The Lurking Fear

time of World War II. This story is about high school boys living in a dormitory and their experiences during the time of war, at the same time going through puberty. This story illustrates friendship, tragedy, and fear. One of the character name Leper Lepellier faces this growing fear about being in the war. In thus, I think that Lepellier develop a psychological damage and might be harder to treat. Before Lepellier is enrolls in the army, he is seen as a young boy who does things by his own…

Fear has been and still is an important negative emotion. This is because if we do not fear impending danger, there is a chance that we will not survive. Even though we can be fearful of harmless stimuli at times, the times when something is harmful must be acted upon in order to ensure survival. Evolutionarily, it is better to have a false fear response than a missed response that could result in death: a higher cost to an organism than any false alarm (Stirling, Greskovich, & Johnson, 2014).…

world, because they had the courage to do so. The oxford english dictionary defines courage as “confidence, boldness” (OED.com), while Merriam webster's dictionary defines it as “mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty”(Merriam-Webster.com). Many people see courage as different things. Although these are textbook definitions that doesn’t limit the mind to what they…

Dirt covered hands clawed the ground, nails spiting, muscle tensing, tremors shaking through his arms to his shoulders as the boy pushed himself up a slight. Blood trailed down his pale, bruised skin and dripped off hi chin to the cold, concrete ground below. Madara had been holding back the entire time and when the time came it it really too the Uchiha to take down the Uzumaki was Susano'o swatting him as though he were a gnat, an significant little insect. He was pathetic, weak, and a failure…

Nails are tough and my fear of people has caused me to build an invisible wall on the inside as hard as a nail. Nails are a part of a support system in the construction of walls. An experience I had in primary school caused me to start building that wall. In primary school I…

being a term that is commonly confused with other words. The term bravery is used to describe a person based on their actions. A quote that briefly summarizes the meaning of bravery is: “Remember that bravery is not the lack of fear but the ability to move forward in spite of fear.” A matching synonym for bravery is selflessness or non-selfishness in certain scenarios. Bravery can be putting your own life in danger for another. Take for example if a husband runs inside a burning building to…

to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality” (2017). This disorder surfaces from distrusting and having suspicions of others, affecting the patient’s social and personal life immensely. Paranoia usually begins in early adulthood and studies have shown that it is most common in males (Cleveland Clinic, 2017). If doctors at that time would’ve properly examined the…

Fear is the most dangerous emotion when deserted on an island. One forgets what they are taught and relies on human instinct to survive. This is what the boys in Lord of the Flies experience when they are stranded without any contact with the outside world. They have to depend on each other to survive. While Jack’s group relies on human instinct and savagery in the face of danger and fear, Ralph wants to hold onto civilization, but in the heat of the moment, fear strips Ralph of formality.…

called Coboconk. Tyrone was heading home after a hard day at work. As he arrived at his house he saw the door open and it felt very sketchy. Maybe it was Trevon, who forgot to close the door as he left. He walked slowly to his bedroom, tiptoeing in fear. As he came closer and closer to the door he started getting creepy vibes. He turned a corner in his duplex and was alarmed with a bloody body smeared on his kitchen floor. He ran posthaste towards Bob to check his pulse. Frightening thoughts…

In “Why We Crave Horror Movies,” an article by Stephen King, he explains his view on why we enjoy horror films. He chooses to say we go to fill a somewhat morbid taste for watching someone suffer, as well as using it as a method of triumph, showing others we simply can bare it. King says that if we aren’t feeling quite ourselves or are just feeling off all we really need is a good horror movie to set us right again. He claims that we all have a part in us that craves the gory, horror in films…