The Stranger

The term “Sexual Assault” can be interpreted in many different ways. No two cases of sexual assault are identical, which makes defining and classifying sexual assaults difficult. Victims of sexual assault report the crime to the authorities, but the range of severity and variety of cases make it tough to prove that the perpetrator is guilty. Sexual assault is defined as a “sexual act against a person’s will or in a circumstance where the person is either unable to give consent due to age,…

can be seen as both and stranger, as well an outside threat to the characters of the novel. Bram Stoker’s masterpiece is approximately four hundred pages, but Dracula only appears a handful of times. Nonetheless, his presence somehow permeates throughout the entire novel. When dealing with physical appearance, Dracula maintains his “stranger” status by shape shifting and using different tactics to avoid the other characters in the novel. He is also portrayed as a stranger in that many of his…

Lastly, To Christopher all strangers a re dangerous. When Christopher was looking for somebody to ask where the train station was he said “So i got out my Swiss army knife and flicked out the saw blade and I held it tightly in the pocket Toby was not in so i could stab someone if they grabbed hold of me”. This shows he thinks all strangers are dangerous because he pulls a knife to stab them if the touched him. But a normal person wouldn't think of stabbing a stranger. Christopher Boone shows…

his own way and purpose. At the end of the chapter, he finally finds his own purpose in this matter he states, “For old times’ sake, for the old priest’s honor, I would have to kill the stranger. And for the honor of Hrothgar's thanes” (159). Grendel pushes past the idea that fate is moving him towards strangers and makes his own purpose for going to fight them. Fate and freewill themes collide and push Grendel to find his own purpose, instead of just listening to…

she was within those groups she was reminded to focus on the differences between them and the outsiders, and not the differences between one another. Lorde ends this paragraph pretty impactfully by saying “But in high school, my real sisters were strangers; my teachers were racists; and my friends were that color I was never supposed to trust” (Lorde, 81). As she grew older, she realized that she did not fit in with her family; the teachers she was supposed to be able to confide in did not like…

Stranger anxiety can be defined as an infant’s fear and wariness of strangers (Witherington & others, 2010). Stranger anxiety is usually portrayed when a child shows fear and anxiousness when in contact with a stranger. Throughout the entire movie, Bink was showed to be in a positive mood and would adapt easily to his new surroundings and experiences. According…

Analyzing the Symbols in Young Goodman Brown Ever since the story of “Young Goodman Brown” came to be, there has been plenty of controversy concerning the exact meaning intended by the author. Some may argue that Nathaniel Hawthorne intended the story to be taken literally, but through careful analysis I have come to suggest that Hawthorne’s story is filled with symbolism. These symbols, more specifically, seem to describe the challenges of everyday life handled by the average religious and…

walk past the drowning stranger in order to get to work on time.” If such a maxim, became universal law, meaning everyone walked past drowning strangers to get to work on time, one, would the maxim be effective and, two, would this be a desirable world to live in? The answer to number one is yes, because, unlike lying, nothing about the maxim being a part of instinctual nature makes it less effective. You could still make it to work on time by not saving a drowning stranger, even if everyone…

Reliability of Eyewitness Testimony Evidence based eyewitness identification has been acknowledged for a while now. It is known for its stubborn suggestion to inaccuracy and sensitivity. Recognizing unfamiliar faces is actually what eyewitness identification is all about. A person as the eyewitness should remember factors of intrinsic, (built-in) and extrinsic (outward) memory; which is the procedure for their memory, on the contrary it can be misleading evidence. Lineups are part of…

The Compliment Experiment: Reactions from Close Friends to Total Strangers Nicolina Messercola The Community College of Baltimore County The Compliment Experiment: Reactions from Close Friends to Total Strangers The impact of a simple compliment has positive lasting effects. Just saying, “Oh, I love your hair!” or “You look great today!” can really make a huge difference. In our society, which is a more individualistic one, we are more focused on ourselves than others. However, if we remember…