The Insatiable

From the eyes of the outside world, Beacon Hills has always been the typical, generic, California suburb, but from the inside eyes of such families as the McCalls, Argents, Stilinskis, Hales, Martins, and more, the town is an enigma. The city is a hub for mysteriously unexplainable spooky incidents, at least in the eyes of the perpetually clueless adults. The teens in town know. They know that three local high schoolers, Scott McCall, Allison Argent, and Stiles Stilinski have brought a force so powerful to their hometown it gave Beacon Hills a new purpose. Beacon Hills only continues to exist to sustain a human population for hauntingly magical and obscure supernatural creatures to feast on. When looking at all the events that so frequently occur there, many wonder how so many adults are unaware that their town of Beacon Hills is literally a beacon, a supernatural magnet. Werewolves, kanimas, darachs, kitsunes, banshees, chimeras, and even hellhounds are drawn to Beacon Hills, as it is the perfect setting to prey on the innocent while going virtually unnoticed by local town authorities. The city is surrounded by several acres of woods, an easy spot to lure prey and leave behind cold, lifeless corpses. Strung throughout the small, suburban town is a chain full of many abandoned mansions and factories linked by a plethora of dark, dreary alleyways.…

One might say “An Insatiable Emptiness” is hard to read for how detailed and private does it depicts the struggle Lau suffers bulimia. Through using first person narration Lau traces her traumatizing early life experience and how has family coping twisted the conflicting psychological state within her. Lau expertly narrates the self-denying situation she is trapped in as the cause of the inescapable ritual of bulimia. It seems to this young woman that throwing up things from her stomach would…

things you know. The more that you learn, the more places you will go.”-Dr. Seuss. Eudora Welty, an author that lived from 1909-2001, was raised in a closely-knit family that resided in West Virginia. The passage is about Welty’s unique love and passion for reading; however, the librarian, Mrs. Calloway serves as an obstacle to Welty. Welty desperately attempts to quench her thirst for books. Welty possesses an insatiable love for reading and books that is demonstrated by Welty overcoming…

peaceful coexistence. Crackers are not intelligent as humans but are designed to co-exist peacefully amongst themselves and with the environment. In a bid to overcome natural processes and become better, individuals across the globe rushed to get the magical pill that turned out to be the cause of the lethal viral infection. Atwood uses symbolism to demonstrate humans’ insatiable nature. The author depicts humans as too demanding even when the situation does not warrant the same. Atwood aptly…

into the U.S., each hoping to achieve their personal goals. Their different hopes, dreams, and aspirations have been clumped together and became known as the American Dream. Though times have changed, the dream remains the same and can be defined as achieving success through hard work and perseverance. The novels The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, along with the poem “I Was Dying” are all sources that make specific…

An Insatiable Appetite “A Sweet Devouring” by Eudora Welty is a descriptive essay. Welty describes how she indulged in reading numerous books as a child. She says, “The pleasure of reading itself – who doesn’t remember? – were like those of a Christmas cake, a sweet devouring” (Welty, 247). She compares reading books to eating pieces of cake on a special occasion. The title is significant because it represents Welty’s insatiable appetite for repetitive consumption of engaging adventures hidden…

When the creature is telling the story of his past he says, “…impotent envy and bitter indignation filled me with an insatiable thirst for vengeance. I recollected my threat and resolved that it should be accomplished… Evil thenceforth became my good,” (222). The creature described his need for revenge as an “insatiable thirst for vengeance,” (222), this shows that the vengeful qualities he developed from the De Lacey’s were incredibly intense and passionate. Insatiable defines a tendency…

Is man enslaved by the establishment or is the establishment enslaved by man? Marcuse concluded that man is enslaved by the Establishment while I contend the Establishment is enslaved by man. Marcuse underlying premise is that man has an insatiable appetite for freedom which produces feelings of anguish, grief, and an unfulfilled meaningless existence if not obtained. Thusly man cannot truly be free and thus happy unless the current Western culture is replaced by a utopian society. I contend…

Agatha Christie indirectly providing a catalyst for Judge Wargrave, his divergent background was erected upon the tyranny of other villains. Inevitably, Wargrave’s insatiable desire to provide justice became arrogant in its enactment, leading to the events that transpired on the island. The three novels are intertwined in their beliefs, varying their execution through the vast allusions of social pressure. The ineluctable inclusion of malice in an individual foreshadows the untimely deaths of…

Such a claim seems to be a dangerous one since it reflects a complex predisposition towards females on the part of the famous painter, which is misogynistic and is reflected by the use of the word ‘doormats’, and the other is in sharp contrast. A goddess is usually worshipped and adored, and can also be said to be a source of inspiration. Consequently, the notion that Picasso’s sexuality and corresponding artistic work reflected such a complex predisposition does not seem to be a farfetched one.…