The Opposite

The cheapest way to garner a scream is that of the “jump scare”, which is the sudden change in either audio or visuals usually through a loud noise to elicit fear, yet the Norman Bates reveal takes an opposite approach. Rather than using a “jump scare”, the reveal of Norma Bate’s corpse and Norman Bates himself are all forewarned early through audio cues or the slow movements. When Lila enters the basement and sees Norma Bates sitting on the chair, the audience senses that something is off due…

Revenge consumes individuals from the inside out; it causes them to make rash decisions, and causes them to rely more on emotions than thought. This essentially leads people to act recklessly. A foil is a character whose personality and attitude is opposite of the personality and attitude of another character. In the play “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare, young Fortinbras as well as Laertes are the foils of Hamlet; Hamlet’s actions, personality and attitude are very different and very opposing to…

to detach itself form the body. He tries to justify his beliefs using four different arguments. The first of the arguments is about opposites. He says everything comes from its opposite. For instance an old man becomes old because he was young before. By saying this be believes there is a natural order to things. Similarly when it comes to death, it is the opposite of life. Therefore, living things come to be out of dead things. He implies that there is cycle of life and death. So when we die…

In a cell, substance can move in and out without expanding energy; which is called passive transport. Think about molecules and ions move in motion in a solution. When a random motion cause a net movement of a substance of high concentration to low concentration is called diffusion. That is where the molecules spread out evenly throughout the area. When you have a difference in the concentration in a distance is called a concentration gradient. Random movement of molecules are called Thermal…

choices I will focus on are child abuse and neglect, homelessness, and marital problems. These 3 concepts all on their own can really drive someone towards commiting crime. But like every aspect of life all things have an opposite. Therefore I will discuss the negatative opposite of those 3 concepts. In this mini essay I will discuss both sides and justify why I picked those specific ones and how they will either prevent or cause crimes to occur. Child abuse and neglect is something that can…

was a big part of Europe for a long period of time and so was enlightenment but that does not mean that they got along. Some philosophers like Hobbes were for absolutism and thought that is the best government for the people, but others thought the opposite and were against it. Locke, Voltaire, and Wollstonecraft were some of the philosophers that rejected the concept of absolutism and went against the absolute monarchs and their policies. Thomas Hobbes believed in absolutism, he thought that…

life as the opposite gender, many issues usually happen such as how to fill out forms…

nightmare (Booker, Dystopian 3). In fact, many dystopian worlds have derived from utopian ideologies that have gone awry; thus dystopian and utopian visions are not only regarded as each other’s opposites, but are part of the same project (Booker, Dystopian 15). A dystopian world is not merely an opposite to utopia, but a reflection of a distorted utopia, something that has arised from the ideals of one society and created a new frightening place. It can therefore be hard to see the difference…

Christianity challenges the morality of the institution of slavery. In Uncle Tom’s Cabin slavery and Christianity are viewed as opposites, yet live in a world together. Harriet Beecher Stowe shows how each influence characters throughout the book. Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written in the 1850s. During this time religion, particularly Christianity, was very important to American society. Throughout the book Stowe heavily illustrates how slaves were extremely religious and seen as true Christians.…

specific group that has been socially analyzed and forced to hide their true selves are the transgender community. The definition of transgender is “Appearing as, wishing to be considered as, or having undergone surgery to become a member of the opposite sex” (“Free Dictionary”). People have so many different assumptions of what transgender is; however, many times those assumptions are wrong. Transgender people have been in society since the beginning, but have been manipulated into hiding who…