the teachers it may only…

evil events. The evil event that unfolds is when Jack and the hunters murder the pig on the sacred ground of Simon’s place. Jack and his group’s immoral act of killing the pig marks the transition of butterflies to flies. “The pile of guts was a black blob of flies that buzzed like a saw. After a while these flies found Simon” (123). The flies surrounding Simon symbolize his morality in…