The Hills Have Eyes

essay encapsulates what I see around me and how I feel about it, the types of spaces created, and the alteration in space to suggest the move from profane to sacred. My emotions correspond and add value to the exploration of ideas and themes that I have investigated, namely: The background and meaning of Mapungubwe, the reasons as to why the K2 culture relocated to the confluence, the core values of trade and how/why we trade, the ideology behind the Bantu migration and how it influenced our way…

“How can you move when the world is tumbling down around you?” This is a question pondered throughout the whole story of Illegal by Bettina Restrepo, a story conveying the enervating immigration experience of a young girl and her family to America. In Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, he asserts that “human beings are motivated, even driven, by desires, fears, needs, and conflicts of which they are unaware.” Nora is initially motivated by the broken promises of her dad to return to Mexico…

The Road Hill House murder case of 1860 shocked the public because it dealt with the brutal death of a little boy named Saville Kent. This case also brought to light the new profession of the detective. Because the local police could not solve the case, a detective was sent from London. The detective, Jack Whicher, examined the case and suspected that the little boy’s sister, Constance, committed the murder, but was not able to produce the dressing gown that he believed proved her guilt. Kate…

School, 3rd period, the clock had just struck 10:15 am. My eyes were extremely tired and I couldn't get my mind to focus. I kept staring out the window wondering why the clear blue sky went away and these wet drops called rain began to rapidly fall. As I was gazing upon the rain I heard this faint voice in the distance. “Heather”....”Heather”..... I turned away from the window and looked at the front of the classroom. “Heather, you have an early dismissal”, said my teacher. At first I was…

Comparative Analysis of Hills like White Elephants and Eveline Approach A tool that I used for the analysis is story grammar. In my opinion, its format is similar to mind mapping, which can really help us to see a clear story and picture. Another advantage is that when different aspects are combined together, it can form a major theme of fear as a love relationship between Jig and the American, from the story of Hills like the White Elephant, and the Daughter and Frank from Eveline. Theme…

information. Memory is the process in which we encode, store and retrieve information. Memory is the process in which we encode, store and retrieve information.” (Feldman, Robert S. "The Foundations of Memory." Psychology and Your Life. N.p.: McGraw-Hill Learning Solutions, n.d. 200.) As I put the flash cards away, I attempted to recite the definition of memory in hopes of memorizing it. “Memory is the process in which we……. storage, relieve.” I’ve been studying for so long (it had only been 10…

Credibility is an individual’s reputation for being trustworthy, and if others believe that they can rely and depend on your actions and promises. The key aspects of Ccredibility are competence, caring, and character. According to Cardon, (2014) in “Establishing Credibility,” competence, caring, and character are described in detail as the following: Competence refers to the knowledge and skills that are needed to accomplish business tasks, approach business problems, and basically get the job…

tracks all it wanted, it wouldn't escape her. She continued to follow the murky yellow signature of the ogre when she stopped at the bottom of a hill. She breathed in deeply several times before continuing on. She wanted to be at her best before she continued. Ogres were lethal creatures. It had quick reflexes that couldn't be seen by the human eye, but have poor eyesight and rely on their sense of smell. Even with the poor eyesight, they were lethal. If it sneaked up on her she was in more…

on the ship Arabella due to low morale and fright. Reagan had ended his second term in 1989, and gave a farewell address to summarize his term and send America off the its new president. Reagan and Winthrop both created the image of a “city on the hill” to prompt perfection and devout faith in their respective communities, and appealed to brotherhood and the common identity of their audiences to strengthen their arguments. They can be best compared through examining the mutual occasion of a new…

Palace and I could not find why. Even the books on History failed to provide me with the answer. The road to Bagam Hill, like anywhere else in Tamil Nadu, is dotted with colourful shrines. Frequently, we would cross statues sitting solitary on pedestals. A mosque at the crest of massive boulder made for an impressive sight. It was a wonderful drive and by the time we stop at the Bagam Hill the landscape had turned craggy. The Dargah, of Hajrat Syed Shah Merawati, is set in a cavern midway to…