The Lurking Fear

The opening lines to Dylan Thomas’s “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” are a wonderful beginning to what, on the surface, seems to be a poem about the transition from day to night. But upon closer reading, the poem is much more complex piece on death. Dylan Thomas uses light and dark imagery, diction, and anaphora to demonstrate the author’s thoughts on death and the questions he raises on its inevitability. Such questions are a product of Thomas’s own life in which his father is dying and…

Throughout a story, characters develop and face their fears and difficulties and overcome them over time. Sometimes the characters make the decision to confront their fears, but most of the time the plot of the story forces them to. The novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon is no exception to this. Christopher, a fifteen-year-old with Asperger’s, confronted his fears and learned to cope with his difficulties as he tried to solve the murder of his neighbor’s dog.…

The 1900’s are known for world wars, psychedelic drugs, classic rock and believe it or not, poetry. Poetry may come as a surprise to most, however, Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” and Dylan Thomas’ “Do not Go Gentle into that Good Night” are influential in how they depict the impact of choice and the impact of death on human life. Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is about decision making when faced with a “fork in the road” situation and how taking one choice will result in never knowing where…

haunted by these creatures, “those we do not speak of.” Throughout the film, The Village, symbolism, the music, and the plot order show suspense. A topic of suspense displayed in The Village is symbolism. In the film, the color red creates a sense of fear within the villagers. Red symbolizes danger and evil. For example, in one scene, two girls are doing regular house duties outside, until they suddenly stop because of the presence of red flowers. They immediately dig a hole in the ground to…

Running Wild is a play written by Samuel Adamson, adapted from the book Running Wild written by Michael Morpurgo. Running Wild is regarding a boy (girl) named Will (Lilly) who lost his father, takes a trip to Indonesia with his mom, and there is a horrific tsunami which leads to him getting astray in the jungle with an elephant called Oona. Will (Lilly) has to learn how the to pull-through the treacherous life in the jungle. The main Characters are Will, Oona, Tonk (orangutan), Charlie…

Knapp classified them as the “Pipe-dream or Wish Rumor…The Bogie Rumor,” and the “The Wedge-driving Aggression Rumor.” The Wish Rumor is as a result of wishful thinking and it gives wishes among those it circulates. The Bogie Rumor is as a result of fears and anxieties among the group. The Wedge-driving aggression rumor is obvious; and it is meant to divide the group. Something rumors usually have in common is that they spread and fast. Similarly, DiFonzo identifies three motivational reasons.…

Many people claim to have a phobia without full understanding of the difference between a phobia and plain fear. A phobia is an irrational fear of an object or experience that not only tends to last a long time, but their sense of endangerment exists regardless of the fact that the person knows their extreme fear reaction is irrational. A phobia is a learned behavior that a person’s genetics seem to play a role in the initial development of. This indicates to, phobia being apart of both nurture…

Anxiety is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness that can causes physical and psychological discomfort. The effect of extreme anxiety will lower the individual's concentration and affecting their muscular control. Commonly, any sporting game or competition can give rise to anxiety when one's perceived ability does not measure up to the demands of the task. Not only that, competition also can cause to react both physically and mentally which can negatively affect their performance abilities.…

Analysis: A.) As I read this verbatim, I found that I was emotionally triggered by what I wrote. I felt quite angry and hurt by the way that Fr. X was talking to me. I noticed that my heart began to race, and I could feel my shoulders and neck starting to tighten up. B.) Initially, I felt confused and surprised by Fr. X’s questions. As the conversation progressed, I began to gradually get angry and angrier until I could no longer hold in the frustration that I was feeling inside. I also felt…

It is said that the number one fear in life is public speaking, while fear of death finishes second. As famous comedian Jerry Seinfeld once mentioned, this means that at a funeral, people would rather be in the coffin than give the eulogy! The fear of public speaking, one of the most common phobias across the globe, is a form of performance anxiety in which a person becomes consciously aware and apprehensive of his or her performance in front of an audience. From sweaty palms and bundles of…