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Joyful Death & Futile Faith "Being alive is a crock of shit" (Vonnegut). This seven word statement by Vonnegut's recurring character Kilgore Trout perfectly summarizes the message carried throughout Vonnegut's work. The upbringing of Vonnegut himself contributes to this lackluster view: he grew up amid the Depression. He watched his dad work himself to death as his mother courted suicide. He saw the massacre of innocents amid the firebombing of Dresden and became a prisoner of the Germans…

A single crack appeared through a rough stone wall in the back of the cavern. The crack slowly began to grow, and all of the soldiers were stunned and shocked by what they were witnessing. The inside of the crack began to glow dark, blood-red. An eerie smile crept onto the general's face, while he stared at the growing crack. The ground began to shake within the cave and a low rumbling emerged from deep within it. The general began to chuckle with delight. The soldiers became increasingly uneasy…

Simon snapped shut his locker and slung his gym bag over his shoulder. The walk to the library was short but he wished there was some other place he could go. His shoulder bones ached from swimming practice. Moreover, the weight of his gym bag made it worse. Couldn’t he just go home by himself, he wondered. Sure, the walk home was long, but lying on his own bed was so much better than waiting forever in the library. He walked out of the gym and the afternoon sun’s rays glared painfully bright,…

minute drive to the energy room felt like two hours. The more time that past after the accident, the more my adrenaline wore off and the pain drastically increased. My handed started to uncontrollably clinch shut with the pain. Seth had to pull my fingers back, which he told me later, was no easy task. We finally arrived at the hospital and rushed in the doors as the gash started to bleed profusely again. Once we get in I was taken into the Back rooms where they cleaned the wound and took three…

I walked happily over to the hanger my new plane was in and I changed into my pilot gear, cheers for these Mr Rackham I thought to myself. I went to my plane and found my new gunman. I shook his hand as he said "I'm Wilson, you must be George Rackham?" "Sure, I'm George Rackham, I'm your guy. I replied not worrying about a thing. I just wanted to get up in the air. She is beautiful I thought to myself. My plane was a Bristol F2.B. In short she was a fighter plane. I got in the cockpit and I…

The sociology of sport Part I hero noun 1. a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. Sports culture in a modern sense has developed significantly from the era of Aztec ball games and Roman blood sports to an almost unhealthy extent. Our contemporary view of sporting persons is somewhat misconstrued, allowing the term “hero” to be thrown around in conversation quite loosely. Adultery, substance abuse and irresponsible behaviour occur everywhere…

and the theoretical and creative content it holds. The writing form contains large amounts of either oral or literary works in which semantics are used in a way that helps connect the emotions felt by the user to the author. Poetry is evocative. It triggers the reader to feel an intense sensation, ranging from joy to sorrow, and anger to love. Poetry also contains visuals, allowing our imaginations to be stirred by the poem’s layout or visual appearance. Poetry is created from deep within the…

for instance, is now well recognized. It is from this knowledge that some doctors are starting to acknowledge that the power of prayer and faith healing, although suggestive in nature, may hold weight because the strong belief of the patient may trigger auto responses in the body that lead to healing. This is also why relaxation techniques can help patients enormously; the body is able to take the necessary steps in healing when it is not stressed. Dr. Herbert Benson of Harvard Medical School…

In our world, there are things we never know or see. For example, we are not sure how objects are created or what people do behind our backs. However, there are events that occur right in front of us and we have no clue about it. Organized crime occurs everywhere at any time, it just take people to know what it actually looks like. From drug trades to human trafficking, it all happens without people noticing. The Mafia is one of the major reasons of why people live in fear too. One example of…

same furniture, and the same candle my mother buys was burning on a bookshelf. I took a seat in the living room. I saw one things that was different and it was her T.V. I kept staring at the T.V., admiring how different it was and how it didn’t trigger anything in my mind. I felt a cold hand on my shoulder and it shocked me. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you!” My mother…